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About Me

I'll start by answering a few questions you might have if you haven't seen or talked to me in a few years: yes I am still alive, no I don't have cirrhosis, no I am not incarcerated in a mental or penal institution, yes I weigh a lot more than my high school graduation weight of 150 lbs., yes I cut all my hair off, no my musical tastes did not improve, no I am not in the witness protection program, yes I got a truck that's cooler and more reliable than the '61 Dodge Stepside, yes I am a fully functioning and contributing member of society, yes I ride a Harley-Davidson, no I do not have any wants or warrants for my arrest, yes I have a horrible problem with road rage and that's only because all of you suck at driving so put down the fucking cell phone and that will help, no I don't drink anymore, yes I still have all my original teeth, no I don't hang around large groups of people nor do much "partying", and yes I kept my sarcastic streak and it actually got stronger with more of a sting to it, especially since I finally got some size to back up what comes out of my mouth. After living in a variety of places, I now reside in rural Illinois. Susie and I have a small farm on 11.5 acres and we have our own zoo consisting of 3 horses, 3 chickens, 1 cat, 2 turtles, 1 snake, and the coolest dog on the planet Harley (unimaginative name, I know). I got lucky enough to marry Susie who is extremely attractive, intelligent, funny, and very tolerant of all my nonsense. There's talk she drew the short straw and married me out of pity. I love my job as a lab instructor for Gross Anatomy at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. I'm lucky to be able to help teach some of the greatest veterinary student in the world. I'm also a Volunteer Firefighter/First Responder/Training Officer with the Humboldt Fire Protection District. I work part-time as an EMT-Basic and am a volunteer scuba diver with the Coles County Dive Rescue Team. Additionally I am a storm spotter for Coles County EMA and I teach CPR/AED classes. Despite my activities helping to save people from themselves and the situations they find themselves in, I probably love animals more and if you are the type of coward who harms or abuses animals, I'm happy to beat your eyes shut and liberate your teeth from your jawbone. It's a dichotomy....go figure. My friends are fantastic people whom I am very fond of and I hope they all know how important they are to me. Same goes for any members of my family who might read this. If you are a stupid person and do stupid things, I love letting you know it. The same goes for hypocrites. I'm also irritable and cranky if shit isn't going the way I think it should be. But, I laugh A LOT, and I do it as much at myself and the shit I do as at anyone or anything else. You can also find me on Facebook if you give a damn. If there is anything else you want to know or can't figure out from reading this, feel free to ask as long as you're sure you want to know the answer.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

To keep in touch with old friends and former students of mine. Anyone who has a dynamic, interesting, and/or eclectic personality and is capable of thinking for themselves, not just following the rest of the herd. I love photography so photographers interest me, as well as artists who can paint, draw, and tattoo-but artists with talent, not this Pablo Picasso shit that looks like any third grader could do it with fingerpaints on mom's refrigerator. And finally, anyone who just might, however unlikely, have similar interests.And as far as specific people to meet: Immolation-best band out there, Authors Tom Piccirilli and Brian Keene-they write the best books in their genre, John Douglas-helped form the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, Marilyn Manson, Stephen Hawking, Edward Lee-to find out what the hell goes through his mind to conjure up those books of his.

My Blog

Looks like I had better kiss a little ass....

If you recall the last time we spoke, I was irritated with Harley-Davidson for making some changes that were going to cost me some money.  I'm still not horribly happy about that.  However, ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:16:00 GMT

And while I’m at it....

     Fuck Harley-Davidson, too.  I'm removing all the posters and signs from my office and the logos on the myspace page.  I go to buy the replacement passing lamp which ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:43:00 GMT

An eventful week, Part III

     Sherrie and I walk the half mile to Reynold's Towing which is on University Avenue.  I inform Sherrie, just for her to be aware, that they might not be too happy to see m...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:34:00 GMT

An eventful week, Part II

     This is where things get really fun.  On Thursday morning, the 21st, my coworker, Sherrie, and I have to be at a work-related seminar in the 100 block of Green Street fro...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:08:00 GMT

An eventful week, Part I

      It has been a trying week, as most of my friends have heard.  Here's the full story....probably in two or three parts.   So here we go....   &nb...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:43:00 GMT

Guy on the Interstate

This was just fucking funny.  I'm driving home the other day on my motorcycle, happily cruising south on I-57.  I pass this guy in a red convertible with the top down, but the front windows ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:04:00 GMT

Cell Phones, part 1

What I'm going to say isn't going to be popular, but it is true.  Cell phones have proven that guys can easily be as "chatty" as women and little girls.  We always used to think guys were mo...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:57:00 GMT

Birds, the miracle of flight, and irony

I've never been a big fan of birds.  Perhaps I should rephrase that....I think many of them have a nice appearance (cardinals, blue jays, etc.) and I don't mind hearing them sing in the morn...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:57:00 GMT

Earthquake

There was a small earthquake in Illinois this morning.  It registered as a mighty 5.4 magnitude on the Richter scale which is just below the level that would mix a drink sitting on the bar. ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:34:00 GMT

Greeting the Pope

If you read CNN yesterday, you might have seen that the U.S. decided to greet the pope upon his arrival with a 21-gun salute.  Seems to me that might not be the most appropriate way to greet a pe...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:35:00 GMT