James T. Hsiao 15456 S.W. 148 Street Miami, FL 33196 hsiao@cise.ufl.edu

"Banish" by David Schumacher
Used with Permission.

I arrived at the University of Florida with intentions of being an English Major. My parents', however, convinced me otherwise, and after some various mishaps (Accounting, Scholarship, etc.) I decided to opt for Computer Information Science. Which is not to say that I have subsequently lost my entire grasp of the English language.

I am he that aches with amorous love; Does not the earth gravitate? Does not all matter, aching, attract all matter? So the body of me to all I meet or know. --Walt Whitman

I am currently working as a System Consultant for the CISE Department.

There's a tale in the Caballa that suggests that the Angel of Death is so beautiful that on finally seeing it (or him, or her) you fall in love so hard, so fast, that your soul is pulled out through your eyes. I like that story.		And there's a touch of wish fulfillment in there too. I didn't want a Death who agonised over her role, or who took a grim delight in her job, or who didn't care. I wanted a Death that I'd like to meet, in the end. Someone who would care. Like her. --Neil Gaiman
There's an Islamic story that declares that the Angel of Death has huge wings covered in eyes, and that as each mortal dies one of its eyes closes, just for a moment. I like that story too, and take pleasure in imagining huge wings, and a ripple of ever-opening, ever-closing beautiful eyes.

"Pooh, promise you won't forget about me,ever. Not even when I'm a hundred." "How old shall I be then?" "Ninety-nine." "I promise"

Vivat

Grendel

	See Me	Feel Me	Hear Me	Love Me	Touch Me