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spiral out

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About Me



facts that you should know about me:
-i am a mechanical engineer
-i have played the drums for 12 years
-i own a house and do home remodeling
-i am a photographer and i love traveling
-i am sarcastic, funny, and enjoy open discussion
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My Interests



music, concerts, drumming, home remodeling, nj shore, florida keys, key west, ebay, concerts, movies, road trips, photography, cheesesteaks, tastykakes, sarcasm, listening to people, social observations, electrical utility industry, relaxation, astronomy, creative writing, electronics, ipod, history, geography, architecture, tama, zildjian, phillies, eagles, flyers, 76ers, honda, bmw, saturn, psychology, land preservation, lehigh university, bishop mcdevitt high school, smashing pumpkins, tool,

danny carey, jimmy chamberlin, kate moss, petra nemcova, cameron diaz, alex grey, that 70s show, the simpsons, family guy, george carlin, chocolate, wooden masks, traveling, australia, ireland, england, hard rock cafes, surf mall, highway and street signs, numismatics, scripophily, sirius satellite radio, howard stern, bubba the love sponge, rolling stone magazine, calvin and hobbes, get fuzzy, weird usa, dave barry, jerry seinfeld, willow grove mall, chicago, seattle, toronto, new york city, electric factory, yuengling, guinness

I'd like to meet:

anyone musically inclined, down to earth, interesting, honest, artistic, differently-opinionated, adventurous, friendly...

Music:



smashing pumpkins, tool, radiohead, deftones, staind, mars volta, david gray, pearl jam, r.e.m., stone temple pilots, foo fighters, flaw, flyleaf, jimmy buffett, ted nugent, goo goo dolls, blink 182, kittie, nirvana, incubus, garbage, flaw, fleetwood mac, bruce springsteen, megadeth, alice in chains, jeff buckley, soundgarden, green day, collective soul, pete yorn, avril lavigne, coldplay, rush, pink floyd, bob dylan, silverchair, the who, the beatles, the doors, the stones, ryan adams, spinal tap, weezer

Movies:



shawshank redemption, american beauty, silence of the lambs, clockwork orange, friday, the abyss, slc punk, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, leaving las vegas, office space, 2001, clerks, mallrats, pcu, the fifth element, old school, dumb and dumber

Television:



seinfeld, the simpsons, that 70s show, family guy, curb your enthusiasm, beavis and butthead, daria, king of the hill, the critic, history channel, learning channel

Books:


anything about math, science, music history, human development, psychology, art, business

Heroes:



any musician, artist, scientist, or other creative type who inspires others.

My Blog

reaction, instants, and controlling your destiny

just trying to put together some ideas on how important your reaction to situations can be, particularly immediately as they occur.  nothing particular happened to me, i'm just throwing idea...
Posted by spiral out on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:48:00 PST

philadelphia sports

being a philadelphia sports fan is one continuous, drawn out hopeful period consistently dotted with painful almost-did-it kind of moments.  the eagles playoff loss last night versus the new...
Posted by spiral out on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:36:00 PST

little known facts

here are some things that you probably don't know about me and certainly wouldn't care about.... but, i'm bored so you're stuck reading this, so ha! -i have no middle name -my dad was my fifth grade t...
Posted by spiral out on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:23:00 PST

No comments allowed

"Better to never have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for hands that are not there." -- Otomo No Yakamochi Go ahead and say this is self-indulgent, but it's completely honest and...
Posted by spiral out on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:35:00 PST

fun with anagrams

if you anagram my name, MATT COONEY, you can spell the stuff below.  the comments are my own.  this is how productive i like to be on my mondays off!  hope you all are enjoying a day of...
Posted by spiral out on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:45:00 PST

FICTION / dys-func-tion

I dated a girl much too old, and learned to fear the years going by.  I dated a girl much too young, and had too much control.  I dated a beautiful girl, and felt inadequate.  I dated a...
Posted by spiral out on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:48:00 PST

the car says "i feel better"... the wallet says "i feel sick"


Posted by spiral out on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:28:00 PST

bee girl

From Wikipedia:  On September 15th, 2006, it was announced that Blind Melon is back together with a new lead singer, Travis Warren (Rain Fur Rent frontman).  My opinion:  Is this reall...
Posted by spiral out on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:16:00 PST

the ancient relics

yesterday i was cleaning out a deep dark space in my house and found some ancient relics that probably should be placed in a carefully-lit glass-shelved display case in a museum somewhere.  inste...
Posted by spiral out on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:48:00 PST

politica ad infinitum

i just had to blog on the overwhelmingly annoying political ads that you can't seem to go anywhere or do anything without hearing.  radio, tv, answering machine messages every day i get...
Posted by spiral out on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:55:00 PST