About Me
High Flight
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
-Gillespie Magee
My Favorite Flight Video...
^My Favorite Flight Video...^
Licensed Pilot, Skydiver, Author, Musician: Most people say I look young for my age. Thats before I tell them I'm 21.
The names Dan. I am determined and confident in myself. I'm smart, know what I want in life, and have a plan to get there. I am a pilot (currently flying multi-engine), and that will be my career. Yes, I can have passengers too. I go to Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH as a Flight Operations major working on an early graduation and an MBA but am also home on Long Island sometimes.
Friends are important to me. I'll never let them down and I'll stick to my promises no matter what because they mean the world to me. I love to be challenged and love trying new things.
I hate liars. Even more, I hate fake people (you know who you are). I have zero regrets in my life, I think mistakes, paired with friends who arent afraid to point them out, are my greatest resource toward self-improvement.
I like to stay healthy and work out, and I love to meet new people. There’s a lot more, but the only way you'll learn it is if you message me.
LOTS OF RANDOM STUFF ABOUT DAN
Name: Dan
Birthday: Aug 15'th 1987
Birthplace: I forget, somewhere on Long Island.
Current Location: Long Island
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6'4
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Italian (Stallion), Irish, Sweedish
The Shoes You Wore Today: K-Swiss
Your Weakness: If I told you that, you'd take advantage of it.
Your Fears: Permenant Disability
Your Perfect Pizza: One from New York
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Commercial Pilot License
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: :p
Thoughts First Waking Up: "Who the fuck are you?"... just kidding
Your Best Physical Feature: Stomach/Abs
Your Bedtime: Midnightish
Your Most Missed Memory: Gay Pride NYC '06
Pepsi or Coke: I dont drink soda
MacDonalds or Burger King: Taco Bell! (I swear they put cocaine in it to make it so addictive)
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Depends on the day
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: No, I'm perfect!
Do you Sing: I want to learn, to go with my piano playing
Do you Shower Daily: What kind of people do you have taking this survey?!
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: Currently attending Daniel Webster College: Flight Operations Major
Do you want to get Married: Yes
Do you belive in yourself: Given that im a pilot, Id really hope so! ...Yes.
Do you get Motion Sickness: No
Do you think you are Attractive: Mmmhmm
Are you a Health Freak: I love taco bell.
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: THUNDERSTORMS!!! Love em! (Unless I'm Flying... a thunderstorm is the worst thing you can fly into besides a mountain.)
Do you play an Instrument: Piano, 30 songs to memory
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes, but not within an hour and a half of flying. (Just kidding!!)
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Nope, I dont eat seafood.
In the past month have you been on Stage: No
In the past month have you been Dumped: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Maybe?
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Yes
Ever been called a Tease: Haha, yup
Ever been Beaten up: No... Most people are afraid of someone whos 6'4
Ever Shoplifted: Does it count if its under a dollar?
How do you want to Die: In the arms of the one I love
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A sexy pilot!
What country would you most like to Visit: ANTARCTICA! Thats not really a country though
In a Boy...
Favourite Eye Color: Hazel
Favourite Hair Color: Dirty Blonde
Short or Long Hair: Short
Height: 5'5 - 6'3
Weight: Proportinal to height... fit
Best Clothing Style: Depends on the person
Number of Drugs I have taken: One? Shhh.
Number of CDs I own: Zero
Number of Piercings: One, considering another
Number of Tattoos: Zero
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Zero; I take an important lesson from each one of experiences, good or bad.
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In addition to all of this.... although I am not infected, I am a very strong supporter of HIV/AIDS Education and Relief Efforts. Here is a moving passage from a book I would like everyone to read to understand the devestation associated with HIV.
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"Some calls make us giggle, just as they do to viewers, but most questions are fairly routine. We’ve all become amateur ‘sexperts’ after six seasons. A couple of times, though, we’ve had calls that were so upsetting that people in the Control Room began to cry. Such a call is very, very difficult to work through. The only way to get through is to separate yourself from what’s happening, and weep in the commercial break. This was one of those calls…
SUE: We’ve got Connor on the line for St. John’s. Hi Connor.
CONNOR: I just found out about a week ago that I’m HIV positive. I’ve been seeing this girl for a few months, and I don’t know how to break it to her.
SUE: That’s really tough. Now, when you were diagnosed, did the doctor or clinic spend some time talking to you about your relationship with your partner?
CONNOR: That’s not the only problem. I’ve also had sexual relationships with two other girls.
