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About Me

Some people have referred to me as an adrenaline junkie, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. I'm a racer, both wheel-to-wheel road courses and streets, and am shooting matches in IPSC and IDPA. I'm fiercely competitive as well, but try to learn from people who are better at things than I am. Though somewhat of a conservative person, I have been know to be outlandish at times. I consider myself fairly outgoing though, and try to approach all situations with a sense of humor, while staying open-minded. When properly motivated, I'm willing to devote myself vigorously to something. Yes, I'm a cat person, and no, that doesn't mean I'm a sissy. If I'm wearing my glasses people think I look just a little too much like Peter Parker, and I still can't tell if that's a compliment or not. -It's worse now Spider-Man 2 is out.- I'm kind of a half nerd half jock hybrid since I usually alternate between import tuning, sports, and being on the computer all day.Despite some of what I've written, I think relationships are cool, even if some people I know may beg to differ. -You know who you are.- I like smart, independent girls, especially those who would prefer to be "cute" in sweats instead of "hot" in high heels. If I'm not doing some car work, then I'm probably checking out the movies, hanging out, playing poker or pool, or just enjoying a few brews somewhere.

My Interests

Girls, Cars, Racing, Movies, Parties, Politics, Concerts, History, Books/Misc. info, Instructing driving and firearms, Debating, Video shooting/editing for www.samuraifiles.com, Playing baseball, playing tennis, playing pretty much any sport -including badminton ;) - Texas Hold 'em, Video Games, Travel: I can be very spontaneous, sometimes leaving on a moment's notice. Off-roading. All sorts of stuff.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet anyone who shares similar hobbies/passions, or just has something interesting they want to say to me. I'm coachola on AIM. Or just hit me up with a PM or something.

Music:

AC/DC, Offspring, Metallica, Aerosmith, Ozzy, OutKast, AFI, Tupac, Genesis, Duran Duran, Disturbed, Rolling Stones, Fuel, Journey, Fenix FX, Pretty much from the 70s straight through now. ..

Movies:

The Untouchables, Caddyshack, Black Hawk Down, Aliens, Brother, Glen Gary Glen Ross, Lost in Translation, 007, Road Trip, The Rock, American Pie, Saving Private Ryan

Television:

Jay Leno, Simpsons, Mail Call, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sopranos, Anything on the History/Discovery Channel except decorating programs, Daily Show, Chappelle's Show, 24 -TELL ME WHERE THE BOMB IS!!!-

Books:

Primarily textbooks/non-fiction on areas of interest such as forensics, counter-terrorism and politics. Mad Magazine, The Economist, Gamepro, Various Tom Clancy, Grassroots Motorsports, Car and Driver

Heroes:

The committed and patriotic members of our armed forces/police/fire/paramedics.

My Blog

Running and Shooting

I suppose it seems now that all of my shooting practice when I was younger is paying off. I just got ranked against the world in IPSC and IDPA, both of which are international "action" shooting ...
Posted by Brad on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:39:00 PST

My Angry List

Yes, it is yet another time for some Brad ranting. I've been watching the news, reading on the Internet, and looking out the window, and there are things aplenty that I take issue with. Th...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:32:00 PST

Arrrggghhh

You can tell I'm in some kind of a funk when I start writing Myspace blogs at 2am. The best part of these is the assumption that anyone actually cares. I like the idea that the super-insig...
Posted by Brad on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:21:00 PST

Exodus

The time has come for some of my friends to leave San Francisco. Others will remain here and there, some studying, the rest trying to find work. The funny part about this period is th...
Posted by Brad on Thu, 18 May 2006 04:37:00 PST

Blogging about Talking about Blogging

Welp, I'm exhausted. I just returned from London. Quite a time difference. I had to go to speak to a conference of businesspeople on behalf of the startup I work for sometimes. ...
Posted by Brad on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:28:00 PST

The Grand Dance

Women are simply the subject which every man for the history of existence has attempted to rationalize to himself. To quote from the television show 3rd Rock From the Sun "What kind of idiot put...
Posted by Brad on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:54:00 PST

Sucking It Up

I've come to the realization that I'm being a sissy. I've been too lazy so far with pretty much everything, especially my schedule and my responsibilities. Most days I get up at 11, do abs...
Posted by Brad on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:19:00 PST

The Illusion of Image

If there's one thing that's always been pervasive in American culture it's the definition of oneself through outward appearance. While this has naturally been going on since the dawn of time, it...
Posted by Brad on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:37:00 PST

Music, Migraines, and Meanderings

Damn, migraines suck. I've gotten my second in my life tonight, complete with the visual aura in "classic" form after leg day today. Oh well, I've been worse off, and some Def Leppa...
Posted by Brad on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:45:00 PST

Some Pretentious Maxims

-The goal of every social interaction is to try really hard to pretend you're not trying.-The goal of dating is that in order to get what you really want you must try really hard to show that you don'...
Posted by Brad on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:01:00 PST