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Music
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Music rox absolutely.
You can ride it between ecstasy and torment.
It's a thing of beauty and a demonic fucking hell.
You know... the good stuff anyway.
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Favorite Bands
System of a Down, Korn, Nine Inch Nails, Abney Park, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, Dethklok, KMFDM, Collide, Dr. Steel, Gwen Stefani, Metallica, Marilyn Manson, The Cranberries, Blonde Redhead, Static X, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puddle of Mud, The White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, Tenacious D, Staind, Gary Stadler, Yoko Kanno, Scott Glasgow, Tea Party, Information Society (album: Don't Be Afraid), Beyon-D-Lusion, Feist, Primed, The Bastard Fairies, Switchblade Symphony, Rammstein, Sahashi Toshihiko, Mary Elizabeth, McGlynn, Serj Tankian, Akira Yamaoka, DJ Antoine, and assorted classical music
Gunther and the Sunshine Girls: "The Ding Dong Song"
V for Vendetta, The Matrix Trilogy, The Terminator, Aliens, Iron Man, A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, Apollo 13, Hero, War of the Worlds (original version), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Bicentennial Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Hellboy, Yes Man, City of Ember, Assisted Living Dracula, Talladega Nights, Star Wars Trilogies, The Fifth Element, Stargate, Back to the Future, Groundhog Day, Office Space, Spaceballs, The Gamers, The Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brewster's Millions, Trading Places, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Starship Troopers, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Labyrinth, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Vampire Hunter D, The Usual Suspects, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Good Will Hunting, The Predator, Dune, Pitch Black, The Black Hole, The Abyss, Event Horizon, Army of Darkness, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Universal Soldier, Total Recall, Devil's Advocate, The Village, Unbreakable, In the Mouth of Madness, 12 Monkeys, Brazil, John Carpenter's The Thing, 28 Days Later, Fight Club, The Silence Of The Lambs, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Perfect Blue, Silent Hill, Flatliners, Serenity, Sleepy Hollow, Stephen King's It, Orgazmo, baseketball, Hancock, Forbidden Kingdom, Watchmen
Television
"Interesting!!!
…no wait, the other one… tedious."
- Bender
I despise most television, especially network TV. The majority of TV I watch is off of disks, from Comedy Central, or one of the Discovery / History / Science / Military channels. I'm a huge fan of Science / History / Technology.
All that being said, here's a list of my favorites, past and present:
Late Night with Conan O’Brian, South Park, The Daily Show with John Stuart, The Colbert Report, The Comedians of Comedy, Mythbusters, Battlebots, The Man Show, My Name Is Earl, Futurama, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, The Boondocks, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Classic Twilight Zone, Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, Classic Star Trek, Twin Peaks, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Heroes, Saturday Night Live, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The Tick, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Action Cartoons have gotten better over the years
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"Full Metal Alchemist"
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Anime:
Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex, Full Metal Alchemist, Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Robotech, Trigun, Wolf’s Rain
I'm a huge fan of the anime, and every one of the above shows is most excellent! So watch them!
Other Good Anime:
FLCL, Eureka Seven, InuYasha, Star Blazers, Voltron, Record of Lodoss War, Bleach, Samurai champloo, Scryed
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A big thank you to my son for introducing me to these insane shows:
SpongeBob SquarePants
Chowder
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
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Books
Heroes
NOTE: The placement of a name in this section in no way suggests that I endorse, support, or approve of every quality, belief or action attached to the owner of that name. There are people who have achieved things that I admire, while at the same time I might hold distain for other aspects of that persons actions, beliefs, etc.
Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert, Donald Trump, Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Keyser Soze, Bill Gates, Nikola Tesla, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daniel Dennett, Derren Brown, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Penn & Teller, Richard Dawkins, Pierre Bernard, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John F. Kennedy, Charles Darwin, The Flying Spaghetti Monster (ALL HAIL!!!), Bender B. Rodriguez, Leonardo da Vinci, Archimedes, Heron of Alexandria, The Architect, Alex Louis Armstrong - The Strongarm Alchemist, Bruce Campbell, Henry Rollins, Unicron, Strongbad, Master Shake, Christopher Walken, Lord Sesshomaru, Gunther & the Sunshine Girls, Brock Sampson... and my Grandparents.
