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Jonathan Coulton was born on the 1st of December 1970 in New Haven, Connecticut. He had hopes of becoming a musician from a young age, so while studying for his Bachelor of Arts degree at Yale University, he was part of several bands with fellow students, most notably the collegiate a capella group The Yale Whiffenpoofs. . After he graduated from Yale in 1993,... Continue Reading →
After having a quick stop in Nancy, I left France for the mountainous vistas of Switzerland. . I had a quick change of trains in Bern, but it was in the middle of the night, so I did not get to see anything there. I was now in the latter half of the month, and wanted... Continue Reading →
After visiting Paris, I started heading south, toward Italy. I was going to take the train through Switzerland to get there, so I had to change trains in the French town of Nancy. I had some time to kill before my train departed, so I decided to have a look around. . A thing I saw that really caught... Continue Reading →
Back in February, I shared my favorite song from each ‘Miracle of Sound’ album. This proved to be very difficult, as there are so many great songs there! So I have decided to make a Top 10 or Top 5 list for each album, depending on how big the album is to begin with. 5.... Continue Reading →
We are quickly closing in on the month of Halloween, and I wanted to reflect that in this month's geeky recipe. The result is a beety bloodbath of a dish, a feast fit for any vegetarian vampire, werewolf or cannibal. . The Recipe (Serves 2 monsters) 1. Boil two large beets for 15 minutes, or just buy boiled beets.... Continue Reading →
After traveling to France and getting a good nights sleep, I started strolling all over Paris. I had been to Paris once when I was five, but this would be my first chance to truly experience the place. Paris is a beautiful city with a lot of wonderful architecture, but it was still my least... Continue Reading →
Between September 2005 and September 2006, singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton produced and released one song each week, in an attempt to keep himself occupied after having quit his job as a software programmer to focus on his music career. This lead to 52 tracks released for free on his website, which he distributed onto four albums that he released... Continue Reading →
In 1995, when I was five years old, I traveled to Paris with my mother, father and baby sister. We were going there to participate in a family member's wedding, but I barely remember anything about that event. But I do remember some other minor stuff, like experiencing cola in a can for the first time, and... Continue Reading →
I would like to thank BeardedGamer82 for my second Sunshine Blogger Award! These blogger awards work as a sort of chain-letter interview, with the recipients nominating a new group and asking new questions at the end of their own post. While I did that for my first Sunshine Blogger Award, I have started to just leave... Continue Reading →