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About Me

I'm an F-16 Fighter Avionics maintainer in the Air Force. I'm stationed at Osan AB, ROK. I'm here for a year tour, then it's back to my previous duty station of Nellis AFB, NV. Emo/punk/hardcore type stuff is my mainstay, although I do listen to 311 and Jimmy Buffett. I'm a sarcastic asshole.
New edit: I figure it's about time I actually say something about myself on this thing. This is going to seem disjointed and rambling, so, I guess just deal with it.
I love music. Music is pretty much my life, aside from work, and I cannot live without it. Basic training was a bitch, I resorted to singing Thrice and Thursday songs in my head the entire time, even some Alkaline Trio songs out loud when we were doing stupid shit with no TI's around. I don't like rap or country, although I will admit to not minding Ludacris, some Eminem, and mc chris. I watch too much Friends and Family Guy, those shows make me laugh and feel somewhat normal. I don't give a shit about fashion, I wear what's comfortable and what I think looks good, which is usually inexpensive t-shirts, and comfortable shorts or cargo pants or jeans. I like photography, but I hardly have time for it anymore with the amount of time I spend at work. I'm in a band called Killing Madison. I'm the singer, my buddy Rob plays lead guitar, Brian plays rhythm, Chris Alvarado plays bass, and Nick plays drums. I write a lot of lyrics. I watch a ton of movies, and love some really obscure ones. I am really good at empathizing - I can feel what other people feel without much trouble. That's probably why I listen to the type of music I listen to and watch a lot of the movies I do - I prefer stuff I can relate to, and generally that doesn't include "fuck the government, fuck the police wah wah" type bullshit. I'm also the kind of person whose thoughts and actions are generally ruled by emotion - my mind might know what's wrong or right, but my heart overrules it, no matter how much I know in my head what I should or shouldn't be doing. I guess that's about it for now.
Oh, and I hate smiling in pictures, my smile always looks fake and mildly retarded.

My Interests

Music, the military, just chilling out drinking beer and smoking, photography, writing, driving. I love just driving around with no particular place to go, especially late at night. It's relaxing, and I get to listen to my music as loud as I want... Those were some of my favorite times back home, me and my best friend just riding around, smoking, rockin to the music, no destination in mind. Oh, and I love going to local shows.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who can manage to put me in my place. Anyone that can take a verbal beating and sling it right back. All in good nature.

Music:

Thursday, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, Mae, Anberlin, Saves The Day, Authority Zero, Funeral For A Friend, Bayside, Hawthorne Heights, Finch, 311, Jimmy Buffett, Ten Foot Pole, Pulley, Park, Emery, Farside, Anatomy of a Ghost, Hot Rod Circuit, Junction 18, The Misfits (old), Rancid, Silverstein, Waterdown, Bombshell Rocks, The Ataris (old stuff), Jimmy Eat World, Guttermouth, Ludacris, Eminem, The Lawrence Arms, Lifetime, Midtown, Pain, No Motiv, Millencolin, Death by Stereo, Reggie and the Full Effect, Social Distortion, MxPx (old stuff), Subsist, The Suicide Machines (old stuff), The Vandals (old stuff), Goldfinger, Refused, Dwarves, From Autumn to Ashes, Further Seems Forever, Less Than Jake, The Offspring (first two albums), A Newfound Glory (first album), Anti-Flag (old stuff), Autopilot Off, Motion City Soundtrack, Fallout Boy, Senses Fail, Static Lullaby, Yesterday's Rising, Brand New, Armor For Sleep, Alkaline Trio, Hey Mercedes, Matchbook Romance, Open Hand, Amber Pacific, Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Bouncing Souls, 88 Fingers Louie, Lagwagon, Yellowcard, The Junior Varsity, The Academy Is..., Panic! At the Disco, Houston Calls, Hidden in Plain View, The Beautiful Mistake, Halifax, Rise Against, Something Corporate, Spoken, Underoath, Cursive, Chiodos, Circa Survive, Portugal the Man, Dead Poetic, Saosin, Norma Jean, As I Lay Dying, Poison The Well, A Skylit Drive, Atreyu, Protest the Hero, Nora, Emarosa, The Dear Hunter, Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains, As Blood Runs Black, The Chariot, Colin Hay, The Receiving End of Sirens, and always - mc chris. Lowercase, no dots, rewind.