Anyone who strives to grow, to better themselves, to draw strength during adversity, and who never give up...
People who work to help others, who strive to better the world, and who fight against the elements that do the world harm.
Supervillain in Training: When the robots come for you (and they will) they will have my logo stamped across their chests...
Lineage: Nordic, Celtic, and some Native American
Fun Fact: Gyreck is more humble than Jesus... which is just another example of the many amazing attributes that make Gyreck such an incredibly fantastical being
This one spent several weeks in the top blogs of myspace in the Religion and Philosophy category. At the time of writing this description, there was nearly 78,000 words in the comments. Great stuffs here.
A response to a slew of abusive blogs that have done nothing to further the discussion. What is acceptable in these debates? Where is the line? Seriously, I want to know what people think about this.
First a video of Richard Dawkins investigating alternative medicine, and then a recounting of a very recent experience I had with the subject. Video and Text.
A look at several issues regarding money and materials “lost” by the US government and military. Also included is some discussion on the difficulties in getting such information across to people. Text and Video.
Some information on the Conservative Republican tool, Rupert Murdock, the owner of hundreds of media sources around the world, including Fox “News” and MySpace. Text and Video.
A video in two parts, one nine minutes and the other seven and a half. A very impressive compilation exposing many of the lies told by the Bush administration using their own words. Video.
The video I originally posted of the debate on Nightline between the Rational Response squad and a couple of jack-asses was deleted. This is some video of the debate taken by the RRS themselves. Video.
…then remembers the whole "nailed to cross" thing, and looks for a better role-model.
2008-03-15:
GYRECK :"Catholics should be ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES ! Because they... wait, what ?
Oh, yeah... never mind."
2008-03-17:
GYRECK :"Science draws conclusions based on what we know. Religion draws conclusions based on what we don't know."
2008-03-18:
Gyreck discovers the hard way that eating live babies is not an effective way to extract stem cells, and thus become immortal…
… but he hasn’t given up hope !!!
2008-03-19:
GYRECK :"Atheists don't believe in god. By contrast, 'Fundamentalist' Atheists... DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD.
What’s the key difference ?
One has all caps."
2008-03-22:
Gyreck wonders when man will learn that Pirates and Ninjas are equally inferior to Robots...
2008-03-23:
Gyreck wishes everyone a HAPPY UNDEAD SAVIOR DAY ! Remember to camouflage your rabbit eggs before Jesus gets here !!!
GYRECK :“I disagree with what you say... but I will defend to the DEATH my right to call you an idiot for it !!!”
2008-03-31:
GYRECK : "Over the centuries, many great scientists were known to have been religious... but none of them were known FOR being religious."
2008-04-03:
GYRECK : "The bible doesn't hold up to criticism, but it does a fairly good job of holding up the short leg of a couch."
2008-04-07:
GYRECK : "A person who has willfully abandoned logic is not a COMPLETE loss... they can still be used as a bad example."
2008-04-17:
GYRECK : "I have discovered that we've all been lied to. Babies DO NOT BOUNCE. However… as a skeptic, I encourage you ALL to discover this truth for yourselves."
2008-05-15:
GYRECK : "Roses are red, violets are blue, if you don't like evolution, then you can go fuck yourself."
2008-05-24:
GYRECK approved this sentence.
2008-05-26:
GYRECK :"This is a sentence about efficiency."
2008-07-14:
GYRECK:"Even if something is within your right to do, you can still be in the wrong for doing it." (2008-07-14, 12:29 am)
2008-07-16:
GYRECK- "And my soul from out that shadow, that lies floating on the floor... Shall be lifted, nevermore !" (E.A.P., 1845)
2008-07-16:
GYRECK: “Torn my love, from this my chest, the pain and torment wrack. Cast off this chain, and grant me rest, don’t want this fell heart back…” (Gyreck, 2008-07-16)
2008-07-17:
GYRECK: “In a crowd alone, in a vacant land; No place my home, no help at hand; I’ve lived and grown, I’ve hoped and planned; Yet none I’ve known, really understand…” (Gyreck, 2008-07-17)
2008-07-21:
GYRECK: "The most ironic thing about being single is that it's hard to enjoy it alone."
