Constant Walker on HubPages

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Constant Walker now writes under Artisan Walker.

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I like to write and I like to build websites. That's what's so great about HubPages, it's like building a whole bunch of mini websites. Very fun! 

At 17 years old (I looked about 12), I was awarded a music scholarship to the University of Oregon, but dropped out after two months to go on the road as a professional musician - drummer. It was the only thing I'd ever wanted to do. I hated school while I was forced to be there, but later discovered that I really enjoyed the simple act of learning and enrolled in South Bay Business College, then Long Beach Edison Tech, where I was on the Dean's list. I attended these schools not for a new career option, but simply to "learn new stuff."

Eleven years ago (as of 2008), at age 40, I retired from music as a living. I got sick of bars and sick of being on the road. I found myself longing for corny things like "Routine" and "Stability" and I was very fed up with the general mentality of being a nightclub musician.

Since then, I've had numerous articles and letters in various local papers and a past bi-weekly column, titled Grey Matters, in a Forest Grove newspaper.

When I'm not working or exercising, I'm a hopeless computer geek.  I actually LIKE Windows Vista.  I love RTS (RealTimeStrategy) and RPG (Role Playing Games) computer games, sending and answering email (typically with family) and exploring the net or my own computer workings.  I'm a media-junkie and a very happy bachelor.

I love the music I grew up with but listen to new rock.  I've never been one of those over 30s or 40s (or 50s!) who only listens to oldies - there's always good music and talent emerging and I want to hear it.  The stations I typically listen to are KNRQ (90s alternative and new rock) and KWAX (local access, classical).  I like TV (especially the History Channel and Discovery Channel), movies, reading, writing, audio books (while walking), unusual music (like Deep Forest and Gothic classical), cooking and numerous other things I can't think of at the moment... but you get the idea. 

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Lineage:  Half German, a quarter Iroquois, a quarter Scottish... with "a sliver of English."

In my computer's Media Player

Steely Dan - Aja

Evanescence, Live: Anywhere but home

Sublime

Audio Slave

Heart: Dreamboat Annie

Live: Throwing Copper

Rob Thomas: Something To Be

Queen: Greatest Hits

Oingo Boingo (last disc)

White Stripes: Icky Thump

Green Day: American Idiot

Mozart: Requiem

Latest movies

Changing Lanes

The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emporer (download)

The Dark Knight

WALL-E (download)

Hancock

In my magazine rack

The Week

Rolling Stone

Pizza Today

Discover

CutCo - The World's Finest Cutlery

Latest books

Terry Brooks - Armageddon's Children

Terry Brooks - The Elves of Cintra

Video game (PC) I'm currently addicted to

Empire Earth

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I've been totally enjoying updating my Numerous Fragments news-bites hub every morning.  Keeps me up on current events.  http://hubpages.com/hub/Numerous-Fragments--Quick-Bites-of-Todays-News