About Me

  • About Me: I enjoy politics, first & third person shooter games, and good conversation.

Books

  • Favorite Books: Forever by Pete Hamill, Five Smooth Stones by Ann Fairbairn, The Stand by Stephen King and Swan Song by Robert McCammon
  • Favorite Authors: Stephen King & Pete Hamill
  • Favorite Genres: Spy Thrillers
  • Favorite Characters: Stu Redmond & The Walking Dude from The Stand
  • Favorite Quotes: "Stupid, he is; blindingly, crushingly, awesomely stupid" - A Case of Need, Michael Crichton "Oh Kate, now who's being naive?" Michael Corleone in The Godfather
  • Recent Reads: Blaze - Stephen King, The Messenger - Daniel Sylva

Video Games

  • Games I Play: Bioshock, Halo 3, Gears of War, Forza Motorsport 2
  • Consoles: PlayStation 2, XBox 360
  • Favorite Characters: Agent 47
  • Gaming Alias: CJ810
  • Servers I Play On: XBox Live
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: PacMan, Pitfall
  • Most Addictive: Assassin's Creed was the most addictive recently
  • Favorite Soundtrack: Urban Chaos
  • Clans: o35s - www.o35s.com

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Jerico, West Wing
  • Favorite Reruns: MASH, The Cosby Show
  • Favorite Theme Song: The 4400 & "Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones from "Tour of Duty"
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Jack & Bobby

College

  • School Name: Angelo State University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1997
  • Attended: 1994 - 1997
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Government
  • Minor(s): History
  • Organizations: Ram Page, Student Senate, Baptist Student Ministry

More About Me

  • Nationality: Texan (5th generation, born elsewhere despite all of my best efforts.)
  • Religion: Baptist
  • Heroes: Theodore Roosevelt - Ronald Reagan
  • Interests: Gaming, Good Tea, Good Books, Politics

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Italian, Tex-Mex, and a really good steak.
  • Favorite Dishes: Pizza, Fajitas, Ahi Tuna seared rare
  • Favorite Desserts: Anything chocolate
  • Favorite Drinks: Earl Grey tea, Assam tea
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Combos pizza flavor
  • Best meal ever: New York Strip medium rare, with a double portion of Izzy's Own Potatos at Izzy's Steaks & Chops in San Francisco.
  • Favorite Restaurants: Salt Grass Steakhouse, Macaroni Grill, Chipotle's
  • Foods I hate: Crab Rangoon

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Eric Clapton, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Nichole Nordeman, Mercy Me
  • Favorite Albums: Counting Crows "August & Everything After"
  • Favorite Genre: Country
  • Favorite Songs: Monday Morning Church - Alan Jackson
  • Songs I hate: Lola
  • Guilty Pleasure: At this Moment - Billy & The Beaters
  • Songs I repeat the most: Picture - Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: The Godfather (all 3)
  • Favorite Actors: Al Pacino
  • Favorite Directors: Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Sleepless in Seattle & You've Got Mail
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Jack Black