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Nick

Give me a chance to shine and I'll blind the world

About Me

I hated my page so I got rid of everything! I just threw this together for the time being to have something up here. Working on a new one made in flash.. I'm getting there, relax! For now, here's something simple, featuring my new logo. Ohhhh! If anyone needs any graphic design jobs taken care of, I'm your guy. Be it logos, photo restoration.. anything as complex as a 3d walkthrough of your company or video/photo special effects, I can do it. Heck I can even score (or try to) a film for you if you want. I'm experienced in all kinds of digital mediums.
I'm my dad's son. I am who I am because of him. I share his qualities and his flaws and I couldn't be happier about that. I'm good natured, kind, caring and giving because of him. I'm also a silly mother f*cker because of him!
Other than my nerdy computer stuff, I like to play disc golf, hike, watch 24, climb mountains, drink mead, drink guinness, spend time with my wonderful girlfriend and my friends.. I love ZOMBIES. I play guitar, bass, keyboard, mandolin, Irish black whistle, ocarina, harmonica.. Though I suck at all of them so don't be impressed. I also try to write electronic music. Or I did for a while.. I've been busy lately.. Check my music page, Stormfront .
I think I'm a good, moral and wholesome person.
I also worship Satan.
...that was a joke.

My Interests

Cricket (the kind played with darts), recording music, my friends, pool, disc golf, my pets, halo even though I haven't played in like 2 years, hiking, anyhting in nature. I love music of all kinds, I want to learn to play every instrument known to man, although for now I'm barely good at the ones I know. I like anything creative, and anything to do with computers (except networking) and technology. I like to drink Guinness, and my cousin is starting to get me hooked on Carona. I like Nintendo Wii, especially Tiger Woods golf. I never really play video games on my own, but it's fun with friends. There's two things I generally don't do alone, that's playing video games, and drinking.

I'd like to meet:

I like to surround myself with GOOD people. I have a ton of amazing friends who I owe the world to. I don't want to talk to anyone who is fake, self centered, conceited, selfish, or fat.. Ok, it's ok if you're fat. God, stop being so self concious.

I've met most of the famous people that I ever REALLY wanted to meet, though when I moved here out of my old house, somehow ALL of my autographs got misplaced so I wouldn't mind re-aquiring some of them. Some people I've met are; Jackie Chan, Cristina Scabia, Andrea Ferro, Peter Steele, Josh Silver, Kenny Hickey, Johnny Kelley, Jerry Only, Dr. Chud, Michael Graves, Brandy, Jhonen Vasquez, Bob Love, The Chief from where in the world is Carmen Sandiego, Jimmy Walker.. I'd still like to meet Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Dane Cook, Bruce Campbell, Jeff Corwin, and Keifer Sutherland..

Music:

Misfits, Type O Negative, Blind Guardian, Flogging Molly, The Real McKenzies, Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues, The Chieftans, Gaelic Storm, Fintrol, Dimmu Borgir, System of A Down, Nightwish, APocalyptica, Gwar, No Use For A Name, AFI, Blood for Blood, Integrity, Reach the Sky, Rise Against, Madball, Sick of it All, The Transplants, Kanye West, Emperor, Nile, Demons and Wizards, Tenacious D, old Sepultura, Soulfy, Metallica, Nickel Creek, Tchaikovsky, Halo Soundrack, A Perfect Circle, A Static Lullaby, Amorphis, Adromeda, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, Avrigus, Blind Guardian, Burzum, Demented Are Go, Entwine, Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, Iced Eath, In Flames, King Diamond, Lacuna Coil, Liquid Tension Experiment, Lullacry, Mike Ness/Social Distortion, N.E.R.D., Nekromantix, NUCLEAR RABBIT, Orgy, Rammstein, Samael, The Flatliners, The Gathering, The Offspring, The Sins of Thy Beloved, Theatre of Tragedy, Therion, Tiger Army, To Die For, Tool, Tristania. White Zombie, Catch 22, Reverend Horton Heat, Against Me!, Turbo Negro, CKY, HIM (thanks BAM), Barnyard Ballers, Meantraitors, Music from the OC, Queen, Anthrax, Katatonia, Nile, Biohazard, Mindless Self Indulgence, Old School Rap, Arch Enemy, Bad Religion, Einherjer, Fantomas, KMFDM, Michael Jackson, Ministry, Muse, Norther,Sigh, Sparta, Starsailor, Symphony X, Kalmah, NIN, Dillinger Escape Plan, the Locust, Samhain, Danzig, (hed)pe, Weezer, Raidiohead, The Violent Femmes, Switchblade Symphony, Ours, Cursive, Mad Sin, Frantic Flinstones, Horrorpops, Asmodeus, The Revered Horton Heat, Guy Davis, .... I really don't think I can type any more, this is making my head spin.

