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Sparky

Comparing most girls to me is like comparing Sputnik to a space-borne death-laser.

About Me

I've been called a Renaissance Woman on more than one occasion.

My Interests

Music, Theater, Video Games, Lindy Hop, Cooking, Space Exploration, Formula One, Running, Politics, Policy, and Current Events

Music:

David Wilcox, Gabriel Mann, Vienna Teng, Yoko Kanno

Movies:

The American President, Star Wars:OT, Princess Bride

Television:

Babylon 5, Firefly, Gilmore Girls, How I Met Your Mother, The Dog Whisperer, The Daily Show

Books:

The Icarus Hunt, Honor Harrington, Magic for Beginners

Heroes:

Joshua L. Chamberlain and Dick Winters. I know it's odd to select military men, but here are two commanders who did their best to take all contingencies into account, led from the front, and inspired their men. Plus, they both survived their wars and returned to their private lives.

My Blog

Wedding Options

I didn't post the first part of this thread here, but that time has passed. Anyone out there want to weigh in on this round of decision making?After asking around on those other options, it's pretty a...
Posted by Sparky on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:22:00 PST

Big News

Kay's getting married. Ryan asked me to marry him after Thanksgiving dinner, and of course, I said yes. I was originally going to do this announcement by posting a picture of myself, Ryan, and the rin...
Posted by Sparky on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:04:00 PST

civics and so you think you can dance

Note to self: write short essay about the effects of American idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and other voting shows on American civic engagement.The idea hit me when I realized that I couldn't be t...
Posted by Sparky on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:17:00 PST

It’s like a hack, except out in the real world. And in Engrish!

Everyone on the ptz list (which might be a large fraction of the people I'm connected to on livejournal) has already seen this, but I just about fell out of my chair when I followed the original link....
Posted by Sparky on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:31:00 PST

New Flickr Photos

including those ones from PsiU, Pam
Posted by Sparky on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:02:00 PST

Reverse Karma

Well this has been an interesting week.Had some insane all day meetings Tues and Wed that made it feel like my only real days of work this week was Thurs and Fri. Hmm, this has been the case all month...
Posted by Sparky on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:56:00 PST

Next year the real 10yr reunion goes down at PAX

For some odd reason I just came down with this urge to go to PAX. Unfortunately it conflicts this year with the VA Community Theater One Act Competition. So, I propose a mass gathering next year. Mark...
Posted by Sparky on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:24:00 PST

in other news

My one act is now an award winning show. Well actually, it has been for several weeks now, I just haven't posted about it. Three Times a Lady, written by Ward Kay (a fellow GMU student) and directed ...
Posted by Sparky on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:18:00 PST

in the east coast they brag about how much they work

I know I haven't posted in quite some time. Lots of stuff has been going on, I just didn't know where to start typing. But then this last Tuesday I had a potentially life changing day. It was just thi...
Posted by Sparky on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:09:00 PST

song of the summer

The theme song for this summer is tentatively Boys of Summer. Why? Well, there's a tiny bit of a story here. The other day, driving home late some night from somewhere, I heard this interesting cover ...
Posted by Sparky on Fri, 11 May 2007 01:51:00 PST