About Me
- About Me: To tell you the truth, I had to lie a little
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Recently saw: POTC: Dead Man's Chest -- Yahr! Favorites: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Good Will Hunting, LA Confidential, Almost Famous, The Matrix, Dogma, Garden State, 28 Days Later, High Fidelity, Get Shorty, The Usual Suspects, Braveheart, X-Men, X2, Batman Begins
- Favorite Actors: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Harrison Ford, Natalie Portman, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Claire Danes, Michael Wincott, Hugh Jackman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Johnny Depp, and something of a soft spot for Ben Affleck. I mean, c'mon! He's got post-fat kid syndrome!
- Favorite Directors: Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Cameron Crowe, Kevin Smith, Danny Boyle, Bryan Singer, Gore Verbinski, JJ Abrams
- Favorite Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy, baby!
- Favorite Soundtracks: Anything John Williams, Howard Shore. All Cameron Crowe's (SINGLES!) soundtracks. Garden State. Yeesh, this is getting repetititve, isn't it?
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "They say the fucking smog is the fucking reason you have such beautiful fucking sunsets" -- Get Shorty "May the Force be with You" -- Star Wars "No, no. Fuck you, fuck ball." -- Get Shorty "Savy?" -- POTC "Hokey religions and acient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid" -- Star Wars "Here's your fucking double burger!" -- Good Will Hunting
- Movies I can watch over and over: Er, wouldn't those be my favorite movies? Forget this, I'm changing this block to the movies I'm most looking forward to: Stardust (Huzzah for Neil!), Beowulf (Huzzah again!), Sunshine (Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, round 2!), The Prestige
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Don't know if anyone can truly capture the spirit of me :P Maybe Philip Seymour Hoffman...
More About Me
- Nicknames: The Scoundrel
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Christian
- Interests: My favorite things in the world are my wife and daughter (Emma and Claire). I love stories, whether they be books, movies, comics, or something else. Homegrown on sci-fi and fantasy, music (especially U2!), and bonfires on the beach.
- Expertise: Writing. Eating. Sleeping. (And I don't think I've ever been so thankful to sleep through the night)
- Occupation: Writer
- Industry: Engineering
- Website: http://www.xanga.com/krylyr_blade
Music
- Favorite Artists: U2, U2, U2.... but everyone's telling me I need to broaden my horizons, so how about: Sarah McLachlin, Bruce Sprinsteen, Pearl Jam, Coldplay :P, Radiohead, Lifehouse, The Rolling Stones, Vast, Starsailor, Cowboy Junkies, Stereophonics, BRMC
- Favorite Albums: BRMC's Howl is probably my new favorite. Others are: Achtung Baby, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Joshua Tree, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Vs., No Code, Ten, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Born in the USA, The Rising, Afterglow, The Bends, No Name Face, Garden State, Boy,
- Favorite Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge, Indie Rock
- Favorite Songs: Too many to list. But I'll try and give you a few -- One: U2, Beautiful Day: U2, Walk On: U2, Acrobat: U2...(okay, this is getting ridiculous)...Dakota: Stereophonics, Gospel Song: BRMC, The Skin of My Yellow Teeth: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Nice Dream: Radiohead, New Slang: the Shins, Possession: Sarah McLachlin, Thunder Road: Springsteen, Yellow Ledbetter: Pearl Jam, Paint It Black: Rolling Stones...and a bunch of other U2 songs (hey, I tried!)
- Favorite Lyrics: For today? "They want you to be Jesus, they all go down on one knee, but they'll want their money back babe, if you're alive at thirty-three."
- Songs for Roadtrips: Springsteen, U2, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam
- Songs I hate: Anything by John Maher (I can't even be bothered to check and see how his last name is spelled)
- Guilty Pleasure: Bon Jovi and DC Talk. Heh.
