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Jason

Cead Mile Failte (a hundred thousand welcomes)

About Me

After much nagging from many sources, I am finally joining MySpace. I'm a gay man in Chicago, turning thirty soon and celebrating five years with my man this summer. I grew up in a farming town in southern Michigan and left for the U.S. Navy after I graduated. I received a BA from the University of Michigan in Psychology, and moved to Chicago in 2003 and love living in the city. My family arrived here from County Antrim, Ireland in the 1730's and I am staunchly proud to be Irish (green eyes and a red beard here!) I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of truly amazing people in my short life time, and look forward to future encounters.

My Interests

History, especially Ancient Egyptian. Mythology, poetry fascinates me, but a lot of times I just don't understand. I love intelligent conversations over coffee, riotous behavior over Jameson, and game night at Damon's.
[Marital Status] Married in San Fransisco
[Shoe size] 13
[Parents still together] yes
[Siblings] 2 brothers, 2 brother and 2 sister-in-laws
[Pets] 2 cats, 1 mouse
FAVORITES
[Color] green
[Number] 9
[Animal] elephant
[Drinks] Drambuie on the rocks with a twist
[Soda] I don't drink soda
DO YOU
[Color your hair?] nope
[Twirl your hair?] nope
[Have tattoos?] 5
[Have Piercings?] not any more (had 3)
[Cheat on tests/homework?] nope
[Drink/Smoke?] yes/no
[Like roller coasters?] yes
[Wish you could live somewhere else?] yes, Provence, France
[Want more piercings?] nope
[Like cleaning?] from time to time
[Write in cursive or print?] cursive
[Own a web cam?] nope
[Know how to drive?] yep
[Own a cell phone?] yep
[Ever get off the damn computer?] yep
HAVE U EVER
[Been in a fist fight?] yes
[Considered a life of crime?] no
[Considered being a hooker?] no
[Lied to someone?] yes
[Been in love?] yes
[Made out with JUST a friend?] yes
[Been in lust?] yes
[Used someone] no
[Been used?] yes
[Been cheated on?] yes
[Kicked someone in the nuts?] yes (my brother when I was 7)
[Stolen anything?] no
[Held a gun]
CURRENTS
[Current clothing] blue jeans and a Poole's Tavern tee shirt
[Current mood] contented
[Current taste] coffee
[What you currently smell like] Clean
[Current hair] short and dark
[Current thing I ought to be doing] making breakfast
[Current cd in stereo] Soundtrack to Suleyman the Magnificent
[Last book you read] The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Eco
[Last movie you saw] 300 (truly epic)
[Last thing you ate] plain yougart with honey
[Last person you talked to on the phone] my partner
[Do drugs?] nope
[Believe there is life on other planets?] bacteria
Remember your first love?] yes
[Still love him/her?] nope
[Read the newspaper?] rarely
[Have any gay or lesbian friends?] more than I can shake a stick at
[Believe in miracles?] yes
[Do well in school?] did
[Wear hats] never
[Hate yourself?] sometimes
[Have an obsession?] history
[Collect anything?] fossils and statues of Ganesha
[Have a best friend?] yes
[Close friends?] a few
[Like your handwriting?] yep
[Care about looks] yep
LOVE LIFE
[First crush] Scott Masters
[First kiss] hmmm... I really don't recall
[Do you believe in love at first sight?] no
[Do you believe in "the one?"] no
[Are you a tease?] yes
[Too shy to make the first move?] yes
ARE U A
[Daydreamer] yes
[Bitch/Asshole] no
[sarcastic] yes
[Angel] yes
[Devil] yes
[Shy] yes
[Talkative] very

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Music:

James, Paula Cole, Nina Simone, Madonna, Cher, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie Sioux, Paris Combo, The Scissor Sisters, Depeche Mode, Classic Arabic and Turkish Oud, Outkast, African Drumming, Loreena McKennit, Irish Fiddle, Benni Banasi, Junior Vasquez, Basement Jaxx...let me think about this... Your results:
You are The Flash The Flash 70% Spider-Man 70% Superman 65% Green Lantern 65% Robin 62% Supergirl 50% Iron Man 50% Wonder Woman 45% Catwoman 35% Hulk 35% Batman 30% Fast, athletic and flirtatious.
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Movies:

Top three by category: Comedy: Mars Attacks!, Girls Will Be Girls, Shaun of the Dead Horror: Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Village, ? Action: The House of Flying Daggers, Kung-Fu Hustle, ? Sci-Fi: Star Wars (episodes IV-VI), The Fifth Element, ? Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter, Legend Drama: The Red Violin, The Hours, Schindler's List History: The Name of the Rose, Elizabeth, The Crucible Anime: The Ninja Scroll, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke Foreign: Queen Margot, The Eighth Day, The City of Lost Children

Television:

ROME (the single greatest television program ever.) Ancient Discoveries, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Avatar, Supernatural, Heroes, Golden Girls, Absolutely Fabulous. Drunk Ab Fab

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Books:

My favorite book of all time is The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears. An Instance of the Fingerpost (also by Pears) is amazing. by Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose, the Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana. by Gregory Maguire: Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Mirror, Mirror. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt The Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman David Sedaris, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe, Edward Gorey,


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Which Egyptian God or Goddess do you represent? (Pictures!)

Thoth, God of Wisdom and Learning
Thoth was said to be self-created, along with his wife Ma'at. He was said to be represented by a baboon, these grave facial features displaying extreme thoughtfulness. He supposedly carried a pen and scrolls with him, with which he records all things.
You are a very intelligent individual. You know what is important in life, and that you have to be smart to live in this world. Perhaps you get a bit too caught up in books, to the point where you are oblivious to other things, but for the most part, you are wise and thoughtful. People can depend on you for advice and you can always give those crucial words of wisdom when they are most needed.

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Heroes:

These seem run of the mill, but they are my heroes for their level of compassion, empathy, and tolerance: the Reverend Martin Luther King, jr., Mother Theresa, Gandhi. I highly respect former secretary of state Madeline Albright, and find a lot of inspiration in people I keep close to my heart (Suzanne is my muse and my best friend and soul mate Kelly is a great teacher of how anachronistic this world seems)

My Blog

Best Love Poem Ever...

    I simply want to share what I consider the best love poem ever written: To Atthis by Sappho.  Sappho wrote this poem to Atthis (a lesbian lover of hers) after Atthis had moved ...
Posted by Jason on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:06:00 PST

Coming out...

    After a friend of mine (who works as a counselor at a inner-city High School) told me about a student of his, and how that student's life had, quite literally, gone from care free t...
Posted by Jason on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:49:00 PST

Finding Purchase...

    Well I finally made it to MySpace, and not sure where to start.  To catch up anybody that I knew in High school:    After graduation from SLHS I scrapped my plan...
Posted by Jason on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:01:00 PST