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About Me

Well, I'm over 30, and life is still in flux as much as when I was in my 20's. Go figure. Married a woman who gets me and who I get, plan to have a family someday in the not-too-distant future. Had a dream to change the world with movies and music videos... decided that wasn't the right path for me as a life, and so I'm redirecting my energies towards the one other thing that's always interested me - people. So I'm going back to school after a dozen years to major in psychology, and we'll see what happens. Plus, the yearlong hiatus from making movies has allowed me some perspective. I still have equipment, I still have the "itch" to tell stories, and so I'm gonna start making stuff for my own enjoyment. If something takes off? Hey, great. But for now, the movies are for me and mine. But since it's kind of a one-person operation, I'm gonna try my hand at writing a book in order to satisfy that need to express myself to the world. Also planning to learn the piano since the sax is too loud to play in a townhouse. So, that's me. I'm at a place in life where I can truly say I have the finest group of friends I've ever had - many of whom were old friends returned to my life, some of whom were enemies who I came to recognize a kinship with... I'm in a good place. Except for the aches and pains. Damn aging. So how about you?

My Interests

People and Events Real and Fictional, Music and Conversation.

I'd like to meet:

The person with the answers I need.

Music:

Absolute favorite band at the moment is Evanescence, because I love female vocalists, I love theatrical music, and they got em both. Close second is Linkin Park. Favorite modern orchestra composer is Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings, among other things) Other favorites would be The Eagles, Billy Joel, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Jewel, Kenny Rogers, Matchbox 20, Michelle Branch, Sheryl Crow, Panic! At the Disco, Sarah MacLachlan, Rob Zombie, John Ottman and John Williams.

Movies:

Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Halloween, Memento, The Ring, The Big Lebowski, The Lord of the Rings, The 40 Year-Old Virgin, Se7en, Wedding Crashers, Star Wars, Casino Royale Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Aliens, Casablanca, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shawn of the Dead, Batman Begins, The Usual Suspects, X2, Spider-Man, Young Frankenstein, Slither, Dawn of the Dead (the remake. got a problem?), Black Snake Moan, Hard Candy... I could go on, but I won't.

Television:

All-Time Favorite: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Honorable Mention to The Twilight Zone. As far as stuff that's on currently... The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement, The Office, and Family Guy.

Books:

Fahrenheit 451, 1984, The Hero With 1000 Faces, Red Dragon, The Analects of Confucius, The Dark Tower, Fearful Symmetry (Kraven's Last Hunt), Daredevil: Born Again, Ultimate Spider-Man, Y: The Last Man, Starman, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Silence of the Lambs.

Heroes:

Joseph Campbell, Confucius, Steven Spielberg, Stephen Colbert, Rick Yost, Mike Hauck, Ian Golding, and my old man, the Doc. All of whom had an idea to be something or to say something, ran with it, and keep on running.

My Blog

Man, this sucks.

So, I'm sitting here wishing I could take the bait. What do I mean? Well my company wants to cut heads. They're offering me specifically $32000 plus 6 months of benefits and whatever pension I've got ...
Posted by Gas Money on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:23:00 PST

IRON MAN

Just a quick one to point out that Iron Man was fantastic. Absolutely spot-on. There were a matter of MINUTES where I felt like the movie lost momentum, but they were fleeting. Performances were great...
Posted by Gas Money on Mon, 05 May 2008 07:18:00 PST

Nothin I didn’t already know...

Your Political Profile:Overall: 35% Conservative, 65% LiberalSocial Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% LiberalPersonal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% LiberalFiscal Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Libe...
Posted by Gas Money on Thu, 01 May 2008 08:28:00 PST

A few thoughts before hitting the sack...

So, I may have taken the idea that I need to relax on the school front just a little too much to heart, since I have to make a crapload of astronomical observations in the next week in order to finish...
Posted by Gas Money on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:41:00 PST

BACK IN THE GAME

Well now. It's been more than 3 months since I last "blogged." Didn't expect it to take quite so long for me to get back into the swing of things, but then life's taken a few twists and turns since I ...
Posted by Gas Money on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:34:00 PST

Thoughts on Some Stuff I’ve Checked Out Recently...

OK, well we're down to the last 1/4 day of me being away from the office. My nose is essentially recovered (still blowin out some wicked stuff, and occasionally foggy, nonetheless I'm clear to go back...
Posted by Gas Money on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:15:00 PST

Fuckin A

Well, there's only 24 hours left to 2007. Time for reflection.This has been a year of getting back to basics in a lot of ways. I entered it, to put it mildly, bitter. I felt betrayed by people I trust...
Posted by Gas Money on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:03:00 PST

Talk about a wakeup call!

So, I found an old CD-R that had a bunch of files from an old laptop on it. I loaded it onto my computer in a folder and left it to sit. So tonight, I'm here compressing some video files and I decide ...
Posted by Gas Money on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:18:00 PST

Insurance People...

So, here's the thing: I'm filing my short term disability, which requires me to be on the phone with some woman who can't understand me (cuz, like... I HAD SINUS SURGERY! I CANNOT ENUNCIATE!!), and sh...
Posted by Gas Money on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:02:00 PST

A few new thoughts...

OK, so I haven't been as bloggy feeling as I was yesterday, but there's a few things I want to get some commentary down on. First of all, it's occurred to me in the last couple of days, stuck here as...
Posted by Gas Money on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:10:00 PST