Brad - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm 5'8, 185lbs and I am both intense and very goofy. My headline refers to my volleyball fetish - I love volleyball! I am also into martial arts, drawing, writing, and playing games (console, PC, board, whatever...) with friends.I am fairly athletic and love doing damn near anything physical - always up for something new.My friends and family are the most important thing in the world to me.Something that bugs me a LOT....flakey people. If you don't want to chat or hang out with me. Don't msg me. Don't add me to your friends list. I want people who want to be real friends (doesn't mean we have to be IRL friends, I mean if you say I'm your friend, mean it).

My Interests

I practice Bok Fu - it's a martial art comprised of many different styles of martial arts. I am also a volleyball freak. I also love weightlifting, playing sports, blading, biking, drawing, reading, writing, watching anime, playing games, singing, dancing, and cooking. Prolly a lot more other stuff, but oh well. You want to know? ask me. IM me. I don't care. ^_^

I'd like to meet:

Hmm...I'd have to say that I'd love meeting Frances Ruffles (she did Eponine in Les Miserables), Matthew Perry (of Friends fame), Bruce Willis (ok - if you don't know who he is, then...you're living under a rock...hehe), and Amanda Peet (the Whole 9/10 yards. Oh and George Carlin. He's a genius with words :)You've got to add the entire cast of Firefly here too (including Mr. Whedon). That series is one of the finest shows I've ever seen!

Music:

I like a little bit of everything - here are some examples of what I've been listening to recently:Evanescence, Linkin Park, the soundtracks from Fruits Basket and .Hack, Eminem, Pink, Dido, Avril Lavigne, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Bryan Adams, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, POD, System of a Down, TATU, Trapt....is that enough?

Movies:

The Whole 9 Yards, Once Upon a Time in China, Anime (LOTS of it), A Few Good Men, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins (other classic disney as well), Dogma, Pirates of the Carribean, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Green Mile, Legend of the Drunken Master, the Matrix series, Harry Potter, Serenity, and many, many more. I'm kind of a movie slut I guess...

Television:

There's been a lot of good TV on lately - but right now, I'm watching Burn Notice, Good Eats, and America's Got Talent (I'm not sure why I like this show...but I do like it!). Beyond that, I don't make much time for TV, though, I heard Jewel Staite is going to be on Stargate Atlantis, so I'll start watching that soon too!

Books:

I'm currently doing audio books for a few of my favorite books - The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson), Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson), and The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown). I'm also reading a bunch of Magic the Gathering books, manga, comics, and...technical reference books. I really enjoy them - I love learning new things!

Heroes:

I wish I could have something really inspiring to say here, but I don't. As much as I can say that I love and respect a lot of people, I've never really been able to say I thought of someone in this regard.

My Blog

What's new

How's it going all? Just wanted to give everyone an update as to what I've been doing lately (some of you I haven't been able to chat/speak/see for a looooong time!). I had gained a bit of weight a wh...
Posted by Brad on Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:23:00 PST

Phew!

I am sooooo beat! I haven't been able to sleep really well in a couple of days and I had one of the hardest tests I've been through last night. I am more than just a little excited to say that I passe...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Busy busy busy...

Wow - thing's have been sooooo busy for me here. Between juggling martial arts, family, and work, and having at least three things to do every weekend, I've not been posting here much - my apologies t...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Feeling a lil sad today

I'm not sure exactly why - could be a huge lack of sleep, I guess. One of my last friends at work is going to be leaving for a new job (last day Friday) and, although another friend is coming back to ...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Dedicated to a couple of special people

I preface this by letting everyone know that this is dedicated to two people that I have recently met and have both meant a lot to me. If you know who you are, I am not trying to interfere with you - ...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Feeling a lil woozy ;)

Woohaa! I had a fun day in training today - we went through some handgun defenses (my first time - I think I'd be dead if it happened today!). In sparring I walked into a spinning heel hook, right in ...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Pointy Haired Bosses...

Sigh. This was Monday for me. About 1/3 of all our staff calls in sick. One of my friends at work puts in his 1 week notice (he couldn't do 2 weeks). I'm happy for him - he's one of the people that wa...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Tournament Results

Well, I was eliminated the first round :( But I learned some valuable information about fighting - don't WAIT (sure - it seems obvious, but I didn't think about it when I was fighting!). All the offen...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Getting Punchy...and..umm...kicky...

Woot! Tomorrow is my first tournament in years and only my second overall! I'll be sparring at the Folsom Karate dojo a little after noon tomorrow. My instructors have been awesome this week putting i...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

@ work....

Back at work. I soooo wish I was in my martial arts class again (and not just because one of my instructors is a friend on here!). The dojo has really been a positive force in my life - helping me to ...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST