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About Me

Some men just walk in the light, others bear it with them wherever they go.

I am eclectic and eccentric. A follower of my own ideals and seeker of my own path. My thoughts tend to different level than most, which often leads to things being worded in a way that don't quite click immediately for most people. I would say I'm a little different, but often seem to remind people of themselves in some way.

My interests are many and varied, from the athletic to the cerebral. I love sports, music, movies, art, computers, literature, history, and all of the typical stuff. I enjoy anything outdoors, rain or shine.

I'll usually try most things once or twice to decide for myself if they are interesting, whether others think they are 'cool' or not really doesn't matter to me. Life is too short to limit one's experiences just because others don't like something.

I'm a firm believer that ultimately we only answer to ourselves. When looking back at our decisions, telling ourselves that we did something because someone else wanted us to doesn't cut it. The only person we have to impress is ourself. Anyone else unwilling to get to know us for who we are probably isn't worth the time or effort.

If I have a passion in life, it would be learning, especially through doing. There is very little I don't take interest in, with the lack of time being the only limiting factor in how I explore life.

There's much more left to discover....

My Interests

adrenalin, animals, anime, archery, art, athletics, basketball, books, camping, cars, celtic, computers, cooking, discipline, dragons, drawing, driving, dvds, enlightenment, epics, exercise, eyes, fitness, football, foreign food, health, hiking, history, honesty, intelligence, intelligent people, languages, laughter, learning to dance, legends, lightning, linguistics, literature, love, moon, movies, music, mysticism, mythology, nature, outdoors, panthers, philosophy, poetry, programming, psychology, reading, rollerblading, rollercoasters, romance, running, sagas, singing, sketching, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, sports, stargazing, swimming, theatre, thunderstorms, travel, ultimate frisbee, university of michigan, video games, volleyball, weapons, web design, wisdom, wolves, writing

I'd like to meet:

People who enjoy all aspects of life. People who aren't afraid to question the things around them. Those who are able to respect others and accept that their views and beliefs may not be the same as their own. Most importantly, individuals who simply enjoy having a good time in the company of others.

Music:

I enjoy just about everything... but some of my favorites are: Alkaline Trio, Audioslave, BT, Bal Sagoth, Bowling For Soup, Boys Night Out, Boyz II Men, Bryan Adams, CCR, Carlos Santana, Coldplay, Dagda, Dave Matthews Band, Default, Disturbed, Emerson Drive, Eminem, Eve 6, Fall Out Boy, Flogging Molly, Franz Ferdinand, Gipsy Kings, Godsmack, Guster, Incubus, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Eat World, John Mayer, Lifehouse, Linkin Park, Loreena McKennitt, Maroon 5, Metallica, Modest Mouse, Motion City Soundtrack, Nelly, Nickelback, Ozzy, Paul Oakenfold, Phantom Planet, Shania Twain, She Wants Revenge, Shinedown, Silvertide, Snow Patrol, Spoon, Staind, Starting Line, Switchfoot, The Decemberists, Three Days Grace, Third Day, Tiesto, Tim McGraw, Tito Rojas, Transplants, Tupac, and many many more.

Movies:

Again, I enjoy just about everything, but some favorites are: A Man Apart, American History X, Antitrust, Army of Darkness, Boondock Saints, Bourne Identity, Braveheart, Fast and the Furious, Finding Nemo, Gladiator, Hackers, Hitch, Harold & Kumar, Ice Age, Just Friends, Last Samurai, Lord of the Rings, Monty Python, Meet Joe Black, Pitch Black, Princess Bride, Princess Mononoke, Real Genius, Rory O'Shea Was Here, Skulls, Spaceballs, Stargate, Star Wars, Stigmata, Thirteenth Warrior, Vampire Hunter D, Wedding Crashers

Television:

I don't really watch much actual TV, but Rome, Nip/Tuck, Entourage, and Unscripted are good when I catch them. Otherwise it's sports or Science, History, and Discovery channel shows.

Books:

I've enjoyed reading a lot of books, but some favorites are: Book of Swords, Caverns of Socrates, Dune, Iliad, Ishmael, the Kushiel trilogy, Lord of the Rings, Magician, Odyssey, Providence, Silmarillion, Soulforge, Story of B, To Reign In Hell, anything dealing with History, Philosophy, or Sociology.

My Blog

New pics

I finally charged the batteries for my camera and pulled some pics off of it... a few of them were even fairly decent, so I uploaded them for your commenting pleasure. ;)
Posted by Ervin on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:40:00 PST

Sin City - Memorial Day Weekend

I'm going to be in Vegas for Memorial Day weekend, if by some chance anyone else is going to be in the area, let me know and we'll get together! Or if you're still deciding where to spend the long wee...
Posted by Ervin on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:38:00 PST

I'm an uncle, again!

My newest niece, Chloe Madison, was born Friday evening! My sister-in-law and the baby are doing well, and my brother is happy. It's their second daughter. My brother was sort of hoping for a son, but...
Posted by Ervin on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:48:00 PST

I survived!

I've been in Utah for a week now. Finally got internet at home so I could update. I like it. I still stop and stare at the mountains outside of my window when I wake up. The drive out here wasn't bad,...
Posted by Ervin on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:09:00 PST

Goodbye Michigan, Hello... Utah?

Well, it's time to finally pack my bags and leave the Wolverine State for the Beehive State. I put in my notice today, then have until the 19th of March to get back to Utah. It was kind of hard becaus...
Posted by Ervin on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:32:00 PST

Utah in February

I'll keep this short because I'm tired. It looks as though I'll be spending basically all of February in Utah. I'll be out there to visit the folks at DAZ and discuss opportunities with them. It shoul...
Posted by Ervin on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:03:00 PST

Friendship

Friendship. A simple word. However, how many of us can really explain why we have the friends we do. It is rarely an entirely conscious choice, and quite often a situation that is only recognizable in...
Posted by Ervin on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:21:00 PST

I need a vacation to recover from my vacation....

Actually DC was a lot of fun, just a lot of stuff in little time. The overview is:Friday:I got up earlier than usual to catch my flight, which I nearly missed. After getting into DC I helped a couple ...
Posted by Ervin on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:00:00 PST

Freedom... for a little while.

DC July 14-17th. I need this break. A long weekend out of town will definitely help me recharge. It's going to be great! Hopefully I'll have another long weekend trip next month, but we'll see....
Posted by Ervin on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:41:00 PST

Lovely Ladies

As expected, Les Mis was very good. Our seats were relatively good, 20 rows back almost dead center. I absolutely love Randal Keith's voice as Valjean. I'm also glad that Tammy really enjoyed it. It's...
Posted by Ervin on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 02:12:00 PST