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Kyle

Emo kills. Stay away kids.

About Me

First off, check out some of my

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta. I can pretty much out-bowl most anybody... if I'm using my own shoes and ball. I even have a shirt emblazoned with my name. Fear my sick skills.

Hailing from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, I have lived in Jupiter FL, Houston TX, Pompeii Italy, and Austin TX. I've been to quite a few states in the U.S. and a handful of other countries. Travelling is one of my favorite pastimes, but you gotta have three things to travel: time, money and company and I am usually missing 1 or 2 of the 3.

I am going to Texas State University for a degree in MIS. If all goes according to plan, I'll be done in about a year. Working in computers for 7 years = ridiculous. I'm really starting to hate computers. My goal is to eventually invent something, or start my own business. I love investing in stocks, and am trying to learn more about the IPO world.

Random facts:
    I was self-proclaimed DJ Bagman, at one point. I have horrible luck with cars. I broke my pinky knuckle, punching the ground. I helped fill a fountain at U.T. with red Koolaid. I am a night owl. I despise jello. I've stood at the top of Mt. Vesuvious, twice. I love horror flicks. My baby don't mess around, because she loves me so, and this I know for sure. I love iced mochas. I have the entire first set of YO! MTV Raps trading cards.

My Interests

Laughing hard, Art, Photography, Bowling, Movies, Music, Catching live shows, Collecting movie ticket stubs (I have every stub I've gotten, since 1993), Travelling(!), Technology, Computers (but I'm beginning to hate 'em), Conspiracy theories, Investing, Italy, Creativity, Procrastination (my middle name), Learning, Dreams, A phat beat

I'd like to meet:


Myself in the future.

Music:

An impossibly huge range. Too many to list, but I'll pick a few.

Genres:Stadium Rock, Alternative, Electronica, New Wave, Hip-Hop, Emo, Post-Rock, Screamo, Punk, Rap, Classical, 80's

Musicians: Social Distortion, Metro Station, Black Eyed Peas, Explosions in the Sky, KB da Kidnappa, M83, Depeche Mode, 2 Live Crew, Scooter, Rancid, Mr. No, Face to Face, Lagwagon, Coldplay, Mad Caddies, Saves the Day, The Killers, Tears for Fears, DJ Tiesto, Anti-Flag, The Vandals, Angels and Airwaves, Ghetto Boys, New Amsterdams, The Bloodhound Gang, She Wants Revenge, Coolio, Propaghandi, Against Me!, Old-school Metallica, U2, Rahzel, Antiloop, Gun's N' Roses, Death Cab for Cutie, NoFx, Outkast, Juno Reactor, Suicide Machines, Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, Air, 30 Foot Fall, Sublime, The Ataris, Ten Foot Pole, Afroman, Johnny Cash, Armor for Sleep, Orbital, The Get Up Kids, Dune, Green Day, Nerf Herder, AFI, Jimmy Eat World, Antonio Vivaldi, Offspring, Enigma, that one country song that goes something like "I went skyyy divin', rocky-mountain climbing...", Dropkick Murphys, Third Eye Blind, Eminem, The Crystal Method, The Ataris, Paul Van Dyk, Foo Fighters, Taking Back Sunday, The Postal Service

Movies:

Again, too many to list, but here's a select few:

28 Days Later, Bad Santa, The Butterfly Effect, Cabin Fever, Children of Men, Constantine, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Friday Night Lights, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, Munich, Office Space, Pulp Fiction, Saw 2, Sin City, True Romance, Taxi Driver, Without a Paddle

Television:

In no particular order:

Heroes, Shark, Planet Earth, LOST, Alias, America's Funniest Home Videos (when I'm desperately bored), Prison Break, CSI (the original, none of those shitty spin-offs), Beauty and the Geek, Tales from the Crypt

DVR is the 2nd best invention ever. Behind 7-11.

Books:

Books keep your mind sharp! Anything by Dan Simmons, Neal Stephenson, most of Stephen King's stuff, Dean Koontz, Tim O'Brien. Snow Crash, Carrion Comfort (probably my favorite book ever), The Grapes of Wrath

Heroes:

Again, in no particular order:

M.L.K. Jr., The guy who said "Go fuck yourself Mr. Cheney" on live-TV, George Orwell for predicting our near future with impeccable accuracy and allowing us to do something about it, Lance Armstrong, Atticus Finch

My Blog

A regular hodge-podge

Hah. My plan for starting to ride the bus this week didn't start out so well. I mean, I woke up in time, got dressed and was actually about to leave (but was going through my head asking myself if the...
Posted by Kyle on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 PST

Behold the electrical bliss that is...

So I thought of a relatively cheap way to record some sounds from the Kaossilator into my computer by way of a headphone splitter. So here's my first little recorded build-up and beat. (The beat kicks...
Posted by Kyle on Sun, 11 May 2008 01:27:00 PST

Gasholes

Big oil is ridiculous. Our long and never-ending dependence on oil is absurd. I filled up yesterday at Chevron and my jaw hit the ground and bounced off and hit it again. $52 for just over 13gallons!!...
Posted by Kyle on Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:00 PST

Fantastic business plans

I yearn everyday for that one incredible idea for a business plan that might just work. I'm always plotting and planning, but so far have come up empty. Sure I know computers better than the back of m...
Posted by Kyle on Sun, 04 May 2008 09:19:00 PST

Just got my tax rebate!

Promptly I purchased a Korg Kaossilator. What is this you ask. Only the coolest device to come around since the PC. I've been kicking my own ass for years, for selling my turntables, mixer and vinyl c...
Posted by Kyle on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:49:00 PST

Its showtime

I used to go to shows all the time, but in the past year I've only been to two and that's gotta change. There are some damn good bands coming to town in May, and I plan on getting my groove the fuck o...
Posted by Kyle on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:23:00 PST

Neat effect

I captured a good shot of the cats, and starting playing around with different effects in PSP. Check this one out -- looks similar to that washed out effect achieved in the movie 300. ...
Posted by Kyle on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:24:00 PST

Plants and animals

Ok, here's a pretty unspectacular shot of the flytrap. It's teeny right now, but hopefully I won't kill it and it'll grow to be 5 - 6 inches in diameter. (The full plant.) The traps can...
Posted by Kyle on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 06:37:00 PST

Monome

Engadget.com had a post about a new and super rad device, called the Monome about a week ago. I want one, but they're going to be $500 and in very limited supply. You HAVE to check out this video of i...
Posted by Kyle on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:08:00 PST

This year... where'd it go?

Shit, I can't believe 2005 is just about over. You know what I want in 2006? A Venus Fly Trap. I did a lot of research back in the summer, but never actually got one. This year I'll get one. Ta...
Posted by Kyle on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:43:00 PST