Travis

My blogs

Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Location	Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Introduction	An Oregon transplant raised in the hardwood forests of northern Michigan, I teach, study rhetoric and new media, drink good beer, and run a wicked pick and roll.
Interests	Pedagogy, composition theory, politics, and how those three elements can be brewed into an elixir to better the world, the crumbling of the Fourth Estate, the art of the pick and roll, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Portland Trail Blazers, whether or not I can afford a motorcycle while in grad school
Favorite Movies	Woody Allen, Coen Brothers, Blood Simple, No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Lost in Translation, Michael Clayton, The 400 Blows, Dancer in the Dark, High Fidelity, The Graduate, The Departed, 3:10 to Yuma, Half Nelson, Walk the Line, Once, The Weatherman, The Illusionist, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Pan's Labyrinth, Clay Pigeons
Favorite Music	TV on the Radio, Beck, Jenny Lewis, The Arcade Fire, The Roots, Ben Folds, Ryan Adams, Neko Case, Broken Social Scene, The Decemberists, The Shins, Beirut, Rancid, Gorillaz, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Band of Horses, The Weakerthans, Pixies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Favorite Books	Ask the Dust, The Dharma Bums, Rabbit Run, A Tale of Two Cities, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance