Dann Cianca

About me:

My name is Dann and, well, I'm about as awesome as you could possibly imagine. Especially for those of you who don't have exceptionally powerful imaginations. I was born and raised in Butte, Montana. Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, Butte is an amazing place and I'm proud to be from there. It is a city full of amazing culture, history, and character and is a great part of who I am.

In the summer or 2004, I moved to the Denver, Colorado area to pursue a dream and study meteorology at The Metropolitan State College Of Denver. I graduated in May and am now officially a meteorologist. I am currently employed part time with IPS Meteostar, a meteorological software firm. I test the software for meteorological integrity as well as for software bugs.

Meteorology is my passion. I love weather beyond comprehension and chase storms as much as possible. While I still consider myself an amateur storm chaser, I enjoy it more than anything else in the world. There's just something about being out there, in the presence of a monsterous storm that completely humbles you and provides an intimate, spiritual connection with the world. For me, it's like feeling at home. I don't know how else to explain it. I don't want to limit my interest to chasing, though, as I enjoy all types of weather and the less spine-tingling corners of meteorology.

Music is a second passion of mine. I enjoy listening to, playing, and composing music. A more detailed description of my musical passion can be found to the left, under music. I have tons of other interests, which include, but are not limited to: sports (playing/watching football, baseball, basketball, hockey ... ESPECIALLY CHICAGO sports ... Bears, Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks), auto racing, driving, cartography, geography, geology, other geosciences, astronomy and cosmology, theoretical physics, politics, religion, theology and spirituality, world cultures and languages, history, and philosophy. I also enjoy photography, writing, and outdoor activities like running and hiking. I also spend a lot of time in the kitchen; cooking, experimenting, and of course eating.
I'm generally a pretty optimistic person, sometimes naïvely optimistic, but you live and learn. I don't ever want to stop learning and I've set many goals for my life, some lofty, but others entirely attainable. I'd love to have a family of my own some day soon as well as a job that I love. I have no delusion or desire to be extremely wealthy, but comfortable would be nice! I would love to be able to travel as much as possible and really, to most everywhere in the world.

The most important thing in my life is my family. I've been absolutely blessed to grow up in such a supportive environment free of really any sort of dysfunction. I suppose that is rather rare and I'm thankful every day for it. How I was blessed to be born into such an amazing group of people is beyond me. I'm also blessed with an amazing group of friends. I couldn't imagine having anything better.