About
This page was last updated November 21, 2011.
The Blog
Modern Soapbox chronicles life in general as well as thoughts, dreams, personal philosophies, and other subjects revolving around existence.
The Author
name: Sig
age: 29
location: Austin, Texas USA
sign: Aries
occupation: cog in a well-oiled machine
computers: five desktops, a notebook, and an awesome game console – Diode (running Debian lenny), c0rey foldman (running Ubuntu Hardy Heron), k0rma (living w/ the ‘rents), 1nertia, fivethirtysix (running Windows XP SP2), Yang (running Windows XP SP2), Playstation 3
guitars: a Takamine GS330S acoustic guitar & an Epiphone Les Paul Special II
love: Mare Vitalis
mare’s machines: Churchill, Xylene, Magnolia, and Gerty
favorite music: mostly rock that was popularized in the ’90s
favorite foods: burgers & fries, Texan-style barbecue, tortas & barbacoa tacos on Saturdays from Taqueria Montenegro, Italian cuisine, Mare’s cooking, tender steak grilled medium rare, Thai food, and Costco pizza.
favorite burger joint: Sonic
favorite coffee: Jamaican Blue Mountain, Colombian Supremo
favorite pastimes: sleep, conversation, cooking, computers, comics, fishkeeping, creativity, brainstorming, art, reading, movies, collecting, digital archiving, blogging
favorite contemporary artists: Dalí & Warhol
favorite movie: (off the top of my head) High Fidelity
favorite radio station: 101X. Independent. Local. Alternative.
favorite morning show: The Morning X with Jason and Deb
currently reading: DVD English subtitles
current comics (in no particular order): Deadpool, Deadpool Max, Wolverine (one-shots), and Haunt.
favorite comic shop: Capstone Comics
current TV shows: Beavis and Butt-Head, Bones, Bored To Death, Conan, COPS, How I Met Your Mother, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, King of the Hill, Kitchen Nightmares, Onion News Network, Parks and Recreation, Robot Chicken, The Office, The Universe, The Walking Dead, Workaholics
currently playing on PS3: downloaded TV shows + DVD ISOs with PS3 Media Server
shout-outs: Maribell, G Jack, Mom+Dad, Sel, Shita, Migs, Gonzo, Dougie Mike, Mr&MrsJH+Ava, Mr&MrsAerickG, EV&C, b00g, Ike & everyone else I still keep in touch with on a semi-regular basis.
RIP: Joe the Lovebird, Mos Eisley, Loner Dottie Rebel, Jupiter’s Lament, Revolution Ultra Blue, Ivory, Rooi, Sunset, December, Esteban, Mean Greenie, Anthem, A Betta Named Sue, Tangelo, Shimmer the Swimmer, Mighty Aphrodite, Asidious (“Sid”), Flem, Valentine (Mighty Aphrodite II), the gold Mickey Mouse platy who gave birth to ten babies, and all of the residents of the Hex 5 that are no longer with us today.
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