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Shawn

Crack is ok, but coke comes in cherry flavor!

About Me

Born and raised in Drexel Hill, I was only able to escape for about 4 years when I went to Boston for college. Rather than going for something worthwhile, I pursued a history degree at Northeastern...then went for another one at Temple. Now I work in the bearing industry. Go figure. I come from a big Irish family, with six younger brothers, and what seems like thousands of cousins, uncles and aunts. It gets a little crowded, but there are always drinking buddies around.I travel as much as I can, which is not as much as I want. I have been to a lot of different parts of the United States and Europe, and hope to add a number of more stamps to my passport in the next few years. I also try to keep active without looking like too much of an ass. Unfortunately the sad state of my flag and touch football teams makes that real difficult to do.

My Interests

I do love the brew...but that is not my only thing. I am getting better on my rollerblades, as well as softball and football. Recently I even bought some hurly sticks! I love talking politics, regardless of the topic. I also like to travel: so far, I have been to Munich, Vienna, Prague, Ireland, England and all over the US. I am also a nut for all things Irish.

Music:

A little bit of everything: Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, System of a Down, Metallica, Guns n Roses, Eminem, Bruce Springstein, Outkast, Johnny Cash, Beatles, Alice in Chains, Everlast, Eric Clapton, and so on and so on...

Movies:

Fight Club, Michael Collins, Star Wars, Army of Darkness, Braveheart, Snatch, Gallipolli, Dumb & Dumber, 40 Year Old Virgin, Happy Gilmore, Old School, Big Leibowski, Almost Famous, Apocolypse Now, and Office Space, just to name a few.

Television:

The Office, My Name is Earl, Rescue Me, Flight of the Conchordes and Simpsons and Seinfeld reruns.

Books:

I try to read as much as I can. I just finished reading 1776, Crime and Punishment, Confederacy of Dunces, and the last of the Hitchhiker's Guide books. Right now I am reading Stranger Than Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk. And I got about 6 books for Christmas that will get read at some point.

Heroes:

Optimus Prime, He-Man, Snake Eyes, Green Lantern, and Han Solo