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About Me

I have a 20 month old daughter who will always be the love of my life. She is something that I never thought I would have and am thankful everyday that something so beautiful came into my life.
Music is everything to me. It is the one thing that I have been able to rely on my entire life. It's everything...the lyrics, the music, the individual instruments. I just get lost in it. There's a saying that goes "Music is what feelings sound like" and I really couldn't agree with that more.
I've been involved with band promotion for some time but took a break for a few years. I'm finally really getting back into it and love the guys I'm helping. There are two in particular (and I'm sure more will be added) that I've been working with:
8KOunt: http://www.myspace.com/8kount (These are local guys from here in Ohio and if you ever get the chance, you need to go see them. They're great live, a ton of fun to hang out with, and just really good guys.)
Earshot: http://www.myspace.com/earshot (They're back with the new album, "Silver Lining"...go check them out if you haven't already and show them some love!)
I am also starting to get back into the habit of writing and will be posting some of that fairly soon, I hope.
If anyone ever wants to talk, I'm usually on AIM or yahoo...just send me a message for my screen names.

My Interests

I LOVE video games, especially on the XBox. I'm a Morrowind junkie and if I ever get to play it again, Oblivion will be on the list. Same thing goes with computers.

Some other things I am interested in:

Reading
Writing (stories and lyrics)
The paranormal
the occult
Different religions
MUSIC (kind of a given)
Meeting new people
Laughing

What can I say...I like a bit of everything.

I'd like to meet:

Musicians
Writers
People who have sick sense of humor ;)
Anyone who enjoys real conversation

Other parents (single or not)

FAKE people need not apply

I have friends from all walks of life with a wide variety of interests...and can pretty much get along with anyone.

Music:

TEASER - NEW MUSIC FROM 8KOunt!!

A list (in no particular order)that will grow all the time:

Hurt
Earshot
Disturbed
Alterbridge
Byzantine
Cold
Black Label Society
Iced Earth
Dragonforce
A7X

Tantric
Soundgarden
Audioslave
80s Power Ballads
Breaking Benjamin
Daughtry
Drowning Pool
Soil
Evergrey
Garbage

Godsmack
Killswitch Engage
HIM
Lamb of God
Old Korn
Shinedown
Marilyn Manson
Mudvayne
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera

Pearl Jam
Rammstein
Seether
Rob Zombie
Sevendust
Sixx A.M.
Amaru
Staind
System of a Down
Tool

3 Doors Down
Tom Petty
Aerosmith
Pat Benatar
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Ryan Adams
Tori Amos
Metallica
Three Days Grace
10 Years

And many more....

Movies:

The Crow
Suspect Zero
The Princess Bride
House of 1000 Corpses
Nightmare Before Christmas
Braveheart
Pulp Fiction
LOTR
Usual Suspects
Se7en
A Clockwork Orange
Reservoir Dogs
Hotel Rwanda
Star Wars
The Wizard of Oz
The Killer
The One
Harvey
Fight Club
The Pick of Destiny
American History X
The Shining

And many more...

Television:

I don't watch much of it but when I do:

Law and Order SVU
South Park
Family Guy
Futurama
Cold Case
History Channel

Books:

How about we do authors...

Laurell K. Hamilton
Dean Koontz
Stephen King
Poppy Z. Brite

Just to name a few...

Heroes:

Jeff, I miss you terribly.

My grandfather, Don. One of the most amazing men I have ever known in my entire life. I love you.

My Blog

GBE 58 ~ Affection

Who in this world doesn't like affection? I mean sure, you have people who like their personal space and don't like to be touched, which is fine. But I think that when you care for someone, whet...
Posted by J.L.E. on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:44:00 PST

To Those Who Were Deleted

The past couple of months, I've done some deletions...but trust me, when I say it's nothing personal. With everything that has gone on, it has turned into a he said/she said battle and I don't l...
Posted by J.L.E. on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:28:00 PST

GBE 56 ~ Abandon

I haven't written anything for the GBE in a long time and I want to get back in the habit of participating. Life has been...not easy for the past few months and that's why I haven't been around ...
Posted by J.L.E. on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:35:00 PST

Survey Blog...You Should Do It Too

Has someone ever told you they would be with you forever? Yep, but that hasn't happened yet =) Have you ever been walked in on having sex? Almost..it was a close call Did you get a full 8 hours of sle...
Posted by J.L.E. on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:57:00 PST

Game Over

How is it that you can't see what's right in front of you until you take a step back and look at the whole picture? And now that I have....man, oh man...I should've seen SO much sooner the things...
Posted by J.L.E. on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:47:00 PST

Just Want Something Normal...Or Close to It

I feel like the shittiest parent right now..my daughter's sick and I'm not there to take care of her. I feel so goddamn helpless it's not funny. I should be helping to take care of her, no...
Posted by J.L.E. on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:14:00 PST

Repost ~ A Worthy Cause

My friend Laurie (aka "Brown Sugar") has dedicated her life to helping others -- beyond her family and friends, Laurie champions the cause for those who too often go unnoticed... the poor, t...
Posted by J.L.E. on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:40:00 PST

Hurricane....in Ohio

First of all...WTF?? The leftovers of Hurricane Ike headed up this way and we had a pretty good windstorm...so good in fact that it uprooted very large trees and has caused a mass power outage. ...
Posted by J.L.E. on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:48:00 PST

So hard..

I just dropped off my daughter a little while ago to her father and she kept clinging to me, which of course broke my heart. It's so hard telling her bye and it hasn't gotten any easier. I...
Posted by J.L.E. on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:17:00 PST

Take This As You Will

I Walk Beside You ~ Dream Theatre There's a story in your eyesI can see the hurt behind your smileFor every sign I recognizeAnother one escapes meLet me know what plagues your mindLet me be the one to...
Posted by J.L.E. on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:22:00 PST