About
This page was last updated August 16, 2010.
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: 28
base: Binaria
location: Austin, Texas USA
sign: Aries
occupation: cog in a well-oiled machine
pets: Valentine (Mighty Aphrodite II).
currently in the hex 5 aquarium: a red wag platy.
computers: five desktops, a notebook, and an awesome game console – Diode (running Debian lenny), Yang (running Windows XP SP2), c0rey foldman (running Ubuntu Hardy Heron), k0rma (living w/ the ‘rents), 1nertia, fivethirtysix (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, and Magnolia
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
favorite 10am-2pm radio show: The Charlie Hodge Rock n’ Roll Half-time Show
currently reading: DVD English subtitles
current comics (in no particular order): Cable, Deadpool, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, X-Force, Wolverine (one-shots), Hulk, RASL, and Haunt.
favorite comic shop: Capstone Comics
current TV shows: Wipeout, The Boondocks, Lie to Me, The Universe, Mad Men, Entourage, Weeds
currently playing on PS3: downloaded TV shows + DVD ISOs with PS3 Media Server but mostly Folding@home
shout-outs: Maribell, GMN, M0m, D4d, s3L, Foxtrot, migs, Gonzo, Carmichael, =K=A=, 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, 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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