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Randy

You wrote that the world doesn't need a savior, but everyday I hear them crying out for one.

About Me

I'm a youth minister for a pretty big church in Chattanooga, so obviously I love chilling with kids. I'm also a wannabe writer and am currently working on the second draft of my first novel with my co-writer. I'm a huge movie buff- you name it I've probably seen it or could at least tell you if it sucks or not. I really love music as well- pretty much everything but mostly rock. I really hate doing these summary things- as if you can accurately sum up who you are in a few sentances. So, if you want to get to know me, just drop me a line. It's not like I'm hard to get ahold of. Authentic Entertainment!

My Interests

Writing, sci-fi, fantasy, comics, video games, computers, music, movies...wow I sound like a nerd. :-p
Your Personality Is
Idealist (NF)

You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.

You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.

You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.

In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.

At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.

With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.

As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.

On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours. The Three Question Personality Test

I'd like to meet:

You! ...unless you're a psycho. Psychotic people need not apply.

Music:

I can listen to pretty much everything. I love music- have since I was a kid. I played trumpet from the sixth grade all the way through my second year of college, so that taught me to appreciate music in a deeper way. I definately prefer rock over anything else, but I also like orchestral music at night when I'm going to bed. Some of my favorite bands: Skillet, Third Day, Massivivid, O.C. Supertones, Disturbed, Creed, Alter Bridge, LifeHouse, Linkin Park, Shinedown's first Cd, Stevie Ray Vaughn ( I know I spelled that wrong), Kenny Wayne Shepard, Selective Matchbox 20, Nickelback, Korn, Bon Jovi, etc. As you can see, it's pretty much all over the place.

Movies:

Huge movie buff. Right now I have a personal collection of well over 200 movies, and that list grows constantly. Like music, I love movies of all sorts and genres. Being a (wannabe) writer, the storytelling aspect of movies is a big draw for me, and I'd love to write movies scripts at some point in my hopeful career. I'm definately a nerd at heart though. Just some of my favorites:The Star Wars Saga, LOTR Trilogy, The Matrix Trilogy, The Last Samurai, Batman Begins, Spider-Man 1 & 2, Daredevil: The Directors Cut (Not that P.O.S. they released in theaters), Gladiator, Braveheart, Die Hard, Aliens, The Boondock Saints, Oceans 11, The Replacements, Office Space, Serenity, Frailty, Dune & Children of Dune (Sci-Fi Mini Series), Father Goose (Old School Baby!), Ben-Hur, 10 Commandments, and on and on and on...

Television:

We've been watching a ton of the Discovery Channel lately around here. Dirty Jobs, I Shouldn't Be Alive, American Choppers, and Mythbusters are great. I also like Smallville, E.R., Lost, Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, and Firefly- which was cancelled because Fox is run by a bunch of monkeys.

Books:

When I read, I usually read for my personal enjoyment to relax. Plus it's an act of study, so I generally read the kinds of things that I write, so that means a ton of sci-fi and fantasy stuff. Some of my favorites are selective Star Wars novels, LOTR, the Dune books, The Chronicals of Narnia, Hitchhickers Guide, A Song of Ice and Fire, Heroes Die, The Icarus Hunt, and I'm trying really hard to give Wheel of Time a chance. I've also become a bit of a comic nerd in the last few years, but I'm a selective one. I wait for them to come out in trade paperbacks, and even then there's only a few titles I follow: Batman selectively, Batman and Superman, Nightwing, Outsiders, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men, DareDevil.

Heroes:

Jesus, my Dad, Jimmy Harper, Pastor Holloway, Superman, Batman...oh c'mon! You knew I would throw something completely nerdy in here somewhere!

My Blog

Still Alive

I keep saying that I'll update this thing more regularly, but to be honest my life is pretty boring if you aren't me, so there's really not a whole lot to say on a regular basis that'd be of any inter...
Posted by Randy on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:16:00 PST

I know, I know...

I know I said that I'd have the new issue of Errant up, and I do, just not when I said I would. The reaon being is I actually wrote the first issue of anotheron-going serial called Hyper. It's about a...
Posted by Randy on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 07:43:00 PST

Yeah, it's done.

I've finished the rough draft of the next issue of Errant. I'll have it cleaned up and posted probably later today. And there was much rejoicing. 
Posted by Randy on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:08:00 PST

I'm Keeping My Promise...

I know I said I'd have new stuff for you to read soon, and I am keeping my promise. I've been working on a new Errant entry and hopefully it'll be done soon. And there was much rejoicing.Marvel Ultima...
Posted by Randy on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:51:00 PST

Update! Finally!

Sorry I haven't been updating much, but there honestly hasn't been much to say. The book is coming along nicely. Mark's doing some great stuff with his additions and I'm really excited with where ever...
Posted by Randy on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:54:00 PST

Wow..

    It's been forever since I've posted anything. Not a whole lot new to report. Schools back in full swing and so is the youth ministry. Had our first Teen night Monday. Just got digit...
Posted by Randy on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:47:00 PST

With Great Power...

It's been kinda nice having a week of slowness after summer camp. I've actually been thinking a lot about my future and what I'd like to do. We're getting ever closer to finally finishing our first no...
Posted by Randy on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:02:00 PST

Blah... (Depressing Rant Alert)

You ever just get tired? I'm not talking about the "wow, my feet hurt and I need to sit down" kind of tired. I'm talking about the "I wish the same friggin things didn't keep happening," kind of tired...
Posted by Randy on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:17:00 PST

Errant Update

I just updated with three issues of the fantasy series Errant. Check it out if you're interested.
Posted by Randy on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 08:08:00 PST

AE is Back!

Yup, Authentic Entertainment is back and has a new look. So for those of you who are interested, this is where you can go to check out any of the writing stuff Mark and I do. Take a look....
Posted by Randy on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 02:01:00 PST