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About Me

A little background
I am a native of Huntsville, AL , however, I now live in Alpharetta, GA , a suburb of Atlanta, GA. I have lived here in Georgia for the last 8 years. I have moved around a bit. I have lived in 4 different cities in 3 different counties: Buford (Gwinnett), Norcross (Gwinnett), Roswell (Fulton), and Alpharetta (Forsyth). Education
I graduated from S.R. Bulter High School in 1991. I graduated from John C. Calhoun Community College with an Associates of Applied Science degree in 1994 in Electronics Technology. I graduated from Athens State University (We became a university on August 1, 1998.) in May of 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. Hobbies
I have been playing drums for 20 years off and on. My favorite drummers are Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, Scott Rockenfeld of Queensryche, and Neal Peart of Rush. Each is great in their own way.
Here I am posing with Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater. This was an awesome day.
I write poetry as you may have noticed by the title of my homepage, Lyrics and Poetry . I love listening to music and watching movies whenever I can. I also enjoy playing video games in my spare time. Sports Interests
I can't get enough of sports. I enjoy sports such as:
* NASCAR (Favorite driver: Bobby Labonte)
* NFL Football (Favorite team: Washington Redskins)
* MLB Baseball (Favorite team: Atlanta Braves)
* SEC College Football (Favorite team: Alabama Crimson Tide) Work
I work for the HealthLogic Systems Corporation division of Bank of America in Tucker, GA. We process hospital transactions. I currently work in the EDI Tables department. I am currently focused on the patient eligibility system, however, I have the ability to work in other areas as well. Traveling
I have been traveling more lately. I have been to Baltimore, MD, Ocala, FL, and St. Pete, FL in the past 6 months. I have enjoyed each trip... even the car ride. I go to Alabama at least once a month to see my family and friends there. My family is very tight and I always enjoy my trips home. I have been to OH twice in the first part of 2008.
Here I am on the way to Alabama last year
I would love to do more traveling... I enjoy new experiences and meeting new people. Computer Interests
I guess you could say that I am an Apple fan. I love their products. And I can't go into an Apple Store and not buy something. It's all Steve Job 's fault! :)
Apple Commercial: Counselor (she has nice legs! ;))
Official Website
Lyrics and Poetry
Other Blogs
My official blog: My Life's Just One Big Cell. It's very personal...
I also blog from time to time on GameSpot .
Everything else
I am an avid Digg user. You can view what I am digging here on my Digg profile .
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It's a great way to share ideas and links... join now! :)
I spend some of my net time on the Dream Theater Forums . Here you can check out my wiki entry on the Dream Theater Forums Wiki !
Check out 790 the Zone . Atlanta Sports Talk Radio. I listen to Mayhem in the AM along with ...
The Regular Guys Show on Atlanta Rock 100.5 ... they are the funniest guys on the radio! :)
I also work out at The Forum Athletic Club in John's Creek. (formerly known as the Alpharetta location).
Coca-Cola zero drinker...

My Interests

My main passion is music... has been for most of my life. I listen to it at work, at the gym, at home, and in the car. Just one of those things that I clung to early in my life and after learning to play drums, it only increased my passion.

I enjoy watching movies both at home and at the theater, though, I mainly watch at home.

I play quite a bit of video games when I have time. I own several systems and games ... but it seems as I try to play more games than I have time for...

My XboxLive GamerCard: If you have a Xbox360, add me.
When I get out of the house, I enjoy bowling, going to the park and just enjoying the wonderful earth that God has given use (i do this far too infrequently), occasionally going to Mazzy's in Roswell with friends to enjoy a little nightlife and a little beer... Sam Adams has become such a good friend lately!

I enjoy entraining friends at home. There is nothing like having great friends and I am truly blessed to have so many wonderful friends.

I'd like to meet:

Anybody whom I have worked with or went to school with in the past or anybody with a sense of humor and loves to have laugh and have a good time.

Music:

Just a few of my favorite bands:

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Opeth, Megadeth, Fear Factory, Metallica, Anthrax, King's X, Rush, Queensryche, Slayer, Fear Factory, Testament, Porcupine Tree, OSI, In Flames, Voivod, Stuck Mojo, Tool.

King's X: Goldilox

King's X: Cigarettes

Movies:

Just a few of my favorite movies and movie series:

American Pie, Austin Powers, Back to the Future, Blues Brothers, Boogie Nights, Cars, From Dusk Til Dawn, The Fifth Element, Ghostbusters, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Lethal Weapon, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Matrix, Office Space, Reservoir Dogs, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek 3, South Park, Spaceballs, Star Wars, Wayne's World.

The Fifth Element: a great scene involving Zorg...

Television:

I don't watch as many TV shows as I used to. I am more of a movie lover now... but these are shows I try to not miss: 24, Bones, House MD, American Chopper, Dirty Jobs, The Big Bang Theory.

A few of all-time favorites include: Married With Children, Firefly, and The X-Files.

House MD: a clip from the show

Books:

I don't read very often. I would like to find time to read more.

I recently read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Heroes:

My father, whose life was cut too short. I still miss him very much. (1948-2000)

I created this Tribute to him. Visit it if you'd like.

My Blog

Recent CD purchases and reviews

Opeth: WatershedPretty darn amazing. After several listens including a session with the Special Edition DVD that contains a 5.1 channel re-mix of the disc... I have gained a new appreciaton for ...
Posted by - double mike - on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:42:00 PST

My Review of Progressive Nation 2008 show - Atlanta (May 28)

I made it to the show in perfect timing. I got to leave work at 5 and make it to Doraville and catch the MARTA train to the CNN Center. I stopped in and ate some Arby's and picked up some ...
Posted by - double mike - on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:54:00 PST

WWDC 2008 Starts Today

Here is MacRumor's WWDC Rumor Round-up.With the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) beginning next week, MacRumors provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of major rumors circulating around t...
Posted by - double mike - on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:15:00 PST

Firefox 3 ... Download Day 2008

Everybody should use Firefox 3... especially if you are using Windows......
Posted by - double mike - on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:49:00 PST

Progressive Nation 2008 Tonight (Atlanta!)

Dream Theater + Opeth: mikael ackerfeldt from opeth singing a part of Repentance with dream theater in progressive nation 2008 NYC Dream Theater: Forsaken Opeth: The Grand Conj...
Posted by - double mike - on Wed, 28 May 2008 07:06:00 PST

My King’s X: XV Review (5/5)

In a word: excellent. I don't know how these guys continue to produce such excellent albums and not be picked up by mainstream radio. They should be much bigger than they are ... as long a...
Posted by - double mike - on Wed, 21 May 2008 10:24:00 PST

"Hand Solo"

Source... Check out Harrison Ford's hands......
Posted by - double mike - on Wed, 14 May 2008 02:19:00 PST

Miscellaneous junk

A few weeks ago, I had a nice klutzy moment... I sort of let my camera hit the kitchen floor and it got a little damage...And just last week, I saw a sweet Viper in my gym parking lot...It's no Enzo, ...
Posted by - double mike - on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:30:00 PST

Britian’s Got Talent

I thought this was brilliant... enjoy... (oh, this is coming from somebody who doesn't care for dancing...)...
Posted by - double mike - on Sun, 11 May 2008 06:42:00 PST

Dream Theater: Falling Into Infinity Demos (1996-1997)

Check it out here: Falling Into Inifinty Demos 1996-1997So amazing... so amazing that several of the songs demoed but not released are better than many bands ever write... And how a 20 minute demo of ...
Posted by - double mike - on Fri, 09 May 2008 02:49:00 PST