about

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the site

joshuabennett.net is the personal website of Josh Bennett of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. It is designed and maintained (to the extent that it is maintained at all) by its eponymous owner. joshuabennett.net is hosted by phpwebhosting.com, a web host I highly recommend.

my c.v.

Employment history:

• Planet Productions, Inc. — 1997-present
  Multidisciplinary e-learning developer (currently part-time)
• 3DV, Inc. — 1997
  Product sales and support, intern looking for a permanent job
• ASI Sign Systems, Inc. — 1994-1997
  Customer service, order entry, quality control, and occasional janitor
• Landye Bennett Blumstein, LLP — 1993-1994
  File clerk, errand boy, and copy machine jockey

Formal education:

• Portland State University, Professional Certificate in Multimedia Production, 1997
• Willamette University, Bachelor of Arts, 1993 — Maj: Philosophy, Min: Spanish

Informal education:

• Self-taught website designer and author
• Singer-songwriter, 10 yrs. exp.
• Bass guitarist, 10 yrs. exp.
• Science fiction and fantasy writer
• Traveled to England, Ireland, Italy, Germany, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, and 37 of the United States
• Is it just me, or does this whole page come off as snobby and self-important? What's the point of a web-based c.v., anyway?
• And what's with the photo? Dark background, dramatic lighting, open collar, five o'clock shadow....What am I, John fucking Grisham here?

personal details

I'm in my thirties, married to an incredible, gorgeous, brilliant woman, have an adorable young daughter, suffer occasional delusions of adequacy, and am pathologically unable to take myself seriously.

I am currently the lead vocalist and bass player in a rock band called Pickman's Models. I am hard at work (when the rest of my busy life permits) on several works of speculative fiction of varying lengths. I play a little tennis. I commute to my part-time day job on a recumbent bicycle. I also pull my daughter in a trailer behind said bicycle three days a week so I can go to the gym, lift weights, and work on my writing/blogging projects. I'd ski more often if I had the time and money. I was an avid fencer for ten years, but gave it up in 2000 to spend more time fronting and managing my first band, Cold Fusion.

Anything else you'd like to know? Check the FAQ.

"I used to dig in the garden, and there is nothing fantastic or ultradimensional about crab grass... unless you are a science fiction writer, in which case you are viewing crab grass with suspicion. What are its real motives? And who sent it in the first place?" — Philip K. Dick