About Me
- About Me: I believe that children are our future. Teach them well, and let them lead the way.
College
- School Name: Dartmouth College
- Status: Undergrad
- Class of: 1996
- Attended: 1992 - 1996
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): Economics, Japanese
- Minor(s): Engineering
High School
- School Name: South Lakes High School
- Class of: 1992
- Attended: 1988 - 1992
More About Me
- Nicknames: My nickname growing up was "Xanga". It was an acronym for Xceptionally Awesome Ninja GangstA.
- Religion: Xanga
- Website: http://www.xanga.com
Video Games
- Games I Play: Burnout 3, Burnout Revenge, Tribes 2, Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, Starcraft Broodwar
- Consoles: Xbox
- Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Digdug, Elevator Action, Gauntlet, Street Fighter 2 (where I would get schooled by 6 year olds mashing the buttons).
- Most Addictive: Probably Diablo 2
- Proudest Achievements: Finishing all five single player missions in Tribes 2 on the hardest level, without dying once.
Music
- Favorite Artists: Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Keane, Maroon 5, Lauren Hill
- Favorite Albums: Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson, Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson, ok basically when anyone meets Oscar Peterson
- Favorite Genre: Jazz standards, Funk, R&B, and whatever Keane/Maroon 5 are
- Favorite Songs: The Touch of Your Lips, with Ben Webster on Sax
- Guilty Pleasure: Pink
- Songs I repeat the most: My headphones broke so I am music-less.
Television
- Favorite Shows: 24, Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Cheers, Seinfeld, Lois & Clark <-- I guess I haven't watched a lot of TV ever since this thing called the "Internet" came out.
- Favorite Channels: HBO, any channel with Law & Order on it
- Favorite Reruns: Three's Company
- Most Addictive Show: 24
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan. And for the record: everyone says that Dave Letterman is better than Jay, but I totally disagree. Dave is so bitter and angry... I feel sorry for him
- Favorite Episode: Season 5 of 24, when Jack Bauer kills the President of the United States! Just kidding... did I get you?
- Show I Secretly Watch: The Nanny. She was working at a bridal shop in Flushing Queens, when her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes. Awesome.
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: La Femme Nikita
Travel
- Places I love: Xanga. Oh you mean like, real places? Ok here goes: Tuscany, New York City, Tokyo, the Philippines, and anywhere that feels like "family"
- Places I've been: Italy, South of Spain (sounds cooler than just saying "Spain" huh), Japan, the Philippines... that's about it.
- Places to see before I die: I would like to go to North Africa, and visit the ruins of Carthage.
- Dream Vacation: I don't really take vacations, except to visit my family.
Movies
- Favorite Movies: The Paper Chase
- Favorite Actors: Harrison Ford (pre Hollywood Homicide), Kiefer Sutherland (post Jack Bauer)
- Favorite Directors: David Lean
- Favorite Genre: documentaries, action movies (with big explosions), foreign flicks with subtitles (because I am going deaf... why don't all movies have subtitles?!)
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: I've got a bad feeling about this
- Movies I can watch over and over: The Paper Chase
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Jack Bauer
Style
- Where I shop: Amazon.com
- Brands I love: Xanga
- I like to wear: the same thing, everyday
- Can't live without: Xanga
- Prized Possessions: skinny jeans that I hope to once again fit into
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: French Bistro, Steakhouse, Korean, Thai. Also, greasy spoon diners.
- Favorite Dishes: Anything with carbs in it. Also: steaks, eggs, and broccoli.
- Favorite Desserts: Cheesecake
- Favorite Drinks: Diet Peach Snapple
- Favorite Junk Foods: Cool Ranch Doritos
- Favorite Restaurants: 'ino, Danal
Books
- Favorite Books: Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, The Diamond Age... The Goal, Toyota Production System... A Wild Sheep's Chase
- Favorite Authors: Neal Stephenson, Malcolm Gladwell, Haruki Murakami, Shigeo Shingo
- Favorite Genres: Biographies, Memoirs, Business History, Scifi, Fantasy, History of Science, Journalism, Military History, Political Science... basically, I'm a nerd.
- Recent Reads: The Case for Goliath, The Elements of Journalism, Beyond Band of Brothers, Scalia Dissents, Raising the Bar
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Chatboard (161)
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I'm working on that song I promised. -
hey john its been so long i have gone on xanga. i was in europe and london it was so much fun . ive been there since january and barely came back i missed everyone. i forgot my laptop at home and thats why on the plan i was verry bored and couldnt go to sleep cause i hate plans a lot they piss me of -
How are you john!? Hope your summer has been blessed and wonderful! -
how can i upgrade revelife to premium.,https://register.xanga.com/premium/ doesn't work on revelife -
NO SUPPORT FROM XAWISH YOU WOULD HELP!!!! THIS IS THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME, E-MAILS, MSGS, AND COMMENTS - NO ONE ON XA WILL HELP - FOOEY - I AM JUST IGNORED!NO SUPPORT FROM XAENABLING FRIENDS IS BLOCKED ON MY SITE YET I STILL GET REQUESTS - HOW AWKWARD - I KNOW OTHERS HAVE IT BLOCKED AND IT WORKS FOR TH -
John, being remembered in one word and that word being 'Xanga' is probably the coolest thing on the internet - Great choice of words! -
Well, sure I'll be friends with you, John! -
@john - Well now I feel silly! D'oh. >.< Mostly because I actually have been reading those blogs, very entertaining! Way to be. -
@HeartOfPandora - Ah I guess you don't read my pulse! I'm blogging over here lately: http://www.xanga.com/tremen -
Tsk tsk tsk, John, you need a new blog! Your last one is over a month old! People might think you're... *shifty eyes*... up... to something.Ye, I quoted Harry Potter.What'cha gonna do about it? Post a blog? Oh noes, not a new blog!
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