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ROYSTER!

Can't stop. I'm addicted to the shin-dig!

About Me

Rather than tell you exactly about me. Here are some quotes that I've gathered here and there that define me. After that, make your own decisions..."Mihi primo et mundus secundus." - Me first, the world second. Know yourself before you try to explain to others who you are."Grew up a f'n screw up. Got introduced to the game and f'n blew up." ~ "Grew up a screw up", Ludacris"I can't tell if I'm a king, prince or a pauper." ~ "Give it Away", Red Hot Chili Peppers"If you havin' girl problems, I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one." ~ "99 Problems", Jay-Z"We still hustle 'til the sun come up. Crack a 40 when the sun go down." ~ "What we do", Freeway [IF YA FROM PHILLY, HOLLA !!!]"Yeah, Illadel! Home of the original gun clappers. Out on the wrong corner your shit'll get spun backwards." ~ "Don't say Nothin'", The Roots [This is where I'm from]"We rip crowds, whole lot of volume and a little bit of bass is all it takes to make the place GET WILD!
Whole lot of style and a little bit of cake is all it takes to make her skate FLIPSIDE!
Crack house and a little bit of bass is all it takes to make the block GET WILD!
Park keys and a little bit of cheese is all it takes to make her leave!" ~ "Flipside", Freeway [The Ultimate Philadelphia Anthem]"Scared to death and scared to look, they shook. 'Cuz ain't no such things as half-weight crooks." ~ "Shook Ones Pt. 2", Mobb Deep"I will not lose." ~ "Change the Game", Jay-Z"And when I'm gone just carry on. Don't mourn. Rejoyce every time you hear the sound of my voice. Just know that I'm lookin' down on you smilin, and I didn't feel a thing, so baby don't feel no pain, just smile back." ~ "When I'm Gone", Eminem"If I'm in a meeting, and a guy says, 'My name's Bo. This is Peep.' Guess what? End of meeting. We have nothing to discuss. I'm outta there. Unless, of course, there's sheep. And if Peep is dressed properly, I'll stay around quite some time." ~ Lewis Black on the stupidity of the general American Public in the 1970s [Heaven's Gate]

My Interests

School, Sports, PS2, San Diego, SDSU, Gamma Phi Epsilon

I'd like to meet:

Tony LaRussa (manager, St. Louis Cardinals), Phil Jackson (head coach, LA Lakers), John Madden (former Oakland Raiders head coach), Scott Bowman (head coach, Detroit Red Wings) ... In my opinion, these are the best coaches of their respective sports. I'd just love to meet them and pick their brains about the sport they coach and get their opinions on certain issues. I just think it would be an awesome forum as well as a great experience to get all four of these minds together.

Music:

I'm a lover of all things. Specifically:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, G-Unit, Jay-Z, Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz, State Property, Live, Garbage, No Doubt, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, H.I.M., A Tribe Called Quest, Leaders of the New Skool, Stone Temple Pilots, Kylie Minogue, Sneaker Pimps, DJ Louie DiVito, Bjork, Lenny Kravitz, Janis Joplin, The Who, Snoop, Dr. Dre, NWA ... one last thing ... I don't give a damn what anyone says ...
JIMI f'n HENDRIX ya'll ... BEST ... GUITARIST ... EVER !!!

Movies:


For the most part, science fiction and action are my favs: Die Hard, The Matrix, X-Men, Alien, Spiderman, and RoboCop to name a few ... Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a new favorite.I can watch the occasional comedy: Ghostbusters (great movie if you've never seen it ... 1984 was a good year), Swingers, Made, Friday, Rushmore ...I enjoy horror movies, but they have to be old school: Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, the original Amityville Horror ...I've only seen Princess Bride, once (didn't really like it), Phantom of the Opera, once (ok, I guess), and Dirty Dancing, once (once again .. ok, I guess). If I could recommend one movie to anyone, it's "The Warriors". It's a 1978 film by Walter Hill about a New York gang trying to get home to their turf while everyone is after them. Brilliant movie if you don't mind 80s cheese.

