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Collin

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About Me

I lived in both Florida and Connecticut (where I graduated high school). I've wanted to write and direct films from the moment I first saw "STAR WARS," which makes me pretty much the same as every other lonely male who lived through the late 70's and 80's. I spent a ridiculous amount of time in my bedroom animating clay monsters with my super-8 movie camera. One thing I know for sure is that I was the only kid in Oxford, Connecticut with a framed photo of Steven Spielberg hanging over his bed.
I graduated from a private Catholic high school with the distinction of having spoken to less than five girls in my four years of attendance. How did I achieve this momentous feat? Fear.
In college, I quickly became a leader in social circles thanks to the discovery of alcohol in my second semester. I graduated with a degree in English Literature and a decent GPA for a guy who wrote most of his reports the evening before they were due.
I currently work as a production coordinator for a visual effects company where they have been deceived into believing that I am both competant and well-adjusted. I hope to continue this ruse until I sell my first screenplay.
I think that I can best be summed up in the words my father used to mutter about me while shaking his head in dispair:
"Unbelievable... freaking unbelievable..."
Thanks, Dad!

My Interests

Movies, surfing, reading, working out, hiking, music, your mom, playing the guitar, making pretty girls laugh, people-watching, and writing

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who has an open mind, a sense of humor, enjoys learning, and has a modicum of sincerity. If you think you fall into any of these categories, allow me to grace you with my witty conversational skills.

Music:

Cat Stevens, Cheap Trick, Don Henley, Franz Ferdinand, GNR, Jon Brion, Erasure, Matthew Sweet, REM, The Pixies, Shudder to Think, The Darkness, The Killers, The Strokes, Velvet Revolver, Weezer, Alice Cooper, The Eagles, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Queen, Sweet, The Raspberries, David Bowie, T. Rex, Prince, The Cure, Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Simon and Garfunkel, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Parliament, Morrissey / The Smiths, Jimmy Buffett, early Bruce Springsteen, Buck Cherry

Movies:

Anything by Cameron Crowe, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Arc, Citizen Kane, The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Desperado, Lord of the Rings trilogy, E.T., Jaws, Rocky, Superman, The Exorcist, Seven, Close Encounters, Silence of the Lambs, Good Will Hunting, The Godfather I and II, Put It Where It Doesn't Belong 2: The KY Connection, Casablanca, Psycho, Memento, Fight Club, Taxi Driver, Alien, L.A. Confidential, The Shining, Reservoir Dogs, The Great Escape, The Sting, Blade Runner, Fargo, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The African Queen, Dog Day Afternoon, Boogie Nights, Scarface, The Searchers

Television:

The Simpsons, Family Guy, Dirty Jobs, anything on Discovery or TLC, Scrubs, Arrested Development (RIP)

Books:

The GREAT GATSBY is my all-time favorite followed by ON THE ROAD; anything by Hemmingway; THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER turned me into a weepy little girl and I'm only slightly embarrassed to admit it; Chuck Palahniuk's book HAUNTED has a chapter called GUTS which caused in me the most visceral reaction I've had to anything since the first time I saw the Goatse. photo

Heroes:

F. Scott Fitzgerald - that man could DRINK!, Orson Welles - I admire the fact that he was so dedicated to his art... and eating, Christopher Reeve - I don't think I need to explain why, my grandmother - saved me from myself on more than one occasion and I miss her dearly

My Blog

Maintaining my Dignity

I have the maturity level of a five year old.No, seriously, I do.I spilled coffee all over myself at Barnes & Noble yesterday. I went into the mens room to clean up, and was followed by some Indian g...
Posted by Collin on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:58:00 PST

Herbert and the Pond of Death

* I should point out that, technically, this story belongs to a good friend of mine. He told it to me for the first time about twenty years ago (damn, I’m old). I may have missed some details...
Posted by Collin on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:26:00 PST

An Idea That Cant Miss

Ebay is having an auction where you can win a meet and greet with Scarlett Johannson and two tickets to the premier of her next movie "He's Just Not That Into You."So here's what I'm thinking: I'm a ...
Posted by Collin on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:16:00 PST

Poetic Justice

Inmate Frederick Fretz, 45, serving time for molesting a young boy, died in January in the dining hall at the federal penitentiary in Atwater, Calif., when he choked on a hot dog. [KPIX-TV (San Franci...
Posted by Collin on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:27:00 PST

Oscar Nomination

Nobody can repeat my words back to me and make them sound as believable as Angel Boris, Playboy's Miss July 1996. I'll admit it, I'm not the best looking or most charming guy you'll ever meet (damned...
Posted by Collin on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:33:00 PST

Carolina On My Mind

I haven't posted anything new lately and I'm too lazy to come up with a story right now. I've probably forced most of my friends to read the following tale of teen angst already, but I'm posting it...
Posted by Collin on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Skumkat

Living out in the country in Connecticut, we tended to have a lot of pets. Lots of cats, in particular. They were indoor/outdoor pets and came and went so often that we stopped getting creative with...
Posted by Collin on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:56:00 PST

Not So Tiny Bubbles

I had decided to spend the weekend with a couple of friends (we'll call them "Mark" and "Dirty Dave" since that's what their names are) who had recently moved into an apartment in Orlando. You know t...
Posted by Collin on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:06:00 PST

Would you rather...?

Back in my college days, I had a friend named John Carpenter (not the movie director).  We called him "Carp."  Actually, I'm still friends with him, only now it's more sexual. Anyway, Carp u...
Posted by Collin on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:13:00 PST

Franky Goes to Hartford

The phone was ringing but I didn't feel like answering it. It was too goddamned hot to get up from the couch. After about seven rings, the noise finally stopped. This was my summer vacation, 1986. ...
Posted by Collin on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:38:00 PST