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About Me

I'm a punkrocket scientist. I love going to shows and rockin' some kind of furious! I don't trust anyone who drives a Camaro. Auburn football is the only thing that I've been into longer than rock n' roll. I love travelling...... anywhere really. Exploring intriguing and distant lands is sort of my thang. I'm finding that my adventure plans are becoming more ambitious as I grow older. I like going to new places and meeting new people, you should never pass up the chance to meet someone new. The essence of an explorer is at the core of my soul. Unlike explorers of the new world, whose motivation for exploration was greed, my motivation stems from an intrigue of the unknown. I always seem to be concerned about the state of friends and others before I worry about myself. I know that I've got the determination, resilience, and adaptability to hold my own in any situation, I'm not so sure about everyone else. The lure of the unknown, coupled with survival instincts/aptitude and ridiculously awesome math skills, led me down the career path of becoming an aerospace engineer involved with human space exploration. The biological history of the Earth is clear in conveying the message that single planet species don't survive, right now we're a single planet species. Hopefully, I'll help to change that.

My Interests

Rock n' Roll, spaceships, chasing the horizon, swapping stories, singing along to Clash songs on your front porch on one of those nights that you hope never ends..., the football, Southern (not Texas) BBQ, burritos, pumpkin empanadas, queso blanco, gumbo, and grits. I like throwing bottles at trains. I want to take a roadtrip to Tierra del Fuego, if you'd like to join me (and/or fund this adventure), then let me know.

I'd like to meet:

People who value experiences more than they value possessions. Oh yeah, and Charles Barkley... and Jesco White.
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Check out my blogs:

Killa-BEAN Birthday Bash
Searching for adventurers
Bald Shaun's Send Off Weekend
Big Bend
Reflections on Peru
2006, the year in pics
Reflections on Australia
SXSW Recap
swamps and spaceships
Reflections on Japan

Music:

I like anything that is genuine and makes me shake my ass or pump my fist in the air.

Movies:

Fistful Of Dollars, Willow, Boondock Saints, Flight of the Navigator, The Karate Kid, Petey Wheatstraw the Devil's Son In Law, The Dancing Outlaw, The Skeleton Key, Young Guns, Desperado, zombie movies, and post-apocalyptic movies (especially The Road Warrior)

Books:

I like reading books about explorers.

Heroes:

Isaac Newton and Bruce Lee

My Blog

Killa-BEAN Birthday Bash

The Killa-BEAN Birthday Bash was a complete blast! You don't want to make the mistake of missing it next year! Here are some party pics. Most of the pics are borrowed from friends. Big thanks to Demen...
Posted by BEAN on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:00:00 PST

Searching for adventurers

So... I've yet to travel Europe, Africa, and Antarctica. It may be a while until I make to Antarctica. However, I'm planning to make about a month long trip to Europe and Africa during the July/A...
Posted by BEAN on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:54:00 PST

Bald Shauns Send Off Weekend

Well, I made my way to Atlanta this past weekend for a send off (being sent off to Baghdad) party for my friend Bald Shaun. I'm not worried about him, though. He's pretty tough, he almost beat me...
Posted by BEAN on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:13:00 PST

Big Bend

This weekend, I went to Big Bend with Wes, a friend from work. I got to play around in canyons, climb rocks, climb mountains, see soaring eagles and vultures, see very cool desert and mounta...
Posted by BEAN on Tue, 29 May 2007 08:48:00 PST

Reflections on Peru

I recently got got back from a trip to Peru and it was one of my best trips ever! The main purpose of the trip was to hike the Inca Trail to the Lost City Of The Incas, Machu Picchu. I saw a picture o...
Posted by BEAN on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:26:00 PST

2006, the year in pics

This is where my 2006 began (Japan): This is where I ended 2006 (view from my camp site in the Andes): I had some cool travels in 2006 including Japan, Kennedy Space Center, Australia,...
Posted by BEAN on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:08:00 PST

the last 2 weeks

The last two weeks have been nuts! I've been extremely busy with the Shuttle mission and doing analysis for the upcoming mission in late August - early September. It's been busy, but very exciting!!!!...
Posted by BEAN on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:41:00 PST

Reflections on Australia

My trip to Australia was a blast! I left Houston on a Friday night and arrived in Melbourne on Sunday morning. My flight from Houston to LA was on a different airline than my flight from LA to Melbour...
Posted by BEAN on Wed, 24 May 2006 07:38:00 PST

G'day mates!

Crikey! I leave for my big trip to Australia tomorrow! No worries mates, I'll be back in a week and a half. I'll be visiting my old friend Ashley, who I haven't seen in a year. We don't have...
Posted by BEAN on Thu, 11 May 2006 02:47:00 PST

perception

Yesterday I was doing some comparitive electronics shopping (I typically go to a store and browse their products to figure out what I want to buy and then order it on the internet) and decided to get ...
Posted by BEAN on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:26:00 PST