Television:

Chappelle's Show, South Park, Drawn Together, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Simpsons, 24, Family Guy, Viva La Bam, Pimp my Ride, Yu-Gi-Oh, Mucha Lucha, Justice League, King of the Hill ... and, of course ...

HOUSE ... best medical drama since ER, folks. Grey's Anatomy my ass!

Books:

Do school books count?

Heroes:

My dad ... because he continues to adapt despite all of the changes in the world (never tell him that you can't teach an old dog new tricks .. he'll slay you)My mom ... because she has put up with my dad for so long (haha j/k, Dad)My sister ... for being the fighter and scrapper that I am notMy brother ... he's inspiration because he's the only one to graduate college so farOutside of my family, most of my heroes stem from sports, TV, movies, etc...
Jake Delhomme (quarterback, Carolina Panthers) ... He's a winner. Plain and simple.
Allen Iverson ... because he's proof that the you don't have to be the biggest dog in the pound to get respect
Curt Schilling ... if you're a Red Sox fan, you'll understand this one ;)
Daffy Duck ... He's just the shit!
Raphael ... he is the BEST ninja turtle!
John McClane ... well, my favorite movie IS Die Hard.
A little old school. This would be Ken from the Street Fighter games. Whatchu know about it!

My Blog

I .... DECLARE .... SHENANIGANS !!!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/07/paris.hilton/index. htmlI'm talkin' Defcon 6 Shenanigans, here. (Defcon 6 is the highest level as formulated by myself and my brother years ago). At this mome...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:43:00 PST

This news has made my life right now

And one of two new KPBS News Radio interns is ... ... ...(... dramatic pause ...)Yours truly!I start on June 18th. I can't .. fuckin' .. wait ! :) :) :) :) :)
Posted by KidPhoenix on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:18:00 PST

wow ... didn't see that coming ...

If you're wondering why I'm doing this at midnight on "cinco de mayo", it's because I don't believe in celebrating this holiday. It's completely meaningless to people in Mexico, but Americans (as alw...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Sun, 06 May 2007 12:17:00 PST

"Know when to hold 'em; know when to fold 'em..."

It seems as if every day I'm brought with a situation that calls for this poker metaphor. Generally, it has the same underlying subject matter ... women.(...yeah, sorry it's one of those blogs...)Lon...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:27:00 PST

Talk about flippin the damn script!

The low from not winning USFC President on Monday&The low from one house showing up to my philanthropy meeting on Tuesday&Both of those lows & ELIMINATED!Due in large part to the best Valentine's Day ...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:03:00 PST

results and a little message...

First things first .... I am not writing this as the soon to be USFC president. I lost yesterday bringing my political record to 1-2 so far. Yeah, not encouraging at all. Screw it. Second ... to t...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:24:00 PST

usually stress comes in the middle of the week

But I've got it now due to three important things:Today I have USFC elections, and I'm running for president of the entire council. I've never been so nervous in my entire life. What do I say? What...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:26:00 PST

My first "real" article....

... brought to you by the Daily Aztec @ San Diego State University:http://media.www.thedailyaztec.com/media/storage/ paper741/news/2007/02/06/Sports/Sdsu-Stampeded.By.Bronco.Bro thers-2699256.shtml?sour...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:02:00 PST

To people that commit random acts of cowardess....

... I truly despise thee.I am once again amazed with how insensitive the human culture can be sometimes. I was informed of something that happened to some of my best friends today at their apartment....
Posted by KidPhoenix on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:11:00 PST

The 2006 Royster Awards ...

The 2006 Top 20 Awards! 1) DRINKING BUDDY OF THE YEAR?R.L. Harris... hands down!  The WSOC was the most fun, ever. 2) LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD - LONGEST FRIEND(s)?Kim Foglia ... going on 8 years 3)...
Posted by KidPhoenix on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:28:00 PST