2008-07-23:
GYRECK: "Appreciate yourself, but never be satisfied. Appreciate what you have, but never settle." (Gyreck, 2008-07-23)
2008-07-25:
GYRECK: "Don't let yourself be a victim of causality. You have more control over your life than you know." (Gyreck, 2008-07-25)
2008-07-25:
GYRECK: “Your negative thoughts weigh you down, but only as long as you continue to carry them.” (Gyreck, 2008-07-25)
2008-07-26:
GYRECK: "YOU build and maintain most of the barriers that you think bar you. Most of your limitations are only supported by your belief that they exist." (Gyreck, 2008-07-25)
2008-07-30:
GYRECK is being pulled again... back into that dark realm of vivid, intense dreams and fleeting, broken sleep...
2008-07-30:
GYRECK:
Status Update version: "Negative Focus - Automatic compulsory thoughts and stressful emotional attachments that induce deep-rooted survival responses that redirect your attention." (Gyreck, edited for length on 2008-07-30)
Original Version: "Focusing on the negative involves “automatic” compulsory thoughts, and stressful emotional attachments that can induce strong, deeply rooted survival responses that lock your attention in place." (Gyreck, 2008-07-25)
2008-07-31:
GYRECK: "A person who struggles with life while facing their pain shows far greater strength than the person who thrives at life while in denial of their own." (Gyreck, 2008-07-31)
2008-08-01:
GYRECK: "If someone is going to burn their bridge with you, they could at least have the decency to NOT do so WHILE you're standing on it." (Gyreck, 2008-07-31)
2008-08-20:
GYRECK: “The worst pains are the ones we don’t understand...” (Gyreck, 2008-08-20)
2008-08-22:
GYRECK: "If you were dying, is this how you'd be spending your time ? If not, I have some bad news for you...” (Gyreck, 2008-08-21)
2008-08-23:
GYRECK ponders his place in the world..... or more specifically, what place he will make his.
2008-09-01:
GYRECK: “She can’t be replaced, but at least I know I could find someone who I’d mean more to than I did to her...”
2008-09-02:
GYRECK: "There is no amount of value that you can put in someone that can compensate for their lack of value in you." (Gyreck, 2008-09-02)
2008-09-03:
GYRECK: "I've grown and overcome a great deal recently, and as time goes on it's becoming progressively more clear to me that I'm the emotionally healthy one."
2008-09-05:
GYRECK: “They say you can't fuck the pain away... but I'm hopeful.”
2008-09-06:
GYRECK: "As bad as things sometimes get, shiny things and pretty lights rarely loose their wonder." (Gyreck, 2008-09-06)
2008-09-06:
GYRECK: “Most, if not all, of our concerns in life are illusory. We live in a world of props...” (Gyreck, 2008-09-06)
2008-09-24:
GYRECK: “Need, desire, opposition... imbalance is the fuel that drives the vehicle of change.” (Gyreck, 2008-09-24)
2008-10-02:
GYRECK: “It saddens me to see people's lives driven by the concern of what others might think of them. Such people do not live their own lives. They are not free.” (Gyreck, 2008-10-02)
2008-10-08:
GYRECK: “To not harden, to remain open and caring through the darkest pain and torment without any incentive to continue, seems an insane pursuit. What drives me so ?” (Gyreck, 2008-10-08)
2008-10-08:
GYRECK: “autumn comes, with amber leaves, that fall like fiery snow; the setting sun, the dancing breeze, the days I used to know...” ("Autumn", Gyreck, 2008-10-08)
2008-10-09:
GYRECK: “the vast starry night, the silvery light, the sparkling endless abyss; alone lost I lie, under lunar lit sky, and dream of the one that I miss...” ("Starlight Dreams", Gyreck, 2008-10-09)
GYRECK: “"Feelings are the only thing of real value. They are the greatest gift you could ever give, and to break them is the greatest harm you could ever inflict."” (Gyreck, 2008-10-18)
2008-10-19:
GYRECK: “the sun shines bright, through golden leaves, while I wander through the trees; such a warming light, my heart receives, when I stride through autumn's breeze.” ("Autumn Breeze", Gyreck, 2008-10-19)
2008-10-20:
GYRECK: “with a gentle smile, and outstretched hand, I look into your eyes; 'would you like, to sit with me, and watch the morning rise?' ” ("To Share The Dawn", Gyreck, 2008-10-20)
2008-10-28:
GYRECK: “your warm soft face, our deep embrace, our hearts meld into one; you hold me tight, through tears tonight, for soon our dream is done...” ("Last Embrace", Gyreck, 2008-10-27)
2008-11-02:
GYRECK loves beauty... in art, in nature, in people, places, music, ideas, acts, causes, feelings, romances, friendships, and anything that shines and glitters.
