I rarely add or change much on my homenode because I'm not entirely convinced anyone ever reads it. Prove me wrong with a msg.

Msgs from: bitriot, eien_meru, archiewood, spiregrain, Wiccanpiper, mauler, grundoon, passport, Posmella, futilelord, kelsorama, Ancientsnow, Augustine, Timeshredder, jjen, Feryl, and dem bones.

Being proven wrong every now and again is a pleasant surprise.

Millstones

• February 7, 2008: Four years on E2.
• January 1, 2008: Major Matt Mason becomes my first writeup to earn double-digit C!s.
• February 7, 2007: 3 years today...where have they gone?
• December 3, 2006: I appear as the top noder in the Other Users nodelet at 7:58 server time. (Small potatoes, but still fun to think about.)
• February 7, 2006: 2 years on E2!
• October 13, 2005: Shifts in level requirements lead to Level 3, 1 writeup sooner than expected.
• August 17, 2005: 1000 XP!
• May 2005: Changes in level requirements suddenly bump me up to Level 2.
• February 7, 2005: 1 year on E2!

If you downvote one of my writeups, please, please, PLEASE /msg me and tell me why. I appreciate all input on my writing and sincerely want to know what you think I could do better*.

*Note: A smarmy explanation of why I'm wrong and you're right about a given topic does not constitute constructive criticism.

"This used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it."

-George Hanson (Jack Nicholson), in Easy Rider, 1969

• A corporal and the company clerk of the M*A*S*H 4077th
• The use of radio waves to locate objects
• Big Bird's teddy bear
• Me

I like nearly all types of music and work as a DJ for my campus radio station. My favorite band is the Ramones, and I have yet to fulfill my dream of playing in a Ramones tribute group. (Radar Ramone...snappy, if I do say so myself.) I've been playing the drums for almost ten years, but I'm far from being a student of the instrument.

I really enjoy offroading, filmmaking, shooting sports, and collecting everything from stamps to vintage electronics. My ideal offroader would be either an International Scout or a Ford Bronco, two vehicles I don't own but have done comprehensive writeups about. I own a tidy selection of firearms, but this doesn't make me a rabid Republican or a bloodthirsty psychopath. I'm currently filming an adaptation of "The Intruder", a ghost story that takes place in the midst of the 1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada. My 8-track collection...well, it's really cool in person.

As far as politics are concerned, my personal politics could best be described as "pro-America, anti-stupidity". (America's current leadership exhibits neither of those traits, by the way.) I tend to be fairly conservative and I'm a religious person, but the religious right does not speak for me. The Bush administration has made great strides toward making America the most hated nation on the face of the earth. I weep for our future generations who will have to work to regain the trust of the world, and weep even more for the misguided values and blind patriotism of the current generation. My message to the world: "I'm sorry about everything. We Americans aren't all bad." My message to staunch Bush supporters: "I hope you get drafted."

I'm about as straight edge as they come. I don't swear in public, and not too often in private. I don't drink or smoke cigarettes, although I have been known to enjoy a cigar from time to time. I don't abstain from booze or cussin' for any religious or self-righteous reasons and I don't look down on people who do those things. They just don't do anything for me. I am a Christian, but I won't bludgeon anyone to death with my beliefs.

...but if you want a free copy of the New Testament, /msg me. I can totally hook you up.

If you happen to live in the East Tennessee area (Putnam County and the immediate vicinity, more specifically), you can hear me on the radio! Tune into Radar's Hit List every Wednesday night (when Tennessee Tech is in session) from 10PM to 12AM on WTTU 88.5 FM. It's probably the only radio show around where you'll hear Garth Brooks and The Dead Kennedys...played back-to-back.

If you want a frighteningly realistic picture of what I look like, do an image search on Google for "Lupin III". Yeah. Just like him. Sideburns and everything.