Name: Phil Nichols

Location: When at home, I reside in the quaint suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When at school, I reside in the quaint suburbs of Boston, Massachusettes. I'm all about the quaint suburbs.

Education:
I am an English/Communications double-major at Gordon College in Wenham, MA.

Remunerative position:
I work at a photo retail store in New Hope, Pennsylvania. I also do some freelance writing and photography throughout the school year to help support my addiction to buying stupid things I don't need.

Musical Preferences:
To be honest, most music bores me. I'm not just saying that be an indie elitist and to cover up my inferiority complex via unbridled cynicism; I am legitimately bored by most music. My musical preference is anything that breaks this most unfortunate streak, captures my interest, and reminds me why I fell in love with music in the first place.

Favorite bands/artists:
All Things Bright and Beautiful, Animal Collective, Antony & the Johnsons, Art Brut, The Avalanches, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Broken Social Scene, The Clash, The Cure, cLOUDDEAD, Danielson Famile, David Bowie, the Decemberists, Elvis Costello, The Go! Team, Godspeed You! Black Emporer, Half-Handed Cloud, Johnny Cash, Keith Green, The Kinks, Modest Mouse, Neko Case, Neutral Milk Hotel, The New Pornographers, Pavement, Pedro the Lion, Prince, Radiohead, Sixpence None the Richer, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Starflyer, The Streets, Sufjan Stevens, Talking Heads, T. Rex, They Might Be Giants, U2, Velvet Underground, Ween, The Who, Why?, Wilco, Woven Hand, Yo La Tengo

Favorite  albums:
1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
3. The Beatles - Revolver 
4. Ween - The Mollusk
5. Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over the Sea

Favorite Movies:
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Royal Tenebaums
3. Rushmore
4. Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
5. Kazaam

Favorite TV Shows:
1. The Simpsons
2. Arrested Development
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
4. Mr. Show with Bob and David
5. Scrubs
6. Upright Citizens Brigade
7. The Office
8. Reno 911
9. The Daily Show
10. Family Guy

Favorite Writers:
1. C.S. Lewis
2. John Donne
3. Douglas Adams
4. J.D. Salinger
5. Kurt Vonnegut

Favorite Books:
1. The Bible
2. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
3. Devotions by John Donne
4. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
5. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
6. Catcher In the Rye by J.D. Salinger 
7. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
8. Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
9. Crying Lot of 49 by Thomas Pyncheon
10. The Collected Stories of Flannery O'Conner
11. New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
12. Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
13. 1984 by George Orwell
14. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
15. The Book of Common Prayer

E-mail: philip_3657@yahoo.com