About
This page was last updated January 7, 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: 27
base: The 701
location: Austin, Texas USA
sign: Aries
occupation: cog in a well-oiled machine
pets: 2 Betta Babies™ – Flem and Valentine (Mighty Aphrodite II).
currently in the hex 5 aquarium: two yellow and black balloon belly mollies born and raised in the tank and two red wag platys.
computers: five desktops, a notebook, and an awesome game console – Diode (running Debian lenny), Yang (running Windows XP SP2), c0rey foldman (@PRP colo running Ubuntu Hardy Heron), k0rma (living w/ the ‘rents), 1nertia (online again ’til the move), 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, TB’s bacon club chalupa and new chicken burrito, tender steak grilled medium rare, Thai food, and Costco pizza.
favorite burger joint: Dan’s Hamburgers
favorite coffee: Jamaican Blue Mountain, Colombian Supremo
favorite watering holes: The Crown & Anchor Pub and The Hideout Pub
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 lunchtime radio hour: Flashback Lunch on 101X
currently reading: the stack of comics that I’ve bought over the past few months
current comics (in no particular order): Cable, Deadpool, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, X-Force, Wolverine (one-shots), Hulk, RASL, and Haunt.
favorite comic shops: Capstone Comics & Austin Books
current TV shows: Wheel of Fortune (America’s Game), The Universe, Bones, Cops, Lie to Me, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock and The Office
current playing on PS3: d0wnloaded TV shows but mostly Folding@home
shout-outs: Maribell, GMN, M0m, D4d, s3L, DDF, 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”), 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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