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Spellman!

'My pacifism is an instinctive feeling, a feeling that possesses me because the murder of men is dis

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


All of my ancestors, my biological sister that's somewhere in South Korea, a American Civil War veteran, Stephen Colbert, Rowan Atkinson, Paulina Porizkova, Irma P. Hall.Winslow Homer, Howard Pyle, William Sydney Mount (they're dead, does that still count?)

Music:


Flogging Molly, Tenacious D, Dave Grohl, The Who, Coldplay, CCR, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Steve Miller Band, O.A.R., Lynyrd Skynyrd, Old Crow Medicine Show, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Savannah Cotton Exchange

Movies:


Duck Soup (any Marx Bros. stuff), V for Vendetta, Bowling For Columbine, The Chumscrubber, Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy, Un long dimanche de fianailles (A Very Long Engagement), Lord of the Rings, was a die-hard Star Wars fan (still am...), The Godfather, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Prestige, Napolean Dynamite, Sprited Away, Little Miss Sunshine, Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men

Television:

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CSI: Las Vegas, My Name is Earl, Family Guy, Seinfeld, Mr. Bean, The Colbert Report, Daily Show, American Dad, The First 48, Into the West, History Detectives, Scrubs, Digging For the Truth, Band of Brothers, Deadliest Catch, Survivorman

Books:

Heart of Darkness, Macbeth, Killer Angels, Lord of the Rings, Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Amoung the Pirates, The American Civil War: 365 Days, Merriam Webster Dictionary! whoop whoop!

Heroes:

"You know, I don't know what heroes are, [...] there comes a moment when all of us get tested. Should we display equivalent amounts of courage, then we should feel pretty good about ourselves." - Bob Woodward

My Blog

*sigh* Rested Up Finally...

Finally have the apartment to myself tonight.Nathan went home for the weekend (why, I don't know) and Rick went out (how/why, nor do I know either). So, I've been left as the night sentry to guard the...
Posted by Spellman! on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:52:00 PST

Ever Wonder What Roosevelt Sounded Like??

From Theo. Roosevelt's 1912, third-party Progressive (Bull Moose) candidacy speeches:"Progressive Covenant with the People" Audio Recording Transcript...
Posted by Spellman! on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:06:00 PST

"Adolf Hitler ist Emo?!?"

I don't get it, does anyone else?
Posted by Spellman! on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:19:00 PST

Creepy Squirrels...

I just came from the deck and while I was looking off into the distance, gazing at the Sun I noticed this Gray Squirrel staring at me. I mean the little guy was seriously, paused and staring at me. So...
Posted by Spellman! on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:01:00 PST

The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar

I just got back from a short trip to the old Tredegar Iron Works, here in Richmo'. I had been there a few times but never to see the American Civil War Center, which was completed two years ago.The mi...
Posted by Spellman! on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:35:00 PST

Jasons Amazing Blog

I nearly died laughing at Jason's blog:"Jason: 'Hi. What's the 'International Burger'??Fry Guy, as he squishes one of the 10 burgers that are frying in front of him, which spits grease: 'Oh, it's just...
Posted by Spellman! on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:22:00 PST

Memorable Quotes

"Every lion come forth from his den, All serpents, they sting. Darkness broods, The world is in silence. He that make them resteth in his horizon." Ikhnaton. c. 1385-58 B.C., Hymn to the Sun."Once har...
Posted by Spellman! on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:13:00 PST

Reenacting is One Strange Hobby...

WARNING! THIS IS MORE OR LESS A RANT OF MY WEEKEND. Got back into Richmond yesterday evening after attending the September Storm, which went fairly well. Yet another "authentic" event where apparent s...
Posted by Spellman! on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:41:00 PST

Are todays GIs still fighting in the shit?

By Gen. George A. Joulwan, U.S. Army (ret.)They stand the watch in countless countries around the world, facing hardships and dangers that their fellow Americans will never know. They are affectionate...
Posted by Spellman! on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:10:00 PST

Tonight Was Amazing (I Love Surprises!)

Feeling tired, I was just about to "retire to my quarters" when Rick rapped his knuckles against my door. "Spellman! Don't go to sleep just yet, ok?"I was kinda caught off guard because I was thinking...
Posted by Spellman! on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:43:00 PST