Name:  William Harland Anderson (goes by Bill)

Birthdate:  7 November 1981 Birthplace:  Jackson, MS  Reared: Jackson/Raymond, MS

  Education:  Graduated May, 1999 from  Mississippi School for Math and Science  (MSMS) at Columbus.   Currently attends the University of Mississippi in the Honors program with a computer engineering major.  Was chosen to receive the 2003 Outstanding Senior award for Computer Science.  Graduated summa cum laude May, 2003, with a BS in Computer Science.  Has entered graduate school for a MS in same field.

Employment:  Assisted at a local veterinary clinic (like his brother) in summer 1999.  Worked with a local company installing/programming/trouble-shooting computer networks in summer 2000 and 2001.  Worked as Office Technical Support for the University Academic Support Center and as webmaster for the Barksdale Honors College during senior year.  Now employed full-time as a web site designer at an Oxford company.

 Avocations:  Reading and creative writing, collecting knives, history (also a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans), learning Gaelic and studying Celtic history, role-playing games, computers, acting.

Likes:  MUSIC —  Scottish and Irish music, both old and new (Enya, Clannad, and Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers), country (Garth Brooks), rock & roll (Creedence Clearwater Revival), heavy metal (Metallica), classical (the more dynamic and powerful pieces, e.g. "1812 Overture"), stage (Gilbert & Sullivan operettas).  MOVIES — Comedies (Monty Python’s Search for the Holy Grail), adventures (Braveheart, the Indiana Jones series), and SciFi/Action (the Alien series, the Terminator series, the Dune miniseries, The Matrix series), BOOKS — Stephen King novels, especially the Dark Tower series,  RADIO — The Big Show with John Boy and Billy.

 Dislikes:  Boring literature, political correctness.

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