Movies:

Boondock Saints, Black Hawk Down, Igby Goes Down, Old School, The Salton Sea, Pirates of the Caribbean, SuperTroopers, Office Space, Blade Runner, Predator, KissKissBangBang, Billy Madison, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, The Mad Max Trilogy, Lucky Number Slevin, Swingers, Made, Collateral, 300, ATHF COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS, Borat, Stranger Than Fiction, Stark Raving Mad, The Guardian, Slither, Clerks 2, Serenity, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stranger Than Fiction, etc. Garden State. And whose fault that is, knows why.

Television:

Family Guy, Aqua-Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, The Simpsons, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Friends, Lost, The Office, House MD, Dexter, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Scrubs, Veronica Mars.

Books:

The most recent one I've read is The Catcher in the Rye, which is excellent. The Hitchhiker's Guide books, anything Kurt Vonnegut, Lamb (the story of Jesus as told by his childhood best friend, Biff), Good Omens, Snowcrash, Microserfs.

Heroes:

My dad.

My Blog

Southern Rock Redefined

It's hard to find inspirationWhen you don't know your museWords spoken by a bottleAnd blank paper staresCan you lay down the inkTell us all something newLay bare your secreciesTell us the why in youIt...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:18:00 PST

Jude the Apostle

When did we tear these bridges downDid the axe have to fall so earlyHammer the stake in deepI can choke through flooded lungsWe can't repair the mistakes we makeWe can't build admist the fireWhen we'r...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:29:00 PST

We Named The Dog Indiana

Just another face in the roomA swagger and smile for youA flash of arrogance Bite your lip and holdHold tight and breatheThis could be your worst mistakeClose the door and cut the lightsPretend you do...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:11:00 PST

The Dance of Winter Breath on Sky

Tell me dear Where have you been?Tossing, turningAre you slipping in?You know I hearQuiet footsteps breatheCreaking, rendingWords from still teethThe night put to sleepTouch you on cold lipsThe light ...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:11:00 PST

It's Not Arson If You Deserve It

Like streets on fire we ranRan from the flames we startedFootprints turned to ashAnd we faded in the redLike lights out at night we're blindBlind to the life left behindHanging from the lamppostBut th...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:38:00 PST

The Battle We Have Yet to Fight

Page one is nightmaresPage two is where we try to keep our livesFrom falling apartTied together with pieces of stringAnd a hope thatWe'll still be standingUsing ourselves for supportIf it doesn't kill...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:23:00 PST

Instructions for Building a Rocket Launcher (Fig. 1)

Everyone saw the crashWhen you came downA pedestal so highYou shook the groundThe print speaks your lifeIt only tells the positiveBut we both know the negativeThe typeface is liesThey wrote your story...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:38:00 PST

A Vacation in a Battle Zone (old)

This was written like 4 years ago, my father is currently working for a new company in Iraq.In May of 2000, I had the opportunity to visit my father in Bosnia-Hercegovina. He has been over there sinc...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Fri, 12 May 2006 10:26:00 PST

Alone on the Tracks

Hometown nights and aimless days We spend our time trying to find A reason for who we are and I can see the dreams drifting from our thoughts Where are we headed now? Won't you tell me? Tell me where ...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Tue, 09 May 2006 12:17:00 PST

You're Dangerous Enough Without That Pistol, Darling

When you wake upDo you feelEverything that hit youThe night beforeWhen you wake upDo you feelEveryone that touched youThe night beforeSo close to homeWhen you're honestSo far from doneWhat you promise...
Posted by In Hoc Signo Vinces on Sat, 06 May 2006 03:05:00 PST