Presto Electro

I'm going to be updating this blog like crazy with all sorts of posts, and soon it's going to be a pretty overwhelming list. To help make it easier to swallow, I'll be labeling everything. Here is a brief explanation of all of the labels I'm planning on using:

Art- Art is everywhere. This is doubly true for Denton. There are galleries and brilliant artists all over the place, and in the "Art" posts I'll tell you all about them.

Denton- I love this city, and you should too. Read the "Denton" posts to find out why!

Electrical Engineering- This one is pretty self explanatory. I'll be posting interesting, electrified projects and ideas in here.

Engineering- There are many different types of engineers, but they all have at least one thing in common: "The Knack". General Engineering knowledge needs a home, and it will find it in the "Engineering" label.

Event- I'm a reporter at heart, and something is ALWAYS happening at UNT. If you're curious about recent campus events, look no further than the "Event" section.

Music- I might be exaggerating a little bit when I say it, but I feel that Denton, TX might be the most musical city in the entire world. Between the Performing Arts Center, the numerous bands and choirs on campus, and the 100+ local bands, there is always music in the air. Some of it is bound to make its way onto the blog, and I might even be responsible for the occasional chord or two.

I might add more labels as the year progresses and my blog matures, but that's all for now!

I'm Noah. I'm a musician, an artist, and an engineer. I'm working on a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and with a handful of summer classes, I'll graduate in May of 2011. This fall marks my first semester at UNT, and I adore it so far. I transferred from a much smaller school that had a good Engineering and Computer Science program, but nothing else, and I have never looked back. I'm much happier at a school filled with Artists and Scientists, Businesspersons and Philosophers, and everything in between.

I'd like to think that everyone is in between. I love my major, and I love my peers, but there's more to life than your degree plan! No one is ONLY an archaeologist or ONLY a journalist, and I am certainly not ONLY an electrical engineer. I wish I had thought of all of this sooner—I would have started at UNT! I've only been in town for six months, and I've already made a ton of friends and become involved with all sorts of organizations and clubs.

When I'm not on campus, I'm usually spending time in my room, at my desk, working on some sort of project. Lately I've been working on Audio Amplification and Distortion, Clever Furniture (Including the very desk I'm writing this on!), and various Band-Related rehearsal and creation. I grew up in a house full of music, so my hobbies largely grew from that. I don't plan on a career in music, but I have a cool band and music is fascinating as heck!

I listen to a pretty broad range of music, but most of my favorites fall under the headings of either "Indie" or "Jazz". My favorite living band is The Fiery Furnaces, and my favorite dead one is Frank Zappa and The Mothers. Both are usually too "out-there" and "noisy" for most people. It's an acquired taste. My favorite radio station is none other than UNT's own FM 88.1 KNTU. It's always commercial-free (aside from the occasional public service announcement), and it's a great way to hear music I've never heard before. Jazz prevails on 88.1, but every once in awhile they surprise me with something completely different. Sure, I could check the program schedule and figure out what to expect when, but what's the fun in that?