About me:
First off I have been married to the most beautiful woman in the world for over eleven years and the proud daddy to two handsome and amazingly intelligent boys (8 and 4). I've been in the Air Force for almost 10 years now, bouncing around all over most of the South and Midwest, plus a fun six month, all-expense paid vacation to Afghanistan. I've met some really good friends over the years, but it sucks when everyone goes their own seperate ways.
I have a wide variety of interests and like to talk about just about anything under the sun. I like to think I'm an open minded person and I try to give different opinions a chance. So if your a converstaionalist or just someone who is silly and would like to talk to another silly person, send me a message or something! Being someone who is initially a shy person, I'm not necessarily all that good in being the first one to introduce myself. I'm trying to work on that, but making slow progress.
I can also be found at www.myspace.com/usaflance
Cheers!!
I am Here for:
talking about random things.
Hobbies:
Let's see, I adore hockey. When a hockey game is on TV, just leave me alone and everything will be just fine....I like reading, singing (mostly in the privacy of my own home, but have been known to do so in public with the assistance of a few Morgan and cokes), video games, watching movies, going to the zoo with my family, video games, football games, video games....oh, and video games. ..-games I have been known to play are Star Wars: Galaxies, Everquest I & II, and City of Heroes/Villians (with my "Gimme A Reason Robots!!). Offline ones I like are the Total War games, NCAA 200-whatever, Civ IV, and sadly Spider Solitare! I like getting into conversations on just about anything - especially if there is tea or hot chocolate involved.
Favorite Movies:
This is actually pretty hard because I like so many movies. I like James Bond movies, any of the Tom Clancy books (except I hate what they did to Sum of All Fears), the Star Wars movies (the original 3 are still the best), any of the Star Trek movies (especially Star Trek II), Gladiator, We Were Soldiers (makes me cry every damn time), Saving Private Ryan (that one does, too), most of the old World War II movies (esp. Patton, A Bridge Too Far, and Tora! Tora! Tora). Memphis Belle was pretty good, but I'm partial to B-17's to begin with. Let's see, there's also Braveheart, The Patriot, Starship Troopers (are you sensing a pattern yet?), Lord of The Rings movies, India Jones movies (not so much the second one though), Miracle, Slap Shot, Das Boot, U-571, Highlander, Taps, and a whole lot more......Yes, I have no life.....Probably the ultimate movie is Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. Love Actually was good because any movie that has Christmas Lobsters rules!!
Favorite TV Shows:
I like watching football (Ohio State and the Cincinnati Bengals) and hockey (Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks). I love the new version of Battlestar Galactica series on the Sci-Fi Channel. I watched the original series back in the day, and this is soooo much better. I am getting addicted to Deal or No Deal and Dancing with the Stars. I watched the HBO series Rome when it was on and the Showtime series The L Word. I've watched The Tudors series on Showtime as well, but I've fallen behind on the recent episodes. The Riches is becoming one of my new favorite shows and it will be nice when Nip/Tuck comes back on. I still watch old episodes of Magnum, P.I. and Miami Vice on the Sleuth Channel. I did watch America's Next Top Model, Workout 2, and The Next Pussycat Doll when they were on (watched them with Amy!)
Types of shows that I absolutely hate are those reality shows like The Bachelor and the sucktastic Temptation Island - basically the shows where people are screwing with people's emotions. I have no desire whatsoever to watch peoples' hearts and spirit get outright crushed - even if they are stupid enough to go on these shows to begin with. There's enough suck in life, why do we need to show it on TV? One thing I refuse to watch anymore is the news - any of it. News isn't reporting information anymore. It's overhyped stories (whether the stories are true or not does not matter) meant to get ratings to get advertising dollars. The NEWS is a BUSINESS!! Stepping down off small soap box now.
Favorite Music:
Pick something and chances are I like it. It mostly depends on what mood I'm in, I guess. I tend to like soundtracks/scores from movies. My all time favorite band is a-Ha (the Take On Me band for those not familiar with the '80's - and yes, they do have more than one album). Garth Brooks will always be special to me because I sang a modified version of "The Dance" to my then girlfriend, now wife when I asked her to marry me. This is just a random example of music I like: Daughtry, Linkin Park, Alan Jackson, Tori Amos, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, James Horner, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses (the early years), No Doubt, 3 Doors Down, Annie Lennox, Bowling For Soup, The Beatles, Faith Hill, Cowboy Junkies, Eagles, Elvis, Garbage, Jimmy Buffet, John Denver, Matchbox 20, The Killers, Shania Twain, Dido..... Getting the idea yet? :) Plus any song that goes well with the soundtrack of my life in my head. Tends to make the movie a bit more interesting I think! One of the special songs to me is Adiemus - it was on my i-Pod when the C-17 took off in Afghanistan to bring me home. :)
Favorite Books:
I love reading Tom Clancy novels and Star Wars books by Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole. Harold Coyle is another of my favorite authors. I'll read just about anything so long as it looks interesting.
I Love:
my wife, my kids, hockey, and football.
I Hate:
people who are only out for their own self interest. And people who want to kill me. They suck, too.
