Philosophy, Politics, Billiards, Law, Science Fiction, Roleplaying Games, Fantasy Literature, Chess, and Music.
Music
See the bottom two rows of my friends list. Even better, see them live!
Movies
The Princess Bride
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Casablanca
Lawrence of Arabia
Bringing up Baby
The Big Lebowski
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
The Third Man Star Wars
Good Night, And Good Luck,
among many others...
Books
A Treatise on Human Nature by Hume A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
The Critique of Pure Reason by Kant
Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaiman
Utilitarianism by Mill
The Dresden Files by Butcher
The Bahgdavid-Gita and Upanisaids
The Iliad
The KJB
among many others...
Heroes
Benjamin Franklin Pat Moynihan Don Mattingly Jimmy Stewart Edward Coles David Hume Aristotle.
About me: What do you call a red haired ape, that gives speeches, plays pool, muses about philosophy, pretends to write 3 books at once, and always wants to win but just by a little so as not to make anyone unhappy?
You call it a Patrick Woods.
Who I'd like to meet: People I've lost along the way and people on the road I haven't found yet.
Hey - Actually, I'm under Cingular, who, apparently, has recently been discovered spying on its customers' text messages. Oooh yeah. Go, go, Patriot Act, GO!
Planning to swing into NY soon. And by soon, I mean in January. Pool and beer a-hoooy?
How's life otherwise. My last day of work this term is Friday, and then I'm home-free in terms of classes for a month. Thesis-working time. I'll be here in Corvallis. Call anytime. It's an exciting world out here. Whoooa.
Hey...sorry I haven't been phone-savvy lately. My cell phone had a stroke and I can no longer use the 7, 9, or menu buttons. Can't respond to texts. Let's talk soon! I hope your family is doing well, and you have a greatastic turkey day!
I went as Pissed Off That No Matter How Many Times I Repeat the Same Instructions Over and Over, I Still Get E-mails That Ask Me Basic Questions About the Assignment College Educator.
It was a great costume. I even scowled to keep my emphasis.
To elaborate on the findings that Donnie Baseball is a jinx:
1978- Yanks win WS against the Dodgers 1979 - Mattingly drafted in the 19th round by Yankees --- they begin 18-year Championship drought. 1981- Yanks lose WS to the Dodgers 1995 - Up 2-0 over Seattle in first Wild Card Playoff Series in Baseball history, Yankees lose 3 straight and miss ALCS. 1996 - Mattingly unofficially retires, has no affiliation with Yankees. Yankees rally from an 0-2 deficit to beat Braves 4-2 in WS. 1997 - Mattingly retires, he returns for stadium ceremony to retire his #23, Yankees lose to Indians in ALCS. 1998 - Mattingly has no affiliation with Yankees, Yankees win 125 games, lose only 1 playoff game and win the WS 4-0 over San Diego. 1999 - Mattingly has no affiliation with Yankees, Yankees beat Atlanta 4-0 in the WS (and achieve a record streak of 12 consecutive WS wins). 2000 - Mattingly has no affiliation with Yankees, Yankees beat NY Mets 4-1 in the WS. 2001 - Mattingly becomes a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Yankees lose WS to Arizona 4-3. 2002 - Mattingly still a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Yanks lose to Angels in playoffs. 2003 - Mattingly still a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Yankees lose WS to the Florida Marlins at Yankee Stadium. 2004 - Mattingly becomes full-time Yankees hitting coach. Yankees lose to the "Cursed" Boston Red Sox in the ALCS 2005 – Mattingly continues as hitting coach, Yankees lose AL Division Series to Anaheim. 2006 – Mattingly continues as hitting coach, this is getting boring… 2007 – Mattingly continues as batting coach, Yankees lose. Fans blame A-Rod; Steinbrenner blames Torre.
