James-Michael Smith - Methodist Examiner's Interests
General
Reading,
MMA (Mixed Martial Arts),
Painting and Drawing,
theology,
apologetics,
teaching the Bible,
learning from others about the Bible,
the Hebrew language,
cool astronomy stuff,
the Intelligent Design controversy,
stuff about Mt. Everest,
theoretical physics (though I never got past algebra 2 in college! I just like learning all the theory stuff),
old Samurai movies from the 50's and 60's,
the Arctic and Antarctic,
snowboarding,
camping,
ice-climbing,
wakeboarding,
Basketball,
UFC,
the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats,
the best comic strips ever--Bloom County, Outland, Opus, and Calvin & Hobbes,
UGA Football
cool documentaries,
Alambra and Settlers of Cataan,
Mobius strips,
building igloos,
and anything else that stretches the mind or imagination!
"Our interests are many and varied, DORK-FACE!!"
...."und plans are for fools!"
Music
Really good Jazz,
Profanity-free Hip Hop (love CrossMovement, Arrested Development, Flame and LeCrae!),
good worship music (crowder, tomlin, etc.),
the Cure,
old Smashing Pumpkins,
80's british new wave (New Order, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, etc.),
cool soundtracks (like Braveheart, Sneakers, Pretty in Pink, etc.),
They Might Be Giants,
good Motown (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder)
Matisyahu
Movies
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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA...by far the greatest movie ever made!
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Other great flicks: Braveheart, Primer, Amazing Grace,
.. .. Raising Arizona, Bruce Lee's 4 original movies, the Apostle, anything Christopher Guest, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Amistad, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Dirty Work, Happy Gilmore/Billy Madison, Saints and Soldiers, To End All Wars, anything Kurosawa, anything Miyazaki (Nausicaa and Totoro are my favorites!), Napoleon Dynamite, Aliens (1-3...4 sucked!), Predator, Notting Hill, Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut), 3:10 to Yuma, Sgt. York, The Great Escape, The Royal Tenenbaums, Best of the Best, The Karate Kid (1 & 2), Star Trek II & IV, The Abyss, The Magnificent Seven, The Matrix Trilogy, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the old one), Clash of the Titans, Batman Begins, Tears of the Sun, House of Flying Daggers, Anchorman, the Princess Bride,
and The Notebook (Okay, that's a lie!)
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And also the action-packed late 70's Turkish epic "Aslan Adam" aka "Lion Man" (you know you don't want a piece of this guy!!!!) .. .. (actually, this movie was crap...but the most entertaining and enjoyable crap you'll ever see!)
Television
Simpsons, Dr. Katz, The OFFICE (both US and UK versions), Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Man vs. Wild, Fight Girls, The Ultimate Fighter, Aqua Teen, the first three seasons of Family Guy, the Human Weapon, He-Man, Thundercats, How It's Made, Fight Science, anything History Channel or National Geographic, Sportscenter during UGA Football season and NBA season, old Star Trek TNG, and all those geeky documentaries on TLC and Discovery Channel
Books
Yes...lots...many are leather-bound and smell of rich mohagany.
But I'm FAR too much of a bibliophile to be able to list my favorite books here.
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However, I think the best book ever is the one about...
.. .. (If you know the book, props to you. If you don't, message me and I'll get a copy to you.) If you wanna know some of my other favorites, go to www.goodshepherdfusion.org and click on the "Fusion Core" page and scroll to the bottom.
Heroes
Jim and Diane Smith ..
Other heroes: .. Jesus (duh!), .. John Wesley, .. William Wilberforce, .. any Christian martyr around the world and throughout history, .. Bruce Lee, .. Steve McQueen, .. John R.W. Stott, .. N.T. Wright, .. MLK Jr., .. Vincent Van Gogh, .. He-Man, .. Lion-O, .. Sport Billy, .. and...um...hmmm...I guess the guy or gal who invented anti-diarrhea medicine; Well done whoever you are!
