About Me

  • About Me: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Batman Begins, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Godfather, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, On the Waterfront
  • Favorite Actors: Christian Bale, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Russell Crowe, Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, James Stewart, John Wayne
  • Favorite Directors: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, M Night Shyamalan, Francis Ford Coppola, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Noa
  • Favorite Genre: Film Noir
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Hugo Weaving

College

  • School Name: Patrick Henry College
  • Status: Undergrad
  • Class of: 2009
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Political Theory
  • Organizations: Student Senate, G. K. Chesterton Society, Streaming Media Network

Television

  • Favorite Shows: 24, Dark Horizon, The Contenders
  • Favorite Channels: Streaming Media Network
  • Favorite Reruns: MacGyver, Hogan's Heroes, Hitman

Video Games

  • Games I Play: Star Wars Battlefront II, Halo 2, Super Mario World

Music

  • Favorite Artists: J. S. Bach, John Williams, They Might Be Giants, Bob Dylan, Relient K, The Beatles
  • Favorite Albums: Requiem (Mozart), Mink Car (They Might Be Giants), Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan), Two Lefts Don't Make a Right (Relient K), Plans (Death Cab for Cutie), Room Noises (Eisley)
  • Favorite Genre: Alternative Rock
  • Favorite Songs: Experimental Film (They Might Be Giants), Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan), Reformation Symphony (Mendelssohn)
  • Guilty Pleasure: The Flaming Lips
  • Band I wish I was in: St. Benedict and the Lukewarm Monks

More About Me

  • Nationality: Texan
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Winston S. Churchill, Sam Houston, St. Augustine
  • Interests: Law, politics, theology, music, film, parliamentary procedure, literature, part-time farming, philosophy, history, classical Latin, chess, poetry, etc.
  • Expertise: Not a politician
  • Occupation: Student
  • Industry: Government

Contact Info

  • AIM: TexasAndLiberty

Style

  • I like to wear: Boots, fedora, bow tie
  • Can't live without: Wrinkle-free dress shirts

Travel

  • Places I love: Houston, Austin, San Antonio
  • Places to see before I die: San Francisco (again)

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Tex-Mex
  • Favorite Dishes: Beef fajitas, chicken-fried steak, hamburgers
  • Favorite Desserts: Vanilla ice cream
  • Favorite Drinks: Sweet tea, milkshakes, chocolate milk
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Cheez-Its, Skittles, Oreos
  • Favorite Restaurants: Los Cucos, Midway Pit BBQ, TX Land and Cattle

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Divine Comedy, The Man Who Was Thursday, 1928 Book of Common Prayer

TexasAndLiberty

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    • Name: Jacob
    • Country: United States
    • State: Virginia
    • Metro: Loudoun County
    • Birthday: 10/20/1986
    • Member Since: 2/17/2005

Memories (2)

  • SecDef
    No memories yet? That's just wrong.... Well I remember meeting you in the Peroutka vs Bush debates on the GenJ forums in 2004...that was fun. :D
    • Posted 4/27/2006 11:00 AM
    • by SecDef
  • PoliBlog
    I actually got to know your family before I met you (how reversely prophetic) but they knew we'd get along great from the start. Then I met you and after understanding a few political jokes I was like, "Wow, this guy is for real. Very cool."

Chatboard (2)

  • OriginalSoapbox
    Wow, it's like Facebook without the snazz! What a worthwhile thing. ...oops, pardon my cynicism.
  • fedexcommie17
    you scare me