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joeker

mmmmmm cat shaped animal crackers.... QUIT CALLIN ME CRACKAH

About Me


After graduation from high school (1986), my family moved to North Carolina. 9 months later, I joined the Navy where I was a nuclear reactor operator for 6 years stationed on the West Coast. Finishing that (1993), I came back to NC to go to school - lost my financial aid, and started working full-time testing software for all sorts of companies. I've been doing that ever since. My father passed away October 2005, so I moved home after 18 months in Birmingham AL to be a full-time caregiver for my mom. I just recently (middle of March 2006) started working again after a 6 month hiatus while I straightened out my parent's affairs. I currently test software for a standardized testing company in Durham, NC - with a lovely 3 hour a day commute. :)
I used to throw parties in and around the triangle NC area but that was a long time ago. Unless of course, somebody reads this and has family or friends with a large amount of private land :) If yer that guy (or girl), definitely drop me a line and let's see what we can make happen :)
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My Interests



(it was easier to cut n paste the rest this from my livejournal info ) - atlanta, bass, beach, bed & breakfasts, boating, camping, chatting, cheese, chocolate, clubbing, computer gaming, computers,creationism, cuddling, degrees of seperation, dungeons & dragons, durham, eating out, evolution, family, hiking, message boards, mountains, movies,mp3s, music, naps, nature, north carolina, parties, phoenix, psychology, raleigh, raves, reading, rpg's, sailing, science fiction, seattle, sociology,software testing, throwing parties, travel, vampires, volleyball, washington dc, watching sports, web servers, werewolves, whitewater rafting, women,wrightsville beach

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Your Jungian Type is
ENFJ
Extroverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
44 50 25 11
ENFJ type description byD.Keirsey
ENFJ type description by J. Butt

Qualitative analysis of your type formula
You are:

    moderately expressedextrovert
    moderately expressed intuitive personality
    moderately expressed feeling personality
    slightly expressed judgingpersonality

Find out your Jungian Personality Type here
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The MySpace About Me Survey
-= Tell Us About Yourself =-
Name: joeker
Birthday: 10/29/1968
Howold do you act: 5-15 years less thanthat
ZodiacSign: Scorpio
Current location: Durham, NC
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color and Length: Brown (n grey lol) short-ish
Height: 6'2"
YourHeritage: germanic
What’s Your Middle Name: John
Shoes You Wore Today: generic sneakers
Your Weakness: friends, herb, women
Your Fear: being a burden tosomeone
Have You EverRidden A Mechanical Bull: no
Do You WantTo: no
Goal You Would Like To Achieve ThisYear: a job where I can make adifference
First ThoughtWhen You Wake Up: barbara's wedding is thisSaturday!
Best PhysicalFeature: my prodigousgut
Best CharacterFeature: compassion
Who Is Your Bestest Friend: kendra/bill/noelle/chris/melody/topher/randi
When Is Your Bedtime: midnight
YourMost Cherished Memory: mardi gras1997
Pepsi orCoke: coke - although i..'m trying to stop thattoo
McDonalds or BurgerKing: McD..'s fries handsdown
Single or GroupDates: neither
What Is The Last Song You Sang: don't cry for me argentina (lol)
Does Playing A Guitar Make A Girl/Guy MoreAttractive: nope
What Is Your Biggest Pet Peeves: intolerance and slow drivers - oh and the frenchlol
Do YouDrink: occasionally
Ever Been Drunk: lol most of the time in the navy
Do You Smoke: nope
Do You “Smoke”: maybe who..'s asking?
Do You Sing: in the carsometimes
What ColorUnderwear Do You Have On: n/a
Do YouWant To Go To College: notreally
Have You Ever BeenIn Love: definitely
Do You Want To Get Married: eh not so much
Do You Believe In Yourself: on many levels - others not so much
Do You Believe In Others: for the most part
Do You Like Thunderstorms: LOVE them
Do You Play an Instrument: used to: bass, cello, piano, clarinet
What Do You Want To Be When You GrowUp: too late
What Country Would You Like ToVisit: italy
How Many CD’s Do you Own: 200+
How Many DvD’s Do You Own: 70+
How Many Tattoo’s Do You Have: 0
How Many Piercings Do You Have: 0 (had tongue long ago)
How Many Things In You Past Do You Regret: i try to not do regret
-= Favorites =-
Favorite Shoes: sandals
Favorite Radio Station: 96 Rock
Favorite Drink iced king mocha 4(or 6)
FavoriteCar: mercedes benz AMGhammer
FavoritePlace: seattle
Favorite Song: center of eternity by ozzy osbourne
Favorite Movie: too many to choose even a couple
Favorite Moment: grand canyon at sunset
Favorite Color: purple duh
Favorite Meal: SUSHI! and hotdogs - go figure
-= In a Guy/Girl orMan/Woman I Like… =-
Favorite Eye Color: blue andgreen
Favorite HairColor: redheads and dark almost jetblack
Short Hair or LongHair: both =)
Height: not taller than me?
Body Type: not bigger than me
Does Ethnicity Matter: sadly yes
Piercings: nothing too crazy - acouple is aight
Tattoos: harlequin looks goodenough :)
-= “Bed Side Manor” =-
Do You Think You Are Attractive: ......
Are You Attracted To Someone Who Does Not KnowIt: not that I can thinkof
Would You Like To BeSomeone’s Fantasy: Nightmare maybeheh
Hunter orHunted: hunted
Do You Kiss With Your Eyes Open orClosed: both
Ever Kissed Someone Of The SameSex: yes
A Little or A Lot Of Tongue: both
Older or Younger: +/- 8 years roughly
Top or Bottom: uh i drive the bus?
Lights On, Lights Off or Candle Light: Off or candlelight - maybe a couple of bags too?
Do You Like To Cuddle After: yes
Do you Like To Cuddle In General: yes
Trimmed,Shaved or Let IT Go Wild: most any that sayyes
Him / Her First orSecond: doesn..'tmatter
Have You Ever HadBad Sex: if im involved it usually isheh
Have You Ever Had SexWith Someone And Regretted It: nope
Ever HaveA 3Some, 4Some or More-Some: nope
Does Sex =Love To You: didn..'t used to - it doesnow
-= Right Now =-
Right Now, What Is Todays Date: 10.12.2006
Right Now, What Time Is It: 829am
Right Now, Who Are You Thinking Of: randi
Right Now,What Are You Listening To: Calyx - DOA MixMay 2005
Right Now, DoYou Love Some One: Yep
Right Now,Does Someone Love You: Pretty certainthere..'s one or two
RightNow, Do You Know Where Your Mechanical Bull Is: in the redneck bar where it belongs
Right Now, Is It Raining: no but its fixin' to
Right Now, How Many MySpace Friends Do You Have: 217 (I don't fluctuate much heh)
Right Now, Are You Happy sho nuff =)
Tell us YOUR answers to this survey! Click HERE!

