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Ol' Nick

Bastard coated bastard with creamy bastard filling.

About Me

About me? I hate trying to describe myself. Where do you start?! I'm stubborn but flexible. I love reading but I suck at spelling. I was in the Marine Corps and have been practicing martial arts for 15 years but i like watching cartoons more than my kid does. I pay attention to political events but I dont vote cause i dont like the candidates (except Ron Paul, I'm voting for his ass). I like Zen Buddhism and heavy metal music. I'm basically just a big mean kid in a little adult body. There's a lot about me. I have 20 hobies i never get to, a job making cakes and cookies and bread...well, I make people make stuff; i got a cat who thinks he's a ninja, a kid who seems destined to usurp my throne, a house that needs some work and a wife that kicks all forms of ass...i mean it...all forms. My life is a never-ending attempt to find clarity and balance in a world that seems hell bent on making itself as confusing and frustrating as possible. All of this is governed by my brain which operates like a giant bee-hive and all the bees are Irish so they drink, fight and write bitter, ironic poetry (but my bees fight like they know kung-fu). Occasionally the bee-hive will vomit out some kind of nonsensical word-salad and if it makes some kind of sense....or looks like English, I'll put it into a blog. What else do you need to know? Ask me and I'll tell you even if the answer horrifies you. Which it probably will if I know me.

My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Massaki Hatsumi, the Dali Lama, Dan Inosanto, Christoper Sayoc, Christy Canyon, Stephen King, Traci Lords, Nautica Thorn, Mika Tan, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Steven Segal, Glenn Danzig, Jesus, Buddah, Stephen Hawking, Any of my inspirations...

Music:

I am all over the place lately. Go through my friends list and you'll find all sorts of odd shit. I rotate my songs a lot so keep listening till you get the idea. My all time favorite is Danzig. I don't care what anyone says but he's the shit. For the most part I like a lot of heavy stuff, Mostly industrial and metal like Fear Factory, At the Gates, Lamb of God, old Morbid Angel, Sepultura, Soulfly and stuff like that. I used to listen to a lot of death metal, black metal and industrial music but my tastes have become a lot more broad over the years. I have been listening to the Gorillaz and more mellowed electronic-type music lately. For some odd reason I find myself able to listen to and enjoy Jack Johnson and other shit. I guess when I decide to chill out I need burnout surfer music. I can't actually say that I'll listen to anything ( I think people who say crap like that are full of shit) but I will try anything once before I write it off.

Movies:

Predator, the Punisher, the 13th Warrior, Man on Fire, American Psycho, Hero, Kung Fu Hustle, the Transporter, Kung Pow, Instinct, Equilibrium, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Hellboy, Pumpkinhead, Usual Suspects, Above the Law, Out for Justice, Enter the Dragon, Fist of Legend, Species, ghost Dog - way of the samurai . . . the Prophecy (one of the all-time greatest movies), Heat, Blade(I-III), Ong-Bak the Thai Warrior, Throw Down

Television:

Cartoon Network (Adult Swim), The SciFi chanel, the National Geographic chanel, the Military chanel, the Discovery chanel, HBO (if there's boxing on). . . I don't really watch too much TV if I can help it.

Books:

I love books. I read a lot and have tons of them. Mostly horror:It, Silver Bullet, Rose Madder, The Gunslinger (1-5), Salem's Lot, Hearts in Atlantis, The Midnight Shift, The Stand . . . basically everthiing by Stephen King.Darkfall, Midnight, Hideaway, Intensity, Twilight Eyes, Odd Thomas . . . pretty much every thing by Dean KoontsCabal. The Theif of Always, Imajica (I-II), the Books of Blood. . . almost everything by Clive Barker.Misc. stuff: The Art of War, The Wit & Witicism of Confucius, Zen and the Martial Arts, Ki in Daily Life, Websters Dictionary, TV Guide, Beyon Good & Evil, Striking Thoughts, The Tao of Jeet Kun Do, Zen Circle, Wepons & History of Ninjitsu. . . and a bunch More.I will read almost anything I can get my hands on just for the sake of reading. I don't read romance novels or anything like that but anything with a good story is worth a shot.

Heroes:

Bruce Lee, Alexander the Great, Peter North, Erik the Red, Buddah, Gen. Chesty Puller, Caligula, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac,Stewy Griffin and the Almighty DANZIG!

My Blog

Got my Irish up i think...

Been staring at a blank page for a minute here. I've been meaning to toss out a blog for a while and I've even had a few pushes in that direction and here I sit with a perfect opportunity and no ...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:58:00 PST

Squirrely wrath!!

Well now boys and ghouls, I haven't done me a blog in a long minute! Yet again I find life indescribable. In the seemingly small period of time that has lapsed since my last blog my life has undergone...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:43:00 PST

For My Friends

The joys of Christmas and the holiday season have led me to make a few statements about the nature of our relationships with family and friends. This has put me into a rather contemplative mood regard...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:12:00 PST

A Post X-mas Retraction

                 Now that the Christmas rush is about over and my blood pressure is returning to what my doctor calls "non-lethal" I fee...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:01:00 PST

I'm feeling festive

Fuck you Christmas! Before the hate-comments begin, it's not the holiday itself that I despise; it's the way the season makes people act. I find myself on a daily trip through jungles of rage, frustra...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:39:00 PST

Axe-wielding maniacs unite!

Raiding Party   My last blog was intended as an introspective on my feelings towards apathy but I touched a little on a topic I feel needs expanding. This could go any direction so hang tight. Ap...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:18:00 PST

Malcontent

      Note: *My earlier blog got hung up on some petty details and swung into the emo territory a bit. I believe this was th blog that nature intended. Enjoy!   &nbs...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:24:00 PST

Suprise suprise

Today is the first time that I actually checked the "readers" option on my blog's home. To my suprise I have more than 2 subscribers! I honestly had no idea that more than that number of people were e...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:22:00 PST

Fuck!

OK, I removed the last blog I put out because I didn't like the way it came across. I'm gonna rethink the format and do it again. Stay tuned.
Posted by Ol' Nick on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:27:00 PST

In Retrospect

Allow me, for a time, to step away from my normal rant. I do not come to this topic lightly or waiving any banners. I would like to pause for a moment to touch on a subject that affects us all. I do s...
Posted by Ol' Nick on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:53:00 PST