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"Smug Salad"

First rule of Ryan Club is - you do not talk about Ryan Club.

About Me

Hey... I'm Ryan. Occupation: Nerd/Musician. I was born and raised in Sacramento, California but I now live in Provo, Utah. Just doin my nerd thing, getting school out of the way eventually. I own a company called Nerdular Solutions ( myspace | nerdularweb.com ) . I do custom web applications development (which means I'm a programmer). I also work for another company and am working with a team on a project called TagJungle which is a new method of relevancy based searching for the blogosphere (blogs). You should check it out. ALSO! My music... You should listen to it. ( myspace | soundclick )

I'm also engaged to the best girl ever. That's right. I snagged the BEST one. Here she is: Aly .

There you have it!!!!

My Interests

Music, Rock, Classical, Sketching, Art, Programming, Networking, ... Nerding..., Sleeping , chillin, seeing my best friends after so long, etc etc

I'd like to meet:

Anybody who hasn't stoned themselves retarded...

Music:

Oleander, The Fray, Staind, STP, Creed (those of you who know me will understand why), Edwin McCain, Colors, Greg Simpson, Evanescence, Maroon 5, ShineDown, Cafferty and the Brown Band, Foo Fighters, many many more....

Movies:

Labrynth, Tron, Princess Bride, Monty Python & the Search for the Holy Grail, Napoleon Dynamite, Fifth Element, Lord of the Rings, Shaun of the Dead, The Incredibles, Robots, The Cutting Edge, Point Break, Spiderman (1 & 2), Princess Mononoke, Ninja Turtles (can't help it), Donny Darko, Beautiful Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Memoir, Unbrakeable, Hutsucker Proxi, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Goonies, Ocean's Eleven... AND MANY MANY MORE!!!!

Television:

SUCKS... ALL OF IT... except Adult Swim and the Gilmore Girls (I'm not gay).

Books:

Anything on Gospel Study, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Princess of Mars, Yes yes I know... I'm a nerd.

Heroes:

I'll get back to you on this one...

My Blog

Power Tools and Batter Fried Shrimp...

So... I ordered these car parts online, right. I was supposed to get them after 3 days or so. It's been 5 and I haven't seen hide nor hair of em. So I hop online with my order number and use their tra...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

This is cool

A- Age you got your first kiss: (still waiting) B - Band listening to right now: Shinedown C - Crush: Not tellin D- Dad's name: Steve E- Easiest person to talk to: My friend Heather F - Favorite ...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Financial security is a myth...

Ya know I wish that for just one day... one damn minute... I wouldn't have to worry about making ends meet. I DON'T SEE WHY IT'S SO HARD FOR MY FAMILY. And the question "why" is absolutely useless. We...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Boodalee Hoodalee Moodalee Doo....

Okay... So web design, scripting, programming, hosting, etc etc are all fun things. They make me money and give me satisfaction when I know I've created something that works (unlike my relationships)...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Bad week... Worse Attitude...

So... After years of a PERFECT driving record.... I've been in 2 accidents in the last WEEk.... WEAK!!!! WEAK, WEAK, WEAK SAUCE!!!!! This all happened, oh... 5 days after I bought my car? Good thing I...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

It's finally happened...

Okay everybody I need to get some things off my chest. I want you to know a little about my background first. I have never ever EVER been... the social flower. During the early years (junior high & th...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

There are some things money can't buy... and it makes me angry...

Why CAN'T money grow on trees? I'm so sick of bullcrap eCommerce... I WANT STUFF!!! I can't buy it... *sniff* Anyway... Maybe if I had like 8 hands I could program fast enough to make a decent wage...
Posted by "Smug Salad" on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST