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I am here for Friends

About Me

"Who am I? Why am I here?"
-- Admiral Stockdale, 1992 Vice-Presidential Debate
Yes Admiral, you ask the questions that everyone wants to know. Some trek to the remote mountains and seek enlightenment from a yogi, but personally I don't trust bears who steal pic-a-nic baskets.
The real questions are not who I am (who I am is me) or why I am here (why am I here is simply to confound and entertain), but they are "Why would people actually choose to listen to Britney Spears?" and "If a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich attacked you, what pants would you be wearing?" Think about it... it's a very intense internal debate.
As you can see, seriousness and me don't get along. I can "do" serious if I need to, but luckily I don't really need to that often. I would much rather crack a joke and raise an eyebrow. It's my firm and unyielding belief that there's enough crap in the world to make you furrow your brow and frown, but only the true friends in your life will attempt to make jackasses out of themselves for your personal amusment. It's that friend that I try to be. Just got dumped by your significant other? We'll get booze, commiserate, and spread nasty rumours regarding their fondness for sheared sheep. Just lost a job? We'll sneak to that building after hours and moon the security cameras. Basically, it's all about the smiles folks.So that's me... hopefully that answered some of your questions. Of course if one of your questions was "If you were travelling at the speed of light and then farted, would you go faster or just blow your intestines out your nose?" then I guess I didn't answer that one. Sorry. If you need more information that that, well... to quote a rasslin' cowboy: "Sorry about your damn luck."

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Celebrities: Stephen King, Joss Whedon, George Lucas, Brad Paisley, and Tom Hanks. Why? Well King and Whedon are just geniuses, in my opinion. King is utterly prolific and really affected my writing style. Whedon? Pretty much anything he writes, I'll watch. Lucas, while not the most incredible of writers, the man is a thinker. He is alone responsible for a multi-billion dollar industry (also known as STAR WARS) which continues to inspire kids today... 30 years after it originally came out. Paisley is a funny bastard who has really got me enjoying country music and Tom Hanks can do it all. Plus, he seems like a really nice guy.
People in General: I guess pretty much anyone who's interesting enough that I can talk to for a bit and not feel the urge to kill myself.

My Blog

Jobs, Work, Careers

It's funny that this is the next category (yes, I am writing 1 BLOG entry per category. Why? Who gives a shit?! It is giving you something to read, isn't it?) when I just submitted my application for ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:14:00 GMT

Goals, Plans, Hopes

So... like, what are you guys's hopes and dreams?Every time I look at this category marker, I am reminded of that first, awkward conversation that Drew Barrymore's character has in the movie Never Bee...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:48:00 GMT

Games

I was part of the Atari generation. I remember waking up early to sit in the den next to my parents' bedroom and using that joystick (yes, boys and girls, the phallic object with a single orange butto...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:54:00 GMT

Friends

Okay, I'll admit it: I'm very blessed. I always have been. No matter where I've been in my life, I've had some tremendous friends to keep me straight along the way. Sure, I've fucked up more times ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:54:00 GMT

Food and Restaurants

So here's a question: When the whole purpose of your job rests on the production and presentation of food and drink, if the food itself is good, but the presentation blows, did you do your job correct...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:07:00 GMT

Fashion, Style, Shopping

I usually use the retort "No, I am straight" when I'm asking if I know how bad my shoes look. Why? Because I really don't give a damn about fashion. I mean, really. I know what feels good and I have a...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:08:00 GMT

Dreams and the Supernatural

I had a crazy-ass dream the other night. See, there was this little tiff between an administrator and a part-time instructor where I work late last week which bled over into early this week. No violen...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:37:00 GMT

Blogging

I've actually been quite prolific on the subject of BLOGging in my past. I've discussed the reasons I started, the reasons I continue, and the arguments / discussions I've had with people in my parent...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:29:00 GMT

Automotive

Okay... maybe it's because I beat the shit out of my car on the way out and back to Wisconsin, but I'm noticing that my car is starting to wheeze a bit. The starter died BEFORE the trip, so I got that...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:38:00 GMT

Art and Photography

I've been jonesing to hit a museum lately. I don't care if it's the Delaware Art Museum or The Philadelphia Art Museum or the MoMA... I just want to go. I remember when I was a kid taking classes at t...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:35:00 GMT