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Douglas

God does not subtract from one's life the time spent laughing.

About Me

About me: Who amiI? I still don't know. I am a mixture of different and sometimes conflicting things. I am a social introvert with extroverted tendencies. I am ambitious yet laid-back. I love to cook, love to eat, and I try to have fun where ever I am. Standing in line at the DMV doesn't count. :^P I love wandering through stacks of old books, exploring ruins, or taking a road trip to Santa Barbara, Vegas, Palm Springs, or Bear Mountain. But for me, few things are better than conversations with friends over dinner and a glass of wine. I also love to work with kids in inner-city schools and share my passion for space and science. I love dogs, warm-hearted people, and cool mountain air. Life's an adventure and when you do what you love, you're alive. Thats the way I live my life.

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My Interests

Listening to music, listening to the rain, skiing, the Lakers, KROQ, cooking, hanging out with friends, driving fast, working out, dining out, making out, running, walking, crawling, sleeping, photography, wine tasting, volunteering, sci-fi, sushi, movies, road trips, coffee, reading, NPR, more coffee, museums, writing, Vegas, oil painting, cuddling, astronomy, gaming, travel, hiking, exploring, and producing short films.

I'd like to meet:

Interesting, intelligent, and cool people that are laid back and like to have fun. I admire people that take charge in their life and define their own destiny. Bigoted, closed-minded and mean people suck! =^P
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Music:

Queens of the Stone Age, Green Day, White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Toadies, Tangerine Dream, The Beatles. Simon and Garfunkel, Beethoven, Foo Fighters, Korn, Death Cab for Cutie, Ray Lynch, CCR, Gomez, Metalica, Bush, Garbage, Nirvana, The Doors, Creed, Paul Oakenfold, Jean Michel Jarre, John Williams, Justin R. Durban, Chopin, and Darude.

Movies:

Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Shawshank Redemption, Legend, Life is Beautiful, Pulp Fiction, Rocky, Blade Runner, Aliens, The Road Warrior, Jurrasic Park, Gattaca, Ghostbusters, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Excaliber, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Immortal Beloved, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Groundhog Day, 8 Mile, American History X, Braveheart, Spiderman 2, Dead Poets Society, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Natural

Television:

Lost, 24, Survivor, Amazing Race, The Apprentice, Battlestar Galactica (and all made possible by my awesome TiVo)

Heroes:

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My Blog

Black Holes and Quark Stars

In 1995 while I was at Michigan State, I wrote my Senior Thesis, called "Black Holes: A Review, A Proposal".  Having worked on this paper for months, I excitedly turned it in to my thesis ad...
Posted by Douglas on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:04:00 PST

Man vs. Wild

So waiting for the laundry to finish one lazy Sunday afternoon, I was surfing the channels and stumbled on a show on the Discovery Channel, called "Man vs. Wild". The premise is simple; this guy, name...
Posted by Douglas on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:10:00 PST

Dream of me and Remember

I wrote this a while ago when I was in a dark place.  Thought it might be interesting to share it with the world.  Enjoy.  =)     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I com...
Posted by Douglas on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:35:00 PST

Deeper Thoughts - Topics of Conversations

Ok, so I haven't blogged in a while.  Been busy.  :P  But wanted to share a "hobby" with two very good friends of mine, Mark and Randy. Occasionally, two good friends and I get together...
Posted by Douglas on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:18:00 PST

Check out my Cassini Video on Titan

Well, I'm not actually ON Titan but you know what I mean.  =P  I posted a bulletin about a week ago about a video that I did for my project Cassini and about some of the cool stuff that we l...
Posted by Douglas on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:24:00 PST

A poem for your enjoyment

  Snowflakeby Douglas EquilsWinds call and a snowflake falls On a winters midnight breathA wild dance, a fleeting glanceAnd on the ground she restsThe surge of day, a suns warm rayAnd the snowfla...
Posted by Douglas on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:15:00 PST

The Gift of Music

When I was a teenager, like most teenagers, my musical world was composed of Rock 'n Roll and little else.  For me, classical and jazz were for old people and only weird people listened...
Posted by Douglas on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:42:00 PST

Thoughts on California Propositions

Discussion on California Propositions So claiming ignorance, I only knew vague information on most of the Propositions for the election next week.  The commercials, which never tell you what the ...
Posted by Douglas on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:08:00 PST

The Case for NASA

The Case for NASA   Working for NASA at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, sometimes people ask me "Given all of the poverty in America, deficiencies in education and healthcare, why do we even ...
Posted by Douglas on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:13:00 PST

The Future - A Halloween Story

As a child, I read a book called History of the Future and loved it.  It described the next 100 years as a history book: key events of the 21st century, inventions and technologies, changes in ph...
Posted by Douglas on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:03:00 PST