Some of the things I enjoy are hiking, backpacking, and dancing though traveling is hands down my favorite past time. I think my next trip will be to Cuba. I suppose it's mainly because Cuba is a forbidden fruit for Americans but I'm also enchanted by the idea of a beautiful Caribbean location that isn't over run by fast food joints and other tourists. I'm the adventurous type so that appeals to me.
Music
It seems like most of my recent CD purchases have been indie rock so I guess that's my new favorate genre though I have a pretty extensive collection of classic rock, 80's stuff, and 90's alternative rock.
Here's a list of some of the bands who I listen to on a regular bases:
Aloha,
The American Analog Set,
The Arcade Fire,
Animal Collective,
Anya Marina,
Archeticure in Helsinki,
Auf Der Maur,
The Avalanches,
The Aquabats,
The Barenaked Ladies,
The Beatles,
Dan Bern,
The Books,
Brian Eno,
British Sea Power,
Broken Social Scene,
Bjork,
Cake,
The Cardigans,
The Cars,
Cat Power,
CCR,
The Decemberists,
Depeche Mode,
The Eagles,
Enon,
Feist,
The Fiery Furnances,
The Flaming Lips,
Franz Ferdinand,
The Futureheads,
Gorillaz,
Iron & Wine,
Joe Walsh,
John Denver,
Johnny Cash,
Joy Division,
M83,
Manitoba,
Mia Doi Todd,
Modest Mouse,
Mogwai,
Muddy Waters,
Muf,
New Order,
Pavement,
Pinback,
The Pixies,
The Pogues,
Postal Service,
Punjabi MC,
Sigur Ros,
Spoon,
Sufjan Stevens,
Vitalic,
Wheatus,
The Who,
Wilco,
The Zutons.
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Movies
My favorate movie of all time is Casablanca though Gone With The Wind is a close second. Modern movies seem to not develop the storyline as much and just rely on special effects to carry them through while the old movies didn't have special effects so they had to write a better story if they wanted people to go see the movie. I still think modern movies like Garden State, Full Metal Jacket, and Seven are top notch though. Oh yeah, and I can't forget snatch because it's just a great all around movie.
Television
I honestly don't watch to much Television and when I do it tends to be things like National Geographic, the Travel Channel, one of the movie channels, the news, or something like the History Channel.
Books
The world is flat, War & Peace, The Lord of the Rings, A Brief History of Time, Around the World in 80 Days, The Old Man and the Sea, Wuthering Heights, Don Quixote, The Divine Comedy, The Iliad and The Odyssey, Lolita, anything by William Shakespeare, Oedipus Rex, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and a lot more which I can't think of right now. I like to read.
Heroes
I've always considered John Kennedy to be a hero. A President, war hero, father, he just seemed to do it all. Ok, so he loved beautiful women a bit to much but he was still a great man.
Other people I admire are great thinkers like Plato & Albert Einstein, artists like Louis Armstrong & T. S. Eliot, revolutionaries like Thomas Jefferson & Gandhi, and great leaders like Winston Churchill & FDR.
Mira Mesa Senior High
San Diego,California
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Speech & Debate (Yeah, I was a nerd)
About me: I'm a fun loving 31 year old professional who grew up in San Diego but who's been living in Santa Barbara and Sacramento for the last few years. I'm now back in San Diego and I'm hoping to meet somebody special. My friends have described me as intelligent, spontaneous, and honest though I just think of myself as down to Earth sort of guy who's also ambitious and goal orientated. I moved back to San Diego to work as a geologist for a local geo-technical firm and I really love it because it allows me to work outdoors. When I'm not working I enjoy hiking, dancing, playing pool, and piloting Cessnas but most of all I love to travel.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone and everyone! I'm always interested in meeting new people and doing new things so if you're looking for an activity partner, a new friend, or just someone to chat with.
Link to my hotornot.com page
http://hotornot.com/r/?eid=A8A8HRR-CTT
My New Years Wish For You! May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words ............
Thanks for the b-day wishes, dude... apparently you passed me up a while back, eh? I'd say that I want to catch up... but I think it's time to put it in nuetral a bit. ;o)
-EMM-
btw... you need photos if you're gonna write a Comic-Con blog? Ahhh... just wait. Once this weekend's over I'll get to working on my new one. It probably won't be as extensive or interesting as last year's, but since when has a sequel ever lived up to the original? :o)
Oerdin, you're a good man. Glad you took the friend request. Come out some time when we're playing, it would be good to meet you in person and have a beer.
Hey John I like you new pic it is nice We had real good nice X'mas and it was so nice spend time with my husband and kids Hope you did had good one with your family Thanks for the thinking about me I will talk to you later !!
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Hey guess what? I'm taking another trip across the water. it's not Iraq, or Afganistan, or Bosnia. Any Guesses? It starts with a K and is right next door to BiH!