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Alan

Dogs and Cats Living Together - Mass Hysteria

About Me


Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Layouts at MySpace Toolbox ! I am 25 and athletic_____ I am dumber than I sound but smarter than I test_____ I am an ethical and hard worker_____ I am very opinionated and passionate about key issues_____ I am well versed in current events_____ I am a huge sports, music, and motorcycle fan_____ I am confident in who I am_____ I am a little afraid of becoming attached_____ I am very independent and comfortable by myself_____ I am somewhat introverted_____ I am better in small groups_____ I am a smart ass who could come across as a know-it-all_____ I am open to suggestions and advice_____ I am overly self-critical_____ I am truly concerned about the well being of friends, family, and strangers_____ I am lucky to have the support and experiences I have been given
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Alan
Birthday: 11/12/1981
Birthplace: Brookfield, WI
Current Location: "Uptown" Minneapolis, MN
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: brown
Height: 5'7"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: Polish 50%, Austrian 25%, German 22%, Irish 3%
The Shoes You Wore Today: Formal shoes to work and now my Asics
Your Weakness: Indecision brought on by the desire for more information.
Your Fears: Having a child with a severe developmental disorder (sorry, that is kind of dar, but i have thought of this question before)
Your Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni, black olive, green pepper, mushroom, onion
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Buy a condo, run a triathlon, go to the Packer / Viking game, have a date for my sister's and the Deuster's weddings
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I don't do IM
Thoughts First Waking Up: Where is my stereo's remote
Your Best Physical Feature: Arms or sholders
Your Bedtime: 11:30 PM
Your Most Missed Memory: Jeff, Andy, and myself playing Marco Polo with not a care in the world
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: BK Lounge (my first employer when I was 14)
Single or Group Dates: Single (I would try a group date but have not to date)
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Snapple
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Chai
Do you Smoke: Never (I carry that fact like a badge of honor)
Do you Swear: Not too often (only when I am really pissed.. or during a footall game)
Do you Sing: All the time. I just was 30 seconds ago.
Do you Shower Daily: Twice (once in the morning and when I get back from the gym)
Have you Been in Love: Not yet
Do you want to go to College: Already did (I miss the social atmosphere)
Do you want to get Married: Someday
Do you belive in yourself: I am very confident in myself, except when it comes to dancing
Do you get Motion Sickness: Only once riding in a car in the Smokey Mountains (North Carolina) as a kid
Do you think you are Attractive: I would like to consider myself a solid A-/B+ (above average)
Are you a Health Freak: By exercise habits (yes), Diet (hell no)
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes, I was the golden child growing up
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes, unless I am on my motorcycle
Do you play an Instrument: No, but I used to play piano and coronet (like a trumpet)
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yep
In the past month have you Smoked: nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs: nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date: nope
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yep
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yep
In the past month have you been on Stage: nope
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope (this is getting old)
Ever been Drunk: yep
Ever been called a Tease: nope
Ever been Beaten up: yep (repeatedly by my older sister in my youth)
Ever Shoplifted: nope
How do you want to Die: "Naked girl avalanche" Homer Simpson
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I would like to retire early and conduct tours of a museum or historical site.
What country would you most like to Visit: Germany (Bavaria to be specific)
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: I have dated girls with blue, green, and brown eyes
Favourite Hair Color: Any color, but I usually think a girl looks best with her natural color (or shade that is similar)
Short or Long Hair: long
Height: under 5'6"
Weight: under 130 lbs
Best Clothing Style: Clean cut and classy
Number of Drugs I have taken: none (I am a clean cut all American boy)
Number of CDs I own: about 175 and growing
Number of Piercings: none
Number of Tattoos: none, but I almost got one in college (glad I did not)
Number of things in my Past I Regret: There are more things that I regret not doing than things that I wish I had not done.
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My Interests

MUSIC (I have a soundtrack to my life)_____FITNESS (lifting, running, biking)_____SPORTS (Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers, Marquette Basketball, Southampton Saints FC)_____HISTORY (pretty much anything)_____TRAVEL (Studied abroad in Winchester, England)_____and MOTORCYCLES (Riding my Ducati Monster S2R)

I'd like to meet:

People that held a place in a past and those that would like to be part of my future._____And I guess that I would like to meet a cute, athletic, opinionated, witty (maybe sarcastic), girl who has a taste in music other than what the radio force feeds her and who is shorter than 5'6"._____I guess that is being a bit picky.

Music:

TOP 5 Albumns: (1) Radiohead "O.K. Computer_____(2) The Doves "The Last Broadcast"_____(3) Incubus "Morning View"_____(4) Oasis "(What's the Story) Morning Glory"_____(5) Coldplay "A Rush of Blood to the Head"

Movies:

Das Boot, The Lord of the Rings, Aliens, Braveheart, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smocking Barrels, The Rocketeer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spinal Tap, Blues Brothers, Master and Commander, Star Wars (IV-VI), Indiana Jones (except Temple of Doom), Mad Max, Batman

Television:

Family Guy, Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sportscenter, South Park, My Name is Earl, Battlestar Galactica (I'm a dork), Harvey Birdman, anything on the history or discovery channel

Books:

Leanings: Best of Peter Egan from Cycle World

Heroes:

I have never had a hero.

My Blog

Guys vs. Girls

This latest rant revolves around the traditions associated with Bachelor and Bachelorette parties.   I have only been on three Bachelor parties, and none of these occasions became a fund raising...
Posted by Alan on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:35:00 PST

Rear Ended

It is pretty amazing.  I have gone 25 years of my life and not known what it is like to get rear ended... until tonight.  I'm not going to lie, it sucks having someone plow into you on the e...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:54:00 PST

What do you think of Me

Hi,My friend Colleen posted this link and I found it to be pretty interesting.So, I am currious to see what people think are my main personality traits.http://kevan.org/johari?name=Alan+RadIt should o...
Posted by Alan on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:55:00 PST

Monster Truck Show

I went to one tonight... enough said.  Well, there was also a demolition derby.  It is pretty hard to go wrong when the tickets are free.  There were some real winners in the crowd.All ...
Posted by Alan on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:06:00 PST

Eyes Open

It is about 1:00 AM.  I have just completed the one hour walk to my apartment in Uptown from Downtown Minneapolis.  Over the duration of the walk I have had the time to come to some conclusi...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:21:00 PST

Putting the old girl to sleep

I have finally decided to bite the bullet and put the Ducati away for winter storage.Now I am going to be forced to visit her at the dealership all winter.  I am thinking about bringing in a moto...
Posted by Alan on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:16:00 PST

One Day

It is pretty amazing how you can feel on top of the world one day and the next get the wind completely knocked out of you by life.  It is like slowly climbing the stairs only to have the floor gi...
Posted by Alan on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:33:00 PST

Shit Eating Grin

I have got one from ear to ear and will most likely have it all night. The object of my desire for the past year is finally sitting in my garage.  803cc's of naked L-Twin power wrapped in a se...
Posted by Alan on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:38:00 PST

Sleep Showering

It's like sleep walking but a little more wet.  It turns out that it is possible to do.  Who knew? I pretty much woke up with the water hitting me.  I was not all there, and I was wond...
Posted by Alan on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:38:00 PST

I must be in heaven

Friday night - fun with my date Saturday - Minneapolis International Motorcycle Show, Rollergirls Sunday - Flogging Molly Life can't get any sweeter.
Posted by Alan on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:18:00 PST