SUE: Is there a possibility you might have infected them?
CONNOR: I didn’t use protection at all.
SUE: Do you know approximately when you contracted the disease?
CONNOR: I don’t know.
SUE: Well, your going to have to tell them.
CONNOR: I just feel like running away.
SUE: I know. But that’s unfair because they will be totally unsuspecting. And we know that, particularly for females, early diagnosis and initiating treatment really early on is really beneficial.
CONNOR: I heard about some sort of antibiotic…
SUE: There is a treatment, but that has to be initiated very early on.
CONNOR: It’s been more than a week.
SUE: You know what. First, I would definitely tell them. And then they can go to their doctor or an HIV clinic and ask about this prophylactic treatment. They use it mainly for doctors and nurses who may have got needle injuries.
CONNOR: I’m not a needle user.
SUE: So you got it from sex. Were you ever involved in a same sex relationship?
CONNOR: No.
SUE: So, you got infected from a female. Which is kind of unusual. So, one of these females is infected already and doesn’t know it. So, you have an obligation to tell all of them.
CONNOR: I have to tell them.
SUE: (pleading) Yeah, you do. Honey, if you were intimate enough to have sex with them…
CONNOR: They were one-night stands.
SUE: I know, but that’s still intimacy. It’s not long-term intimacy or loving intimacy, but it was still intimacy.
CONNOR: I can’t find one of the two girls.
SUE: You don’t know any of her friends?
CONNOR: I met her at a bar.
SUE: Now, how are we going to word this? Because, obviously, your having trouble articulating the fact that you are infected. What do you want to say to them?
CONNOR: I don’t know. I just want to jump off a bridge and just…
SUE: Oh, okay, no, don’t do that.
CONNOR: I don’t know what to do, Sue.
SUE: Will you go back to the HIV clinic and get some counseling?
CONNOR: I don’t know what to do.
SUE: You’ve got to get back to that clinic right away, because obviously this is very upsetting for you. And its much, much more than you worrying about the girls. I realize that’s a component of it (Connor starts crying), so will you go back to counseling? I have a phone number for you, can you take down this number? (She gives number.) Now, don’t hang up, stay on the phone. After we are finished, our call screener will give you that number in case you didn’t have a pencil handy. Have you got a support system at all? Anybody close enough you can talk to?
CONNOR: I phoned my mom and told her.
SUE: Does she live in the same area?
CONNOR: (sobbing) No.
SUE: Can you get home to her?
CONNOR: No.
SUE: Then you have to get to the AIDS Committee. I know them in your city and they are wonderful. They may not be open Sunday night. Can you hang in until tomorrow?
CONNOR: I don’t know.
SUE: You can, you can. Now, if you’re feeling really desperate, would you go to [the] Emergency [Room]?
CONNOR: What can they do?
SUE: They can listen to you, and talk to you about the fact that this is not the end of your life, believe me. They’ll help you come to terms with the fact that, yes, you are infected, how are we going to handle this and find some way of living with it. Would you do that tonight?
CONNOR: I’ll phone the number you’ve given me.
SUE: We’ll check during the break to see if that number is on tonight. Don’t go away. Stay there…. I’m sorry. Hang on, honey.
Connor didn’t hang on- he hung up. We called the AIDS Committee right away to let them know what had happened. The next day, Sue called every hospital listed for that city, looking for Connor. Sue couldn’t find him, although it’s unlikely that Emergency Rooms would have revealed that personal information anyway. WTN was flooded with calls from viewers who had watched the show, offering their sympathy and support. We wondered how many other people had been through the same terrible, emotional ordeal he was going through. Connor never called back. Connor, if you’re reading this, please let us know how you are. Hanging on, we hope and pray. "
Cited from Nocturnal Admissions: Sue Johanson and the Sunday Night Sex Show by RJ Gulliver with Julie Smith; Pages 139-142
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Imagine if you were Connor....
Imagine if you were one of Connor's hookups, completely oblivious to the fact you've just contacted HIV...
Imagine how things would be different if Connor wore a condom...
Be Aware 1/3 of people infected with HIV dont know they have it, so how can they tell you?...
Be Aware 80% of people who know they have HIV/AIDS dont change thier lifestyle... If they had unprotected sex before, they will still have unprotected sex and never warn thier partner...
Be Aware 50% of new HIV infections are in people under 25...
WHO SAYS IT CANT HAPPEN TO YOU?
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