::michael:: - ProfilesArchive

About Me

"When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community."
-Thomas Jefferson

About Me:
It's pretty simple: don't EVER lie to me & don't tail-gate me, & we'll probably get along fine. You don't have to earn my respect, but it's nearly impossible to earn it back when forfeited.

I am a Taurus of Irish descent, raised in Long Island, NY, & forged on Parris Island; you'd be hard-pressed to find a more stubborn person. I believe that right and wrong can usually be clearly defined, despite the grey areas we must sometimes wade through, and I will dig my heels in to hold the line for what I believe to be right. Despite all that, I'm actually quite reasonable, and open to debate almost any subject... (but you'd better bring your A-game...)
I value intangibles such as wisdom, love, honor, and that ever-precious commodity of laughter far more than any monetary incentives; show me a wealthy man who's never laughed or loved, & you've shown me true destitution.
I love my God, my family, my country, my fellow Marines, & my friends. I decided long ago that all were worth giving my life for, and I have spent most of my time since then preparing myself mentally, physically, spiritually & emotionally for a day when I may need to do so. Until that day I will continue to enjoy every aspect of life, and I implore you to do the same.

never forfeit a chance to taste the many hues of the horizon...

My Interests

Interests: music, law, history, literature (esp. poetry/lyrics) and most forms of visual art.

Please Note:
i am alergic to drama & head-
games, so if that is your gig then
Do Not Waste My Time.
or yours.

-Thank You.

I'd like to meet:

' her '

Music:

Indie
Greyscale
Absolution Project
Setiva
false//reflexion
The Sunstreak
Classic Case
Cry To The Blind
Loopus (R.I.P.)
40 Ounce (R.I.P.)
Ply (R.I.P.)

Rock
The Used; Glassjaw; Blindside; Blind Melon; Incubus; Evaline; Linkin Park; Korn; deftones; T:o:o:l; Alexisonfire; Radiohead; Sparta; Rage Against the Machine; (hed) p.e.; Snot; Chevelle; Metallica; Megadeth;

Lighter
Bright Eyes; Deathcab for Cutie; City & Colour (Dallas Green); Ani DiFranco; Jack Johnson; DMB;

Rap/Hip Hop
Eminem; Jay-Z; Nas; 2pac; Biggie; Lost Boyz; 50 cent;

Other
All styles except Country, Polka, and obnoxiously over-commercialized shit like bubble-gum-rock & stupid fad-rap songs.

Movies:

mostly comedies, but pretty much anything except pointless gorey horror flicks & silent movies. Some fav's are The Godfather, Scarface, & Heat (of course); the 5th Element; High Fidelity; Dumb & Dumber; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Pi; se7en; Fight Club; The Bourne Trilogy; Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas; Pirates of the Carribean;

Television:

24; Rescue Me; West Wing; History Channel; Discovery Channel; Johnny Carson; Looney Tunes;

Books:

Favorites: The Holy Bible; 1984; Atlas Shrugged; A New Age Now Begins; The Screwtape Letters; The Chronicles of Narnia;

Currently Reading:
Starship Troopers

Heroes:

R.I.P. Shannon Hoon
"i'll disintegrate over time if i expect my body to try & keep up with my mind..."

My Blog

life...

...is a fragile gift; each moment should be lived with appreciation and distinction. those who simply mark time in a steady parade to their graves will spend their final moment of thought lock...
Posted by ::michael:: on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:32:00 PST

"...like mirrors facing mirrors..." ['Siberian Kiss' lyics]

Siberian Kiss LyricsArtist(Band):Glassjaw Give me back my pictures of me.Me, you and him makes three.It figures the wheezing will measure your rate of depress and i hope you know.Like a bitch in heat,...
Posted by ::michael:: on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:56:00 PST

Re: My Enlistment Into the United States Marine Corps Reserves

Dear Friends - As some of you already know I have enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. I will depart Monday morning (March 26th) for Parris Island, SC, where I will spend the ne...
Posted by ::michael:: on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:32:00 PST

Reductio Ad Absurdum

Reductio Ad Absurdum Latin, meaning: "Reduction to the Absurd" (also known as an apagogical argument, reductio ad impossibile, or proof by contradiction) A type of logical argument where one assume...
Posted by ::michael:: on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:41:00 PST

Lyrics - Must've Run All Day

Must've Run All Dayby Glassjaw If it makes you, it takes you I don't want toIf it makes you, scared in the bare anywayIf it makes you, I don't want to see your face when you feel not aliveYou'r...
Posted by ::michael:: on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:11:00 PST

Smelting in the Studio

started Thursday off well by making my qualifying run - had to do 1.5 miles in less than 13:30, & i did it in 10:01. shins were a little grumpy afterwards, but not nearly as bad as my l...
Posted by ::michael:: on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:16:00 PST

The 'Multiplicity' Theory of Feminine Mental Issues

"So God created man in his own image..." (Genesis 1:27-30) "And so the Lord God put the man into a trance, and while he slept, he took one of his ribs and closed the flesh over the place. The Lo...
Posted by ::michael:: on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:54:00 PST

On the Other Side of Silence

On the other side of silenceruns a river clear as day,dark as night, polluted, pure,enraged & calm in every way.We follow currents intheir soft simplicity,incorporating life & love in p...
Posted by ::michael:: on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:39:00 PST

Help STOP the Extermination of Pit Bulls

I was curious as to where this legislation has gone since I've seen this floating around for so long, and after looking into this further i find this situation positively abhorrent. I thought I'd pos...
Posted by ::michael:: on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:33:00 PST

No Lies, Just Love - Reflections on a Suicide

recently i was told that a friend of mine lost his brother - not to cancer, not to war, but to confusion and hopelessness... he committed suicide. i wanted to take a minute to post something t...
Posted by ::michael:: on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:01:00 PST