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Ryan

meh, I suck at writing these little one-liners.

About Me

Well, I easily give into peer pressure. A good example of this is I'm filling out this profile because my other friend was bored and wanted to write something to me through this, which doens't make any sense, because I'm talking to her as I type this.Besides that, I'm an editor and writer living in Burbank, CA with the occasional trip back to Rochester, NY (where I'm from) and Minneapolis, MN (various work related and social...I won't go into it).I have a sarcastic sense of humor with the random ramble and/or pointless topic of conversation...You know what? No one's going to read this, so I'm not going to write anymore in this section.

My Interests

Baseball (I'm a huge Yankees fan -- since 1987, i'm no bandwagon Yankees fan, if they even exist anymore...i think most people hate the Yankees now), writing (screenplays and stageplays, some poems here and there), movies, poker, euchre, used to sing (still enjoy the occasional singing in a bar setting or a drinking setting), hanging out with the guys at Molly Malones (greatest bar ever) Scrubs musical
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I'd like to meet:

A girl who is smart, attractive, quirky, a bit nerdy, will put up with my stupid jokes (which may include me making fun of myself), etc. Yeah.......it's kinda hard to get pass the stupid jokes. I would stop, but...you know...I think they're funny.Oh, wait, am I supposed to be talking about people in general? I don't do well with people who try to make their lives seem better than they actually are. I tend to make fun of them...a lot. And to their face. I'm kind of a jerk like that.As you can tell, I'm not taking this seriously. But let's face it, this is some internet thing that my friend told me to fill out, because we're bored.

Music:

Ben Folds Five, Moxy Fruvous, Guster, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, The Dan Band, Coldplay, Eminem, Dr. Dre, John Williams, Linkin Park, Sons of Pitches, U2, Yoko Kanno, Journey, Boston, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Weezer, you know, that sort of stuff.

Movies:

The Lord of the Rings, The Rock, The Usual Suspects, Office Space, Sandlot, Face/Off, Indiana Jones, the original Star Wars movies (none of that special edition crap), the Muppet movies, Bruckheimer action movies, The Thin Red Line, Tombstone, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Kevin Smith movies, Tim Burton movies, Tarantino and Rodriguez flicks, Enemy of the State, Days of Thunder, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down (pretty much most of Tony Scott and Ridley Scott's movies), Oliver Stone and David Mamet films. Actually, I can list movies forever, so I won't. ..
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Television:

The West Wing, 24, Deadwood, Nip/Tuck, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, Scrubs, The Shield, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Critic, Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Monk, Friends, Wings, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Monologue by Fozzie Bear with Kermit
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Books:

anything by Elmore Leonard, Sphere, The Lost World (much better than the movie), Fools Die, the plays of William Shakespeare and David Mamet

Heroes:

always was a Dave Winfield fan...but there's something to be said about Jim Abbot as well

My Blog

Confidence is Key

I remember a conversation I had with my roommate a few years ago when the Yankees were playing the Twins in the playoffs. The game went into extra innings at Yankee Stadium, but the atmosphere was abo...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:01:00 PST

When Things Go Wrong

"Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." Murphy's Law seems to be plastered in the Yankees clubhouse. Patched on their uniforms. Embetted in their minds. The Yankees are plagued with bad play, bad tim...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 20 May 2007 11:52:00 PST

Where's the Offense?

A few weeks ago, I was watching a Yankees game. Completely baffled at what I was seeing. They would score large amounts of runs...only to lose the game in the end. The starting pitchers couldn't keep ...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 17 May 2007 04:52:00 PST

Calvin and Hobbes

It's been way too long, but I guess that'll happen when you're working and nothing is really going on. However, there are a few updates. My job is ending. Tuesday, to be specific. The final episodes o...
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 06 May 2007 06:22:00 PST

On the List

It's been awhile. The Oscars are done. Spring Training is almost over. The Future...is Now. But I got to thinking. It's been awhile since I've written a normal blog. Something that discusses my curre...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:14:00 PST

The Oscars: Reaction

First of all, I want to say this... THE DEPARTED RULES!!! Martin Scorsese finally has his Oscar. Now, many people will say he didn't deserve to win for this, but I disagree. It's my favorite film of...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:38:00 PST

The Oscars: Final Predictions

Well, the Academy Awards are tomorrow. I have a party to attend tonight, so I'll put out my predictions early. I don't think I'll make anymore changes, but there are a few categories where I'm less th...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:14:00 PST

The Oscars: One Week Left

Well, it's time to give this another try. I hate when my computer freezes up on me. It's kinda lame it is. Now, since I don't know if people are doing office or family pools, I figured I should to a "...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:06:00 PST

Oscar Rant 2007 (part 2)

As you can tell...I'm doing ridiculously bad. But let's continue... * - correct predictions Best Animated Feature (3/3) Cars* Happy Feet* Monster House* Got 'em all, baby. Okay, it was an easy cate...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST

Oscar Rant 2007 (part 1)

Okay...I've given myself most of the day to calm down. When I woke up this morning, I put off reading the nominations, because I knew something was wrong. Every year the Oscar nominations completely b...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:52:00 PST