Submission Grappling, World of Warcraft, First Person Shooters, XBOX Live, Flight sims, Magic: The Gathering, Reading, Writing (short fiction and strategic non-fiction), Paintball, Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts, Skiing, Winter weather in general, epic movies, snakes, cats, football (playing not watching), Penny Arcade, The Awesome Squad, AS13 Productions, lockpicking, linguistics, Pals food, first aid, kyudo, deer hunting/cooking (20 gauge Mossberg with custom slug barrel), hang gliding, giant Freezie Pops, Nerd rope, good vino, slippery nipples, etc.
I'd like to meet:
Anyone who likes to play video games or train submission grappling.
Music:
Rage Against the Machine, Mindless Self Indulgence, System of a Down, Godsmack, The Greatful Dead, Gorillaz, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Ras Alan, Flybanger, D12, Matisyahu, Orgy, Hed (PE), CKY, Mudvayne, etc.
Movies:
Braveheart, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Boondock Saints, Saving Private Ryan, The Matrix, Hero, Kung-Fu Hustle, The Punisher, Jackass (both), Equilibrium, Ghost and the Darkness, Tombstone, American History X, Constantine, Black Hawk Down, Donnie Darko, Dawn of the Dead, Snatch, Goodfellas, X-men trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean series, Sin City, Pitch Black, Last Samurai, Legend of Drunken Master, Ong-Bak, Troy, Kill Bill duo, Interview with a Vampire, Gladiator, etc.
Television:
Most anything on Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and Spike TV. Also sprinkle in episodes of The Office, My name is Earl, King of the Hill, Masters of Horror, and the Simpsons to taste. I also try to catch hockey/paintball on ESPN whenever possible and watch just about all the UFC/PRIDE that comes on basic cable.
Books:
The complete works of Jack London, Tell-tale heart and other selected works of Edgar Allen Poe, Our Word is our Weapon, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Napalm and Silly Putty, anything by Phuck Palahniuk, The Alphabet of Manliness, most everything by Michael Moore, and of course all of the single serving WoW and MtG novels that come out. I also enjoy reading DnD source manuals for some reason, even though I hardly ever play.
Heroes:
My mom, for being the one person on this planet who has been behind me 100% every second of my entire life, no matter how many bad decisions I made along the way. Helio Gracie, for building a jiu-jitsu dynasty and still kicking ass at like 95 years old. Zach de la Rocha, for making music that opened my eyes and never deviating from what he knew was right.Oh yeah, and this guy:.. width="425" height="350" ..
