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Dave

We're winning the war against al-Qaeda...but losing the war against Al Sharpton.

About Me

I think if you are reading this you already know a good deal about me, but if not, here you are: Im in Tel Aviv beginning the Master's in Middle Eastern Studies program at Tel Aviv University. Which means 2 wonderful years on the coast of the Med...and learning Hebrew and Arabic. Then possibly another Master's or PhD.I enjoy intellectually stimulating conversation or just chillin to some tunes. I also like to read...Oh, and I strongly dislike the UN...if you care. Anything else you wanna know, feel free to ask...
TIME STARTED: 11:55
FULL NAME: David James
BIRTHDAY: Jan 19th, 1984
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?: Losing all my family at once
YOU WEAR CONTACTS OR GLASSES?: Nope
YOUR PERFECT MAN/WOMAN: Bright, witty, down to earth...
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Eating cat poop with Ron Burgandy...
YOUR FUTURE KIDS' NAMES: David James II...the wife can get the girl's.
SIBLINGS: Nate Dogg
YOU EVER HATED ANY PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY? Strongly disliked...
...........................FAVOURITE........................ ...................
DINNER: Something I cook...salmon, steak or pork chops.
VEGETABLE: Asparagus and mushrooms...and potatoes.
FASTFOOD: Amigos (in NE) and FreeB!rds (in TX)
MEAT: Filet...12-15 oz, cooked to a nice medium
CANDY: Cadbury Creme Eggs at Easter...
BEVERAGE: Dr. Pepper
MOVIE: Cannot go wrong with Bond...James Bond.
PLACE TO VISIT: Golf course...alone, on a cool drizzly morning.
JEWELLERY: Tag Heuer Monaco V4 watch
SPORT: Golf
NUMBER: 5, 50, 55
ANIMAL: Marmut...
BRAND OF SHOES: Cole Haan
PERFUME/COLOGNE: Burberry Weekend
SUBJECT: Langauges
..........................HAVE YOU............................................
LOVED SOMEBODY SO MUCH IT MADE YOU CRY? Yea, when I thought my dad was about to die...
RAN AWAY FROM HOME?: No
BROKEN A BONE? Several...
SKINNY-DIPPED?: No
PLAYED STRIP POKER?: No
PLAYED TRUTH OR DARE?: Yes
FLASHED SOMEONE?: No
MOONED SOMEONE?: No
BEEN IN A PHYSICAL FIGHT?: A few
RODE IN A POLICE CAR?: No
BEEN ON A PLANE?: Never
COME CLOSE TO DYING?: Everytime I jaywalk in this country
SLEPT WITH YOUR BEST MATE'S SIGNIFICANT OTHER? Never
BEEN IN A SAUNA?: Yes
...............WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT........................
ABORTION?: Pro-life...otherwise my adopted self wouldn't be alive.
COUNTRY MUSIC?: Tolerable...I do love Tim McGraw's "Something Like That" aka "The BBQ Stain song"
CLASSICAL MUSIC?: Some...prefer jazz
OLDIES?: Of course...love EW&F
AEROPLANES?: Like Red Hot Chilli Peppers ones?
.........................WHAT IS................................................
YOUR GOOD LUCK CHARM?: None
WORST SONG U EVER HEARD?: Any song Sanjaya sang on American Idol...that fool was beyond bad.
YOUR BEDROOM LIKE?: A library about Shi'ism, Safawid Persia and Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad Abduh & Hasan al-Banna
YOUR SECRET CRUSH?: My secret crush
YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSIONS?: Pictures and notes from my family
.......................ARE YOU A...............................................
VEGETARIAN?: Hell to tha no
GOOD STUDENT?: Yes
GOOD AT SPORTS?: When I'm not lazy
GOOD ACTOR/ACTRESS?: No
DEEPSLEEPER?: Not really...although I've learned to sleep through incessant horn-honking
..............HAVE YOU EVER HAD....................................
BLOODY NOSE?: Several...had to get a few stopped with Silver Nitrate, that was fun
SOMEONE BESIDES YOUR FAMILY SAY THEY LOVE YOU?: Yes
SOMEONE PUNCH YOU?: Yes
.....................DO YOU.....................................................
LIKE PICNICS?: I like BBQs...its a picnic for people with testicles.
ENJOY SHOPPING?: Yea, actually...
GO TO A HANSON CONCERT IF YOU HAD A FREE TICKET?: I'd Umm-Bop my way to the front row
GET ANYTHING PIERCED?: Nope
IF YOU WERE STUCK ON AN ISLAND, WHICH PERSON WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? : MacGyver
YOUR HOUSE WAS ON FIRE,WHAT 2 THINGS WOULD U COLLECT? : Greg and Dany...
IF SOMEONE OFFERED YOU A SMALL PART IN A MOVIE WOULD YOU ACCEPT IT?: Sure
WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?: Big Dave, Dave Gdol, D-Nice, Davison
TIME FINISHED: 12:10
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My Interests

Shuwarma, Nargileh...Reading, Golf, Basketball, Playstation/TV, Cooking/BBQ-ing, A Good Red Wine, Boulevard Beer, Husker Football.

I'd like to meet:

1) Several historical leaders (Churchill, Lenin, FDR, Saddam?, etc...). 2) Some current leaders (Ariel Sharon - if he counts, Castro, President Bush, Karzai/Musharraf, that funny little man in Iran, definitely King Abdullah II of Jordan and Kim Jong-Il...so I can ask where he gets those wicked awesome grey jumpsuits and if he has 20/5 vision with those Hubble Telescope lenses). 3) I'd like to play golf with Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Tiger Woods. 4) So if you read this before you can remember I was baffled by the tower construction cranes. Well, I watched a N-Geo special on them and, guess what...I'm still baffled. 5) Some chill, intelligent students (or students of life) to chat it up with... 6) An Israeli who doesn't honk their car horn seemingly as often as the UN hands out resolutions against their country...

Music:

Mainly R&B/Soul then Jazz/Blues and Hip/Hop....my favorites include Marc Broussard, Brian Culbertson, Wayman Tisdale, Jaheim, John Legend, Bun Beeda, The Roots, Lyfe Jennings, Isley Brothers, Anthony Hamilton, T.I., Jay-Z and the like.

Movies:

Many...The Big Lebowski, all James Bond, Boondock Saints, Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, anything with Denzel, Harrison or DeNiro. I think A Time to Kill may be my favorite...

Television:

I love House first and foremost then Entourage, CSI, Without A Trace, Numbers, 24, Bones, Discovery History and Cooking Channels, College Football/Hoops and Golf... TV is tough over here though...

Books:

The Bible, The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Ezekiel Option...stuff about the Middle East basically.

Heroes:

My father....and Albert Brenneman (from "Hitch")