Movies:

Kung Fu, especially Jackie Chan movies (I don't like his american-made hollywood movies as much though, sorry jackie), Boondock Saints, Poolhall Junkies, Army of Darkness, Indiana Jones, Breakin', Airborn, Signs, The Fifth Element, Hackers, Spanglish, Punch Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, 28 days later.. I like any movies with Nicolas Cage, Christopher Walkin, Steve Bucemi, Jeff Goldbloom, Adam Sandler, Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Bruce Campbell, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, and of course, Jackie Chan. I also love cheesy horror movies like evil dead, army of darkness, zombie movies, etc. I want to make a low budget zombie movie really bad.

Television:

24, The OC, Viva La Bam, The Wonder Years, Fresh Prince, Seinfeild, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama

Books:

Neverwhere, Stardust, Sandman, the art of Halo, First Strike, Fall of Reach, Coraline, The Zombie Survival guide.

Heroes:

My Dad, Jackie Chan, Jerry Only, Bruce Campell, Neil Gaiman

My Blog

Update

    Well, as most of you probably already know, after 9 long years, I finally threw in the towel at Portillo's (or in this case, threw in the beef-sammich smelling uniform). I've had a ...
Posted by Nick on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:02:00 PST

Odd

So I was just driving around Mokena trying to figure out which fast food joint to endulge in, when I see the girls from the band Kittie randomly just standing on the street corner taking pictures. I a...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:42:00 PST

Check out this event: Camping at Illinois Beach

Hosted By: Nick FloryWhen: Friday Aug 31, 2007 at 10:00 AMWhere: Illinois Beach State ParkLake frontZion, IL 60099United StatesDescription:Nick Flory Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Nick on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:34:00 PST

I miss you all!

The only reason I've gone out in the past month and a half has been for two friends' birthdays. That's it. I've been out twice in the past month. Money has been a little tight, and I've been busy...
Posted by Nick on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:50:00 PST

For anyone that may have been wondering...

    ...Shelley and I have an awesome relationship. We have our differences, but we hardly ever argue and if we do, we settle it quickly. We're very different but very similar at the sam...
Posted by Nick on Sat, 05 May 2007 09:25:00 PST

Rest in Peace, Indy.

Well for those of you who don't know, my ferret, Indy, had been sick for a week or so. We took him to the vet twice, she kept insisting it was probably some sort of bug and he'd get over it. She gave ...
Posted by Nick on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:59:00 PST

Nick's Story of Easter. Warning! Extreme Blasphemy Ahead!

So I was thinking... Jesus must be a zombie. I mean, he died, was burried, and then rose from the grave (grave, not tomb. He was just a human, and he was crucified by the Roman authorities, right...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:17:00 PST

dumb skeleton with broken ribs

A skeleton doing the robot dance. Ok he just looks like a skeleton who's trying to move but can't. Or C3PO. Whatever. Put your own music to it, I don't feel like it.   ...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:52:00 PST

Free photo restoration!

I know, it's uncanny for a freelance graphic artist to offer free services, but right now I'm looking for some projects to fill up my portfolio. If you have any images you want me to work on, let me k...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:02:00 PST

I have a problem

I always blamed it on motivation, but honestly, I think I just don't know where to begin. I need to make a digital portfolio to showcase my work. But I don't know how to design it. I don't want just a...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:41:00 PST