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Mark P.

And that's the way it is.

About Me

I'm a "senior" at San Jose State, majoring in journalism. I've been published in the San Jose Mercury News, the Gilroy Dispatch and the Spartan Daily. I would like to have a career in sports writing, but until then, you can see me at plenty of SJSU sporting events, unless I'm seen hanging around my former hometown - Bakersfield. Which isn't often.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Pinch Hitter 2

Music:

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, FOO FIGHTERS, The Beatles, The Who, QUEEN, The Rolling Stones, The Strokes, ELVIS COSTELLO, Johnny Come Lately, La vi en Rose, The White Stripes, Beck, The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Bryan Adams, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, THE CLASH, Otis Redding, Wilco, Jeremy Camp, Jars of Clay, Simon and Garfunkel, Weezer, Johnny Cash, RAY CHARLES, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, The Doors, The Gurus, Elton John, The Eagles, Mat Kearny, Stevie Wonder, Blue Oyster Cult, Metallica, Pedro the Lion, Talking Heads, Weird Al Yankovic, Jamiroquai, NORAH JONES, The Ramones, Yes, The Mars Volta, Santana, Bob Marley, CREAM... anything from 1955 rock 'n' roll up until some rap and some country... like Garth Brooks, Lee Roy Parnell, Randy Travis, The Mavericks, Alan Jackson...heck, I'm from Bakersfield.

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, Rain Man, Office Space, Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Die Hard, Independence Day, When Harry Met Sally, Kill Bill 1 + 2, Hitch, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Star Wars, All the President's Men, Jaws, Little Big League, Friday Night Lights, Anchorman.

Television:

Futurama, South Park, Family Guy, The Twilight Zone, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Mythbusters, Law and Order, The Daily Show, Sportscenter, Baseball Tonight, Glenn Beck

Books:

High Fidelty, Maniac MacGee, Of Mice and Men, The Running Man, Where the Red Fern Grows,

Heroes:

Jesus, Former Coach Jim Valvano, Dan from Del Taco, no more athletes

My Blog

Josh Quotes, Round 2, Set 4

"I'm just going to sit in the shower for 4 hours.""I don't really get pee-shy. It's a real thing - it's like stage fright.""Smells like cigarettes and... Trix.""Yeah, in some cases like Tommy Lee, ...
Posted by Mark P. on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:36:00 PST

NEW Josh Quotes! Sept. 30 2007

Josh Quotes - Round 2, Section 3"Damn it fan, you oscillated too quickly. Plus, I'm not tall enough to fart into a fan.""I don't get hard on gays.""His iPod is a phone. It's not an iPhone though.""W...
Posted by Mark P. on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:43:00 PST

Josh Quotes - Round 2, Selection 2

"I'm tired of beating off in the library.""That Asian guy was a horrible John Elway.""I gotta find out where I saw that gay guy before.""What's that Italian place we ate at here? The Flying Cab...
Posted by Mark P. on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST

JOSH QUOTES RETURNS!

JOSH QUOTES ARE BACK!!!!"I don't know why - it wasn't black hat day.""I could masturbate to, like, Jurassic Park.""You've never met Luigi Figeroa.""I've never met anyone's parents.""I hope so. She's...
Posted by Mark P. on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:40:00 PST

So Avril Lavigne is being sued...

So apparently Avril is being sued by 1970s band The Rubios for ripping off their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" for her new song "Girlfriend," or whatever. I'll admit the choruses sound similar, bo...
Posted by Mark P. on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:33:00 PST

56% of Americans aren't ready for my blog, or something

Just read an article on MSNBC about how 86% of people say they would vote for a female to be president and 92% say they'd vote for a black to be president. This is promising, I mean, change is happeni...
Posted by Mark P. on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:55:00 PST

I have made up my mind...

After much, prayer, thought and counsel, I have made a very important decision in my life. Recent events have helped shape my decision - the decision for which this blog was crafted. I sit here in my ...
Posted by Mark P. on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:41:00 PST

Greeks and Non-Greeks

It has been brought to my attention that, at SJSU, students in fraternities and sororities probably assume certain things about students who aren't involved in the Greek organization.In a counter to t...
Posted by Mark P. on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:21:00 PST

The final Josh Quotes ever.

This is the last Josh Quotes ever..."The paper today had broig articels."Mark: "Silly-bo-billy-banana-fanna-fo-filly."Josh: "Kill yourself.""Oh, I never put deodorant on today.""I don't want to grow u...
Posted by Mark P. on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:31:00 PST

JOSH QUOTES, vol. lucky 13

"I think I want to do two nose hairs...""You've been down too long, on a man.""I just wet your bed.""I got hit by a midget down there.""I want to give a stripper tips in coins.""I was doing homework a...
Posted by Mark P. on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:14:00 PST