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chrisTOFUr

Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?

About Me

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I live in Portland with my girlfriend and her 3 awesome kids.
I'm somewhat of a Star Wars geek, although some would say that I'm somewhat more than somewhat of a Star Wars geek.
I'm into computers. I volunteer at an organization called Free Geek. I get to take apart computers, decide if we keep or recycle the parts and then build new computers from the parts we keep. When I build 6 computers I get to keep one of them. It's a great learning experience. Check out the link in my Interests.
I'm also into beer. Not like a frat boy is into beer, but more like someone who is into wine. They know about reds and whites and Merlot and Pinot Nior. I'm trying to learn what each style of beer tastes like, which glass you should drink certain types of beer from, what foods go well with which beer, how each style is made....I'm nerdy about this kind of stuff.
I like tools. I don't mean just hammers and wrenches, I like the tools of all different trades. Paint brushes, knitting needles, knives, sextants, thermometers, etc. I want to learn how to use all of them.
I have this weird thing where I want to be able to identify a city in a picture by the skyline. I want to look at the picture and say "that's Austin, TX" or some other random city.

My Interests

..music, photography, knitting, geocaching, bicycling, being out doors, dancing (not always very well), tattoos, art, nerdy things like Linux and open source software. i also really like everything.

I'd like to meet:

steve buscemi.

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Music:



..sebastian and the two jose's. css. mgmt. los campesinos. black kids. death from above 1979. lcd soundsystem. pete and the pirates. prototypes. we are scientists. the fratellis. wolf parade. bloc party. maximo park. kaiser chiefs. M.I.A. tapes n' tapes. art brut. adam (and the) ant(s). the faint. the rapture. clap your hands say yeah. the hives. hot hot heat. !!!. the yyys. vue. the locust. the moving units. new order. the liars. melt banana. black keys. neon blonde. arctic monkeys. q and not u. beep beep. bright eyes. bob dylan. i am spoonbender. devo. radio 4. the pattern. the cure. johnny cash. t(i)nc. the jam. my morning jacket. ima robot. the sounds. gorillaz. modest mouse. the kills. camera obscura. strip mall seizures. generation x. le tigre. arab on radar. violent femmes. the chinese stars. an albatross. cheer accident. beck. the plot to blow up the eiffel tower. saul williams. belle and sebastian. ladytron. the yardbirds. supergrass. the vss. the blood brothers. the dandy warhols. junior senior. franz ferdinand. the libertines. cake. the clash. iggy pop (and the stooges). the french kicks. blur. spoon. the velvet underground. xtc. echo and the bunnymen. the red light sting. le shok. the strokes. kanye west. the postal service. the buzzcocks. rilo kiley. tegan and sara. gogogoairheart. cursive. gasoline please. they might be giants. interpol.

Movies:

..TMNT, Star Wars, Blazing Saddles, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Television:

..how it's made. mythbusters. modern marvels. california's gold/road trip with huell howser. heroes. the daily show. the simpsons. jeopardy. archaeological documentaries.

Books:

..Hop on Pop, The Butter Battle Book, etc.

Heroes:

..mommy and daddy

My Blog

Bridge Pedal

This morning was the 2008 Bridge Pedal, which is a bike ride in Portland that they have every year. The route crosses most of the bridges on the Willamette River, including two interstate highway brid...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:46:00 PST

the most beautiful bicycle ever!

this is a concept bike built by ADDI design group for a Swedish bicycle company (Pilen Cykel).it's design is based on the 1930's Le Mans racing motorcycles. i love old cafe racers and European motorcy...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:15:00 PST

I make things

Check these out, I made them:I got the pattern from this guyit was pretty simple to make, i had to change the design of the bill a little because on the pattern the bill is way to small, so i just mad...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:38:00 PST

Guess whos back at home

I’m so happy to have my kitty back. It’s been close to a year since I’ve seen her. Cindy’s mom brought Tuna Fish on an airplane to bring her here. Thanks Anita!...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:10:00 PST

It folds...

Can I have this?It folds. I could bring it on a plane :::wink, wink..mom and dad..wink, wink:::;D...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:45:00 PST

Big Brother Google

Hey. Here's my car on Google Earth:Check it outI've been trying to figure out where I was when the satellite passed over. Apparently new images for Google Earth were taken sometime between the end of ...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:46:00 PST

Oh Christ!

I got this in an email today. I feel like I need to say something, but I got it from my grandma and she just got a pacemaker so I will blog it. Here goes:Subject: Fwd: Fw: Fw: CHRISTMAS STAMP - What i...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:45:00 PST

...Nine Months Later

At 2:16pm on December 23, 2007 Cadel Landis Gonzales was born. That would be my nephew. :) He weighed 7lbs, 15.4oz and measured 20 inches in length. That's a hefty baby, especially considering that my...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:51:00 PST

Phobia

I remember once, when Cindy and I had first met, I drove her to the mountains to look at the stars. We drove up to Julian in the mountains outside of San Diego, and just outside of the town there is a...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:44:00 PST

Knitting for baby - Becki, dont read this :)

I've finally started knitting for my sister's baby. Last night I went to the yarn store and found some good yarn that should match the baby room. It's organic, natural cotton, in a light green color c...
Posted by chrisTOFUr on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:28:00 PST