Alex Spacek

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Life and Education

I grew up in Pacifica, CA, just south of San Francisco. Here is a picture I took of Pacifica. I went to college at the University of California, San Diego, where I got my B.S. in Physics with specialization in Astrophysics. I also minored in Music. Now I am getting my Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Arizona State University. The 2016/17 school year is my 5th year as a PhD student, and as of now I'm planning on graduating after the spring of 2017.

Hobbies

I enjoy listening to music, playing guitar and piano, and composing. I spend a lot of time watching movies and TV shows, as well as reading books. I love hiking, camping, and going on long road trips. I also play video games, board games, and enjoy trivia. I occasionally program and take online classes for fun.

My top 10 favorite musical artists are:
  1. Sufjan Stevens
  2. The Beatles
  3. Bob Dylan
  4. Frank Zappa
  5. Jerry Garcia/Grateful Dead
  6. Pink Floyd
  7. Queen
  8. Led Zeppelin
  9. Radiohead
  10. Bob Marley/The Wailers
My top 10 favorite movies are:
  1. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
  2. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
  3. Princess Mononoke
  4. The Princess Bride
  5. Inside Out
  6. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
  7. 12 Angry Men
  8. Citizen Kane
  9. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
  10. Monty Python's Life of Brian
My top 10 favorite TV shows are:
  1. Monty Python's Flying Circus
  2. The Office (American)
  3. Rick and Morty
  4. Scrubs
  5. Futurama
  6. House M.D.
  7. LOST
  8. Arrested Development
  9. Key & Peele
  10. One Piece
My top 10 favorite books are:
  1. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
  2. Candide, Zadig and Selected Stories - Voltaire
  3. The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien
  4. The Golden Apples of the Sun, and Other Stories - Ray Bradbury
  5. The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
  6. Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne
  7. Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
  8. Animal Farm - George Orwell
  9. The Giver - Lois Lowry
  10. The Prince - Machiavelli


To Do: Add Top 10 board games, textbooks?, research papers?
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Last update, Jan 28, 2017