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Mark

Stories From A Single Guy Way Too Busy For His Own Good...

About Me

About me: I am a 40 year old divorced white male who has returned to college after 15 years to finish my bachelors and eventually Master's degree in social work. I also work for a market research company which I do enjoy, not because of the work but because of all the interesting people that I have the pleasure of working with on a regular basis.

My Interests

Movies, theater, the arts, travelling, the outdoors, and local sports especially arena football. I especially enjoy very bad films: 50's science fiction, drive-in era films, cheesy horror, Fred Olen Ray, Roger Corman, Troma films. I am one of those weird people who can watch a good film such as TITANIC and a really bad one such as SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS and enjoy them for basically the same reasons.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet like minded people who enjoy bad movies and can find a lot of fun in life without having to indulge themselves in mind altering substances.

Music:

I enjoy all types of music especially the symphony and heavy metal. I worked promoting Christian metal, hardcore, and punk concerts for over 15 years in West Michigan so I do have an affinity for that scene.

Movies:

Too many to list. I will break the list down into good ones and really bad ones. Good films: GLADIATOR; SAVING PRIVATE RYAN; THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE; FORREST GUMP; CREEPSHOW; TITANIC; SPIDERMAN; BATMAN RETURNS; DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978); ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL; HELLBOY; THE PUNISHER; AMERICAN PSYCHO; MAY; CARRIE (1976); HALLOWEEN; and THE HOWLING. Bad films: INBRED REDNECKS; SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-A-RAMA; SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS; CITIZEN TOXIE: TOXIC AVENGER 4; PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE; HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS, and many others.

Television:

Fave TV shows: "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", "Korgoth Of Barbaria", "Metalocalypse", "The Boondocks", "Robot Chicken" (can you tell I like Adult Swim?), "The X-Files", "Teen Titans", "Spongebob Squarepants", and "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

Books:

Right now I have been spending too much time reading textbooks for college. In between semesters I like to read sci-fi and fantasy books. I am hoping in the next few months to re-read the Chronicles Of Narnia and Lord Of The Rings books again.

Heroes:

First of all, Jesus Christ. People who are out changing our world for the better. The people who work day and night for the poor, the destitute, the homeless, disadvantages children, the handicapped, and the hungry in their communities--you all have my gratitude and respect. Wealthy people who take what God has given them and spend their lives working for social justice, such as John Walsh and now Bill Gates. The police, fire fighters, and first response workers in our communities. All the brave men and women who are serving our country in the military whether they agree with the policies of our government or not. Sorry guys, but with very few exceptions celebrities are NOT heroes!

My Blog

worst TV shows ever made

As you may have guessed from my nickmane, I am a major fan of low budget and bad movies and television, especially science fiction and horror. I thought it might be fun to occasionally makes lists of ...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:50:00 PST

A new milestone: my first concussion!

Last Friday I took a spill in my bathroon and rammed my head on a heating duct. It knocked me out cold for 40 minutes and I got to experience my first concussion. I have been pretty out of it the last...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 06:31:00 PST

Thoughts About Turning 40

In a few days I hit one of those "milestone" birthdays. 40. The big 4-oh. Or something like that. A couple years ago I thought that this kind of "milestone" would be the end of life as I know it. All ...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 30 May 2006 08:20:00 PST

My Most Memorable Day At The Movies...

Poeple have various memories of going to the movies. Some people remember a certain person they made out with or a good time with a group of friends, but mine is a bit more of a memory that had an imp...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:21:00 PST

My Seven Favorite Super Hero Films Since 2000

In addition to my affinity for a good horror film, I also enjoy decent super hero films as well. Right now in history it is a good time for this genre. Combined with mainstream interest and much bette...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:35:00 PST

My Six Favorite Horror Films Since 2000

People at my job consider me some kind of expert on scary movies. Since I got cancelled at work tonight (what's up with that?) I thought it would be fun to list my fave horror films since 2000. Feel f...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:06:00 PST

Can't Sleep So I will Blog...

I have only been on Myspace for a few days but I have found writing in here to be a lot of fun. It is late at night on Monday night and I can't think of much to write about so I will share a...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:23:00 PST

Something Myspace Is Very Good For...No Not THAT!

I am very new to Myspace, and one thing I discovered that I absolute LOVE about this is all the old, obscure Christian music I can find on here. I did Christian concert promotion in metal and punk mus...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 08:33:00 PST