Philosophy,
Spirituality,
Music (Metal, Gothic Metal, Black Metal, Classical),
Making Music (Check out http://www.matt-pike.com/music.php),
Drums, keyboards, studio engineering,
Hiking, climbing, mountaineering,
Nature (in case that wasn't obvious by now),
Fantasy Books,
All other books,
Math,
Physics,
Computers,
Sci-fi,
Geek stuff,
Martial Arts (especially Aikido),
Snow boarding,
Travel
Music
Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child, Trail of Tears, Illnath, Graveworm, Arch Enemy, Tristania, Therion, After Forever, Epica, Nightwish, Imperia, Carnarium, Children of Bodom, Vivaldi, Immortal, Kovenant, Battlelore, Black Dahlia Murder, Cradle of Filth, Old Metallica, Morbid Angel, Lords of Acid, Dead can Dance, Nemesea, Nevermore, Deicide, Sonata Arctica, Witchery, Iced Earth, Within Temptation, Xandria, Leaves' Eyes, Siebenburgen, Sins of Thy Beloved, Sacred Reich, Samael, Borknager, Dark Funeral, Mystic Circle, Behemoth, Penumbra, Opeth, Gwar, Type O Negative, 69 Eyes, Rammstein, Genitorturers.
Movies
Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Boxing Helena, Legends of the Fall, Last of the Mohicans, V for Vendetta, K2, The Last Unicorn, Final Fantasy, Serenity, Brave Heart, From Hell, Ninth Gate, Excaliber, Blues Brothers, Underworld, Pi, Monty Python- Holy Grail, Dodgeball, Airplane, SpaceBalls, Lost Boys, Legend, 5th Element, Seven, Shaun of the Dead, The Princess Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean, Chronicles of Narnia, 13th Warrior, Event Horizon, The Cell, In tHe mOUth oF MaDNeSS.
Television
Mostly PBS/History/Discovery channel stuff, British stuff such as: Monty Python, Father Ted, Spaced, Black Books, Green Wing, Eddie Izzard, Red Dwarf, and Robin of Sherwood; but also some American stuff, primarily of a geeky nature: Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 5-7), Monk, Stargate SG1, House M.D., Law and Order SVU, Scrubs, South Park, and of course- Family Guy.
Books
Entirely too many to list- Random sampling: LOTR, Terry Brooks' Elfstones of Shannara, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms (esp. Drizzt books), Star Wars, Shakespeare, Hawk and Fisher by Simon Green, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Marquis De Sade, Le Lais de Marie De France, Ravenloft Series, H.P. Lovecraft, Ender Saga by Orson Scott Card, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Neil Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, Rudy Rucker's Infinity and the Mind, The Dancing Wu-li Masters, Jullian Barbour's The End of Time, Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Esher, Bach; Hofstadter's I am a Strange Loop; Victor Frankl- Man's Search for Meaning, Marx, Neitszche, Leibniz, Spinoza, Descartes, Plato, and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time...
About me: Philosopher, Musician, Nature-fanatic, Well-rounded freak- all titles that I answer to with pride...
In terms of views, I think that religion poses the single greatest threat that humanity has even faced, and that christianity and it's imposition on American society is going to bring about the destruction of all that we hold dear [as well as the world]. I think that "intelligent design theory" is a pathetic, sleight-of-hand trick to sneak creationalism into schools, when it is in fact nothing more than an ignorant and moronic failure to conceive of the universe/cosmos as anything larger than our solar system. I think that rigorous analysis, often of a scientific nature, ought to guide our actions and policies. I think that G.W. Bush and his cronies are the very embodiment of fascist evil and greed. I think that no political situation can justify torture (although consenting adults in a bedroom may be another matter, depending on your views...), and am outraged by the political state of affairs, especially those changes recently wrought by the republican party.
Philosophically, I strongly favor the analytic approach over the continental, and am specializing in epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, science, and logic.
Who I'd like to meet: People with some similar interests who enjoy engaging in dialectic aimed at improving our understanding of the nature and reality of the universe. I really enjoy discussions with people who read widely and think analytically, and can bring well thought-out positions to the table that everyone can learn from (while still being open to changing them if changes are shown to be appropriate!)
and i would definately love to hear what came out of that arrangement. he always totes about the weather...that's why i like to ignore my phone when it's cold, and leave messages in august.
Okay. So you hate everything that the city I live in represents, stands for, etc.; the greed, the hypocracy, the pretentiousness. I know. All I'm saying is that A) the weather out here kicks ass B) there are palm trees here C) if you relocated out here, I'd put your ass to work in a heartbeat playin' some raggamuffin riddims on de keyboard...
Okay dude. This one comes courtesy of my boy Malachi out in Wichita. ...now keep in mind that he actually met people that *really believe* this stuff. Read it, get back to me and tell me where to start, because well, frankly, I'm at a loss here...
Happy Snow Time Holiday Etc. The kids and I are well surviving suburbia. How are you? I read a lot of fantasy novels, although not nearly as many as I used to.
You know what I think is funny? And feel free to use this free of charge:
Next time someone says to you "Well good morning!" answer them with
"Dude. Why you gotta be such a fuckin' dick all the time?! What the fuck."
Ha ha ha! And here I thought I was bitter about Washington. You might actually have me beat (but not by much). Its funny how we've all maintained that youthful disillusionment. Must have been something in that thar mountain water.
No I havnt been kicked out of Kansas yet but it is something to strive for. Maybe I'll find a nice preachers daughter to defile. You think that will be enough?