2008-11-04:
GYRECK is amuzed by the long, sad faces of the drones on faux "news". Democrats now have the House, Senate, and Presidency.
2008-11-17:
GYRECK acts with intention, and lives with a calm, intense stillness. Unmoved and unflinching, as the waves of life break against him.
2008-11-19:
GYRECK: “This simple fantasy of religion is comedic and childish next to the grandeur of what truly lies above us.”
2008-11-25:
GYRECK is trying to make to sun come out...
2008-12-28:
GYRECK: “Is it better to care at the risk of loss for the chance to have something, or to avoid loss by not caring and to then be left with nothing ?”
2008-12-30:
GYRECK: “Why do people wait for their calendar to tell them when to better themselves ? If they falter, they give up until the calendar says it's time to try again.”
2008-12-31:
GYRECK: “The clock striking midnight changes nothing. The calendar doesn't create change, you do, and if you want, you can make it happen every day.”
2009-01-04:
GYRECK: “It was the best New Year's I've ever had. I make no resolutions, but continue to work on my life every day, and look forward to doing great things this year.”
2009-01-06:
GYRECK: “The world doesn't happen TO you, it happens WITH you.”
2009-01-09:
GYRECK: “Just THINKING about doing cool things is FAR LESS fun than actually DOING them !”
2009-01-13:
GYRECK: “The things you do... are they to pursue being happy, or to avoid feeling pain ? These are two very different pursuits.”
2009-01-14:
GYRECK: “We all take on roles that we play out in life. Are you a lead character ? Supporting ? Or just another extra...”
2009-01-17:
GYRECK: “If you have a choice between two things you want, the correct answer is always 'both'.”
2009-01-17:
GYRECK: “Do you search for answers to questions, or rationalizations for conclusions ?”
2009-01-19:
GYRECK is just within your reach, but well beyond your grasp...
2009-01-26:
GYRECK: “If you don't recognize and appreciate what you have, then you don't really have it at all.”
2009-01-28:
GYRECK: “Are your worries and grievances so valuable ? The world truly is coming to and end. That it does so at a different time for each of us changes little.”
2009-01-29:
GYRECK: “Allow yourself to feel, and do so intensely and honestly. Throw yourself at life, and accept the inevitable falls. Don't be ruled by fear !!!”
2009-01-30:
GYRECK: “If you bury your pains, they take root deep within you, and they hold you down when you reach out for happiness.”
2009-02-01:
GYRECK: “I live lucidly, and recreate my life as I see fit... but it will never be more than just a dream...”
2009-02-11:
GYRECK: “The best way to hold on to someone is NOT to tighten your grip.”
2009-02-13:
GYRECK: “Take me for what I am... don't punish me for what I am not.”
2009-02-13:
GYRECK: “If you're going to have control over any part of your life, you must first have control over yourself.”
2009-02-13:
GYRECK: “Do you elevate those around you ? Do people feel good about themselves when you're near ? Do you inspire others to grow and succeed ?”
2009-02-17:
GYRECK is casual, but always caring... and on occasion is deeply intense.
