Solomon Grundy - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Let's see... born in the Philippines but raised in California (Union City is my hometown).
Currently living in Vista (suburb of San Diego) with my lovely wife and our 3 crazy dogs (Jill, Joy, and Tedy) and insane cat (Baxter).
The rest of my family is either back in the Bay Area, in SoCal, or in Iowa.
I'm a videogame designer (and no... I don't just play videogames all day long. just wanted to squash that misconception quickstyle... :) and have been in the videogame industry for over a decade now. (damn, i'm a veteran... LOL!!)
I prefer to mostly chill at home nowadays but I do love dancing so I'll take that up whenever the opportunity arises. But when I'm not chilling being lazy, I like hanging out with my wife and our friends as we enjoy either going to the movies or eating out at our favorite restaurants (I dig on Sushi, Italian, Thai, and good Mexican foods)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

From the world of:
MOVIES: Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, and Michael Mann. I respect the independent routes Smith and Rodriguez took before their mainstream exposures and how their newer works still reflect that "indy vibe." As for Mann, the visual style and look to his movies are hauntingly memorable and his shootout action scenes are among the best.
SPORTS: Magic Johnson and Muhammad Ali. To a die-hard Laker fan like me, Magic is the man and always will be. As for The Greatest... c'mon, who wouldn't want to meet Ali?
MUSIC: Prince and DJ Q-bert. Though he went through a period there that he didn't release anything of note, his newest album "3121" has shown that the purple one is still a genius (although "3121" is more a throwback to his earlier works). Being a former DJ myself, I have a biased affinity for the turntablist culture and the skills it spawned. Coming up through my highschool years, Q was a local legend I looked up to and witnessing his rise from spinning at local highschools to packing in crowded concert halls on the international stage is just incredible.
As for those that are now a part of history, some deceased figured I would have like to have met are:
* Bruce Lee - More than a martial arts movie star, he was truly ahead of his time and a man of revolutionary ideas and philosphies. Martial arts in general would be nowhere near the level of exposure and acceptance it enjoys now without Bruce Lee and his contributions.
* Ansel Adams - With myself being a self-professed shutterbug/photo-phile, his photos are timeless, breathtaking, immersive, and iconic to me. If I only ever capture one single image in my whole life and that image drew comparisions to any Ansel masterpiece, I'd consider myself lucky, undeserving, and honoured at the same time.

My Blog

Chain Gang (F. A. S. Entry / Crowd Participation)

Out with the gang and fooling around. Took this pic and its hilarious!Here's your chance to try your hand at writting dialogue! :)J 2 Da F Blog
Posted by on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:26:00 GMT

Stick Man Lives

Saw this dude the other day... Wow... I've got more @$$ in my elbow than he does @$$. LOL!!!
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:11:00 GMT

Fear Not, Its a Good Flick

Care for Hong Kong cinema? Enjoy Jet Li movies?If so, U gotta peep out this J 2 Da F review!J 2 Da F Blog
Posted by on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:04:00 GMT

A Black Eye for Moviegoers

Watched the movie "The Black Dahlia" and have my review up on J 2 Da F.See what I thought of it. Based on the title of this posting, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out if its a thumbs up or down.J...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:12:00 GMT

Such a lovely place. Such a lovely face. They livin it up at the...

Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn... Say wha?!?!Wouldn't be surprised if they charge by the hour...J 2 Da F
Posted by on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:53:00 GMT

New, funny series for the Blog

Starting up a new series for the blog called "F. A. S." that will post humorous pictures I have spied out there in this big, big world of ours... Peep out the first entry in this series. If you dig on...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:03:00 GMT

A Scary Descent into Horror

Finally back on the blogging tip. :)Saw the excellent horror/scary movie "The Descent." Full review by J 2 Da F can be found here.
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:25:00 GMT

Videogame Expo

Hey y'all...The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is underway and started today in Los Angeles.I'll be at the show on Thursday and Friday to check out all of the latest games and console news, as ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 May 2006 19:34:00 GMT

The Party's Over

So it comes to an end. The Lakers couldn't close it out and advance to the next round of the playoffs.Oh well, it was still an exciting series despite the outcome. Given where they were early in the s...
Posted by on Sun, 07 May 2006 09:54:00 GMT

Awsome Lakers Game and Finish!!!!!!!

Man!!! Was that game awesome or what? The Lakers came back from behind and won a game that they could have easily lost. Man was that a great finish!!!!
Posted by on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:12:00 GMT