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Ron

About Me

I never know what to say about myself. At SIU, I was forced to write two pages about why they should accept me into the program, and it was seriously the hardest thing I've ever done.

I've been called smart, funny, and brutally honest. I love to travel and go hiking. I want to see and experience as much of the world as I can. That's it for now...

My Interests

My primary passions are traveling and movies. So far, I've been to 22 countries, and have almost 700 DVDs.

I love to talk about places I've been so feel free to ask me anything. Check out my picture site to see where I've gone: click here (I've recently added my latest trip to London and Wales, March 07).

I'd like to meet:

I'm normally an introvert but I'll randomly strike up conversations with strangers for no reason.

Music:

I like a wide variety of music, it really depends on what I'm in the mood for.

Industrial: Rammstein, KMFDM, Hanzel Und Gretyl, Ministry, Laibach

Heavy Metal: Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, Tool, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, GWAR

Rock: Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Nirvana, The Doors, Modest Mouse, The Red Paintings

Classical (or Baroque): Orff, Bach, Verdi, Bartok, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Wagner, Mozart, Holst

Rap: Only Eminem with a sprinkle of 50 Cent

Movies:

Some people think I have a slight movie obsession.

My favorites include but are not limited to: Fight Club, Natural Born Killers, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, American Psycho, The Doors, People Vs. Larry Flynt, Lost Highway, Falling Down, Memento

Recent: Collateral, Sin City, Batman Begins, Lord of War, Jarhead, The Departed, Smokin' Aces, 300

Comedy: Office Space, Super Troopers, Old School, EuroTrip, Wedding Crashers

Classics: Pump Up The Volume, The Crow, The Fifth Element, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Hackers, PCU, Real Genius, Rounders

Foreign: Amelie, Downfall, Amores Perros

Obscure: Cemetery Man, Pi, Equilibrium, S.F.W.

Television:

Conan, Colbert Report, Daily Show, Family Guy, Simpsons, The Office, 30 Rock, The Apprentice

Books:

Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Jennifer Government, The Contortionist's Handbook, 1984

Authors: Chuck Palahniuk, Sartre, Camus, Nietzsche

Heroes:

Thomas Jefferson