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Rick is like...

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About Me


Click here to view profile I like meeting random people.I like small crowds.I like translating Spanish billboards in my head while at stop lights.Vodka is best with tonic, lime and ice.Rock Band is more fun than air guitar.Good girls like bad boys. Good boys like bad girls. Very bad girls.Sleep naked.Nas was right. Hip Hop is dead. Play the funeral song.Difficult takes a day. Impossible takes a week.Now what should I say about me???Life has been very interesting up to this point. I have nothing to complain about. I'm a rich man. And riches ain't all about money. Family. Friends. Career. The Future. Some many things changing in the here and now. '08-'09 feels like a crossroads. Let's make shit happen!A little about where I'm from...I'm a military brat who grew up in Texas and the DC Metro area. I moved to CA for college and have been here ever since. I studied international relations (foreign policy and East Asia!) but ended up working in entertainment. Now I'm working at IGN Entertainment & MySpace. Go figure.I work hard but always set aside time for family and friends. Two daughters. One wife. And two brothers in South S.F. I have some close friends who I call family. You know who you are! We're all blood!I'm a big kid. I still love comic books, video games and action figures. Remember G.I. Joe, Transformers and Voltron? Then you too are a child of the 80's.Drop me a a message if you want to know anything else.
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My Interests

Reading, writing and arithmetic.UFC/MMA/Martial ArtsShustov, Zubrówka, Ketel One, Patron, Bass Ale, Fat Tire, Cuban cigars and attractive women (brunettes ;) especailly) are my big vices. If you enjoy those things too or would like to provide me with any of those things, we'll get along just fine. Although I also do a lot of the buying of rounds.

I'd like to meet:

People who are real.No fakes, phonies or posers. I know how to use the Internet. I know if you are who you say you are.Filmmakers, especially Asian American filmmakers who will submit quality features and shorts to the LA Asian Pacific Film FesivalComic Book artists and writers because I buy your comic booksComic Book and Movie fans since I Blog about that kinda stuffOther people in the entertainment industry so we can commiserate over drinks about projects that were "this close" to happeningView All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

Music:

This is a long list...Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Common, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Outkast, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Gangstarr, John Legend, Johnny Cash, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, The Killers, The Bravery, Franz Ferdinand, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Jet, The Strokes, The Vines, Louis XIV, Joss Stone, N.E.R.D., The Dogg Pound, Tha Clipse, Young Jeezy, Yung Joc, Rick Ross, Juvenile, Mos Def, Talib Kwali, Pharoah Monche, Gnarls Barkley, Little Brother, MF Doom, Dangermouse, Tricky, Thievery Corporation, Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Crystal Method, Fat Boy Slim, Far-East Movement, Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Gym Class Heroes, Ill Again, Mary J. Blige, Eryka Badu, Amy Winehouse, Lilly Allen, Kate Nash, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, New Young Pony Club, M.I.A., She Wants Revenge, Rilo Kiley, CSS, more...

Movies:

Top 10 Movies to Watch Over and Over Again 1. The Empire Strikes Back 2. 300 3. X2: X-Men United 4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 5. Hard Boiled 6. Blade 7. The Warriors 8. Scarface 9. Heat 10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Television:

What I'm Watching Now 1. CSI 2. UFC on Spike TV + PPV 3. The Ultimate Fighter 4. Top Chef 5. Spectacular Spider-Man

Books:

COMIC BOOKS!!! Detective Comics [DC]; JLA [DC]; JSA [DC]; Batman [DC]; The Initiative: Avengers [Marvel]; The Initiative: The Order [Marvel]; The Loners [Marvel]; The New Warriors [Marvel]; Wolverine [Marvel]; Mouse Guard [ASP]; The Killer [ASP]; Green Latern [DC]; Sinestro Corps Specials [DC]Man, The State and War; Il Principe; Leviathan; Generation Kill; Masters of Chaos; The Warrior Elite; Man, The State and War; Dante's Inferno; Macbeth; Hamlet; Their Eyes Were Watching God; The Tao of Jeet Kune Do.I know that these aren't books, but I read them too: Giant Robot, PSM and EGM.

Heroes:

Becky Mintz... she's my goddess, my wife, my friend and co-conspirator in life. My bros... they're making their own future right now. My mom for all of her sacrifice through the years. Writers who write every day. Artists who create every day. Bruce Lee.

My Blog

Rock Band 2!!!

Woohoo! MTV Games and Harmonix have finally dropped the big news!!! Rock Band 2 is coming out this Fall/Winter for both Xbox 360 and PS3.Will DLC from RB1 be available to use on RB2?What are the gam...
Posted by Rick is like... on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:43:00 PST

Why guys buy the Wii Fit...

...so they can take video of the girlfriend "exercising."Get Your Girlfriend WiiFit!! ...
Posted by Rick is like... on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:26:00 PST

Things to do at a Sales Conference...

We found this little clip wildly amusing last week.Talking Dog Other sources of amusement were jokes about "Your Mom" and "Meh" and "That's What She Said." We're very mature people over her...
Posted by Rick is like... on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:59:00 PST

UFC video game

I am really curious as to how they are going to map the various MMA techniques to the controller. Will PS3 utilize the Sixaxis??? Dual shock??? We'll see. .....
Posted by Rick is like... on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:57:00 PST

Punisher: War Zone -- TRAILER!!!

Check it out... .....
Posted by Rick is like... on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:29:00 PST

More anime episodes...

Enjoy. Got Shin Chan and Aquarion. In that order. Below. Watch. Or not.SHIN CHAN ..AQUARION .....
Posted by Rick is like... on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:40:00 PST

Slam Dunk -- full anime episode

I'm watching the NBA Finals and am very disappointed right now. Don't think anime will make me happy, maybe it will make you happy??? ..Damn Farmar and his at-the-buzzer 3-pointer!!! Let...
Posted by Rick is like... on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:36:00 PST

$4.39...

... is the cheapest gallon of gas that I can find.War sucks. Recession sucks. Current domestic policy really, really sucks.Is it time to vote yet???
Posted by Rick is like... on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:29:00 PST

Anderson Silva remakes Enter the Dragon

Do you remember when Bruce Lee frees the prisoners in the underground caves??? He has on the black outfit and carries his nunchuks. Well, Anderson Silva has the scene memorized!!! Funny. ...
Posted by Rick is like... on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PST

Gamesmack

That's a pretty freakin' awesome App. Grab it here... http://www.myspace.com/gamesmackLet me know what you are playing....
Posted by Rick is like... on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:00:00 PST