Hi, my name is Russell.
I'm not really sure what to put here.

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Goals:
-get back into shape.
-learn to cook
-read on a more regular basis
-publish some poetry
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Proud of:
-Making bad jokes, and good ones
-my friends
-being a sentimental sap
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Enjoy:
tennis, minecraft, youtube/facebook, writing poetry, chess, euchre, magic the gathering, DnD, photography, martial arts,

(probably some i'm leaving out)

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Secret Dreams:
-learning martial arts
-survival training (like Bear Grylls)
-would like to make youtube videos

Currently an Undergraduate at SUNY Brockport.

Major in English, Minor in Philosophy.

Not really too sure on ultimate career plan. Teaching has been the prevailing goal so far.

Not really sure I want to say I'm very good at much of anything. I'm sure there is something about me someone would find impressive, so I will leave it to them to decide.

nerdy, ralphie from the christmas movie...
people don't notice me generally, unless i'm talking too much.

I like pretty much anything that makes you think, good story/characters, or romantic. And obviously epic action.

Books:
The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
Fault in Our Stars & Looking for Alaska - John Green
1984 - George Orwell
The Hobbit & the Trilogy - J.R.R. Tolkien
Oryx and Crake - M. Atwood
Hatchet - Gary Paulson

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Music:
-Greenday
-Blink 182
-MCR
-Cartel
-Offspring
-Matchbox 20
-All American Rejects
-Lifehouse
-Daughtry
-Nickelback
-simple plan
-The Fray
-The Muse

and I like a lot of pop like ke$ha and Katy Perry, i like a good bit of country music, and classics like queen, Bon Jovi etc...

lastly, i like stuff like techno, electronica, dub-step, etc too.

Have generally disliked Rap, but there are exceptions.

I am more than open to listening to anything and giving it a try.
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Favorite TV shows:
-Anything Star Trek
-Firefly
-The Walking Dead
-M*A*S*H
-The Big Bang Theory
-MONK
-Burn Notice
-Heros
-BSG
-Stargate SG-1/Atlantis
-There's a lot more I'm sure.
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-I Love anime and manga (Japanese comics), it remains my favorite form of entertainment (over video games / movies / etc).
-I would really love to read the Marvel comics, have been becoming gradually more interested in the canon story rather than the Hollywood depictions.
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Favorite Movies:

-Primer
-Shawshank Redemption
-Jurassic Park
-No Country for Old Men
-Master and Commander
-Original Star Wars Trilogy
-Enemy at the Gate
-The Notebook
-October Sky
-Gran Torino
-Pay it Forward
-Any Indiana Jones (Minus Crystal Skull)
-Bicentennial Man
-Holes
-Radio
-Forest Gump
-Reservoir Dogs
-Pulp Fiction
-Clerks

-Friends
-Pocket Knife
-The Internet
-Mountain Dew
-minecraft
-beef jerky/chicken wings

Romance apparently. Here I am.

At home, on the internet.

A very occasional outing with close local friends.

You wanna chat, get to know me a bit. I like a good conversation.
DFTBA