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About Me

Hockey Player, Law Student, Artist, Writer, Video Gamer, Idealist. Random facts about me: any liquid tastes better to me if it's in a plastic cup; I play ice hockey for the University of Florida Gators, and I always need to put on my left skate first; I have a 2007 black Pontiac G6 GT hard-top convertible with a totally hot interior; my favorite city in the world is London (previously, Paris); I've drawn myself more than any other person or thing; my favorite song of all time is "Bring me to Life" by Evanescence"; my parents are Cuban; the movie that has most had an impact upon my life is "The Mighty Ducks" because it pushed me to get off my ass and start playing hockey; I've made out with a European girl under the Eiffel Tower; my favorite color is blue; I've gotten three traffic tickets in my life; I smoked weed for the first time when I was 24 (stop laughing!); in most of my pictures I look to my right (it's my good side); I once was so drunk I passed out on a street corner in Rome (and recently in a Dave & Buster's...don't ask); I hate dolphins -they are way too optimistic; I was almost arrested in a foreign country; my favorite movie is Jurassic Park; I once gave a speech at the United Nations in New York in front of five-thousand people about patent relaxation on pharmaceuticals as a means for poverty eradication in Africa (I moved the crowd to tears...or not); My favorite time period is the mid 1930's through the mid 1940's, I deeply believe in things that probably don't exist (such as aliens, Atlantis, and true love); my first major in college was astrophysics; my longest relationship was three and a half years; I have both a Playstation 3 and a Nintendo Wii; I've actually sung "Sweet Home Alabama" while in Alabama; my favorite hockey player of all time is John Vanbiesbrouck (who???); I had a dog named Beethoven who passed away; I once took my Playstation Portable to a club in Gainesville and people lined up on the dance floor to play it; in my first semester of college I did research for NASA on discovering extra-solar planets in eclipsing binary star systems (yeh, just the sound of that shit is worthy of a Nobel Prize...lol); my favorite thing to eat is steak; the former chairman of the Democratic Party told me that I was the future of the party; I write poetry when I'm depressed; I can't spell the word "resteraunt" (see what I mean); my favorite plant/tree/green thing is bamboo; I don't trust clowns; penguins are my favorite birds; my number one saying is "fuckin 'aye bro"; I've never read a Harry Potter book; I was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach; I've been to four national capitals (London, Paris, Rome, and Amsterdam) but never to Washington D.C.; my favorite number is 5...

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My Interests

Hockey (which I play), Foreign Films, Art in general (drawing, painting), Video Games, Politics, Literature and Writing, Theater, Comic Books, Academia, Astronomy and the Universe, Photography, Arizona Green Tea (not diet, that shit blows), Travel, Reading

Movies:

ChungKing Express, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Batman (89), Jurassic Park, Paris Je T'Aime, Citizen Kane, The Matrix, Interview with the Vampire, The Rocketeer, Malena, Amelie, Ghostbusters, A Night @ the Roxburry, Goodnight and Goodluck, The Lost City, The Thomas Crown Affair, Casshern, Hero, The Downfall, Batman Returns, The Good German, BattleStar Galactica, The Third Man, Hackers, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Gladiator, Zoolander, Cowboy Bebop:The Movie, The Interpreter, Boogie Nights, Fight Club, Star Wars:The Empire Strikes Back, JFK, Star Trek:First Contact, Mystery Men, Mystery Alaska, Miracle, The Mighty Ducks, Goodbye Lenin, Star Wars:A New Hope, Ghostbusters 2, Ed Wood, Braveheart, Shakespeare In Love, The Contender, The Hunt For Red October, The Sum of all Fears, Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves, Merlin, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Contact, Hook, Back to the Future Trilogy, Pirates of the Carribean Trilogy, The Wizard, Ghost in the Shell, Batman Begins, American Pie, The Girl in the Cafe, 2046, Enemy at the Gates, Enter the Dragon, Gattaca, Shaun of the Dead, Dune, Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, Mission Impossible Trilogy, King Kong (06), District B-13, An Inconvenient Truth, Superman Returns, The Departed, Syriana, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Bobby, The Battle of Algiers, Oceans 11, 12, and 13, The Prestige, Catch Me If You Can, Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte Des Loups)

Television:

Seinfeld, Battlestar Galactica, Rome, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office (both UK and U.S. Versions), Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lost, Little Britain, Cowboy Bebop, Batman:The Animated Series, Star Trek:TOS, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, NoWhere Man, The History Channel, Political TV in general, CNN, the BBC, The Batman, The Simpsons, X-Play, NHL Center Ice, Discovery Channel

Books:

The Lais of Marie De France, The Hobbit, Kingdom Come (Alex Ross), Freedom of Speech (Barendt), The War of the Worlds, Consilience:The Unity of Knowledge, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Smith of Wooton Major, Star Trek:The Next Generation Section 31-Rogue, Of Paradise and Power, Imagining Miami: Ethnic Politics in Post-Modern America, Anthem, The Prince

Heroes:

"The Robin Hood of modern folk-mythology is a creature built up, generation by generation, to meet the needs and desires of his audience. Robin Hood's shadow stretches across the centuries and tells us much about our changing understanding of order, honor, and justice."

My Blog

Rob the Poet.....

"Man, there's no way Rob can be MORE of a fag". That's what y'all think to yourselves from time to time. But just when you thought Rob couldn't possibly be any gayer, you find this out: Rob is now an ...
Posted by R is for Rob on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:26:00 PST

When is the Hover Board coming out?

My roommates and I were discussing this very serious topic the other night when we were as high as Mt. Everest. Remember the Hover Board from Back to the Future II and III? Don't you remember all the...
Posted by R is for Rob on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:52:00 PST

Amsterdam: Impressions and "Red Light District" Poem

"The Red Light District" by Robert Jimenez Amazed. The moment you enter you know... You just know... Here there are no limits. Whatever your heart desires- You will find it in this place. Walk along ...
Posted by R is for Rob on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:21:00 PST

Poem: London Nights

"London Nights" by Robert R. Jimenez The Incredible Lights: They flash all around us. Here we are... Amidst it all! The Wonder, The Splendor, The Luxury. We're turning heads across town. Our Style, ...
Posted by R is for Rob on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:17:00 PST

My favorite poem of all time...

This is my favorite poem of all time, which I was exposed to in my eighth grade english class. It has been my favorite ever since... "OPPORTUNITY"by: Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) THIS I...
Posted by R is for Rob on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:31:00 PST

Burger King served pot burgers to cops

Burger King served pot burgers to copsALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) -- Two police officers sued Burger King Corp., claiming they were served hamburgers that had been sprinkled with marijuana.The lawsui...
Posted by R is for Rob on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:23:00 PST

Displaced Civilians in Iraq

An Iraqi little girl pumps water at a refugee camp in Baghdad.BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes to escape the war and escalating sectarian violence in Iraq,...
Posted by R is for Rob on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:35:00 PST

Hunger in North Korea: The World's Punishment for Nuclear Aspirations

The Security Council (herein "S.C.") of the United Nations (which consists of five permanent members -U.S., U.K., China, France, Russia- and ten non-permanent members elected from the body of the Gene...
Posted by R is for Rob on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:42:00 PST

The Cold Equations: United Nations stats that will AMAZE you!

Every year, the United Nations Human Development Report looks for a new way to measure the lives of people. Putting aside faceless statistics like per capita gross domestic product or export-import fi...
Posted by R is for Rob on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:14:00 PST

The Angry Panda

BEIJING, China (AP) -- A drunken Chinese tourist bit a panda at the Beijing Zoo after the animal attacked him when he jumped into the enclosure and tried to hug it, state media said Wednesday.Zhang Xi...
Posted by R is for Rob on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:20:00 PST