James-Michael Smith - Methodist Examiner's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Savannah, GA
Body type:
5' 10" / Athletic
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Protestant
Zodiac Sign:
Cancer
Children:
Someday
Education:
Post grad
Occupation:
Pastor/Teacher
Income:
$30,000 to $45,000
James-Michael Smith - Methodist Examiner's Schools
University Of Georgia
Athens,Georgia
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Drawing and Painting
Minor: Japanese language (I didn't finish it though)
Clubs: UGA Wesley Foundation (www.ugawesley.org)
1997 to 2000
Reinhardt College
Waleska, GA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Fine Art
1995 to 1997
Central High School
Macon, GA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
1992 to 1995
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The goods:
I'm a Bible nerd who loves:
the Simpsons, teaching, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), profanity-free hip hop (there is such a thing!), Painting and Drawing, open-air preaching, Bloom County, theoretical physics
Krispee Kreme,
raw baby spinach,
laughing at episodes of Dr. Katz or Aqua Teen with people who've never seen them,
William Wilberforce,
the way new socks feel,
snowboarding,
walking around uptown Charlotte,
really good books,
dry humor,
watching my Dawgs win football games,
Diana Krall's voice,
beating 13-year-olds at Halo 3,
stuff about Mt. Everest,
teaching my nephew how to do a front kick or pull guard,
showing people really cool things they didn't know were in the Bible,
my Legomobile of a new car,
really incredible paintings,
and other seemingly-incongruent things.
I grew up in the inner-city as one of the only white kids in my Dad's church (he's a Pastor too), but spent many summers with my grandparents and cousins in the south Georgia country. As a result, I am fluent in both Ebonics and Redneck.
I love meeting and talking with people of different Faiths, philosophies, cultures, or worldviews than mine.
I'm pretty picky when it comes to being friends on here with people I don't know ("So many social engagements...so little time...") but if you can tell me the origin of that quote, you'll score a few points in my book.
The early years... James-Michael Smith was born in Savannah GA in the summer of 1978. The son of an inner-city Methodist pastor, he grew up as one of the few white kids in his neighborhood and by age 5 could not only sing all the songs on Thriller by heart but also was quite the breakdancer.
His parents discovered that he had a gift for drawing when he was young. Many hours of his childhood were spent drawing comic book characters in the margins of his notebooks instead of paying attention in class. In the mid-80s, his parents took him to see two movies that would instill a passion in him: The Karate Kid and Big Trouble in Little China. From then on, James-Michael developed a love for another kind of art—martial arts.
Also around this time, James-Michael gave his life to the Lord and began to take his Christian walk seriously. Besides rock-solid Christian parents, he had two youth pastors and a karate instructor who were Christian role-models. These men instilled a desire not just to be a Christian but also to be a Christian who lived life to the fullest and shared the gospel in a winsome way with a lost world.
A Methodist fight fan looks at some parallels... :)
Who I'd like to meet: whoever my wife-to-be is if I haven't already met her (statiscally speaking, this should've already happened at my age!)
Bruce Lee,
My man Lyoto Machida:
Felice Herrig, Gina Carano,
Vincent Van Gogh,
Emory and Oglethorpe, Summer Sanders, Vanna White 20 years ago, Racquel Welch 40 years ago!, John Stott, Helio, Renzo and Rickson Gracie, The Apostle Paul, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the Prophet Elijah, Jackie Chan, George St. Pierre, Randy Couture,
Rich Franklin, Fedor, Berkley Breathed, C.S. Lewis, John and Charles Wesley, Watchman Nee, Polycarp, Hayao Miyazaki, Bas Rutten, Master Toddy, Eva Mendez, Dominique Wilkins and Spudd Webb, Gordon Ramsay, Natalie Portman (I was so close!) Bear Grylls,
Akira Kurosawa, one of "The Three" of King David's Mighty Men, and many more I can't think of right now.
I'd also love to meet anyone who is interested in spiritual things or has questions about God, the Bible, church, or things of that nature. I love discussing God stuff so feel free to message me anytime with any question or comment (I'm a pastor, so I'm pretty shock-proof, and no question is off limits as long as it's sincere!)
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Im glad I got to see you and your friends also! Can't wait to see some pictures :) Hope you have a wonderful week! Talk soon and let me know if you ever come back for a game! -Anna
