aftgertonn, amtrak, ayn rand, bach, baking bread, beach, birds, books, borders, carnivore, chess, classical music, die walkure, direct marketing, economics, erich fromm, happiness, inc, inverting, investing, john steinbeck, law, life, long island, mozart, nature, opera, politics, puccini, reading, real estate, renaisance man, richard bach, robins, self discovery, small business, squirrels, steve martin, swimming, tai chi, theater, traipsing through virgin snow, travel, wall street, wearing socks with sandals.
Movies
Good Will Hunting, American Beauty, A Knights Tale, Big Fish, Pan's Labyrinth
Books
Atlas Shrugged, Unbearable Lightness of Being, Illusions, Johnathan Livingston Seagull, Les Mis, Everything Is Illuminated, Shopgirl, Growing a Business, Great Harvest, COmmon Stocks & Uncommon Profits, Titan, Prayer for Owen Meany, Wealth of Nations, East of Eden, On The Road, Federalist Papers
Suny At Stony Brook
Stony Brook,New York
Graduated: 2003
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Political Science
Clubs: Golden Key Honor Society
2001 to 2003
Nassau Community College
Garden City,New York
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: none
Clubs: nahhhh
2000 to 2001
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg,Virginia
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: None
Major: undeclared
Clubs: yeah.. this didn't work out. My first foray in to a "real college" and I basically flunked myself out (well i would have had I decided to return). I think, in hindsight, I chose the school for it's low prices of cigarettes.
1997 to 1998
Long Island University-C W Post Campus
Brookville,New York
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: None
Clubs: my senior year in HS was spent as a full time student at this university.
1996 to 1997
Chaminade High School
Mineola,New York
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: ahh HS. Good times.
"At the age of 25 most people were finished. A whole goddamned nation of assholes driving automobiles, eating, having babies, doing everything in the worst way possible, like voting for the presidential candidate who reminded them most of themselves."
-Charles Bukowski
I am a 29 year old male in search of direction, inspiration and the pleasure of building monuments to self. I graduated from the University of Stony Brook (part of the SUNY system) in 5/03 with a BA in Political Science. While enjoyed attending school I still think it was a waste of time.
8/19/07 UPDATE: On 10/1/07 I will be flying down to Buenos Aires to spend a few months backpacking through southern South America. I don't yet know what I will do when I return. I returned on Mar 13 2008
5/12/08 UPDATE: Sometime in late August I will be flying down to Antarctica to work for 6 months.
Politically I consider myself to be a Libertarian. I am fiscally conservative and pro civil liberties. I am still undecided about social programs, though I am inclined to say gut them and let the states handle them. I am anti-Bush and anti-"war on terror" (if only for strict matters of definition). I enjoy politics and love talking about it. Be not afraid if you harbor different political viewpoints.
I was born and raised Catholic. I attended Catholic High School (by choice -- for the academics). Accordingly I no longer consider myself Catholic. Matters of spirituality still confuse and trouble me, which is good. I do believe in some higher power, some "x", if you will. I don't believe in organized religion. I do recognize the good they can do but also the horrible things that can be done in their name. I am inherently untrusting of someone who attempts to put themselves between me and god, at their benefit. I do consider myself to be a person of faith. Faith is a topic that interests and captivates me. It is wrapped up in what I like about the catholic church: it's history and perseverance. It is also something that I believe can be separated from organized religion.
I like to travel whenever I can. To date I have visited 18 foreign countries and about 46 states.
I come to complete, full, stops at Stop Signs regardless of who is around or the time of day/night. I silently heap piles of scorn upon cars that come to a rolling stop or do not stop at all.
When on the express line at a supermarket I compulsively count the amount of items everyone else is buying. If I find someone with more than the posted limit I silently heap scorn and humiliation upon their person.
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INTJ - "Mastermind". Introverted intellectual with a preference for finding certainty. A builder of systems and the applier of theoretical models. 2.1% of total population.
yea. i'm sorry about that. i changed my password, so hopefully that will fix the spamming. haha. Anyway, I am great, how are you doing? Anything new besides everything you have been doing on your profile?! haha. you look very busy.
Well lets see...we played 3 games...Ray won all of them...however, I did take out both Mom and Dad in one hand during the third game...(it was between me, Luke and Ray in the last game). We missed you though! What did you do and what did you eat??
Hope you find some good food to chow down on while you are gone for Thanksgiving. I bet your family will be happy to have you home! But what great adventures you have had.
I don't know...it had a virus on it, wouldn't let me go on any website, it's old, so I got a new one yesterday..HP laptop...it's nice...vista's on it...still trying to get used to it! How's your trip??
