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desrtrat {Zeus}

You're all on double secret probation!!

About Me

I grew up mostly in California, but we moved around a lot when I was a kid. My Father was in the Navy so we didn't spend too long in any one place. Eventually we moved to a little town called Lompoc, CA around 1980 and thats where we stayed until I graduated from High School in 1986. After that I went in the Navy and served for 7 years and got out in 1993. Once I got out of the Navy I went to college at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and majored in Computer Information Systems. I graduated with my Bachelor's degree in 1996 and have been working as a software engineer ever since. I'm married and have 2 children (Zach who's 5 and Sarah who's 18 mos).....well....that's my life in a nutshell...In general, I'm a pretty laid back guy who's virtually impossible to offend. I treat others the way I want to be treated, unless and until they give me a reason not too. I've been known to be the class clown type and try not to take life too seriously, after all, nobody gets out alive!

My Interests

In no particular order: Traveling, Skiing, Music, Hanging out with my kids, Hanging out with friends, Football (GO SEAHAWKS), target shooting, poker, cooking...just to name a few.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who wants to meet me. If you've seen me around on the boards.. please feel free to drop a friends request, but please at least be someone I'm aware of. Friend requests from total strangers will be denied.

GO SEAHAWKS!!

Music:

A little bit of everything, but never really developed much of a taste for the hip-hop / rap / country stuff, although there is some of it I like. Mostly just a rocker I guess. Some of my favorites are Rush, Iron Maiden, Queensryche, AC/DC, Scorpions, Linkin Park, Evanescence, Offspring, Ozzy Osbourne, Depeche Mode, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down, Papa Roach, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Ra, Trapt, Def Leppard, Avenged Sevenfold, Lacuna Coil, Garbage, Disturbed.. and many others.. some I probably wouldn't admit too haha.

Movies:

Mostly a big Horror movie nut, but also like Comedies. Some favs include: Exorcist, American Warewolf in London, Animal House, Airplane, Monty Python: Holy Grail, Aliens, Hellraiser series, American Pie, Stripes, Jaws, Night of the living dead, Underworld, Blazing Sadles, History of the World, Wierd Science, Bad Boys...etc...

Television:

Don't get to watch much TV these days, but try to catch Law & Order (or any of the other offshoots), The Apprentice, King of Queens, Seinfeld, Drew Carey, SNL, Mad TV...

Books:

most Dean Koontz and Stephen King novels. Dan Appleman's guide to the WIN32 API hahaha KIDDING! I'm not that bad of a computer geek (but then again... if you got that one, you need help too)...

Heroes:

My heroes are self made people and those who give way more than thier paychecks justify such as educators, law enforcement, military...

My Blog

If WWII Were Fought Online

This may be funny only to me.. but if you have any knowledge of WWII history at all, you may find it amuzing also.. :) If WWII Were Fought Online ------------------------------------ *Hitler[AoE] has ...
Posted by desrtrat on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:31:00 PST

Welcome to Arizona

You know you live in Arizona if...   1. You are willing to park three blocks away because you found shade. 2. You can open and drive your car without touching the car door or the steering wheel....
Posted by desrtrat on Wed, 24 May 2006 11:20:00 PST

What I Believe

Well, this is my first attempt at this whole blog thing, so bear with me. If nothing else, people will have a better idea of where I'm coming from with this one. These are the things that I believe: I...
Posted by desrtrat on Thu, 18 May 2006 04:36:00 PST