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Randy

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me

I created a facebook at the request of a few people.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=566556862or search my name Randy Grolemund.I have uploaded a ton of pictures there.

For starters, my name is Randy and I live in NE Minneapolis with my best friend Alex (Jascube on my friends list). I am currently single and looking to meet new people and possibly someone to spend the rest of my life with.
A Little About Me:
I was born in St. Mary’s, PA and moved to Ontario, NY when I was 8. In 1990 I graduated from High School and went in to the Navy. In the 7 years I was enlisted, I traveled around the world and saw many incredible things that the small town I grew up in could not offer. I have been stationed in San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA (2x), Seattle, WA, and Virginia Beach, VA (2x). I’ve traversed the Panama Canal (2x), been to just about every island in the Caribbean, Hawaii for 2 weeks, South America, and much more. A few years ago there was a flood in the storage unit I was renting and all my photos were destroyed – at least I have my memories.
It’s interesting how the Military can change a person. When I was growing up, I never really cared for school and only did well at the subjects that interested me – there were not many. In the service, I wanted to prove something to myself so I knuckled down and focused on being number 1 at everything I did, subsequently I graduated 1st in all my schools. That was the turning point for me in regard to my attitude toward all facets of life. I’m not religious, so do not expect me to pull out the soap box and go off on some biblical tangent. I am just saying for me things began to click, and I started to pay attention to the world. In 1997 I parted ways with the military under an honorable discharge and remained in Virginia Beach, VA for another year.
Mid 1998 I moved to St. Paul, MN to start a band with a friend I had met, and wrote music with, in the Navy. We formed a Death Metal band called ‘Incinerate’ - I was the drummer, he is currently still their guitar player. We released a few CD’s and a tour DVD under the label Brutal Bands. During the time I was with the band we played many shows across the US including a 30 day US tour with the bands Emeth, Stabwound and Eternal Suffering. In August 2005 I decided to move on to something else and left the band.
After leaving Incinerate I was in a few other bands. In November 2006 I decided to sell my drums and stop playing music. There is not a day that goes by that I do not regret selling those drums.
I am a funny man, I write my own jokes and enjoy the finely crafted art of punning. My mind is always going, whether I’m concocting some elaborate invention, or teaching myself something new (like a programming language), I’m always thinking.
Art, in one fashion or another, is my outlet. I’m not very good at drawing, but I am pretty good at digital manipulation. I’d classify myself as abstract or bizarre in my style. I have been thinking about writing a book, and I have some ideas for movies or “skits”. Some of them are goofy like me, and some are more of a suspense or thriller.

My Interests

Music, Camping, Hiking, Fishing, Mountain Biking, and Yahtzee. I also have a canoe and enjoy being out on the water. I'm working on my cooking skills, most of it is edible. :)

I'd like to meet:

I’m looking for someone who won’t take shit and has an idea of what she wants in life. Someone who can participate in the decision making process without needing me to make them all. I like women who take care of themselves in regard to their health and the way they look.

I like conversation and getting to know someone. I’m not saying you need to be capable of calculating the trajectory of the space shuttle as it re-enters orbit. Rather, I want someone capable of talking to me about something more than the gossip within your circle of friends, and your hair.

I’ll take you as you are and you the same for me. If you need to change someone so that they fit you’re "ideal person", go find someone else.

Music:

Ben Folds, Portishead, All That Remains, Lamb of God, Unearth, A7X, Fear Factory, Tool, As I Lay Dying, Cradle of Filth, Despised Icon, BDM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Darkness, Lacuna Coil, Presidents of the United States of America, Boston, Rush, Evanescence, Styx, Dead Milkmen [or any old skool punk] .....pretty much accross the board.

Movies:

Res. Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Office Space, anything Monty Python or Mel Brooks, Cheesy B Movies, Horror & SciFi, Mystery Science Theater.

Television:

Stargate SG1/Atlantis, Lost!, X-files, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, South Park, Eureka, Farscape, Seinfeld, Discovery Channel, History Channel, CNN.

Books:

Clockwork Orange, Stephen King, Terry Brooks - pretty much Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror.

Heroes:

People who do not sell out and those who stand by their beliefs no matter what the consequence.

My Blog

Corporate Ladder

So I just ran in to one of my friends downstairs, he took the new building maintenance position. Ya, I guess he figured that's the only way he'd be able to climb the corporate ladder. ...
Posted by Randy on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:12:00 PST