Contemplicity.com

Contemplicity.com

Contemplicity.com was first registered in February 2002. Previous incarnations of this site were hosted on Angelfire.com from 1996 until 1998, and (the now extinct) Geocities.com from 1998 until 2002.

The original site started out as an online photo album. Over time it grew to include a blog, poetry, short stories, drawings, paintings, rants, essays, and much more. Eventually the site became too massive for me to maintain. Different sections of the site each took on their own unique looks, as well as their own coding problems.

Overtime I opted to use the free automated services such as LiveJournal, Deviantart, Flickr, and Facebook to replace my need for a personal domain. While easier, this option began to create another problem. It was too difficult for friends and family to keep up with what I was doing online. Because of that, Contemplicity.com was recreated to serve as a nexus for my digital life.

Contemplicity.com currently runs on the WordPress publishing platform and is hosted by Site5.

The Webmaster.

Contemplicity.com is populated and maintained by me, Jöshua Arron Barnett.

When I was younger I was fascinated by the internet, digital technology and cyber culture. This interest drove me to learn more and eventually left me with a decent understanding of computers. As time went on I accidently formed a career out of this interest. I have provided technical support for small companies, colleges, medium sized utilities, software companies and international ISPs. Around this time I was also maintaining file transfer sites, online file storage, and multiple websites (including Contemplicity.com) from a few servers in my house.

I have grown out of that phase. My interest are more diverse these days. I am most passionate about music, photography, and physics/astronomy. Some of my other interests include dinosaurs, languages, religion, ancient mythology, and philosophy. I enjoy learning and am usually reading up on some topic (be it online, in a book, or periodical).

I enjoy traveling more than almost anything else. I take great pleasure in experiencing different cultures, learning new ways of doing things, and trying new foods when I travel. I believe the world would be a better place if we took the time to learn from our differences and to share as much of our histories and cultures as possible. My dream job would be traveling the world and sharing my experiences with others through photography, film and/or writing.

I believe in Global Warming. I understand that the world goes through cycles of temperature fluctuation, but I believe mankind has played a role in the current trend. I don’t preach to people about wasted energy, and I don’t pick up every piece of garbage I see in the streets; however, I like to think I have lessened my own impact on the world. I recycle, drive a fuel efficient car, own canvas grocery bags, and take other small steps everyday. These steps help the environment, and they save me money in the long run. It’s a winning situation for everyone in my opinion.

Personal Favorites
Color: Green
Food: Mediterranean
Dessert : Chocolate
Drink: Orange Juice
Flower: Iris
Animal: Wolves (although penguins are a close second)
Number: Seven
Gem Stone: Malachite
TV Show: “Lost”
Anime: “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”
Leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche
Scientist: Nikola Tesla
Poet: Emily Dickenson
Artist: Michael Parkes
Photographer: Gregory Colbert

Favorite Musicians
Sianna Lee & Love Outside Andromeda
Au Revoir Simone
Bat for Lashes (A.K.A. Natasha Khan)
Jasmine Rodgers & Boa
Florence and the Machine
Emily Haines & Metric
Jack White, The White Stripes, The Raconteurs & The Dead Weather
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Los Campesinos!
Silbermond
Uh Huh Her
Howling Bells
theredsunband
Something For Kate
Utada Hikaru
Sia
The Foo Fighters
Interpol
Bjork
Tori Amos
Sarah Brightman
Rilo Kiley
Garbage
Regina Spektor
Placebo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yoko Kanno

Favorite Movies
“Ginger Snaps” (the complete trilogy)
“Repo! The Genetic Opera”
“Gattacca”
“Lost in Translation”
“The Science of Sleep”
“Evolution”
“Amelie”
“Wings of Desire” & “Far Away, So Close!”
“Everything Is Illuminated”
“Seven Samuria”
“Clue”
“Serenity”
“The Life Aquatic”
“American History X”

Favorite Books
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Airframe by Michael Crichton
The Divine Comedy by Dante
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures Underground by Lewis Carroll
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

Links to other sites.
Jöshua’s LiveJournal
Jöshua’s Facebook
Jöshua’s Youtube Channel
Jöshua’s GoodReads Book Shelf
Jöshua’s Amazon.com Wish List

Site and webmaster information last updated July 1st, 2010.