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Peter

Chopper pilots do it low and slow.

About Me

Google : "INTJ" and hit I Feel Lucky. That's close enough.Also, I fly helicopters. You can check out my logbook here..r{}

My Interests

Doing things for esoteric value. Flying helicopters. Rock climbing. Teching out with my various gadgets. Hauling ass and power-sliding my car. Shootin'.

I'd like to meet:

Myself. And then I'd pick a fight with me. Imagine the things one could learn about one's self if this were possible. It's like Fight Club.
How hard do you think it would be to do?
I think I could take me. Wow, watch the nose grow on that thing...
Also, the following celebrities, so that I could kick the tar out of them.
Woody Allen, because who couldn't beat that guy up.
Johnny Depp, because it would be like fighting a girl, just not a real girl.
Leonardo Di Caprio, because SOMEONE needs to knock the snot out of him.
Any boy-band, in part or in whole. An example must be made.

Music:

I started playing piano when I was around... 8 or something. I know many people who are better than me, so I won't tell you I'm good.
As far as what I listen to... Mostly metal. But I like some of everything. I don't care what you listen to, I have music that would blow your mind... in a good way.

Movies:

Gladiator, The Matrix, Fight Club, Dukes of Hazard, Talladega Nights... Anything that involves kicking, hauling, or tearing ass.Mad Max: The Road Warrior meets all my criteria for a great movie.

Television:

And just about anything on the Discovery Channel. I don't really watch TV though. We don't get reception here and we haven't got cable TV. Just internet.

Books:

If they count, mainly audio books. Stephen King, John Grisham... whatever I can get my hands on. I've been through the Harry Potter series. I even listened to The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
In terms of actual books, mostly Sci-Fi. Poul Anderson, Orson Scott Card... stuff like that. Or tomes of raw information. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, or "list books". You know, with lists like "10 historically notable lefties" or things of that sort. Napoleon Bonaparte was left handed.

Heroes:

I take this to mean people I look up to and would hope to emulate, so... Other than my father, the remainder are fictional, like Spiderman and Bugs Bunny... so they don't really count.

My Blog

because my luck hasn’t been bad enough

This info is a week old, but I figured there might be people who would like to know this stuff.This is going to be the most kick-ass year of my life I think.  I’m getting all the wost crap ...
Posted by Peter on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:36:00 PST

yes, seventy thousand dollars

I haven't posted in a while.  Been busy.So I had my first solo flight in August.  I also had my first date in quite some time on that auspicious day.  She's pretty much the coolest girl...
Posted by Peter on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:42:00 PST

Supplemental imagery data

So, to those who doubted that I was really doing the whole helicopter thing, aas well as to confirm the fears of those who have believed me all along, I submit the following:...
Posted by Peter on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:00:00 PST

My first solo flight

Yes, that's right.  I flew a helicopter all by myself on Friday.  So, unless you were out flying fighter jets, or orbiting the Earth, I'd say my Friday was cooler than yours.My flight was at...
Posted by Peter on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:50:00 PST

Biggest Event of the Year

Well, my best friend Emil got married Saturday.  It was also my mom's birthday.  And the bride's little brother's birthday.  Plus one of Emil's cousins and a groomsman's mother's birthd...
Posted by Peter on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:46:00 PST

Me and my testies

Today held a somewhat notable accomplishment for me.  I took my FAA written test today.  Now all I have to do is pretty much double my flight time and then I get to have a "check ride" with ...
Posted by Peter on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:20:00 PST

days in the life of the flying beer man

The neices came down (to mom and dad's) from Seattle over the weekend.  So I made the drive up to E-town to see them.  Little did I know what would be awaiting me...I got up there, flew my R...
Posted by Peter on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:58:00 PST

My doings

Alright, so last week was Memorial day.  My family always has a picnic at Champoeg State park after a morning of grave maintenance at the family plots.  Sounds morbid, but it isn't.I had a f...
Posted by Peter on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:39:00 PST

No, I'm not dead

This press release is to allay the fears and concerns of my adoring public.I am not dead.  Unless it's the Sixth Sense, Bruce Willis type of dead...Work has been a little crazy and weird.  T...
Posted by Peter on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:54:00 PST

more flying, less typing

I flew today again.  I have another flight tomorrow.  More hovering and regular flight.  The wind was substantailly more calm today than last time, so I did very well.  I was pleas...
Posted by Peter on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:24:00 PST