Mike Willis
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | University Media Specialist |
| Location | Dubuque, Iowa, United States |
| Introduction | I grew up in Dubuque, moved away for college and never really expected to come back. Felt like I needed to assert my independence. I changed my mind five years ago when my father became ill. Looking back, I think it was one of the smarter things I've done. Today I work at a small university helping teachers use technology in the classroom (and answer questions like, "how do I turn this thing ON?" :-). I'm also an advisor for the campus movie club. In my spare time I enjoy cooking, photography, writing reviews on Yelp.com, and playing any sport involving a racquet! Before I moved back to Dubuque, I lived in Kansas City for five years, working as a writer for a small company that organizes art exhibits. I love art - especially modern art - and I have a master's degree in art history. My other passion is spending time outside, hiking, biking, rollerblading, etc. Last summer I spent a week in Glacier National Park with my family. It was amazing. |
| Interests | Modern art, photography, graphic design, vintage video games (Dig Dug, MarioKart, Goldeneye, etc.), tennis, cooking and barbeque, hiking and the outdoors, traveling to new places, Car Talk, architecture and urban planning, tiki bars, bongo drums |
| Favorite movies | The classic Hitchcock films (North by Northwest, Vertigo, Rear Window), Napoleon Dynamite, Baraka, Unforgiven, Garden State, Memento, The Pianist, A Room with a View, Jersey Girl, Dodgeball, Alien, About a Boy, When Harry Met Sally |
| Favorite music | Anything that stirs the soul (or makes me want to do a little air guitar!), Hank Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Led Zepplin, Sloan, Beck, Elliott Smith, Zero 7, Massive Attack, Beastie Boys, NERD, The Meters, Neil Young, Angie Stone, Bob Dylan, jazz guitar. |
| Favorite books | Authors: Cormac McCarthy, Bill Bryson, Philip K. Dick, Tim O'Brien. Some favoite books: Alice in Wonderland, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Last Crossing, Lonesome Dove, To Kill a Mockingbird, Death of a Salesman, The Things They Carried, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Pride and Prejudice, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |