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Patrick

You forgot to put one of those new cover sheets on your TPS reports.. yeah..

About Me

Statistically, the 'About Me' section is where people usually stop reading. I defy convention though so I'll continue with my mini-life story anyway. I moved out here from Virginia in May 2006, originally to take a contract for the summer at Microsoft, but I've now been acquired by the Microsoft machine -- and I'm invading western Washington with my sweetened iced tea (why do people not have that anywhere out here?) and my cavalier usage of mid-atlantic slang nobody understands. Actually my accent isn't really that bad. Just don't have me say the words 'Five' or 'Fire' and we'll be alright.

I work 50 hour weeks sometimes, I'm pretty easy going and always looking for stuff to do.

My Interests

Hanging out with friends, Random road trips, Watching planes take off and land at SeaTac/BFI, Technology, International travel

I'd like to meet:

A blind armored bank truck driver

Music:

Mostly anything - newer stuff, Old School Rap, lots of classic rock -- Dire Straits, ELO, Yes, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater, Eagles, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Supertramp, The Moody Blues, Peter Frampton, The Beatles, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Maroon 5, Oasis, Santana, Sheryl Crow, Steely Dan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels Band, The Doobie Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Huey Lewis and the News, John Mellencamp, Joe Walsh

Movies:

Office Space --- def after coming on-board at Microsoft , James Bond Movies, Anchorman, Old School, Meet the Parents, Mission: Impossible, Clear and Present Danger, The Hunt for Red October, What About Bob?, The Insider, The Firm, umm I like pretty much anything really

Television:

Law and Order, CSI, Lost, any of those investigative shows on CourtTV, SNL, Leno and Conan O'Brian

Books:

I like biographies / non-fiction stuff, or political humor. Weird, I know, but I enjoy it. I also realized that books on Windows Kernel Debugging are hard to find, even in the Redmond borders :)

Heroes:

"I attribute the little that I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information." - John Locke"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" - Ronald Reagan