Ephram
Grant's
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My personal website, updated regularly. Contains my interests and resume.
Music.
I've been listening to an album a day for the past ~8 months. I primarily listen to Alternative Rock and Metal, but I recently have been branching out into other genres.
Favorite Artists
Radiohead
My favorite songs are How to Disappear Completely, Let Down, and Man of War. Discography ranked:
- 1 OK Computer (Near Perfect Album)
- 2 In Rainbows (Amazing but a few songs are just ok)
- 3 Kid A (High highs but I dislike a few songs such as the title track)
- 4 A Moon Shaped Pool (Extremely heartfelt and very consistent album)
- 5 Hail to the Thief (Underrated with maybe their best open/closing tracks)
- 6 The Bends (A little overrated but still amazing)
- 7 Amnesiac (Some good songs and life in a glasshouse is awesome)
- 8 The King of Limbs (Very laidback album but codex is a top 10 radiohead song)
- 9 Pablo Honey (Creep is radioheads best song)
Willy Rodriguez
Critically underrated. Composed of anonymous duo Gabe and Alex. They have since disbanded, but Alex has continued making music under the moniker Drug Bug (The new album "Hell for a Basement" is great). Wetdream is a top 5 album and Revisited is a top 5 song.
Have a Nice Life
Highly experimental and dark sound. Primarily known for their 2008 album Deathconsciousness which ranks in my top 5. They served as an entry point into shoegaze music for me.
Album and EP Rankings
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Gaming.
I have been playing videogames for the majority of my life and it is one of my most consistent pastimes. I primarily play on PC and Nintendo Consoles. I try to have a blend of singleplayer and multiplayer games.
All-Time Favorites
Portal 2
My favorite game in both of its primary genres. I beat this while in a call with friends and it is one of my favorite gaming experiences.
Elden Ring
Beating this game is so rewarding, the large number of amazing bossfights and interesting lore make this game unmatched. I've replayed it 4 times.
Terraria
The ultimate survival sandbox game (Sorry MC). Amazing bosses, loads of items, unique classes, and fantastic mod support have given me thousands of hours of fun.
Currently Playing
I'm working through the Dark Souls Trilogy and I just picked up Yoshi and the Mysterious Book.
Cubing.
I've been solving twisty puzzles for over 10 years, although I've never entered a competition. I love developing algorithms and solving new puzzles.
My Collection
3×3
I own over 20 different 3x3 cubes. It's the classic! I primarily just mess around with it and I don't put too much emphasis on learning new algorithms
2x2
The 2x2 is my best event and the one I practice the most to improve competitively. I'm still somewhat inconsistent but this is by far my best
Pyraminx
This was the first twisty puzzle I solved and I developed the algorithm myself in 2nd grade. It took me a few days to figure it out but I still have great memories associated with it.
Method & Goals
I use CFOP to solve. I'm currently working on memorizing more OLL algorithms. I also recently have tried blindfold solving. I haven't successfully completed a blindfold solve, but I've gotten very close!
Sports.
I love to watch most sports, but I primarily focus on the two forms of Football. I played Soccer for most of my life growing up and was terrible at every other sport I tried.
Teams I Follow
Liverpool FC
I've been a Liverpool fan for a while but I began consistently watching games and interacting with team media around 2019. My favorite current players are Ekitike, VVD, and Szoboszlai.
You'll Never Walk Alone.
Philadelphia Eagles
I've been an Eagles fan my entire life and I don't regret it. I dyed my hair green when the won the Super Bowl in 2018.
Fly, Eagles Fly
Books.
I love to read and I want to catalog some of my favorite books.
All-Time Favorites
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Hilarious religious comedy surrounding an angel and demon working to prevent the apocalypse. Constant humour that lands every time for me.
If you stop tellin people it's all sorted out after they're dead, they might try sorting it all out while they're alive.
Skulduggery Pleasant
My favorite book series. Contemporary fantasy set primarily in Ireland that follows the title character Skulduggery Pleasant, a wisecracking, skeleton detective and his partner Valkyrie Cain as they fight supernatural and world-threatening battles. There's currently 18 main series books spanning 3 phases and a number of spinoffs. The first phase (books 1-9) is the best.
He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance.
Ender's Shadow
Science Fiction novel surrounding a temporarily unified Earth sending the smartest children to a space station school to teach them to become commanders to defend Earth following numerous attacks from "The Formics" a bug-like alien race. Ender's shadow is a parallel novel to Ender's Game, and follows Bean, a small, hyper-intelligent child as he goes from a homeless child to working with Ender, the main character of Ender's Game. Shadow is also the precursor to a series following Earth's political state after *spoilers* happens.
We are, when the cause is sufficient, insane.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Comedy Science Fiction novel following the last man from Earth after its destruction to make way for an intergalactic highway. Saved by his alien friend, a writer for the guidebook and encyclopedia whence the name of the book is derived, they travel throughout the galaxy meeting many characters and going on many adventures.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
To-Read List
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman. Invincible Compendium Book 3. Children of Dune - Frank Herbert.
Ephram
Grant.
ephram.grant@icloud.com · Fort Mill, South Carolina