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Tommy

There is nothing Western about the Midwest

About Me

A Central Coast boy at heart, I have spent over 7 years in the Great Midwest, with a semester in London and some summers at home in Cali being the exceptions. While here, I've been fortunate enough to meet some amazing people, go to an amazing university, get an amazing job, do some amazing things, go to some amazing places, and take advantage of some amazing experiences. See a trend here? In short, life is good.After finishing Notre Dame in May 2004 in beautiful South Bend, Indiana, I've been living in Chicago and, after a few moves and 6 years with roommates, now have my own place in Chicago's Lincoln Park.I spend my weekdays working out in the 'burbs at United Airlines' World Headquarters where I work as a Team Leader in Revenue Management and, more often than not, spend my weekends jetsetting to some far off place. Ahhh the perks of working for an airline. Have a look at my Travel Checklist blog for an quick account of my travels.When not working or traveling, you can probably find me in with a glass of wine in hand, spending time with good friends. If I'm not there, I'm probably watching a Notre Dame game of some sort, adorned in a green shirt with a beer in hand!Drop me a line and let me know how you are! Chances are I haven't seen or talked to you in a while. And please, come visit me in Chicago! I love visitors. This profile was made at Whateverlife.com! :)

My Interests

Notre Dame football, traveling the world!, baseball, BBQ, a good bottle of Malbec, cooking, movies, strolling through downtown Chicago, and hitting the open road in the summer without a destination in mind.

Music:

Linkin Park, Fuel, My Chemical Romance, Hinder, Millencolin, Green Day, Offspring, Ataris, The Fray, among others

Movies:

Too many to mention but some of my favorites are: Boondock Saints, Sideways, Saving Private Ryan, Road Trip, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Love Actually, Old School, Rudy, Forrest Gump, Napoleon Dynamite, Braveheart, Dumb and Dumber, The Lord of the Ringses, and The Godfathers

Television:

The Office, Gray's Anatomy, Jericho

Books:

John Steinbeck, Michael Crichton, and Frommers Travel guides (not exactly top notch literature, but I have a million of them now so I may as well throw them in the mix). I'm also still a huge fan of Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine, and Choose Your Own Adventure books.

My Blog

Travel Checklist

Travel Destinations Since July '04: Dublin, Rio De Janeiro, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Sao Paulo, Italy (Rome, Ceccano, Siena, Sperlonga), London (4x), Philadelphia, Cancun, New York City ...
Posted by Tommy on Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:01:00 PST