Sanswarden? 

So you might be wandering what's up with the name Sanswarden...maybe not... Well, anyways, it is a rather simple, boring and lame story....

It all started freshmen year in college. I had a radio show. My DJ name was "The Warden." The show's name was "The Sanitarium." I needed a screen name for AIM...so... Sanswarden was created...

If you haven't figured it out, Sanswarden is short for "Sanitarium's Warden"

Told you it was a lame story...

 

 News / ramblingS 

A Few Updates - 24 Jul 2008

So I officially graduated from the University of Cincinnati on June 14, 2008.  I'm just waiting for the degree to show up in the mail...

Also... I modified the "works" page of the site...

I recently did a redesign for HammannsCatering.com and will be putting that in the "works" section soon.  Until then just visit the site to see it... It's cool...

Next, I received my season tickets for the Bengals... Are you ready for some football!!!!

 

Sanswarden.com  ===  View Works

Hello,

Welcome to SANSWARDEN.COM, the internet home of Nicholas B. Jones... This site is meant to be slightly silly yet serious... Also, it is best viewed with your browser's current / up to date version... Do yourself a favor and use Mozilla's Firefox web brower... I do ;) ... Plus it's free and better than Internet Explore... IMHO

On to more pressing things...

Below is more than you ever wanted to know about me. Psssssst... click on the  +    -  in each section in order to view or hide information...

I hope you enjoy your stay... I'll send you the bill later...

 

 Personal infO 

Born: September 26, 1983

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Goal: Have a career that involves the music industry and or multimedia. Make enough money to pay the bills, and have a little spending cash...

Only son of Jonathan B. and Mary D. Jones

2nd of 3 children (a.k.a. "the middle child")

One older sister (Candace)

One younger sister (Nicole)

Two nephews (Devon and Jacob)

Been talking to Laura since Jan. / Feb. '08... been serious since March '08; never been married, so I've also never been divorced...

No kids...

 

 EducatioN 

University of Cincinnati (Bearcats)
College-Conservatory of Music
BFA in Electronic Media
Graduated: June 14, 2008

Oak Hills High School (Highlanders)
Oak Hills School District
Suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio
Attended: 10th to 12th Grade(s)
Graduated: 2002

 

Norwood Baptist Christian School (Crusaders)
Private School
Norwood, Ohio
Attended: 7th to 9th Grade(s)

 

Sayler Park Elementary (Jaguars)
Cincinnati Public School District
Cincinnati, Ohio
Attended: Kindergarten to 6th Grade(s)

 

 EmploymenT 

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Price Hill Branch
3215 Warsaw Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45205
Library Service Assistant I
April 2006 to Present

Best Buy
Store 394
5555 Glenway Ave. Suite 550
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Merchandising / Product Processing Dept.
August 2003 to August 2005

 

LaRosa's Inc.
2334 Boudinot Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Call Center Representative
November 2001 to May 2003

 

K-Mart
5025 Delhi Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Sales Associate
May 2000 to September 2001
(store no longer open)

 

Skyline Chili
5137 Delhi Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45238
Dishwasher / Kitchen Associate
March 2000

 

Media Play
6174 Glenway Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45211
Music Department Associate
November 1999 to January 2000 (Seasonal Position)
(store no longer open)

 

 Orgs & awardS 

BearCast Radio
www.bearcast.uc.edu
University of Cincinnati Student Internet Radio Station
Member from 2002 to 2006
Positions: General Manager (2005 to 2006), Production Director (2004 to 2005), Loud Rock Music Director (2003 to 2006), Radio Show Host (2002 to 2005)

Class X Radio
www.classxradio.com
Internship
January to April 2008

Originally joined the station as an intern in order to redesign their web site. However, things changed and I ended up working on logo designs.

 

Cincinnatus Scholarship Recipient
Awarded in 2002

 

Dean's List Award Recipient
University of Cincinnati & College-Conservator of Music
Autumn 2002, Autumn & Spring of 2003, Spring 2008

 

LocalMetal
www.localmetal.com
Member from 2005 to Present
Positions: Founder, Designer, Administrator, Writer, Promotions
The site's purpose is to provide information on and or about heavy metal in the Cincinnati region.

 

National Dean's List Award Recipient
27th Annual Edition for the academic year 2003/2004

 

National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Member since 2003

 

Radio Marketing Professional Certificate
Presented by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB)
Awarded on February 25, 2005

 

FavoriteS

Music: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Rock, Classic Rock, Blues, Classical

 

Bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Iced Earth, Pantera, Alice In Chains / Jerry Cantrell, Black Label Society, Susperia, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Lamb of God, Down, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Testament, Slayer, Dream Theater, Nevermore... there are just too many great bands to list them all...

Movies: This is Spinal Tap, Fallen, Gettysburg, Die Hard, Black Hawk Down, Training Day, Air Heads, Mystic River...plus various other comedies, dramas and war movies...not a huge horror fan...some are okay...

 

Television: The Shield, The Office, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Sportscenter, Family Guy, The Simpsons....I tend to watch the Discovery, History and National Geographic channels more than any other channels...

 

Books: I actually like to read.

For non-fiction, I enjoy reading books about the music industry, musicians or music in general. I'm also a bit of a Civil War nerd...more so when I was younger.

When it comes to fiction, my favorite authors include Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, Congo, State of Fear), Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone). My new favorite book is "Heart Shaped Box" by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son).

 

Hobbies: Playing guitar, going to concerts, computers / technology, multimedia work (audio, video, photo, web work), playing Madden video game (the only game I play anymore), reading and thinking way too much.

 

Sports: Football, Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts. I'm a die hard Cincinnati Bengals fan. I love the Colorado Avalanche. I always hope that UC Bearcats and Cincinnati Reds win, but it doesn't affect much me too much if they don't.