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Torque

Torque

About Me

Welcome to Torque.
Thank you for stopping by. Please, leave comments, pics, promos, ads, DNA, whatever you choose.Bands, be judicious with your promotions. I may love your music, but that does not mean that I will enjoy looking at your shaved heads and hairy faces, every day. You are just not my type.And to everyone else, I invite you to promote yourselves, but please don't abuse the offer by over-posting ads only. If you are posting a regular ad, please try to keep them banner sized. If your ad is really artistic or exotic, or the ad contains a photo of yourself or your model, then they can be life-sized for all I care. Last thing: one ringtone spam and you are on the curb. That shouldn't be too much to ask. Please, show us your stuff and enjoy the site.
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Ok, now the "About me" thing, I guess.
Almost normal, but I'm working on that.
Accomplished software developer, married, no kids, midlife crisis in the rearview. Changing careers (slightly). Ex-military eons ago, 4 year stint. Self-employed technologist for over 15 years. Tired of working for "the man" (that's me), and want to start another business, web-based. Early mid-aged (yes, another one who can't accept that crossing 40 means anything. Much love, Kiedis), could probably semi-retire, but the web is really just getting interesting so I'm not going to lay down now.
I am here to learn, check out bright people, find something else cool to get myself into before I move into my urn.
I look forward to the pleasure of communicating with you. I keep hearing how much MySpace rocks, and finally have the dubious honor of becoming the last human on the planet to get an account here.
Oh, and I am a HUGE boxing fan. Check out Jacqui Snow's excellent boxing group . And please, somebody give Antonio Margarito a shot at a big fight. I would really like to see him flatten Floyd Mayweather, but unfortunately Oscar is going send him home on a gurney.

My Interests

People who struggle to rise above adversity with all they've got, whether they make it or not.

Art of all kinds, but I appreciate great painting more than any other form.

The colors of the palette that fall between white and black.

White and black.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet, in this order, Naomi Watts, Gwen Stefani, Natalie Portman, Anthony Kiedis, George Clooney, Sacha Baron Cohen, Antonio Margarito, Rick Rubin, Oprah's bookie.
Cypress Hill - So You Want to be a Rap Superstar?

Gwen

Charles 'Krazy Horse' Bennett highlights.

Music:

Pick a song (they're all good). Streaming times may vary.

RHCP, Francis Albert Sinatra, Imogen Heap, Van Hagar, Peter Frampton, U2, Black Eyed Peas, Robin Trower, Lionel Ritchie, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Aerosmith, Neil Young, Parliment, Earth Wind & Fire I have no idea what the fuck a Henon Map is, but they look cool on a black background....

And no, I don't want to know what a Henon Map is....

Movies:

Mulholland Drive , A Simple Plan , True Romance , The Door in the Floor , The Departed, Borat, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, The Abyss, The Descent

Television:

The Sopranos, Dexter, Huff, HBO Boxing, Showtime Boxing

Watch "Hump De Bump" directed by Chris Rock.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are on tour through the rest of the year. Click HERE to see the dates and buy tickets.

Watch the video for "Tell Me Baby" from Stadium Arcadium.

Books:

The Descent, Year Zero, the Wall (Jeff Long)

Relic, Reliquary, Cabinet of Curiosities (Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child)

Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, Woken Furies (Richard K. Morgan)

The Scar (China Mieville)

The Last Six Million Seconds, Bangkok 8, Bangkok Tattoo (John Burdett)

A Widow for One Year, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Cider House Rules (John Irving)

The Books of Blood vols 1-6, Coldheart Canyon (Clive Barker)

The Totem (David Morrell)

Heroes:

Rest In Peace
Love to my friends at Virginia Tech