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Yosef

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About Me

I like ninjas, calamata olives, teaching, riding my motorcycle, taking Zeus to the park, traveling (domestic and international), playing and watching sports and going out or hanging out with friends. I like music, movies, and good food and company. Zeus (see Figure 1) is good company.

Figure 1. Good company.

Check out this T-shirt I designed. It's obviously pretty sweet if you're half white, half Asian! I hope I win!

My Interests

Taking my dog to the park so he can play with your mom and all the other doggies, mom jokes, going out downtown, or just hanging out with friends at someone's house. College football is the best sport on the planet.

Buckeyes, motorcycling, dinner and a movie, going out on the town, watching a DVD, and playing sports are just swell.

I'd like to meet:

Your mom (see Figure 2). No really, people who like to go out and have fun, occasionally play or watch sports, and can still have fun staying at home. Music and movies and reading and traveling and stuff.

Figure 2. Your mom.

Music:

Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, RATM, NIN, Green Day, Radiohead, Weezer, late '80's / early '90's hip hop (old school baby!) like Public Enemy, RunDMC, Ice Cube, Snoop, Dre, Tribe Called Quest, etc. More recently, Foo Fighters. More recently still started enjoying Queens of the Stone Age, Strokes, Hives, Flaming Lips, Grandaddy, Distillers, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Killers. Most recently, Bloc Party, Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys (ear candy, I know, but it's fun), Silversun Pickups. There are many others but those listed here are the more significant ones....

Movies:

Love action movies and epic and good war movies and comedies. Can't stand horror flicks (because they're usually stupid and they never seem very scary to me). Scarface, Braveheart, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Good Fellas, Old School, Half Baked, Dumb and Dumber, Van Wilder, the entire Bourne series.

Television:

Just HBO, movies and sports. I don't typically watch any prime time shows and I get my news from other sources.

Books:

None recently, but I like some fantasy, science fiction, and Stephen King occasionally. I want to read some Al Franken and Michael Moore books.

Heroes:

"WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO!" -Tina Turner (talking about sandwiches, perhaps?)

My Blog

Terrorist watch list update: letter finally received from TSA, scanned and displayed here.

Check this out.  Pretty cryptic, eh?  So, am I off the list or not?  What records were adjusted?  Hmmm... ...
Posted by Yosef on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:56:00 PST

I am on the terrorist watch list.

Yes, it's true. I found out in September as I tried to use an automated kiosk at the airport to obtain my boarding pass that I'm on it.  The lady at the counter told me when I went to go "confirm...
Posted by Yosef on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:08:00 PST

Cleaning house...

I love people and meeting new people and all, but I recently cleaned some serious myspace.com house.  I had 92 "friends".  I now have 67.  Basically, if I don't actually know you, or I ...
Posted by Yosef on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:25:00 PST

UK MP going off on his interviewer on Skynews...very entertaining!

  You really have to watch this. Sky News is the British affiliate of Fox News. It's also owned by Rupert Murdoch. This chap just smokes this interviewer, accusing her of bias and not backing dow...
Posted by Yosef on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:01:00 PST

US media bias on Middle East reporting and the Israeli lobby

US media bias on Middle East reporting and the Israeli lobby this is a really really good one.  please view it if you haven't already seen it elsewhere.  it basically backs up a lot of ...
Posted by Yosef on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:57:00 PST

Why is the Middle East the way it is and what is our role?

My first blog in some time...this is a short one.  I'm just providing some links.  They are very interesting and informative, and if you want to truly understand the American-Israeli-Arab si...
Posted by Yosef on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:27:00 PST

Some more pics, yo!

Me, my sis Dina, my dog... Mmmmm...beer. Mmmmm...nipple. Do you like zee byramidz? (believe it or not, I actually snapped this one myself) Me, Kim, Omar... Wha? ...
Posted by Yosef on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Check this out!! Sooo funny...

This is pretty damn funny...  Certainly not as accurate as they claim, but hilarious!!   http://www.crush007.com/love.cgi?id=1100827702ttt  ...
Posted by Yosef on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

In case you're curious...

Republicans are scary. Democrats are pussies. I'm obviously not a Republican. I'm also not a Democrat. I'm not a lefty. I'm not a righty. I choose to think. I agree with a few things on both si...
Posted by Yosef on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Yosef's Top Ten Things to Do if Bush Wins (not necessarily recommended -- just possibilities)

10. Find a way to kill off mass quantities of brain cells so you can actually start believing what Bush says. It'll make life easier. Ignorance, after all, is bliss.9. Cry.8. Prepare to bomb another c...
Posted by Yosef on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST