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About Me

THINGS I AM THAT ARE PERMANENT: I am a Cancer. I am left-handed. I am an only child. I am a punk (who doesn't dress the part). I am a skeptic. I see the glass as half-empty AND half-full. I must question absolutely everything. I must learn about absolutely everything. My politics are progressive. I am an agnostic. I am fascinated by mathematics, geology, physics and astronomy. I am a musician. More specifically, I am a bass guitarist, I am a guitarist, I am a drummer. I have a love of traveling, especially on tour playing music, that simply cannot be quenched. I overreact when I really shouldn't. I underreact when I really should. I am emotional, yet, to those who don't know me, I can appear quite the opposite. I get bored easily - yet - I can easily be convinced that something is quite interesting. If you have a passion that just cannot be faked - I don't care what it is - I will probably be attracted to you as a human being.THINGS THAT I AM NOW THAT I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN: I am 33. I am single. I have 2 cats. I live in a small apartment in Bethpage, NY. I have a Masters degree in mathematics that I do not use. I have worked as a paralegal for a decade and have no interest in having a law degree. I have tried to leave bitterness & anger behind - and allow the younger generation to hold onto those emotions - I just can't do it anymore. ..

My Interests

That I love my family (as small as it is) and my friends should go without saying. I am certainly interested in them. I am a music addict. I got bit by the poker bug - and as long as it continues to be a (somewhat low-paying) part-time job, I'll continue playing, I guess. I like reading, but I don't do it often enough. I like movies...no specific genre, I'm pretty easy that way. NetFlix has been an excellent investment.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who can allow me to see beauty where I do not currently see it.

Music:

Heavy stuff - punk rock & metal. Classic rock. Prog rock. Jazz. Fusion. Heck - even some classical. You want a specific list? OK.... Black Flag, The Minutemen, Husker Du, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan, Yes, Kansas, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sun Ra, The Residents, Berlioz, Mussorgsky.I play guitar for Two Man Advantage. I have played bass in the Hudson Falcons and the Judas Iscariot and quite a few other bands as well.

Movies:

I like it all. Not a huge fan of big, glossy, predictable, CGI, Hollywood, MTV-inspired "blockbusters". Give me a good story any day. I enjoy old, silent, black & white films. I enjoy films by Woody Allen, Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, Werner Herzog, and Stanley Kubrick.Currently watching: Way Down East.

Television:

Not much. I seem to watch the Daily Show when I can. I am a news junkie - so I've been known to watch C-Span, much to the dismay of anyone I happen to be sitting next to at that moment.

My Blog

Don’t be a dick

Yesterday I'm at the deli counter at the local supermarket standing behind some woman who seemed to only want to give the lady behind the counter a hard time. The woman working the counter could...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:43:00 PST

4th Annual Octavia G. Padilla tribute blog

Thank you for reading.I know I don’t "blog" too often...but on the anniversary of Octavia’s death - I’ve promised myself to write something...even if not directly about her - somethi...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:29:00 PST

I killed Tony! I killed Merv!

I'm sure this type of stuff happens to all of us. It happened to me last week - so I'm sharing.Early last week, i was getting a cup of coffee, and some guy who works in the building somewhere was wea...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:13:00 PST

Octavia Padilla - 3 years gone

Today - March 19, 2007, is the 3rd anniversary of the death of Octavia G. Padilla. I'm not going to use this entry to eulogize - I did that last year & that blog is still available for readi...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:24:00 PST

2MA video

Mark Foster, good friend of 2MA, and director of the 2MA documentary, "69 Minutes of Fame", put together a great video for our song "Hockey Night in Canada" (not yet actually released anywhere). Check...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:22:00 PST

Two Man Advantage/Supreme Commander split 7" (finally)

from 2MA HQ:http://www.TwoManAdvantage.com/http://www.myspace.com/Two ManAdvantageHockey fans!!!April 11, 2006 - next Tuesday - marks the first new 2MA music to hit the street in...well....fucking year...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:16:00 PST

2 years away from us: Octavia Padilla - 1973-2004

It was almost 2 years ago this very day....in this very place (sitting in front of my parents' computer) where I had my final contact with Octavia G. Padilla. She was my friend, then my girlfriend, th...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:13:00 PST

Kill Your Idols

This coming Sunday - 1/1/06 - Two Man Advantage is playing the Kill Your Idols 10th anniversary show at CB's. Kill Your Idols - the guys & the band - have meant a lot to me over the years - and a...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:48:00 PST

introducing my TOP 8

I finally went & selected 8 of my "friends" to be in the Top 8. An interesting process. I mean - no pressure when it's random. No one can complain & say - "Hey! Why did...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:13:00 PST

trip to Newport

We were almost defeated. Kristy had made us plans to go camping this past weekend up in Barryville, NY (along the Delaware River). She's a pro - I would have been a rookie. "What, Je...
Posted by Stegasaurus Weathervane on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST