Hello, my name is Nick Miller.

In the enthusiastic and counterintuitive spirit of avoiding waxing lyrical about how I am engaging in a mission to share myself with the world through this website, here is my way of introducing myself:

Who Am I?

I idolize Haruki Murakami. His book Norwegian Wood may have changed my life. I have a fiendlike love for literature.  My fascination with early 20th century novelists is unwavering.  I may or may not read this letter from Hemingway to Fitzgerald every night before bed.  I love the raw and beautiful contemporary stuff too which often places me in a search for all the new young badass scribblers out there. I adore independent films with troubled misguided but talented protagonists.

See (for a complete list write me):

• Half Nelson
• Love Song For Bobby Long
• Crazy Heart
• Factotum

I am also obsessed with all Woody Allen films.  If you have neglected seeing Annie Hall or Manhattan, please change your ways. 

I once lived here in Italy for 6 months with a family and became conversationally-fluent in the sing-songy, beautiful Italian language. I have an insatiable appetite for warm, delicious food, and I secretly idolize people who know how to cook a tasty meal. I read cook books and watch cooking videos. Cooking a steak has never been this easy and enjoyable.  

I love the Los Angeles Lakers but the game is never over for me until I listen to Phil Jackson speak at the press conference. He is always the smartest guy in the room.

If I am passionate about something, I will be the hardest working person in the room.  I am also very fascinated with talented people.  If you are truly good at something, anything, I will take time out of my day to watch you, listen to you, or read about you. Maybe, you wrote this. Made this. Or even did this… I have some very talented friends. See this guy. Or this guy. Can’t forget about this guy. I love Moleskines.

Media and Me! 

I started a company my senior year in college called the Heel Press.  I ran it as an LLC with two rounds of venture capital funding for three years.  I learned some useful things.

I think Apple is a beautiful company. Btw people, please leave Steve Jobs alone! I will consider most words written or spoken by Seth Godin.  It takes just 2 seconds to realize his genius in the way he asks you to think about the world. At this point, I am completely committed and faithful to almost anything Google offers the world (except the Android, although I am tempted).  I use Google applications for everything.  I love the opportunities born with the creation of YouTube: My channel.  I have a certain fascination with Hulu.  I used LaLa for my music before Apple acquired them and I have fallen asleep many nights to this song by Sigur Ros.  I Netflix constantly. Next in my queue: “The Savages” because Philip Seymour Hoffman is perpetually brilliant, and “Entourage: Season 5”, because Piven’s Ari Gold is arguably the most entertaining character ever created for TV… with Hank Moody being a ferocious contender.   I am an avid Facebook, Google Buzz, Twitter, and Tumblr user. I share stories I find interesting with other interesting people on Google Reader.   I am motivated daily by the transition of traditional media to what we all ambiguously label “new media.”  With or without a paycheck, all things media will be a part of my life. I love the creative side of content as much as I love the business side of content.  I don’t like this style of advertising or anything Carl’s Jr. does. I personally would rather create a popular “feel good” dramatic campaign than a comedy. However, I have only made comedies to date.  I am currently a New Media Marketing Manager for a boutique media company.

A Plan for Life.

To not die until I have accomplished something worthwhile. To not hurt anyone. To not let my beard get completely out of control. To have a few lovers here and there. To write about it. To travel. To buy things for my family. To stop making my Mother cry. To have a house in Victoria Beach. To have a ranch in Montana. To eat good fresh food. To cook well. To have barefoot excursions and hooded sweatshirt conversations with pretty-eyed girls. To have a huge bed. To have a collection of vinyl records. To have wine parties with old friends who have wondered where I’ve been. To be friends with the invisible people in the invisible towns. To have the local wine shop owner greet me by name as I walk into his store. To watch the sun rise a few times. To watch the sun set every time. To write a perfect sentence. To dream about what could have been. To see a perfect opportunity for love and walk in the other direction. To make people think.