James Stack
Welcome to my webpage! "These are my
principles. If you don't like them I have others."
- Groucho
Marx
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Born:
Educational Background:
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Work Experiences:
"I never forget a face, but in your
case I'll be glad to
make an exception."
Boy Scout camp counselor / lifeguard / canoeing-rowing instructor - Groucho Marx
Movie theater box office / concession stand attendant
Movie store clerk / 1-hour film processor
Pizza Hut waiter extraordinaire
Two-time Summer intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Wind Technology Center) in Golden, COOfficial furniture-mover / box-hauler (a.k.a. "the Kerry bitch") for John Kerry for President campaign
Current jobs: Grad Student Instructor (physics), Reader (math), and Grad Student Researcher (mechanical eng.) - yes, simultaneously
Hobbies & Interests:
Running – ran cross country & track in high school & college; ran 2003 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC
Also: Reading, biking (Go Lance!), politics (Go Kerry!), swimming, more running, sleeping, eating, more reading, more running
Career Objectives:
Avoid ever having a real job
Be a contestant on “Jeopardy!”
Think up some more ambitious career objectivesRetire to a private island at age 30
Favorites List:
| Favorite superhero quote: |
I do nothing that a man of unlimited funds, superb physical endurance, and maximum scientific knowledge could not do. - Batman |
| Favorite literary quote (I): | Mistakes are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce |
| Favorite literary quote (II): | Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx |
| Favorite philosophy quote (I): | The more you know, the more you know you don't know. - Aristotle |
| Favorite philosophy quote (II): | The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those, you've got it made. - Groucho Marx |
| Favorite
Pontius Pilate quote: |
Stwike him, Centuwion! Stwike
him vewy wuffly!! - Pontius Pilate
(in Life of Brian) |
| Favorite
nutrition quote: |
Us elves like to stick to the
four main food groups... Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup. - Buddy the Elf |
| Favorite beverage quote: |
Todd! Are you not aware that I
get farty and bloated with a foamy latte? - Jacobin Mugatu |
| Favorite humility quote: |
I'm pretty sure there's a lot
more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on
finding out what that is. - Derek
Zoolander |
| Favorite
words of wisdom: |
Always carry ten to twelve angry cats with you wherever you go. (From TOP 11 WAYS TO AVOID HAMSTER ATTACKS - very, very important, a must read!) |
| Favorite books: |
To Seek
a Newer World
(Kennedy),
Tour of
Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War (Brinkley),
The Killer Angels (Shaara),
East of Eden (Steinbeck) |
| Favorite book that more people really need
to read: |
No Shame in My Game: The Working
Poor in the Inner City (Newman) |
| Favorite movies: | The Muppet Movie,
Casablanca
(Bogie!!),
La
Vita e Bella (Life is
Beautiful), Napoleon Dynamite
(gimme your tots!), Almost Famous, Elf |
| Favorite TV shows: | The Daily Show (Jon Stewart is a god!), The West Wing, Jeopardy!, Meet the Press, CNN's Inside Politics |
| Favorite blog: | thelyceum.net
: It's got soul but it's not a soldier |
| Favorite band (all-time): | U2 |
| Favorite bands of the moment: | Modest Mouse, The
Killers, Bright
Eyes |
| Favorite day: | February 20, 1997 |
| Favorite city: |
Boulder, Colorado |
| Childhood Idol: | The Iron Man |
| Favorite runner: | seen here |
