PLEASE NOTE: This page is woefully out of date. I don't want to update it because I want to leave it for historical purposes (i.e., remind myself how I was back in the day :) ), and also because I'm too lazy. For updated info, I always post on the Front Page.
All About Me!
(Daytona Beach, FL, January/2000)
(Junior Prom circa '96)
Some more older pictures ('97 Senior Pictures)
My REAL Baby!
I am MIS/IT (Management of Information Systems/Information Technology) Administrator for my company, LHS - Family and Youth Services, in Toledo, Ohio.
I am heavily into computers and technology, as well as home theater and car audio.
I live in 3D: DVD, Digital Satellite, and Dolby.
I also like to drive my pull-me-over cherry red Chevy Monte Carlo around.
My Other Baby!
I thrive on movies and music. In terms of movies I like action/adventure and sci-fi.
But ask me to watch Titanic, Hope Floats, or Nine Months, and I'll kill you!
In terms of music I like a wide variety, with my favorites being rap, alternative, some techno, late 80s/early 90s, and popular.
Anyway, I've had a job since I was 14. In fact, I had two jobs up until recently. I've always been taught with a work-a-holic attitude, one that I reflect.
I love my job, and will spend any amount of time necessary to make sure that I'm doing my job fully.
I run a network of computers spanning multiple sites, and if they call me at 4AM on a Sunday morning telling me the computers are down, then I have to get them back up!
Most of the time I'm extremely impulsive. On more than one occasion I've jumped up and drove to Windsor (Canada) just because.
I've got wild, crazy, radical ideas of how the world works.
Have a conversation with me on religion, evolution, space, etc... and you'll find out, really quick.
Although I'm very compulsive, I'm also task-oriented (which makes for really wierd situations sometimes!).
My beliefs have been influenced by early sci-fi readings. I recommend any of Isaac Asimov's books (especially the Foundation, Robot, and the Empire series'),
A. C. Clarke's (The Rama series), and any cyberpunk book I can get my hands on.
Also any book by William Gibson is a good book. Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Count Zero Override, Virtual Light, and Idoru make for an amazing reading experience.
So, naturally, my favorite movies are the Star Wars and Star Trek.
Not weird enough??? Then check out my pages devoted to: cars, robots, computer controlled security systems, and computer controlled home automation systems!!!
Questions, comments? Email joe@joethielen.com