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About Me

About Me: The name is James Michael Patrick, but you can call me Michael. Surprisingly, I like my interests. I like music a lot. I am very sarcastic. I plan and hope to be a United States Senator.

Favorite Movies: http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=34948066
Favorite Actors: Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Kate Beckinsale
Favorite Directors: M. Night Shyamalan
Favorite Genre: Thrillers, fantasy, historical
Favorite Soundtracks: A Beautiful Mind ~ Apollo 13 ~ Batman Begins ~ Braveheart ~ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ~ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ~ First Knight ~ Schindler's List ~ Shawshank Redemption ~ The Sum of All Fears ~ Titanic
Movies I can watch over and over: Monty Python and the Holy Grail ~ Batman Begins ~ Transformers

Favorite Artists: Yellowcard, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Coldplay, Keane, Alanis Morissette, AC/DC, The All-American Rejects, Aqualung, Augustana, The Calling, Chantal Kreviazuk, Creed, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab for Cutie, Enya, Evanescence, The Fray, The Goo Goo Dolls, Jet, John Mayer, Kelly Clarkson, The Killers, Lifehouse, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Matchbox 20, Michelle Branch, Nirvana, Queen, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol, Train, 3 Doors Down, The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Metallica...
Favorite Albums: Lights and Sounds, Paper Walls, Absolution, Strange and Beautiful, Showbiz, Hopes and Fears, X&Y, A Rush of Blood to the Head...
Favorite Genre: Progressive/Alternative/Light Rock
Favorite Songs: "Only One" by Yellowcard ~ "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana ~ "Everything" by Lifehouse ~ "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin ~ "Sunburn" by Muse ~ "Showbiz" by Muse ~ "For You" by The Calling ~ "Stolen" by Dashboard Confessional ~ "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls ~ "How Far We've Come" by Matchbox 20
Favorite Lyrics: "When everything's made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am." ~ "I don't quite know how to say how I feel. Those three words are said too much. They're not enough."
Songs for Roadtrips: Anything on my iPod.
Songs I hate: "Umbrella" by Rihanna

Favorite Cuisine: Mexican
Favorite Dishes: Quesadillas, fried chicken tenders, lasagna, meat loaf, crêpes
Favorite Desserts: Ice cream, Rice Krispies treats
Favorite Drinks: Sprite, Sierra Mist, Kool-aid, grape soda, Dr. Pepper
Favorite Junk Foods: Golden Oreos, M&Ms, Laffy Taffy, Now and Laters, Jolly Ranchers, Tootsie Rolls, Cheeze-Its, Kit-Kats
Best meal ever: Tender chicken strips, sweet carrots, English peas, corn, stuffing
Favorite Restaurants: El Vaquero, Arby's, Hardees, Chick-fil-A, Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Ruby Tuesday, Jim 'N Nick's BBQ, Smokin' S BBQ, Superior Grille, Burger King
Foods I hate: Brussell sprouts, spinach, beets, artichokes, sour cream, guacamole, anchovies, tofu, goat cheese

Places I love: Home ('cause it's where the heart is), Mykonos, Ephesus, Rome, Paris
Places I've been: Washington DC, Chicago, Athens, Mykonos, Patmos, Ephesus, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Rome, Pompeii, Paris
Places to see before I die: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Transylvania, England (London), Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Russia, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Egypt, New Zealand, Milan, Naples, Florence
Dream Vacation: Either a historical tour or a retreat to the mountains

Favorite Shows: Law & Order ~ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ~ Everybody Loves Raymond ~ Seinfeld ~ Home Improvement ~ Whose Line Is It Anyway? ~ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ~ Heroes ~ Monk ~ Psyche! ~ Hogan's Heroes
Most Addictive Show: Everybody Loves Raymond
Favorite Late Night Talk Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Characters you relate to: Ray Barone
Favorite Theme Song: "It's a Jungle Out There" from Monk

Games I Play: Wolfenstein 3D ~ GoldenEye 007 ~ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ~ Street Fighter 2 ~ Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back ~ Crash Team Racing ~ Pong ~ Twisted Metal 2 ~ Marvel vs. Capcom ~ The World Is Not Enough ~ Mario Tennis ~ Mario Kart ~ Star Wars Episode I Racer ~ Sonic the Hedgehog ~ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ~ Sonic and Knuckles ~ NBA Jam ~ The Ren and Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention ~ Mortal Kombat 3 ~ Command & Conquer ~ Command & Conquer: Red Alert ~ Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold ~ Monster Bash ~ Crystal Caves ~ Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure ~ Doom II ~ Commander Keen ~ Duke Nukem II ~ Raptor ~ Secret Agent ~ Wacky Wheels ~ Heroes of Might and Magic
Consoles: PC, SEGA Genesis, N64, PlayStation, Wii
Favorite Characters: Sonic the Hedgehog
Gaming Alias: Encallion
Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Galaga
Most Addictive: GoldenEye 007
Proudest Achievements: Beating Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Favorite Books: The Holy Bible, Animal Farm, 1984, 1776, Beowulf, The Scarlet Letter, The Canterbury Tales, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Scottish Chiefs, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Cheaper by the Dozen, Private Yankee Doodle, Uncle Tom's Cabin, With Lee in Virginia...
Favorite Authors: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, George Orwell, Bill Watterson, Dr. Suess, Shakespeare
Favorite Genres: Classics, fantasy, historical fiction, historical non-fiction

Nicknames: Mike, Mikey, Mike Jones
Nationality: American
Religion: Biblical Christianity
Heroes: Jesus Christ, my Mother, my Father, my Grandfather, my Grandmother, my Oma, my Opa, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, William Blackstone, Paul Revere, George Mason, Sir William Wallace
Interests: Well, I like music, reading, hopefully traveling all around the world someday, thinking, philosophy, politics, history, learning about what I want to learn about, procrastinating, awesome quotes, being absolutely meticulous to the point of annoyance, and so much more. Oh yeah, I almost forgot a very important one: making money.
Expertise: Procrastinating, being a grammatical perfectionist, being meticulous, correcting people's grammar, being sarcastic
Occupation: Office Assistant
Industry: Legal
Website: http://www.myspace.com/encallion