Hey everybody, my name is Paul, and I like to ball it up on the b-ball court in my spare time. Also, I enjoy watching movies, acting, and writing poems. I love cartoons. Some of my favorites are Family Guy, Invader Zim, and basically anything else from the adult swim line up. I like anything funny that doesn't look at life too seriously. So if anyone in the class ever feels down, I'll be glad to share a couple cold ones and watch cartoons with you.

Paul

Hi, My name is Josh Stapp. I am a senior majoring in English and Government, minoring in history. I'm from Corpus Christi, Texas. My favorite band is Journey.

Hello, my name is Christine Achico, and I can now access the class forum!

Major: English and Journalism (hopefully Photojournalism) - considering changing English major to Rhetoric

I am the third of four children who gave our mom a replacement child, our toy poodle/human-dog named Ty, as we all continued to depart for college. I also have dance experience in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and more. I love to dance!

Also, I have recently decided that I want to be able to retire by the age of 40. Now to find a way to make this dream a reality. You have to start somewhere.

Have a wonderful day!
Christine Achico

My name's Jonathan Minchew. I'm a senior creative writing and rhetoric major w/ minors in philosophy and sociology. A "weird" thing about me would be the whole meat fight incident at a party, but really I'm just a bartender from Austin trying to finish up college and get a real career in Real-Estate. And as far as music goes, Prof, Muse might borrow from other artists, but if you saw them live at ACL fest, you know they're just at a different level. Plus they had that Kennedy five-minute monologue speech where they cleared the stage that was just straight-up rhetoric. Very nice. And my fav. band of all time depends on the time. If I feel angry or self-depricating: Thursday (Writers are English majors from Columbia (the college)). If I want to feel happy-go-lucky with a taste of "who cares?" my favorite band is Third Eye Blind (since about 7th grade). On my iPod today is Pete Yorn, O.A.R., Muse, TIP, and Mickey Avalon.

Hey guys, my name is Anadeli De Jesus, i'm a junior and a nutrition major. I guess the interesting thing about myself is that I had a piece of glass in my ear from a car accident. My favorite music bands of this moment are The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Boys like Girls, and All Time Low, but my favorite singer is Christina Aguilera.

Hey everyone. In the name of full disclosure, i've been checking out your fave songs/bands on itunes, and lemme just say that you've got wild, fabulous, and eclectic music taste! Though, i think Muse stole the music for "Knights of Cyndonia" from an old Heart song: "Barracuda." (Yes, I realize I just dated myself!)

To keep the music tips flowing, i'll open a Fave Song/Band topic here. Feel free to share your faves and to update as often as you change your mind! :)

My name is Philip Kerr. I am a senior from San Antonio, and I am majoring in Finance and Rhetoric. If anybody remembers, my weird fact was that I don't own a pair of jeans. I really like the Talking Heads, The Band and Pearl Jam. I have also been listening to a lot of Elvis lately.

Philip Kerr

Yay--This finally works for me! I'm Jess. I'm a senior (graduating this year *happy dance* :]) majoring in Radio-Television-Film. I love the music factoids so I'll stick with that structure as "my something interesting": I love just about anything but have a special place in my heart for piano rock (Ben Folds, Ben Kweller, Andrew McMahon, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, etc.) because I grew up with my dad banging on the keys nonstop. Also, I pretty much love any media from the 1980s because it's fun and reminds me of my days as a kiddo absorbing all that 1980s/90s pop culture. In fact, my cell phone ring is Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and I have to fight hard to resist busting out in song everytime it rings. :P

Hi,

I'm a freshman rhetoric and writing major from Granbury,TX. I don't have a favorite song or band but I've been listening to Owl City and **cough** Britney Spears most frequently during this last week.

Hello class,
I'm from Houston, TX. I am also a Rhetoric and Writing major. I do not have a favorite song at this time, but if a song has a nice melody I am definately a fan!!

My name is Anthony Watson. I grew up in New Orleans and have lived in Austin since I was 18. After 10 years I finally got my degree from UT in English. After 4 months of being unemployed and homeless and bored, I'm back at UT to get two more degrees, one in RTF and the other in Rhetoric. My favorite movie is "Ghostbusters" and my favorite songs are "Five Years" by David Bowie, "I Get Around" by 2pac, and anything by Tom Waits.

I'm Charlotte Roork, I'm from Dallas, and I'm a freshman. I'm (predictably) majoring in rhetoric and writing. I don't have any particular favorites, but I've had "Friends in Low Places" stuck in my head for a good week and a half and I'm starting to feel like the world is my own little honkytonk. It's not a good feeling.

If Garth Brooks turns up dead... this comment never existed.

Hello,

My name is Ajai Raj. I'm from Plano, TX. I'm an English and Rhetoric senior who's in for superseniordom. My current rotation includes Bad Religion, Nick Cave, Muse (kick ass, Caitlin), Leonard Cohen, Steely Dan, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Hi,

My name is Chris Jordan. I am from Victoria, TX and am a Junior rhetoric and writing major with a business foundations minor. As of right now my favorite song is Just A Phase by Incubus.

Hi, my name is Cecilia Perez. I'm from Lockhart, Texas and am a senior majoring in Rhetoric and Writing. My favorite band is HANSON! :)

My name is Caitlin Sullivan, and I'm a third year Journalism and Rhetoric and Writing major. My favorite band has been Muse since I first heard them five years ago.

Hi,

My name is Gordon Muir, and I am a junior and a Rhetoric & Writing major. I don't know the title of my favorite song, but I sing it every day in the shower. It goes like this...mmm bomp bomp...chick chicka chickaaa....mmm bomp bomp....oooooh yeahhh.

Hi,

My name is Shan Khan. I'm from Dallas, TX and am a Junior at UT. I am studying pre-medicine and majoring in English/Urdu. My favorite song as of right now would be Steve Earle - Guitar Town.