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A Beacon For Pissed Ships

Classy in that classless, tasteless kind of way

About Me

If you're reading this, you either know me in real life or just stumbled across this site. If you don't know me, I am a dashing young gentleman who regularly fights ninjas while riding the back of a tank and generally being macho as all get-out.
If you do know me... shhhh, don't tell.

My Interests

Cigarette burns, video games, powdered lemonade mix, insomnia, writing, jambalaya, late-night conversations, noise, flawed people and broken beds.

I'd like to meet:


Livejournal - Why the internet should be moderated.
AIM screen name is TempusFugit65 - Slowly killing your braincells since 2003.

Music:


Afghan Whigs, Therapy?, Morphine, Mclusky, Future Of The Left, Nanuchka, Arab Strap, Talking Heads, Eric Matthews, Wussy, New Pornographers, Bob Log III, Scott H. Biram, Coalesce, Electric Six, Frank Black, Pernice Brothers, Enon, Tom Waits, Brainiac, Ass Ponys, Boss Hog, Calexico, Cop Shoot Cop, Iggy Pop, Jesus Lizard, Mark Sandman, Mr. Lewis And The Funeral Five, Skeleton Key, Superchunk, Thelonious Monk, Velocity Girl, Sea and Cake, Miles Davis, Rapeman, Neko Case, The Cows, Atmosphere, Detroit Cobras, Dr. Steel, Devin Townsend

Movies:


The Fly, Chinatown, Once Upon A Time In The West, Donnie Brasco, Branded To Kill, Annie Hall, Goodfellas, The Milky Way, Cemetery Man, NARC, L.A. Confidential, Robocop, Wet Hot American Summer, Airplane!, The 'Burbs, Citizen Kane, Shadow Of A Doubt, Detour, Eastern Promises, Dead Ringers, Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan (stfu)

Television:


MST3K, Red Dwarf, The Shield, Scrubs, Mission Hill, Farscape, ST:TNG, Bottom, Monty Python, Spaced, Looney Tunes, Metalocalypse, The Critic, Father Ted, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Home Movies

Books:


Favorite books: The Man Who Fell To Earth The Black Dahlia Harpo Speaks! Lord Of The Barnyard
Authors:
James Ellroy, Walter Tevis, Mark Leyner, Tristan Egolf, Vonnegut, P.G. Wodehouse, James Thurber, Terry Pratchett

My Blog

Seagulls who pick on the elderly

Ok, so my Internets seems to be working now.  I guess it's time to do the obligatory "what's been going on" post.  I've spent the last three days in a transitory state where I've moved int...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:57:00 PST

They ate all the pickles.

Holy shit.  So I officially accepted my new place of residence and got a good look at the whole house and my room.  Check this shit out - I have my own personal back porch t...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Fri, 30 May 2008 05:49:00 PST

The last sigh

x-posted. I woke up this morning with every muscle in my body aching like I had been pummeled by Jean-Claude Van Damme the night before.  I don't even mean the actual person, but more like I had ...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:09:00 PST

Stuttering porcupines

OK so if you're reading this it's safe to say that I consider you a friend, no matter the distance between us.  I also love you in degrees varying from "will help you go to Target in order to buy...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Wed, 14 May 2008 01:51:00 PST

Myspace detests blank subject lines

We've all heard of the Chicken McNugget, but take a moment to consider what a Beef McNugget would taste like.  You're welcome.
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:17:00 PST

The scent of chewed gum

Just a quick post today in order to pimp out a lovely little "game" that’s floating around on the Internets atm. Rom Check Fail follows in the steps of Warioware by hurtling you through incredib...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:54:00 PST

Sleeping weasels.

In an act of utter geekdom, I am considering going to the Inner Harbor on Saturday, as the Dentmobile will be there.  Yes, it’s merely advertisement for a big budget Hollywood film, but it&...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:34:00 PST

How to not constantly be on fire

1.  Lately, laptops have been known to spark and cause fires.  Only use one while underwater.  2.  Gasoline, while being a handy "all around the house" type cleanser and recipe-enh...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:39:00 PST

The first time

(x-posted from the lj 'cause none of you bastards use it anymore)Back in high school, my close friend Patrick and I would often go to the local Blockbuster and try to rent the most awful films in thei...
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:55:00 PST

Humble Pie

Nothing will lower your self esteem more than hearing a word during Spongebob Squarepants, realizing you don't remember what it means and having to look it up in a dictionary.  
Posted by A Beacon For Pissed Ships on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:04:00 PST