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JAMeS

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist of absence, but in mastery of his passions.

About Me

It seems the older I get, the better life gets. I've been married to my best friend for almost a year now, we're about to buy our first home, I have what I think is the best job in the world, and my dogs think that I am the best human ever, well, at least a close second to Megan.

My Interests

my wife, my job (i love Firefighting/EMS), concerts in the summer, camping on the beach, red wine, my dogs, getting lost in book stores for hours at a time...

I'd like to meet:

God (over a cup of tea, or a glass of wine), Dave (over a bowl, and a shot of whiskey), Hunter S. Thompson (maybe next time around).

Music:

Dave Matthews Band, Audioslave, Talib Kweli, Stone Temple Pilots, Ray Lamontagne, Counting Crows, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, NIN, Eric Clapton, Mos Def, Jeru tha Damaga, the blues, Migel Migs, deep house, Marylin Manson, Rage Against the Machine, de la Soul, Del the Funky Homosapian, Jane's Addiction, Jack Johnson, Tool,...

Movies:

Pulp Fiction, Walk the Line, Bringing Out the Dead, Kill Bill, True Romance, Anything Kevin Smith except Jersey Girl, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffulo Roam, The Tao of Steve, First Blood (Rambo rocks), horror movies about zombies...

Television:

Rome, Dexter, The Family Guy, and although i'm not proud to admit it, American Idol.

Books:

iron john, ...and the truth shall set you free, the biggest secret, the atlantis conspiracy, at the gates of hell, taming the monkey mind, the fair tax book, jhana yoga, holy blood, holy grail, sacred mirrors, 5 people you meet in heaven, the alchemsty,anything Stephen King, some Dean Koontz,...

Heroes:

Your results:
You are Iron Man Iron Man 85% The Flash 80% Spider-Man 65% Green Lantern 60% Superman 55% Supergirl 50% Wonder Woman 50% Robin 45% Batman 40% Catwoman 35% Hulk 30% Inventor. Businessman. Genius.
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My Blog

i smoked a cigarette tonight.

I know they are bad for me. I have a sinus infection, and to be honest, didn't even want one. But, it was 1:45 am, I was at Grady, downtown, and just finished washing blood off my forearms. When I ar...
Posted by JAMeS on Sat, 05 May 2007 12:22:00 PST

eat fiber

did you know that alot of old people die while taking a shit? i knew it, but hadn't experienced it until today. when you go poop, you stimulate the vagus nerve by "bearing down", which slows down your...
Posted by JAMeS on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:48:00 PST

my popped cherry

After months of training, and long days and nights on the recliner at the station, I fought my first fire. Wednesday, during the day we ran a few medical calls, and around midnight, a false fire alar...
Posted by JAMeS on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:23:00 PST

the mooselodge, chest pains, and man-butt

Have you ever been to the mooselodge? Do you even know what it is? I had a slight idea, but last shift it was confirmed. It's full of wood paneling and old people who are drunk and smoke and wear powd...
Posted by JAMeS on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:35:00 PST

rain, car wrecks, and false alarms

it seems rain brings out the stupid in drivers. thankfully, so far, none of today's wrecks have been bad. having learned my lesson about bitching from my last blog, i'll be happy with the minor car wr...
Posted by JAMeS on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:05:00 PST

several dull moments

the irony in the title of my last blog.  today we have had no calls. none. nothing. nada. i guess i shouldn't bitch, when we do have a call, that means someone is either hurt, losing their h...
Posted by JAMeS on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:15:00 PST

never a dull moment

Having worked in EMS for over a year now, I've learned that this career provides a wealth of stories and strange people. I just encountered one of those strange people. It's quiet here at the fire ho...
Posted by JAMeS on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:43:00 PST

when i say we...

i love being married. however, as the time passes, i'm learning the true meaning of "we". now, as far as i knew*, when using the word "we" it means, in our case, to denote oneself and another, me...
Posted by JAMeS on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:32:00 PST

What a Day

I'm sitting here, eye's burning, mostly from lack of sleep, but, I'm sure crawling around in smoke earlier couldn't have helped. Today has been by far the most interesting day in my short career at th...
Posted by JAMeS on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:42:00 PST

The Burn Building

As I'm truley in the infancy of my career as a firefighter, today I realized what it is I do for a living. Today I entered my first "live" fire inside of the "burn building". ...
Posted by JAMeS on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:23:00 PST