baron

About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Publishing
Occupation	Visual Journalist, technology coach
Location	Hilo, HI, United States
Introduction	I am the founder, editor, webmaster and visual journalist for Hawaii247.com. I've worked for newspapers on both Oahu and the Big Island along with various mainland publications and wire services. I love the convenience of a bigger city but the Big Island is beautiful with the diversity in its environment.
Interests	photography, computers, books, music, hiking, cooking, graphics, coffee, travel, blogging, gps, podcasting, movies, writing, geocaching, Second Life, NaNoWriMo, Tiki
Favorite Movies	Silent Running, Dummy, Go, Punch Drunk Love, The Kids Are Alright, Lost in Translation, Riding Giants, Apocalypse Now, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Heat, Dr. Strangelove, Overnight, This Is Spinal Tap
Favorite Music	White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Jackson Browne, Rickie Lee Jones, Sublime, KEXP.org, Radio Paradise, The Who, Green Day, Living in Question, Pepper, Black Eyed Peas, Elvis Costello, Gemma Hayes, Lascivious Biddies, The Kills, Marianne Baker, Corinne Bailey Rae, Decoder Ring, Regina Spektor, Tenacious D, The Black Keys
Favorite Books	The Raft, Survival with Style, Heart of a Soldier, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hot Zone, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Hollywood Animal, American Rhapsody, Desperate Journeys, Moosewood Cookbook, Kitchen Confidential, Born on a Blue Day

When your science teacher smashed a frozen rose with a hammer, did you warm the petals to bring them back to life?

No, we tried the frog next.