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~patrick

who me?

About Me

Graduated from MHS in 99, went to UVA got a BSE in ChE, back in RVA, work for UPS in IE. I sing a lot whether you like it or not. I have been known to shake my groove thang. I played soccer for many years, but now I enjoy watching sports and am still looking for a tennis buddy (I'm not good or anything, just want to play again). I like to create things and plan things. The execution of the plans is where I need some work.

My Interests

Music, movies, TV, art, soccer, eventually learning to play my guitar, acting, hiking, camping, photography

I'd like to meet:

Like-minded sane people. People who are interested, but not necessarily good at playing tennis. Anyone who wants to teach me to play my guitar.

Music:

Music of the Moment: Better Than Ezra, Keane, Gavin DeGraw, Hot Hot Heat, Motown Remixes, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, The Killers, Jamiroqui, Death Cab for Cutie, Maroon 5, Carbon Leaf, Johnny Lang, the Darkness, Rufus Wainwright, Jump Little Children, Aveo, I have also started listening to 93.1 The Wolf (Country that Rocks).

Movies:

Music from Another Room, Memento, This is Spinal Tap and pretty much every Christopher Guest movie, The Princess Bride, Rudy, The Specials, Anatomy

Television:

CNN, The 4400, TV on DVD.

Books:

Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next Series, Da Vinci Code, Trinity, Slaughterhouse Five, The Crying of Lot 49.

My Blog

The Crowne Royal 400

So if you really know me, you realize that I am not really the NASCAR type.  I used to work at a place that would put the races on the RADIO on Sundays.  I wanted to shoot myself.  Who ...
Posted by ~patrick on Sun, 07 May 2006 08:45:00 PST

Ring of Fire

Hmmmm . . . . Saw a snippet of the new Broadway show on the Today Show this morning . . . not impressed.  If you like the music, you might like it.  It just seems a little weak.  Then a...
Posted by ~patrick on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:06:00 PST

Madonna and strings

I turned on the olympics before falling asleep tonight, only to hear the most comical musical arrangement ever.  Joannie Rochette of Canada was skating to an instrumental, very stringy rendition ...
Posted by ~patrick on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:01:00 PST

will it ever change?

It's now officially 3 and a half hours into Groundhog's Day.   I feel like I'm Bill Murray stuck reliving the same day over and over again until I get it right.  I need a change.Anybody...
Posted by ~patrick on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:39:00 PST

Hairspray

This morning I am up bright and early.  Got my Starbucks and I'm thinking about cleaning up my room some more.  This apartment is just making me sick.  It is such a mess.  Anyway,...
Posted by ~patrick on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:16:00 PST

Simply Divine

All John Waters' movies are entirely unique experiences.  Pink Flamingos, while being one of the most horribly acted movies ever, was also one of the most absolutely disgusting movies a...
Posted by ~patrick on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:02:00 PST

Craft Corner Deathmatch?

what? the style network has CRAFT CORNER DEATHMATCH it's like Iron Chef for Martha Stewart clones.  with a sports commentator and some bride of frankenstein assistant.  three judges of peopl...
Posted by ~patrick on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:10:00 PST

STATE FAIR!

Pig races, Bull Riding, and puke! The fair has everything.  Even really smelly farm animals.  So many sheep that it freaked me out.  I have a tape of me riding the bull, if you wanna w...
Posted by ~patrick on Sat, 01 Oct 2005 10:40:00 PST

best radio station ever!

98.9  Liberty They played Scar Tissue followed by Sir Duke, and then I want a New Drug.  It is friggin awesome.  They are not bound to any era or genre of music.  It is true ...
Posted by ~patrick on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:39:00 PST

i wrote this a while ago, but here goes

     A muddled mess with random moments of lucidity, profundity.  Thats my life.  Thats my personality.  Im one of those usually optimistic, chronically busy peop...
Posted by ~patrick on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:14:00 PST