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Chris

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MySpace LayoutsI'm outgoing, easily distracted, interested in just about everything, I love solving problems, unless they're mine, then I'm pretty good at avoiding them until they try running me down in the street. :) I'm on a constant search for beautiful things I can take a picture of or share with someone else. I love debating an issue with someone who is centered within themself. I'm fascinated with people who see things differently than I do.
I love to rollerblade...used to skate 150 miles a week or so a few summers back...that's a great way to spend a night. I am absolutely enamored with forests and things-not-urban. Fishing, hunting, camping are things I could probably do daily and never grow tired of them. I've played accoustic/folkish guitar for 13 years, just recently got back into it thanks to Don Ross & my Dad. That should be interesting, if I keep it up.
I believe video games are a healthy part of a person's diet...I play quite a bit of world of warcraft, since it's such a lovely game. But I've always had a soft spot for games with crosshairs, though. Throwing filing cabinets and toilets at people in HL2 is plain, pure joy.
I'm a strong beliver in self-investment; few people give themselves the credit they deserve or the opportunities they're capable of. I'm very interested in teaching...pretty much teaching anything to anyone gets me goin'. Such a great blend of positive things go into teaching and learning; I can't help but learn something about myself every time I get into it.
I'm sure I could type all day long...evidently it's theraputic, or something like that. Actually, I could type all day long because then I'm not working, which is what I should be doing right now since I should be working.
I just took some survey thing and it was pretty accurate, check it out:
Global Personality Test Results
Stability (76%) high which suggests you are very relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic..
Orderliness (26%) low which suggests you are overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense too often of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.
Extraversion (70%) high which suggests you are overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense too often of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity.
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My Interests

Rollerblading, random driving, wandering through forests, trespassing :D, photography, chess, cribbage, shooting (targets mostly), potato cannons, exploring anything, video games (mostly FPS and WoW), guitar playing (fingerstyles), meeting new people, watching movies, traveling--especially traveling. ... Ya know, I'm actually interested in pretty much everything.

I'd like to meet:

I would love to meet Leo Kottke.. and Moby again...didn't get to chat much last time, myself 20 years from now, myself 14 years ago, Jesus, Cid Arrthaguatama (however you spell that), and Mohammed. Preferably all three of those guys at once...that'd be interesting. I'm sure there are more folks I'd like to meet, but I don't think much about it, so maybe they'll come to mind later.

Music:

Generally I like everything I hear, but I seek out irish, techno, fingerstyle guitar music, and what I consider intelligent pop music. Some artists that come to mind are: Anuna, Don Ross, Leo Kottke, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, A Perfect Circle, Sara MacLaghlan, Jamiroquai, Moby, Fleetwood Mac, Bobby McFerrin, Al Dimeola, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Orbital, Paul Oakenfold, Zero 7, the Crystal Method, Maroon 5, Väsen, Eminem, Savage Aural Hotbed...

Movies:

Monty Python World of Warcraft spoof



No explanation necessary.

World of Warcraft - Internet is for Porn



It's true!! The internet is for porn!!

World of Warcraft: Druid Badger Mushroom Snake



SNAKE! A SNAKE!rotflmao I'm a fan of movies that get you thinking about your life and how you participate in it. And movies where there's tons of stuff blowing up. My favorites include: Braveheart, American Beauty, K-PAX, Shakespeare in Love, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Matrix (the first one mostly), The Last Samurai...and probably a hundred others I can't remember at the moment.

Television:

Television...hmm.. that's the thing against the wall I never turn on, right? I like Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Futurama, and just about anything on the History Channel, most notably Mythbusters and Modern Marvels.

Books:

Mostly escapism here... The Recluce Saga, by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, all of the Shanarra series by Terry Brooks, especially the Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra trilogy. On the more real side, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey, The Tao de Ching by Lao Tzu (the S. Walker translation), Illusions by Richard Bach (also several of his others rock). I need to read more than I have in my recent past. A person who doesn't read is just as well off as a person who can't.

Heroes:

Bruce Thibodeau. I don't stand in awe of many people...almost none, but this guy... wow. You would have had to meet him to really understand, but he was incredible. He has a family of 5; wife, two daughters and a son. All of them are beautiful, talented, and just friggin' amazing people. A few years ago he was diagnosed with Esophagal cancer, with a 4% chance of survival. He did. Not only did he, but he thrived...I think he exlemplifies so many of what are the ways to live: honesty, honor, integrity, endless love, understanding, coaching, interest, enthusiasm, equality, forgiveness, generosity, peace, service... BT is who I think of when I know I'm taking the easy way out of something. His passion for life was so strong that it's contagious. Unfortuantely, lung cancer found him last year and he passed away earlier this year. But memory of him only strengthens what he stands for to me, I think.