I'd like to meet:


I'm mainly on here to keep up with and connect with old friends. I'll let you know in advance though - I'm a poor (myspace) friend and don't tend to return comments as often as I should. So, if shiite like that bothers you then its probably best to not try and add me. Or if you're a band. Or if you have a webcam. Or if you don't know me from a hole in the ground and are just trying to boost your friend count to be a more cool myspacer. If your profile is sufficiently cryptic that I can't figure out who you are when you ask to Add me - send a message as well. I'm a horrible guesser

Definitely *not* looking for a relationship - i'm saner and happier being single - And so is everyone around me.

Music:



80's rock, acid jazz, acid trance, ambient, classic rock, drum and bass, electronic music, electronica, happy hardcore, hardcore, hip hop, Ice Cube, Jeff Beck, Jesus and Mary Chain, Lush,Metallica, Ministry, Ozzy Osbourne, a Perfect Circle, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, psy-trance, Queensryche, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ritchie Hawtin, Simply Jeff, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, techno, trance, trip hop, basically anything except country & western

Check these people out! Fantastically beautiful music from warm and genuine peeps! :)

James Fusion, Billie Blaze and Snack! Need I say more?

North Carolina Drum and Bass - 'nuff said.

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Movies:



Television:



Books:



Orson Scott Card, Tom Clancy, Stephen Coontz, Clive Cussler, Stephen R Donaldson, Robert Jordan, Tim Lehaye, CS Lewis, John Ringo, JRR Tolkein, historical religion and mythology

Heroes:



My Blog

Kershner family xmas letter 2006

[I wrote this from the perspective of my mom, to send out as the family xmas letter - Joe]Christmas 2006  Seasons Greetings!  2006 has been a year of adjustments for us in the Kershne...
Posted by joeker on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:42:00 PST

35 Upfront Questions (Survey)

Answer and repost as 35 Upfront Questions.(thar be blanks at the bottom - joeker)1. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CONSUMED ALCOHOL?last night - a friend's home brew2. WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS?one particular...
Posted by joeker on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:18:00 PST

SNOW?!?!?!? (audio post)

Click the transcribed text to hear me (if u care of course)W-T-F!! I watched the weather report last night. I remember seeing it was going to rain - coming in from the East. I remember seeing it was ...
Posted by joeker on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:14:00 PST

A Sushi, Drum n Bass and Wedding Weekend!

I get outta work on Friday, check into the hotel and headed for Heather's. Turns out she wasn't feeling so hot and wouldn't be joining us for dinner :( Kendra arrived and she, Melody, and I had appeti...
Posted by joeker on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:13:00 PST

How Much Do You Love Yourself? (Survey)

Extra-Cocky Mind73% mind-love and 18% body-love!You show an above-average love for your mind and a below-average love for your body.In effect, you sure think you think good! Your physical self-confidn...
Posted by joeker on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:26:00 PST

Twenty Year High School Reunion Weekend

I left out of work about lunchtime and piled in the car heading for DC. Either I left at the right time or just got in behind the right group of people with radar detectors, but I got up to Fairfax, ...
Posted by joeker on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:12:00 PST

TWO WORDS

YO U ... C A N ... O N L Y ... T Y P E ... TWO... W O R DS !N O ... E X P L A N A T I O N S !Not as easy as you might think... And "Uhhhh" or "Ummm" or "Yummm" doesnt count...(blanks are at the bottom...
Posted by joeker on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:21:00 PST

My Weekend in Philadelphia

First off, If you live in the Triangle area, and fly out of RDU - don't believe the hype regarding the longer wait/check-in to get through security and to your gate.... I was at my gate, sitting and ...
Posted by joeker on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:33:00 PST

Uncomfortable survey

This survey is gonna probably make you uncomfortable, but if you do it...answer honestly!!!Then repost so others can do it. It is actually worth while, one all about love, relationships, and all thin...
Posted by joeker on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:58:00 PST

Can You Name 10 People??

(List the first 10 people whose names come to your mind - and then scroll down to answer the questions)1 Randi2 Bill3 Stacey4 Topher5 Kendra6 Chris O7 Noelle8 Shanna9 Ken10 Marta(was that scrolling lo...
Posted by joeker on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:39:00 PST