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jc

One against the world.

About Me

What can I say? I'm a pretty sweet dude.

All hubris and bravado aside, I'm just a plain ol' guy. Born and raised here in Vancouver. Graduated with a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from RPI in Troy, NY. Currently I am working as a mechanical drafter and learning HVAC/plumbing design at BC Comfort.

My spare time is consumed by listening to music, working on my computer, attempting to better myself physically through judo or the gym, hanging out with my friends, or wrestling. Yes- wrestling. I am an aspiring pro wrestler working my way to breaking in as a neophyte that I am.

I've travelled a bit in my time, and have made some pretty amazing friends. I could never give them up for the world.

I'm quiet, hilarious, and physically imposing. I'm loyal to the death.

I'm the best friend you'll never have.

The mind of a scholar, the heart of an artist, the soul of a warrior...

My Interests

random nerd stuff, math, pro wrestling, MMA, judo, computers, music, movies, the pretty general stuff.

I'd like to meet:

Other sweet people. Or some cute Asian girls. They just happen to be a particular weakness.

Music:

EVERYTHING. Seriously.

Mad Capsule Markets, New Order, Royal Hunt, Nobuo Uematsu, In Flames, Dire Straits, Say Anything, Billy Joel, Nightwish, Saves The Day, Simon And Garfunkel, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Ludacris, The Alan Parsons Project, Gamma Ray, Journey, Matthew Good Band, Scorpions, U2, Straylight Run, My Chemical Romance, Cyndi Lauper, Atreyu, The Shins, Coldplay, The Eagles, John Williams, David Bowie, Jimmy Eat World, Comeback Kid, Muse, HIM, Bane, Styx, Underoath, Between The Buried And Me, Lost Prophets, Queen, Norma Jean, Horse The Band, Talking Heads, Lifetime, Morrissey, Johnny Cash, Converge, Thursday, Foreigner, The Pet Shop Boys, Metallica, Gordon Lightfoot, Okkervil River, The Wu-Tang Clan, The Warriors, The Black Mages, Aqua, Savage Garden, Brand New, Duran Duran, Iron Maiden, Renee Heartfelt, Utada Hikaru

Movies:

See above. I watch a lot of movies. Seriously.

Battle Royale, A Chinese Odyssey Part 1: Pandora's Box, A Chinese Odyssey Part 2: Cinderella, Last of the Mohicans, Hard Boiled, The Boondock Saints, Infernal Affairs, The Royal Tenenbaums, Seven Samurai, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Brother, Jin-Roh, Army of Darkness, Ichi the Killer, Shaolin Soccer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Mystery Alaska, Citizen Kane, The Iron Giant, The Notebook, Best Of The Best, The Graduate, The Lost Boys, Citizen Kane, Kikujiro, House of Flying Daggers, Finding Nemo, The Life Aquatic, Donnie Darko, Love Actually, Miracle, Transformers The Movie, GI Joe The Movie, Kung-Fu Hustle, Crash, The Rock, Back to the Future, The Karate Kid, The Last Samurai, Pan's Labyrinth, Sin City, Sanjuro, Bubba Ho-Tep, Children of Men

Television:

Jeopardy, Law & Order, Scrubs, Family Guy, Simpsons, Kenny vs. Spenny, Futurama, Mythbusters, Hockey Night in Canada, Law & Order: SVU, CSI, CSI: Miami, GI Joe, Star Trek TNG, Star Trek DS9, Transformers, Clone High, and probably a large number of other shows.

Books:

The Alchemist, The DaVinci Code, Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, The Music of Primes, Fermat's Enigma, The Art of Innovation, 1421: The Year China Discovered The World, The Notebook, A Bend in the Road, The Picture of Dorian Grey

Heroes:

My folks.

My Blog

Sun is shining.

It's been awhile since I've written anything here. I've had a tumultuous few weeks, and it's going to keep being like that for a few more. I think I need to sit down one night and just re-examine my l...
Posted by jc on Tue, 29 May 2007 03:27:00 PST

so

jimmy eat world are an awesome straight-up rock band.
Posted by jc on Wed, 09 May 2007 02:49:00 PST

It's not easy to be me...

So, as some of you may know, just under two weeks ago, I went to get an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test performed on my knees.  Those of you who read this are probably well aware that my kn...
Posted by jc on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:20:00 PST

i'll tell you my dirty little secret

instead of going out to lunch, i bought a nintendo ds and a couple of games just now.  i feel a little better.
Posted by jc on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:28:00 PST

life's what you make it.

I haven't touched my applications in two weeks. Yet again, all my friends are drifting away from me.  Or at least, people I thought I could call "friends." This diet is going nowhere. I'm slowly ...
Posted by jc on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:23:00 PST

Hmph...

I didn't realize how few schools accept students for their spring semesters.   And it seems I've forgotten how frustrating filling out school applications can be...
Posted by jc on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:59:00 PST

But everything looks perfect from far away...

What a weekend.  So many highs and lows.  My body is physically breaking down, but it was worth it. I almost killed Nick.  In return, he broke one of my teeth.  Where's Nova to cal...
Posted by jc on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:57:00 PST

Funnies

Scott, Dan, and I went to see the Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation this past weekend. I've found our favourite videos on Youtube.  Check 'em out. George WashingtonPira...
Posted by jc on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:56:00 PST

The verdict is in...

GRE score breakdown: 540 Qualitative (70th %ile)800 Quantitative (94th %ile)5.0 Analytical Writing (72nd %ile) I don't even know if these are good or not.
Posted by jc on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:41:00 PST

Quick recap

Quick recap of shit going down... Last weekend was Vegas.  Dan, Shane, and I went down to see Pride FC.  Our show tickets were more expensive than our flight.  Too bad it was TOTALLY WO...
Posted by jc on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:35:00 PST