2009-02-22:
GYRECK: “What are the people like who you keep around you the most ? This says a great deal about the value you have for yourself.”
2009-02-28:
GYRECK: “Sheep jumping over a fence to get me to sleep at night, and bunny girls jumping on a trampoline to get me up in the morning...”
2009-03-07:
GYRECK is taking time to enjoy the moment, and has great things to look forward to !!! How are you spending the time YOU have in life ?
2009-03-18:
GYRECK: “Laugh at life. Things are fucked up, but not laughing isn't any fun, so fuck everything else and find something to smile about.”
2009-03-20:
GYRECK: “Outings are better than dates. On a date, there's too much expectation. Outings are more relaxed, and you can have them with anyone.”
2009-03-26:
GYRECK: “Life lessons can be paired down and consolidated to just a handful of basic rules to live by... Rule #1 : DON'T BE A DOUCHE.”
2009-03-28:
GYRECK: “Don't worry about others judging you... it's a huge waste of your short life. Live your life as YOURSELF, and never apologize for what you feel.”
2009-04-01:
GYRECK: “Appreciate what you have, let go of the troubles that don't matter, and don't be afraid to reach for what makes you happy !”
2009-04-02:
GYRECK: “Life won't happen FOR you. Stop waiting and being afraid ! There's plenty of time to wait around when you're dead... which WILL happen. Maybe soon.”
2009-04-03:
GYRECK: “Recognize and value YOUR OWN achievements, or else no amount of praise will ever be enough. If you do, then no amount of praise will ever be needed.”
2009-04-09:
GYRECK: “When making the best of what's at hand, the trick is to have a very long reach.”
2009-04-10:
GYRECK: “When Life gives you lemons... spray lemon juice in Life's eyes and take something better.”
2009-04-22:
GYRECK: “What fears, grudges, and beliefs do you hold onto ? Such a waste of life... If you were at your end, what would be important to you then ?”
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Who I'd like to meet:
Artists, Philosophers, Scholars, people who think and act in ways guided by reason...
As for specific people:
Bill Clinton, Conan O'Brian, Jon Stewart, Christopher Walken, H.R. Giger, Tim Burton, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Ronald D. Moore, Sir Ian McKellan, Richard Dawkins, The Cast of Mythbusters, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Robin Williams, Patton Oswald, Kevin Smith, Adam Corolla, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, Bruce Campbell, Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black, Al Franken, The Wachowski Brothers...
I will gradually update the list as I think of more.
Denis Leary, Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Wanda Sykes, Dave Chappelle, Al Franken, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Patton Oswalt, Jon Stewart, Ron White, Eddie Murphy, Marc Maron, Demitri Martin, Kevin James, Richard Pryor, Nick Swardson, Steven Colbert
Lay Your Sleeping head, my love, Human on my faithless arm: Time and fevers burn away Individual beauty from Thoughtful children, and the grave Proves the child ephemeral: But in my arms till break of day Let the living creature lie, Mortal, guilty, but to me The entirely beautiful.
Soul and body have no bounds: To lovers as they lie upon Her tolerant enchanted slope In their ordinary swoon, Grave the vision Venus sends Of supernatural sympathy, Universal love and hope; While an abstract insight wakes Among the glaciers and the rocks The hermit's carnal ecstasy,
Beauty, midnight, vision dies: Let the winds of dawn that blow Softly round your dreaming head Such a day of welcome show Eye and knocking heart may bless, Find our mortal world enough; Noons of dryness find you fed By the involuntary powers, Nights of insult let you pass Watched by every human love. -From "Lullaby" by W.H. Auden
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TO YOU BABES I HAVE MISSED YOU COMPUTER BEEN DOWN BUT I AM BACK COOKING COOKIES FOR MIKES SCHOOL TOMORROW 8 BATCHES OF COOKIES NICOLETTE IS HELPING ME WE HAVE DONE 3 SO FAR LOL IT A VERY SLOW ORDEAL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY SEXY OH MY ARE YOU SEXY WE HAVE TO MEET SOON JUST HANG OUT TWO FRIENDS MAYBE
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