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Ian the Destroyer

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About Me

Hello, my name's Ian and chances are if you're reading this then you, for whatever reason, want to know a bit more about me... well fine then, let's go.
I'm a nerd, plain and simple... I like nerdy stuff, I do nerdy things, I have nerdy friends, I have a nerdy girlfriend (that's a good thing, babe... a very, very good thing)... etc. etc. I greatly enjoy video games for a variety of reasons... immersion in a fantasy realm that transports me away from this tedious reality, the satiating of my blood lust, and the general fun factor presented by them. I like all genres except for sports games, blah... no thank you... unless it's like Mario Tennis or something, that's badass. I own a pretty decent PC, a Nintendo Wii, and a PS2 just to give you an idea of what I tend to play... I'm considering buying a PS3 if I can get the money, but I'm sure you probably don't care about this so I'll move onward. I'm also very much into computers... I'm currently working as a programmer/web developer/IT guy and I'm going to school for computer science. When I'm not being put to sleep by professors who obviously do not want to be there, I find pretty much everything about them fascinating (regarding theory and what not). Also, I wait with baited breath for the day that robot overlords finally take over the Earth and enslave all humans so that we are forced to carry out their will... that's gonna be totally awesome. I used to play D&D on a regular basis and was the dungeon master for a while, but that's fizzled out as of late. I like to think I'm open to new ideas; however, I am rather cynical because that tends to be the way the world work, but I do like being pleasantly surprised so if you have more optimistic views on life please share it with me... I always find conversations about life to be very interesting... also, conversations about cheese are equally interesting.
Well... that's just a little bit about me. Of course there's a great deal more which comprises the consciousness of this rather awesome and humble individual, but if you want to know more you'll have to contact me. No worries there, by the way, I won't bite so feel free to shoot a message off.

My Interests

Video games, computers, playing the tuba, Soviet Russia, ladies, redheads, teh muzak, conquering lesser kingdoms, desecrating holy lands, human sacrifices to the pagan gods, food (mainly eating it), crying in the shower where no one can see my tears, and mythical folklore and ancient religions (mainly of the Nordic variety).

I'd like to meet:

Vikings, ancient Greeks, ancient Romans, Odin, Thor, Hephaistos, Persephone, intelligent extraterrestrial life forms, intelligent terrestrial life forms, Shigeru Miyamoto, Brendon Small, and Robocop.

Sorry ladies, but I am not seeking anything in the means of romance or intimacy... I am currently with Heather, who is an absolutely extraordinary woman and she makes me very very very very... VERY happy, so don't hold your breath or anything. However, I do have some single friends on the market if you'd like me to introduce you to them.

Music:

Black metal, folk metal, Viking metal, death metal, gothic metal, heavy metal, a little bit of grindcore, rock, classical/orchestrated, jazz, and music from video games. There are far too many bands to list, so I'll just list what's currently on my Zune (hopefully this list will be updated periodically).

Artists/Bands/Composers:
...And Oceans
After Forever
Agathodaimon
Alastis
Ancient
Anorexia Nervosa
Artrosis
Ásmegin
Aura Noir
Battlelore
Behemoth
Belphegor
Black Funeral
Blood Red Throne
Bloodbath
Bloodrose
Blut Aus Nord
Burzum
Centinex
Chthonian
Dark Funeral
Darkthrone
Darzamat
Deathspell Omega
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Diabolical Masquerade
Drastique
Einherjer
Elend
Elis
Emperor
Enthroned
Fall ov Serafim
Finntroll
Fjoergyn
Funeral Mist
Funeris Nocturnum
Gorgoroth
Hades Almighty
Haggard
Hekel
Illnath
Immortal
In the Woods...
Inner Shrine
Isegrim
Isengard
Johann Sebastian Bach
Korpiklaani
Limbonic Art
Lord Belial
Marduk
Melechesh
Misteltein
Mord
Morgul
Mortuus
Mystic Circle
Naglfar
Negurã Bunget
Nokturnal Mortum
Old Man's Child
Path of Golconda
Ribspreader
Rotting Christ
Sargeist
Satyricon
The Second Moon
Sturmgeist
Taliándörögd
Theatres Des Vampires
Thou Art Lord
Tidfall
Tristania
Trollfest
Turisas
Tvangeste
Unexpect
Urgehal
Vader
Vomitory
The Wicked
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Xandria

Video Games:
Katamari Damacy
Shadow of the Colossus

Movies:

Sci-fi mainly... Dark City, Alien, Aliens, The Fifth Element, Starship Troopers, The Triplets of Belleville, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Office Space, Predator, The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Star Wars movies, the Star Trek movies, Persepolis, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Ghostbusters, Robocop, and... ummmm... more!

Television:

Mythbusters, Survivorman, Spongebob Sqaurepants, Invader Zim, Angry Beavers, Rocko's Modern Life, Robot Chicken, Home Movies, Simpsons (old), Futurama, Kids in the Hall, Metalocalypse, and ummmm.... yeah... no reality TV or sports, thank you.

Books:

Shogun, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Snow Crash, the Ender's Game series, Martian Chronicles, and Lord of the Rings... Pretty much anything that's cyberpunk, that genre kicks some drug-addicted cyborg ass!

Heroes:

Shigeru Miyamoto, Bredon Small, and Omar (Omar for President... w00t).