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Duncan

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About Me

Born in England in the righteous year of 1977...Star Wars premiered, Elvis died, and Carter became president. Moved to Valdez, Alaska at the age of 4.Went all through elementary and high school in Valdez and loved it. When you grow up in a small town you really have no point of reference for what you're missing.Went to college in Fairbanks. UAF! UAF! Uh...started out wanting to be in radio/TV, then changed to teaching. Got my degree to teach Elementary Ed in 1999. Also, got married to a sexy sexy midget...Amanda. She makes me laugh, and likes to be lazy and watch TV with me, so we're kinda perfect together.Taught for a few years, then was forced to leave the profession. The details of 2003 will remain fuzzy lest I become angry and emotional again. Moved into the hotel business.I'm now the sales manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott in Bothell, Washington. I love it, and the people I work with. We have three cats, all with very different fucked up personalities.

My Interests

Hiking. Writing. Watching movies/TV. Video games (RPG's mostly). Hockey. Emailing/talking to friends.

I'd like to meet:

Joss Whedon...my hero and role model. He created Buffy the Vampire Slayer for all you idiots who wouldn't know good television if it stabbed you through the heart with a wooden stake.Charisma Carpenter, because she's beautiful.Pat Robertson, so I could punch him in the mouth.

Music:

Coldplay. Oasis. The Beatles. Pink Floyd. Depeche Mode. Metallica. Soundtracks (like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc). Kelly Clarkson. Avril Lavigne. Shakira.

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Moulin Rouge, King Kong (2005), Donnie Darko, Finding Nemo, Anchorman, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Titanic, Serenity, Dawn of the Dead, and Batman Begins.

Television:

Currently loving Family Guy, The Simpsons, American Dad, Studio 60, Veronica Mars, House, Lost, The Office, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock, Scrubs, and The Colbert Report. However, my favorite show of all time will always be Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Books:

"The End of Faith" by Sam Harris. "The Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan. The Rings Trilogy, by Tolkien. "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins.

Heroes:

As a writer, Joss Whedon, Aaron Sorkin, and Charlie Kaufman are my heroes. As an atheist, my heroes are Carl Sagan and Sam Harris. As a member of the hospitality industry, my hero is JoLynn.

My Blog

The Roommate, Chapter Five

Chapter Five: Wedding Smashers That final and percussive thud, that fateful morning at 6:07 a.m., had sent Matt's little soldiers right through his condom and hurtling down Becky's subway system on a...
Posted by Duncan on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:11:00 PST

The Roommate, Chapter Four

Chapter Four: Sleeping With the Roommate Carter's 29th birthday was a dull affair. Sure, they could have ventured out into the night to try and catch some nasty disease, but without Matt the thought o...
Posted by Duncan on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:10:00 PST

The Roommate, Chapter Three

Chapter Three: Whistle While You Work The east coast headquarters of Vision Technologies was a massive tower of shimmering steel and glass. It was certainly the most impressive building on its block, ...
Posted by Duncan on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:51:00 PST

The Roommate, Chapter 2

Chapter Two: Go Into the Light&the Blinking Red Light Later that afternoon, after the shock of what had transpired had sank in, Carter found himself staring at the ominous blinking red light of his an...
Posted by Duncan on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:21:00 PST

The Roommate, Chapter One

Chapter One: Good Morning, Starshine It was 6:07 a.m., and Carter Sims was looking forward to at least fifty-three more minutes of quality snore time. His unruly brown hair, sticking up on one side b...
Posted by Duncan on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:41:00 PST

Life and Death

For those of you who know me...heck, anyone who has glanced at my MySpace page...all know of my hardened status as a fervent non-believer.  A non-deist.  An absolute skeptic, bound by scienc...
Posted by Duncan on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:10:00 PST