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About Me

I've finally succumb to the peer pressure of seeing everyone else make a profile so without further ado... Welcome to your one stop .. source for all things related to Van. Sit back, relax, and enjoy! I don't plan on updating this regularly or checking this out often, but feel free to leave a message if you're a spectre from the past whose happened to find me. Pointless nostalgia is always fun.

My Interests

Different sports I guess... like tennis, night-time volleyball, ultimate frisbee, walkie-taggie (illegal night-time freeze tag), normandy ball, basketball, football... oh yeah, and I'm a computer nerd (which is BAD!)Oh yeah, I surf now too! Isn't that crazy?

I'd like to meet:

If you remember me from long ago, feel free to leave a message... it'll be a fun surprise. It's always interesting to see people you haven't seen in ages or find out what's going on with anyone I've ever had any contact with. And if I don't know you then um... yeah, sure, you can go ahead and leave a message too... that's what trashcans were invented for!

Music:

I'm not much of a techno or rap guy, so I guess I'm pretty much cool with whatever else. Oh yeah, and I still have a soft spot in my heart for Yanni.

Movies:

I don't watch that many movies... and horror movies suck. Movies that would probably be on my top 10 in no particular order would include: Forrest Gump, Black Hawk Down, The Last Samurai, Princess Mononoke... I can't really think up that many more.

Television:

I don't watch much TV at all, and what I do watch... mostly cartoons. I've never grown out of it. The Simpsons is still passably amusing, although the older episodes are pure gold. Family Guy offers short-lasting, stupid yet sweet humor. Recess is a classic show. King of the Hill is probably the most mature show I watch. Teen Titans is also awesome... I was pretty upset when they cancelled it. Other than that... if I'm bored and on the couch I frequent the Food Network, Commedy Central, ABCFamily (Thank God the original TGIF lineup is still alive and well somewhere on Cable TV), and all the cartoon channels... ALL of them... well, actually just MOST of them (and what the heck happened to Batman Beyond?! You can't even find it on cable! ) I recently added Lost, 24, and The Office into the mix. The Office is awesome.

Books:

I'm not an avid reader, but some great books include... Give Me a Break by John Stossel (Non-Fiction), The Ten Things You Can't Say in America by Larry Elder (Non-fiction), The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and Sphere by Micheal Crichton... A shallow list for a shallow mind. UPDATE: I've recently started actually buying books cause I have too much free time at my work. Right Turns by Michael Medved is pretty entertaining if you're into that kind of stuff. Freakonomics by Stephen Levitt is also really interesting.

Heroes:

I'm gonna go ahead and go with a typical corny and fake answer. So without further ado, my hero... Jesus (The GREATEST SUPER HERO OF THEM ALL!)

My Blog

Andy Tang: April 3, 1983 - December 17, 2006

Andy Tang died today, roughly 4 hours after we had our last conversation. One of my best friends is gone. I was blessed to have had such a loyal friend. It's strange that I would find myself so attatc...
Posted by Van on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:48:00 PST

The Moral Bankruptcy of 'World Opinion'

I liked some of the points made in this piece. Although I don't agree with all of it, I there was a lot there are many valid points contained within this piece that I have never thought of. I boldened...
Posted by Van on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:27:00 PST

Economic and Social Libertarianism

Since I'm on a blog posting frenzy, I thought it'd be good to post something that's mostly non-religious in nature, although the end of this essay does mention God (This statement was to address those...
Posted by Van on Tue, 02 May 2006 11:57:00 PST

Christianity and War

This is more commentary that I found particularly interesting because it relates to a gray area of Christianity. I've always felt that it's okay to defend oneself and that war was not always a immoral...
Posted by Van on Mon, 01 May 2006 04:04:00 PST

Moral Relativity

Just posting another relgious-themed article from one of the most interesting columnists I have ever read. It's interesting if you ever think about this kind of stuff, but it's pretty dry if you don't...
Posted by Van on Mon, 01 May 2006 03:57:00 PST

The Irony of the Intelligent Believer

This is an article about spirituality and intelligence. I posted it up because I think it really summed up a lot of my own beliefs into words so well. It's an interesting read if you've got nothing be...
Posted by Van on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:47:00 PST

The Value of Life

The following is just a response to an opinion piece regarding abortion, that I thought was really intelligently stated. I wish I had the original editorial to post up too. Oh well... (EDIT: Special t...
Posted by Van on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:39:00 PST