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About Me

My real name is Marc lePine, and I was born in the Sacramento, CA area in 1971. Moved up to Eugene, OR when I was 2, so I don't remember much of it. I have a sister who lives in Coburg, a little bit north of me, who I visit every Sunday for dinner (and other times too). My mother died in 1999, but my father lives nearby in Springfield, and I try to visit when I can. I lived in Springfield myself for a while, but then moved back to Eugene, into a new house in the River Road area. I currently have one roommate (which is a big step down from the three I used to have).

My Interests

I have a number of interests, including (but not limited to): SecondLife, playing live music in SecondLife, reading science fiction and detective fiction, playing the occasional computer game (FPS and Adventure, primarily), and cooking. I have a website at http://www.efn.org/~marcl if you are interested in seeing more about me, and some recipes I enjoy.

I'd like to meet:

Musicians in the Eugene, Oregon area

Music:

I listen to a little bit of everything, but I prefer acoustic music. As a kid, I felt that lyrics detracted from music (which I felt should be "pure"). This is why I play acoustic piano, and in my younger days focuses on Scott Joplin rags and new age music. I've since changed that view, as I understand how the human voice can be an excellent instrument. I'm still not thrilled with poetry cluttering up songs, but it's difficult to find acoustic music without vocals. So, most of the music I enjoy is individual songs, not whole artists. The artists I do enjoy include Tom Waits, James Blunt, and Ween. I play live piano music in the SecondLife environment, as Jaycatt Nico. I have an album for sale (and samples to preview) at http://www.jaycattnico.com.

Movies:

I am a big movie fan, and have seen most of the comedies out there. I haven't watched a lot of drama or horror films, though. My favorite movies include: Army of Darkness, Slacker, Airplane!, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Johnny Dangerously, Top Secret, Before Sunrise, The Truman Show, The Cat Returns (anime), Galaxy Quest, and many many others.

Television:

I don't watch a lot of television, because I dispise advertising and reality shows. I do enjoy The Simpsons, Family Guy, Doctor Who, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Eek! The Cat, Freakazoid!, Red Dwarf, Futurama, Max Headroom, Mr. Show, and quite a few others.

Books:

Books? Oh yes, I'm a big reader. My all time favorite author is Spider Robinson, who writes the Callahan's Crosstime Saloon chronicals. Other authors I enjoy are C. D. Payne (Youth in Revolt), Sue Grafton (Alphabet mysteries), Douglas Adams (for his Hitchhiker's series) and John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee books). As for individual books, I recommend: Forrest Gump (much better than the movie), Phule's Company by Robert Asprin, Bridge of Birds : A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart, and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

My Blog

This Blog Has Moved!

For anyone that may have been reasing this blog (highly unlikely) I have moved it to this location:Blogspot linkThis blog will no longer be updated, check on the new site!...
Posted by Jaycatt on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:22:00 PST

So sweepy!

Too tired to write much... Had an interesting philosophical discussion last night, but it kept me up until close to midnight, then up again at 5:30... ugg... need... nap!
Posted by Jaycatt on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:44:00 PST

A new week, oh joy!

Here we go starting yet ANOTHER week... Can't believe I'm actually keeping up a bit on this blog. Since I'm the only one who reads it, I guess it's just a form of mental masturbation heheA...
Posted by Jaycatt on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:51:00 PST

Another day, another something-or-other

Had a great show last night at the Lodge in Selby. It was pretty cool playing a location that was only 30 m or so from my first land in SecondLife. Had a really nice crowd, filled the sim,...
Posted by Jaycatt on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:03:00 PST

Blah...

Blah, tired, hate being at work... post more later maybe.
Posted by Jaycatt on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:30:00 PST

Happy Tuesday!

Welcome to Tuesday... Took me a bit to remember to write in the blog today :) But for once, I got enough sleep last night! I woke up about midnight, then conked back out until about 5:30.&...
Posted by Jaycatt on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:13:00 PST

Not ANOTHER work week!

Oh man, when is this week gonna be over? Two days is not enough time to fully enjoy one's time off. By Sunday night I'm in the swing of it and then it's back to work on Monday. Oh we...
Posted by Jaycatt on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:01:00 PST

Tired, but happy :D

Well, got to bed at a decent hour, but woke up at 4:45am! Decided I might as well get up, and that worked out well because I got to visit a bit in Luskwood before work, and hear some DJ'ing that...
Posted by Jaycatt on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:20:00 PST

Blog time!

Time to write something in the blog... The practice went okay last night, even ended early, which was fine with me. Grace had already done two shows that night so we mainly practiced on a ...
Posted by Jaycatt on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:49:00 PST

Happy Tuesday!

Had a great time yesterday in SL, despite the greifer attacks (of which there were three). I got to hang out at Luskwood and chat with other furs, and even do a little DJ'ing! I've never D...
Posted by Jaycatt on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:43:00 PST