- Songs I repeat the most: My favorites
- Band I wish I was in: U2
Books
- Favorite Books: Pretty much everything by Neil Gaiman and Alex Garland. The Beach, Neverwhere, American Gods, Perdido Street Station, Fahrenheit 451, What's So Amazing About Grace, The Jesus I Never Knew, Harry Potter, All the Pretty Horses, Nueromancer, Motherless Brooklyn, The Worthing Saga, American Tabloid, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell...geez, there's so many. I'm sure I'll come up with more.
- Favorite Authors: Neil Gaiman ('course), Alex Garland (amazing range), China Mieville (STEAMPUNK, BABY!), Ray Bradbury (the patron saint of LA writers), Michael Chabon...these guys have never let me down. Philip Yancey is the 13th disciple of Christ. Um, I also enjoy William Gibson, Jonathan Lethem (might be my new favorite author) Orson Scott Card, James Ellroy, Grant Morrison, Chuck Palahniuk, Mike Mignola, Brian Michael Bendis, Brian K. Vaughn, Craig Thompson, Terry Pratchett, Cormac McCarthy, and C.S. Lewis.
- Favorite Genres: Hmmmmm. Let me think about this one.
- Favorite Characters: How much time do you have? Shadow (American Gods) is pretty much the most bad-ass brooding hero I can think of, Richard (the Beach) is the perfect mix of cool and angst, Craig (from Blankets) hits home on a lot of personal levels, Tyler Durden (Fight Club) -- 'nuff said, Marquis De Carabas (Neverwhere -- Not Puss n Boots!), Guy Montag, Remus Lupin -- my favorite Harry Potter character, Lionel Essrog (Motherless Brooklyn) -- how can you not love a private detective who suffers from tourette's syndrome?
- Favorite Quotes: "The truth is what happened. It aint what come out of someone's mouth." -- Cormac McCarthy
- Recent Reads: Transmet, Viriconium, Life of Pi, Chasm City, Ex Machina, Forbidden Knowledge
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Coffee! Mexican, Greek, Italian
- Favorite Dishes: Fajitas, Gyros, Nachos, burritos
- Favorite Desserts: There's not enough room for this one...
- Favorite Drinks: Margaritas, coke zero (might have to give coke blak a shot), smirnoff ice
- Favorite Junk Foods: french fries!
- Best meal ever: Super Nachos!
- My Original Recipes: chocolate chip scones (not exactly original, but my favorite thing to make, at least!)
- Favorite Restaurants: Taco Surf, El Cholo's,
- Foods I hate: Papaya
Television
- Favorite Shows: LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! X-FILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Favorite Channels: Whatever my bunny ears antenna receives
- Favorite Reruns: Magnum, P.I., 21 Jumpstreet, Battlestar Galactica (still have to check out the new one), Angel, Mash, The Young Riders
- Most Addictive Show: LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 24
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Does SNL count? Crap...I don't stay up that late anymore
- Favorite Episode: ALL OF LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The episode where Mulder realizes his sis is gone for good and the one where he and Scully kiss (it really should've ended there).
- Characters you relate to: Fox Mulder
- Favorite Theme Song: That 70s Show
- Show I Secretly Watch: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Er, my wife makes me...
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Firefly. Those bastards!
Style
- Where I shop: Kohls!
- Brands I love: Good question!
- I like to wear: Shorts and Hawiian shirts
- Can't live without: flip-flops
- Prized Possessions: ipod
- Guilty Pleasure: What's guilt?
Travel
- Places I love: Barcelona, Hawaii, The Black Forest, London, Edinburgh, New Orleans, Manhattan, Cinque Terre, Selema, Sevilla, Provence,
- Places I've been: Look up!
- Places to see before I die: Ireland
- Dream Vacation: Spend months somewhere that has great live music, beaches, and a relaxed atmosphere with a bag full of books and some notepads to write stories
College
- School Name: Biola University
- Status: Grad
- Class of: 2000
- Attended: 1996 - 2003
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): English -- Writing
- Minor(s): Bible
- Sports: Hell no!
- Organizations: Star Wars Club President. That's right, bow down to me!
krylyr_blade
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- Name: Dave
- Country: United States
- State: California
- Metro: Los Angeles
- Birthday: 9/25/1977
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 1/17/2006
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