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I was never good at talking, but the perks are so fantastic...

About Me

My name is Sean Bowie, I'm 23 years old, and I am a stud. I currently attend Arizona State University, where I am a double major in Political Science and History, with the somewhat realistic goal of graduating with both degrees in May of 2008.
You can look to the left to see the things I love in the realm of music, movies, and television. I should also note that I love politics, and consider the field my greatest passion and foremost career goal in life. I am a Democrat, somewhat of a liberal, but conservative on a few issues. My future career aspirations are of the kind that are both ambitious and great, with the intentions of seeking higher office to serve both the people I represent and the interests of the ordinary citizen, not of the rich and the wealthy.
As of this time, I am supporting Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008. And you should as well.
I'm here for friends, and that's pretty much it. Feel free to send me a message or leave me a comment, and you can also Instant Message me on AIM, my screen name is BigChees33.
I also love quotes, and currently live by, and aspire to, the following two:
"Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other ambition so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition, is yet to be developed."
-Abraham Lincoln
"Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."
-Socrates

My Interests

I write about stupid, meaningless things in a far off universe, in a piece called a "blog" over at http://seanbowie.blogspot.com.

I'd like to meet:

The girl with kaleidoscope eyes. That's pretty much it.

Music:

I love music and my iPod. Thus, they are combined, and contain the following bands and musicians:

Brand New, Say Anything, Saves the Day, Thrice, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab for Cutie, The Format, Ben Kweller, The Early November, Coheed and Cambria, Keane, The Postal Service, Thursday, Sufjan Stevens, Steel Train, Days Away, The Mars Volta, Underoath, Cassino, and so many others.

Movies:

As most people know, I'm a huge movie buff. I have undertaken a project (somewhat inspired by the American Film Institute and their continuous lists) to name my Top 25 films of all time, in order. To accomplish this, I have first compiled by 50 all-time favorite films, in alphabetical order. This list will then be narrowed down to the Top 25, and revealed in order of their brilliance.
Here are, without further ado, my 50 all-time favorite films:
All the President's Men
Almost Famous
Amelie
American Beauty
Annie Hall
Apocalypse Now
Big Fish
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Casablanca
Chasing Amy
Citizen Kane
City of God
A Clockwork Orange
The Departed
Do the Right Thing
Double Indemnity
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fargo
Fight Club
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Goodfellas
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jerry Maguire
L.A. Confidential
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The Manchurian Candidate
Notorious
Paths of Glory
The Princess Bride
Pulp Fiction
Raging Bull
The Royal Tenenbaums
Rushmore
Saving Private Ryan
Say Anything
Schindler's List
Seven
The Shawshank Redemption
Silence of the Lambs
Sin City
Singin' in the Rain
Some Like it Hot
Taxi Driver
Toy Story 2
Vertigo
When Harry Met Sally
The Wizard of Oz
The top 25 list will be up soon! (or, as soon as I can determine which of these excellent films are the best)

Television:

I only watch quality television. Therefore, there's not a lot I can watch. I will divide this into three distinctly different categories:

Comedy:
Arrested Development (best show ever made), Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Simpsons (seasons 4-12 only), Extras, Family Guy (seasons 1-3 only), Undeclared, The Office.

Drama:
The Sopranos, Rome, Freaks and Geeks, Entourage.

Other:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher.

Books:

I'm currently reading The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic 1788-1800 by Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick.

Heroes:


John F. Kennedy

Alexander Hamilton Abraham Lincoln

William (Bill) Clinton Andrew Jackson

George Washington & Theodore Roosevelt as well.