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About Me

Hello! I am a large, happy young geezer, SBM, no children, no ex-wives. I'm a Seattle native and a typical Leo, though probably more introverted than most people realize. My Keirsey test marks me as ENTJ: "Field Marshal". I enjoy motorcycles (I have two), websurfing, going to movies, dancing, computer gaming, live music, good beer and just hanging out. I play bass in a local rock band called "Blue Star Creeper". (We have a profile here on MySpace). If you want to know more, just ask!

My Interests

I'm down with the UTMC, PNW/Washington Riders, SunTzu Soundsystem, Metafilter and Metachat. Pho Bac, Thai Food, pan fried dumplings, Jay's brisket and Frito's pull pork, sci-fi and dark fantasy novels, updating my weblog, exchanging ideas, photography, drinks in bars, dancing, meeting new people, beer, tequila and vodka, making and buying music, lemon bars, photoshop and Motorcyles, Motorcycles, Motorcycles!

I'd like to meet:

Interesting, interested People!

Music:

Pretty much anything, 'cept boring R&B and mainstream hip-hop. I mostly listen to alt & post-punk, reggae, ska, dub, power pop and jazz. I also have a soft spot for Mariachi. Magazine, The Chameleons, Killing Joke, The Clash, Massive Attack, Portishead, Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem, Radiohead, Bad Religion, Echo & The Bunnymen, Motorhead, Voyager One, Lee Perry, Wire, Tackhead, The Chambers Brothers, Television, Van Halen, Morrissey, The American Music Club and King Tubby, Wynonie Harris, Elbow and TED EFFIN' LEO (AKA GOD) for example.

Movies:

I like anything that's quirky, weird, compelling, sick or just plain wrong. Dead Man, The House of Yes, Lost Highway, Donnie Darko, The King of Comedy, Apocolypse Now, There's Something About Mary, Harold and Maude, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Wizard of Oz, 16 Candles, Kingpin

Television:

I don't watch much TV, though Cindy is nice enough to Tivo BSG and Heroes for me.

Books:

Anything weird, funny or moving: James Morrow, Irvie Welsh, William Gibson, Hunter S. Thompson, Hiruki Murakami, Nicholson Baker, Pat Conroy, Chuck Palahniuk

Heroes:

My buddy Chad, my younger brother Jason, my friends Stu, Tess, Oani and Frito.

My Blog

Cold...

When I was younger and more foolhardy, I would opine that I could handle cold and wet, but not at the same time.Now that I'm older and have weird hairs growing in places they didn't useta, I've also f...
Posted by Goat of the West on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:26:00 PST

Thanksgiving

Dang...how the time flies. We're coasting towards the end of the year and there's still a lot of action left on the old calendar. Thanksgiving. Orphanz Thanksgiving. Birthdays. Solstice Parties and pe...
Posted by Goat of the West on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:14:00 PST

The Sword in the Stone

So here we are, another star with out a car - you're gonna make it Each bit of rot to its own slot, the cheapest shot was saying I faked it And if that's all you make of your time Then I'm not wast...
Posted by Goat of the West on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:39:00 PST

Good News...Finally.

So one of my friends...actually one of my close friends asked me to be her roommate last week. We've been thinking about it over the last few days, trying to head off any potential trouble spots, but ...
Posted by Goat of the West on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:00:00 PST

Post Flood Status...

Well,I met with my roommates last night. Ryan decided that he'd take the plunge and move into a new place and signed a six-month lease. He's planning to take the summer off from school and bum around ...
Posted by Goat of the West on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:07:00 PST

Work...!

After getting laid off almost three months ago, I've gotten a new job! I'm really psyched!I've been employed in some form since I left high school 21 years ago. Time off is a good thing, but broke, fr...
Posted by Goat of the West on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:39:00 PST

Left and Leaving (The Weakerthans)

My city's still breathing (but barely it's true) through buildings gone missing like teeth. The sidewalks are watching me think about you, sparkled with broken glass. I'm back with scars to show. Back...
Posted by Goat of the West on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:49:00 PST

Killer tunage...Moldy Oldy

I Misunderstood Richard Thompson lyrics Artist: Richard Thompson Album: Rumor and Sigh Year: 1991 Title: I Misunderstood Print Correct She said "Darling I'm in love with your...
Posted by Goat of the West on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:34:00 PST

GotW

Goat of the WestHe has played his biggest part His country took him to his heart The latest episode on the world wide screen And it's the worst one I've ever seen It's so funny Did you see what ...
Posted by Goat of the West on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:05:00 PST

Swapped!

Made some changes on the Top 8. Most of you won't care (which is good), but thought I'd try something different. And since I recently ran into my friend Heather, who I have known since 1988, I thought...
Posted by Goat of the West on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:26:00 PST