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I'm Only A Man

What are we waiting for? These years are dying slowly. Today's still in front of us, today is now or

About Me

Howdy howdy, my name is Josh. So what information do i want to share with complete strangers and people who probly don't even care to read these things? Well, i wear contacts, i love pizza and other Italian food, i'm like a quarter Italian, i like to swim, i like jumping off shit into water and i have a horrible sense of style. Since the phrase "music is my life" is one of the most overused phrases since "i'm not gonna lie", i'll just say that music is a huge part of my life. I play music, listen to music, go watch live shows, and i almost always have it playing around me somehow. I use it as a form of self expression and creativity. I love the creative aspect of it, and the depth you can go into it. I've been in a band, but these days i'm flying solo and recording when i can. I try very hard not to judge people and to not hold grudges. People seem to like to take advantage of me and take me for granted. I generally don't lie to people unless i have to, and i'm a very good judge of that.I'm in the United States Coast Guard. I'm an electronics technician and i love my job. I'm currently stationed in San Diego for additional training in weapons systems. And sometime after June of 2009 i'll be moving to Seattle, Washington and will be stationed on a 378 foot boat, going underway for 3 months at a time, 6 months out of the year.I'm a realist, therefore i see the world realistically. I don't entirely believe that everything happens for a reason, i don't entirely believe in carma, god, science, or love. But i'm still very young and willing to learn. I don't think that EVERYone deserves second chances, but some people do.My experiences make me who i am, so i change on a daily basis. I make honest efforts so keep in touch with people, and to see people that i haven't seen for a while. But unless i see an effort from you in return, i start to lose interest.I've got big plans for this life and i don't like including people that are going to bring me down. I've never done, or even considered doing a single drug in my entire life. And i take pride in that. I started drinking when i was 18 and out of high school. I think anyone old enough to go to iraq and die for their country should be allowed to indulge in an adult beverage every once in a while. I'm not a very political person, but i'm definately not an extremist liberal hippie. I see the world as a place that requires constant adaptation and occasion conformity, therefore if someone starts blowing your shit up, you either fight back or you perish.This is my gun Close In Weapon System CIWS phalanx

My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

new people. not just different individuals, but a new KIND of person. the kind of people that take responsibility for their actions, are at least close to as reliable as i am, and people that are ready to act grown up every once in a while. i've met enough of the opposite, i don't need to meet more.

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Music:

i like just about anything with a rock influence. country... not so much. rap rages with homosexualityMy favorite bands are Anberlin, Blink 182, Brand New, Chiodos, A Day to Remember, Emery, Matchbook Romance, Mest, Novice. i also listen to30 Seconds to Mars, The Academy Is, Acceptance, AFI, Alexisonfire, Alkaline Trio, The All-American Rejects, All Time Low*, Allister, Amber Pacific*, Andrew WK, Anti-Flag, Armor for Sleep, At the Drive In, The Ataris, Atreyu, Audioslave, Augustana, August Burns Red, Autopilot Off, The Autumn Offering, Avenged Sevenfold*, Away From Here, Bayside, The Black Maria, Bleed the Dream, Blindside, Bouncing Souls, Box Car Racer, Boys Like Girls, Boys Night Out, Boysetsfire, Brand New*, Bullet for My Valentine, Bullets and Romance, Cartel, A Change of Pace, Chevelle, Chronic Future, Circa Survive, Coheed and Cambria, Comeback Kid*, Copeland, Count the Stars, Dashboard Confessional, A Day at the Fair, Dead Poetic, Denver Pacific, Die Trying, Disturbed, Don't Look Down, Dropkick Murphys, Dynamite Boy, The Early November, Emerosa, Eve 6, Face to Face, Fall Out Boy, Finch, Fiore, Foo Fighters, From Autumn to Ashes, From First to Last*, For Minor, Gogol Bordello, Goldfinger, Good Charlotte, The Graduate*, Greeley Estates, Green Day, Halifax, Haste the Day, Hawthorne Heights, Hellogoodbye, He Is Legend, Hidden In Plain View*, Hollywood Undead, Home Grown, Hopesfall, Houston Calls, I Am Ghost*, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobodys Business, In Fear and Faith*, Incubus, Iwrestledabearonce, Jimmy Eat World, June, The Junior Varsity, Just Surrender*, Killswitch Engage, Letter Kills, Linkin Park, LostProphets, LoveHateHero, Lucky 7, Mae, Madina Lake, The Matches, Maxeen, Mayday Parade, Midtown, The Mile After, Moments In Grace, Moneen, Monty Are I, Motion City Soundtrack, Mozart Season, Mudvayne*, Muse, My Chemical Romance, New Found Glory, No Use For A Name, Northstar, October Fall, The Offspring, One The Last Day, Over It, Panic! At the Disco, Papa Roach, Paramore, Plain White T's, Plus 44, POD, Punchline, The Recieving End of Sirens, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Rise Against*, Roses Are Red, Rufio*, Saosin*, Scary Kids Scaring Kids*, Secondhand Serenade, Self Against City, Senses Fail*, Showbread, Silverstein, The Sleeping, Slipknot, Snow Patrol, So They Say, Socratic, Something Corporate, Staind, The Starting Line, A Static Lullaby, A Step Behind, Steriogram, Story of the Year, Straylight Run, Stutterfly, Sugarcult, The Suicide Machines, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday*, Tegan and Sara, Tenacious D, Third Eye Blind, This Providence, A Thorn for Every Heart, Thrice*, Thursday, Tool, Trivium, TrustCompany, UnderOath*, Unwritten Law, The Used*, Wester, Yellowcard, Zebrahead

Movies:


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Television:

Dear local music-lovers,We are your local bands. We aren't famous, rich, or particularly good looking. You haven't seen us on MTV, heard us on the radio, or read about us in magazines. Despite that, night after night, we bring the rock, we bring the funk, we bring the groove, and we bring the soul. Whatever music you are into, there is probably a band playing that music right now with an empty spot on the dance floor waiting for you.You don't even have to pay 50 dollars to see us in a stadium from the nosebleed seats. For a mere five dollar cover you can go to a local bar, see the real musicians up close, you can even shake our hands after our set if you so choose. Unlike the clowns on MTV, we ARE real people, scraping by, just like you.Just think about it, next time you are sitting at home on a Tuesday night watching Fear Factor reruns, just remember that there is a better way. Go down to the nearest live music venue. See what is going on, we might pleasantly surprise you.Sincerely,Your Local Band

Books:

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Heroes:

Those individuals who gave up the life they loved so that you could continue living the life that you love. I don't really care if you're a supporter of the war or not, just keep this in mind next time you start bitching about anything. Those individuals who have helped shape me to who i am today.

My Blog

soundtrack for this past year

these are just some tracks that have been getting a lot of play on my ipod over the last year. i thought i'd share them with you   madina lake - now or never Too long in the same place I'm sinkin...
Posted by I'm Only A Man on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:52:00 PST

Hate me if you want

Ok, so I'm not a very political person. I'm moderate all around so I like to consider my opinions unbiased. Let's imagine, for just one second, that America has never gone to war. Other countries woul...
Posted by I'm Only A Man on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:22:00 PST

Coast Guard

so im definately going into the coast guard as you all may know haha. but in all honestly im going to miss everyone SO much. this decision wasnt just made overnight as if it werent very important. it ...
Posted by I'm Only A Man on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:42:00 PST