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Just a Bad Penny
Created on 2003-01-10 08:44:26 (#848104), last updated 2008-12-25
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| Name: | Ryan N. Butkus |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 1974-11-07 |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Website: | arenbe |
Contact:
ryanbutkus@gmail.comI grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, the hometown of Ray Bradbury and Jack Benny, but I currently live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I was a computer programmer for 7 years but I'm taking a break from it at the moment to concentrate on writing and determining what I want to do next. Most frequently, I write short stories, screenplays and essays.
I lived in Waukegan until I went to Northern Illinois University in 1997. I graduated in 1999 and moved to Chicago shortly thereafter, working for a small dotcom until 2001. Moving to Philly came next and that pretty much brings us to today.
I welcome email from any and all, so drop me a note sometime. Feel free to add me to your friends list; I'm not sure why some people get bent out of shape about that.

I lived in Waukegan until I went to Northern Illinois University in 1997. I graduated in 1999 and moved to Chicago shortly thereafter, working for a small dotcom until 2001. Moving to Philly came next and that pretty much brings us to today.
I welcome email from any and all, so drop me a note sometime. Feel free to add me to your friends list; I'm not sure why some people get bent out of shape about that.

Interests (100):
aikido, akira kurosawa, alton brown, ani difranco, aqua teen hunger force, atheism, ben edlund, bicycling, big black, blade runner, c, censorship, chicago, chicago bears, clarion, computers, cooking, cowboy bebop, cyberpunk, darren aronofsky, david mamet, deus ex, dna lounge, dressy bessy, eazy-e, evil, federico fellini, filmmaking, free speech, front 242, genocide, get your war on, gore vidal, howard zinn, hugo largo, industrial music, investing, iron chef, jamboxes, james randi, japan, java, jean-luc godard, jean-pierre jeunet, jerkcity, jill sobule, joseph cotten, juggling, jwz, kelli ali, ken finkleman, kissing suzy kolber, leon golub, linux, luc besson, michael moore, mimi goese, movies, naked raygun, nfl, niu, noam chomsky, nora caliguri, northern illinois university, not you, orson welles, penn and teller, philly, pj harvey, poker, portishead, programming, rain, ramen, ridley scott, science, science fiction, screenplays, sealab 2021, skinny puppy, sleep, sofia coppola, stanley kubrick, steve albini, stuart dybek, the newsroom, the tick, the watchmen, this modern world, tony bourdain, tsing tao, unix, veronica mars, video games, von von von, william friedkin, william gibson, william goldman, wong kar wai, writing
Schools:
Waukegan High School - Waukegan, IL (1988 - 1992)College of Lake County - Grayslake, IL (1995 - 1997)
Northern Illinois University - DeKalb, IL (1997 - 1999)
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