First off, and perhaps most importantly, I feel it is necessary to introduce myself. My name is Patrick. I am 23 years old and I live just outside of San Diego California. Then again, you could have found all of that out just by looking at all the information next to that picture of me in the upper left hand corner of my page. But, introduction must be made, and if I feel I need to repeat information found on parts of my page here, then so be it. By the way, everyone here in San Diego has heard the "whale's vagina" joke a million times. If you're gonna quote Anchorman, at least quote something funny like "I love lamp." Anyway, I play guitar in a band called Pensive. If you're wondering what we sound like, well, its hard to describe but I believe the best description would have to be "a mix between Cradle of Filth and Ashley Simpson." And yes, I am joking. I'm a very sarcastic young man and I like to mess with people's heads. Anyway, if you really wanna know what we sound like, click the banner at the end of this section and check us out for yourself, gosh! I am a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan and now that they're back together nothing is gonna stop me from seeing them live again. I also like a ton of other bands, but hey, just look at my music section to find out for yourself. Come on, I'm not gonna do all the work for you! I am a huge geek/nerd/whatever. I collect Stephen King books (I've got all of his novels in hardcover and I think about 75% are first edition). I read a lot. I'm a huge Lord of the Rings fan and a huge Star Wars fan (and I don't care what you say, The Empire Strikes Back is the best out of the series). I am also an avid video gamer and yes, the rumors are true, I do work at GameStop. Personally, I'm more about the old school RPGs (well, not necesarrily old school to everyone, but old school to most people out there I would say). Ahh, the 97-98 season was the golden age of video games. Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Xenogears, my top 3 favorite games ever, all came out within that period as well as other legendary games such as Goldeneye, Castlevania:Symphony of the Night, Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, and The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time. (See, I told you I was a geek!!) If you ever want to put your gaming skills to the test, you might be able to find me on Xbox Live. My Gamertag is JanuaryEmbers19. Don't worry, though, for as must as I love video games, I kinda suck . . . You're probably thinking to yourself right now that I must be a huge loser and ya know what? You're right. I am a loser. Deal with it. I'm actually also a big art fan. I took an Art History class a while ago and even though I've forgotten a lot of stuff, that doesn't mean I've lost my love for art. Baroque sculpture and architecture is just breath-taking. As for painting, like most, I have a soft spot for Monet. Ansel Adams is also truely amazing, and his Yosemite series is absolutely awe-inspiriring. If I ever become un-lazy, I might one day persue writing more seriously, but until then, it will just be a hooby I suppose. I wrote a lot of stuff for a creative writing class I took last year so if you wanna read a sample, let me know and I'll hook you up. Aside from playing guitar, I have also taken up piano again and even though I know very little, that doesn't stop my from enjoying it emensely. Back in the day, I also used to be a photography addict and am now finally get back into the swing of things. I hope to be posting many pictures in the coming months. I am also frighteningly interessed in mythology, especially Greek and Norse mythology. Though to be honest, I'm really just a sucker for a great story. Topics such as philosophy, pschyology, and religion interest me greatly though I must admit I'm not very knowledge in any of those areas. Anyway, I re-wrote this with the simple goal in mind of condensing all the information to make it more accesible but I think I've done the exact opposite. Oh well. I doubt anyone has actually read this far.
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