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J. Michael

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About Me

An artist and dreamer trying to live by the Good Word. Originally from New Jersey, I'm an FX artist, writer, bladesmith, welder, sculptor, and a maker of things out of other things which are different from the things they used to be... I love friends, nature, books, small miracles, animals, movies, solitude and company, soulmates, beautiful girls, automobiles, reading, writing, learning, Dictionaries and Thesauri- especially old ones, most of the reference section, scary things, metal things, dark things, old things, cool shit, thrift stores, garage sales, swap meets, lounges, one-on-one conversations, honest people. I don't like phony people, fighting, heartbreakers, cheaters, liars, thieves, or anyone or anything blatanly dishonest. I try not to hate anything . I try to be myself every moment and trust my decisions and desires, as long as they're not directly hurting anyone or anything or breaking any laws... the good ones. I also like chocolate and cat-people and bugs and prophetic dreams and the snooze button and the number 37 and icecream and black and God and chinchillas and snuggling and trees and George Carlin and Mitch Hedburg and coconut and meditation and kiwi fruit and lasagna and south park and friendly people and the sound those non-slip bath mats with the hundreds of little suction cups on the bottom make when you pull them up really fast.
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My Interests

MOVIES- horror and fantasy first but everything else too, reading, dark art especially H.R. Giger, making things, pursuing what I want, CREATING my future (it happens NOW), ALWAYS focusing on faith and hope and optimism, praying, motivating and encouraging people- especially strangers, taking long drives to nowhere, sculpting, carving, drawing, designing, metal fabrication, automotive customization, life and living in it...

...and this thing
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I'd like to meet:

Jesus (I think...), all of my favorite authors and filmmakers- especially Clive Barker (again) and C.S. Lewis, Steven Spielberg, H.R. Giger, Roger Waters (or any of the Floyds), Sting, Shel Silverstein, George Carlin, Sean Connery, M.C. Escher. ...are they all in my extended network?

Music:

Pink Floyd***, Sting**, Zero7**, Crystal Method**, Portishead**, Ani Difranco*, Erykah Badu*, Tom Petty, Linkin Park*, The Roots*, Sarah Mclachlan*, Morcheeba*, NiN, Megadeath, Metallica, Casting Crowns*, The Newsboys*, 3rd Day*, Jars of Clay**, Supertramp*, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, India Arie, Primus*, Soul Coughing**, Rage Against The Machine, Stevie Wonder*, Curtis Mayfield*, Groove Armada, Enya, Enigma**, Digable Planets, Lenny Kravitz*, Alice in Chains**, De La Soul, Coldplay**, Seal, Mercury Rev*, Bent**, Thievery Corporation, Explosions in the Sky**, Bonobo, Massive Attack*, etc., songs that make the sky move, anything not punk or country.

Movies:

List of the greatest, not in order of preference; Matrix trilogy, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Magnolia, all Cohen Brothers- Fargo, Raising Arizona, Big Labowski, O' Brother Where Art Thou; Labrynth, The Dark Chrystal, Alien, Aliens, 3, Ressurrection, The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead 2, The Terminator series, The Abyss, Die Hard series, Tombstone, The Unforgiven, Kill Bill series, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, SOUTH PARK, Northfork, Swingers, Made, all Monty Python, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, earlier Stephen King- Cujo, Pet Semetary, Carrie, Cat's eye; Austin Powers series, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, 3 O'clock High, all the Indiana Jones movies, Legend, Once Were Warriors, Being John Malkovich, The Cell, Life is Beautiful, The Princess Bride, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Poltergeist, The Exorcist, Dune, Spaceballs, Dogma, Galaxy Quest, The Amityville Horror, Risky Business, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Liar Liar, The Neverending Story, Edward Scissorhands, Four Rooms, The Golden Child, Heat, Goddfellas, Donnie Brasco, Dumb and Dumber, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, High Tension, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, to be perpetually continued...

Television:

Too busy to watch these days, but I'm madly in love with South Park and have most of the seasons on DVD. Honorable mentions- Mr. Bean, Seinfeld, Simpsons, Discovery Channel, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office (bbc), Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, King of Queens.

Books:

Not in order of preference: Clive Barker- Weaveworld, The Great and Secret Show, Imajica, Abarat; Gabriel Garcia Marquez- One Hundred Years of Solitude, Collected Short Stories; C.S. Lewis- Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters; Catherine Ponder- The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity; Rick Warren- The Purpose Driven Life; Robert R. Mccammon- Swan Song; Shel Silverstein- The Giving Tree, Where The Sidewalk Ends; Anne Rice- entire Lestat series and all Vampire Chronicles; Robert Heinlein- Stranger in a Strange Land; Stephen King- IT, Insomnia, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon; J.K. Rowling- the Harry Potter series; Dean Koontz- Watchers, Door to December, Intensity; Dictionaries; Thesauri; The Bible; to be perpetually continued...

Heroes:

Jesus, Clive Staples Lewis

My Blog

Zeitgeist lies about Jesus Christ

This was supposed to be just a continuation of the dialogue Ozz and I began in the comments of my last blog.  But I ended up finding so much information, I realized it had to stand on its own, as...
Posted by J. Michael on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:15:00 PST

The Zeitgeist Lie

The Zeitgeist Lie Terrorism in a New Package              Many thanks to all the helping-friendly individuals who put this anarchist’s wet ...
Posted by J. Michael on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:31:00 PST

I really dont like saying this....

I think I'm losing my interest in marriage... I used to want to get married, for as long as I can remember.  Now I just kinda want to want to get married.  I don't think we're equi...
Posted by J. Michael on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:38:00 PST

Silver Pendant Descriptions

Hello ALL!      In lieu of a web page, please find below all the details of my swifty expanding line of solid sterling silver pendants that couldn't be crammed into ...
Posted by J. Michael on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:23:00 PST

He just gave me a moment...

I almost died at work yesterday.  It was my own fault- using the lathe wearing a baggy, un-tucked t-shirt&I got too close and sure enough, the fucker got wrapped around the steel bar I was turnin...
Posted by J. Michael on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:53:00 PST

Any good girls left?

What happened to the time when females wanted relationships? My recent experiences have revealed that many girls just want to get laid.  Men aren't the only players anymore.  The last two gi...
Posted by J. Michael on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:34:00 PST

Big Bastards

      I'm presently feeling a real need to confess to anyone who reads this how fucked up I am.  I'm feeling really guilty right now because I notice that with every pass...
Posted by J. Michael on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:04:00 PST

The Purpose of Life, according to Rick Warren

This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren , "Purpose Driven Life " author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick...
Posted by J. Michael on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:23:00 PST