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Big Nick

Chivalry is not dead, but it is wasted on the ingorant.

About Me

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test
You Are Internal - Realist - Empowered

You feel your life is controlled internally.
If you want something, you make it happen.
You don't wait around for things to go your way.
You value your independence and don't like others to have control.
You are a realist when it comes to luck.
You don't attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random.
You don't beat yourself up when bad things happen to you...
But you do your best to try to make your own luck.
You have a good deal of power, but you also know the pecking order.
You realize that working the system does get you further.
You know who to defer to and who to control.
When it comes to the game of life, you play things flawlessly.

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I liked the description above so much I posted it first. For the curious and/or under-educated: Definitely a fun-loving, smart ass criminal. I am a native Ohioan who has been living in Cleveland since 1997. A total social creature by nature who is known to appear at random any where at any time. I am a guy who is known to live 30 hour days. I tend to think of myself as a modern traditionalist. I believe that there's a time and a place for everything. Try to find time to appreciate the little things. By my heritage, I am 100% Italian, which may also explain a few things. Considered by some to live a charmed life. Sincere and really easy going. Humble more than many may believe. Defnitely appreciate privacy as much as I enjoy being out in view of everyone. I've done a lot of work with non-profit groups (event/party planning) since moving to town so I am likley to be behind the scenes as much as being at the scene. I am done qualifying myself, but overall -- just lucky to know and have known the handfuls of people whom I've called my friends/family whom made my life what it is today. What else is there to say.
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Some more Cleveland hype
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Dressin' Up to Party Down. Doin' It PSP Style!
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You are Green Lantern Green Lantern 75% Superman 70% Spider-Man 70% Iron Man 70% Catwoman 65% The Flash 55% Supergirl 48% Robin 48% Hulk 45% Wonder Woman 43% Batman 40% Hot-headed, strong will power, good imagination, killer bling and a big package, beeyatch!!
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

My Interests

Sporting events/ paintball/ go to the theater/ catch a live band/ keep in touch with family/ swing dancing/ hang with friends/ enjoy a good cocktail/ dabble with wines, single malts and microbrews/ a nice cigar from time to time/ women/ fun/ non-profit, event planning, fundraisers

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Your Deadly Sins
Lust: 60%
Wrath: 60%
Gluttony: 40%
Greed: 40%
Sloth: 40%
Pride: 20%
Envy: 0%
Chance You'll Go to Hell: 37%
Your good but not that innocent.
You'll die from overexertion. *wink*
It figures, doesn't it? How Sinful Are You?^^^^^^^^^^^^^


For Jay, a home-made Transformer

I'd like to meet:

Life is too short to not enjoy the company of others so anyone who is fun, friendly, interesting, sincere, etc.

Here's an amazing example of someone I met since moving to town. Truly a one-of-a-kind. Click and see for yourself.
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Music:

(In no order) Rock/ Some top 40/ Some Hip-hop/ Some Techno & dance stuff/ Jazz/ Blues/ R&B/ Old school Funk/ Swing/ Rat Pack/ 50's & 60's/ Doo-wop/ Motown

Movies:

(In no order) Swingers / Made / X-Men movies / Arthur / American Pie / L.A. Confidential / The Life Aquatic / Rounders / Blazing Saddles / Space Balls / Swordfish / Phenomenom / Batman Begins / Bruce Almighty / The Mask / Good Will Hunting / Sin City / The Usual Suspects / Pulp Fiction / Reservior Dogs / El Mariachi / Dusk 'til Dawn / Reservior Dogs / Someone Like You / Love & Sex / A Christmas Story / U-571 / early James Bond 007/ Contact / True Romance / Raising Arizona / Armageddon / Clerks / Dogma / The Transporter / Antonie Fisher / 5,000 Fingers of Mr. T / Original Star Wars / Gone in 60 Seconds / Gonna Get You Sucka / The Replacements / Dead Poets Society / Blade Trilogy / The Pompatus of Love / Hellboy / Forget Paris / The Princess Bride / Simon Birch / Sixth Sense / Fifth Element / more later...

Television:

Not home much for TV, but I do try and watch -- The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Entourage, Boston Legal, Rescue Me, Rome, Big Love, That 70s Show, CSI, The Family Guy

Books:

Mostly magazines.

The Game by N. Strauss

Heroes:

Not really, but there have been a handful that left some big impressions. I recall some family members, a few teachers and a priest or two when I was growing up. There are some really talented and amazing people here in Cleveland whom I enjoy spending time with now in Cleveland.***********


Gigidity! Gigidity!

My Blog

40 reasons for Cleveland

In the spirit of honoring the fact that earlier this week Cleveland was named as the 7th drunkest city in America (Columbus was rated higher), I give you The 40 Rock-Solid Reasons to Get Drunk Tonight...
Posted by Big Nick on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:23:00 PST