Joseph Ross Johnson (born December 27, 1987) is a waiter at Bluebird in Stanford, KY, a bartender at V the Market in Danville, KY, and can be found spending the remainder of his time working gigs with Dupree Catering of Lexington, selling artisanal bread at the Boyle County Farmers Market, or spending time with his family in Danville or his girlfriend at her farm in Lincoln County. He graduated from Columbia University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in English and from Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky.
He realizes this page is such a total rip-off of Ralph's, but he just had to make one. They're so cool. Plus, it gave him good Wikipedia formatting experience. Yes, he is a dork.
Biography
editEarly life
editRoss was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended elementary school at the local Montessori school.
High School
editRoss appeared in several school theater productions, including To Kill A Mockingbird, Check Please, The Good Doctor, and Grease.
Forensics
editRoss's primary focus in his sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school was forensics competition. He was named State Champion in Declamation at the 2005 KESDA (Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association) Forum and State Champion in Radio Speaking at the 2006 KHSSL (Kentucky High School Speech League) Senior State Tournament.
In addition, Ross advanced to the national level of competition at the Catholic Forensic League and National Forensic League each year. In 2006, Ross ranked fifth nationwide in Duo Interpretation at CFL, where he and his duo partner Katherine Nelson performed a scene from Sweet Nothing In My Ear [1]. That year, Ross also ranked sixth in Prose Interpretation at NFL, performing "Jealous Husband Returns In Form Of Parrot," a short story by Robert Olen Butler.
Over the span of his forensics career, Ross won 991 total speaking points, earning the NFL Degree of Superior Distinction [2].
Philosophy
editRoss believes that a safe, sustainable form of economic and industrial development is possible, and he urges progressive, liberal law makers and politicians to step out of their self-selected middle ground and fight for their inherent morals, not more voters.
Ross whole-heartedly endorses American Apparel, Patagonia and Whole Foods Market for their fair and environmentally-friendly business practices.
Ross believes in Logotherapy, not psychotherapy, as a healthy and constructive method of self-examination.
Personal
editRoss surfs the World Wide Web on his MacBook Pro.
He rocks out to Ben Folds, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, David Gray, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Elliott Smith, The Format, Frédéric Chopin, Howie Day, Jeff Buckley, John Mayer Trio, Josh Ritter, Matt Nathanson, The Mountain Goats, O.A.R., Radiohead, and Sufjan Stevens on his old-school iPod.
His favorite TV show is Six Feet Under, though Seinfeld is a close second.
His favorite films are Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Darjeeling Limited. Buy. Watch. Enjoy.
His comidas favoritas incluyen sushi and a good reuben sandwich.
References
edit- ^ Corbett, Bill. "Talk To The Hand". Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "NFL Online student profile: Ross Johnson". Retrieved 2007-11-08.