This section is about more of what I like to do and who I am.

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Race: White

Height: 6' 0"

Work: Unemployed still. (Last working day was October 12, 2005)
(DUE TO CONFLICTS BETWEEN CERTAIN PEOPLE, SUCH AS BOSSES, AND THE BIG BOSSES, AND MY SHYNESS, AND VERY LOW SELF-ESTEEM, I WAS BASICALLY FORCED INTO QUITTING MY JOB TO SAVE MY SKIN.)

Hobbies:
Trains (of course), HO/O scale signal modeling, video games, computers, TV programs, and traveling.

Motherboard: Unknown
Processor: 3.34 GHZ Intel Quad Core i7 975
RAM: 6 GB DDR3 RAM (upgradable to 12 GB).
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Video RAM: 4 GB (two GEforce GTX 285 2GB video cards)
8 USB 2.0 ports
1394 firewire Port
One E-Sata Port
Soundblaster X-Fi Sound card
Water Cooled CPU

Hard Drives:

Two 1 TB Western Digital hard drives configured in RAID-0 (shows one 2 TB hard drive total).
Portable 160 GB USB 2.0 HDD in NTFS format (has all website data on it).
Portable 250 GB USB 2.0 HDD in NTFS format (has a lot of DVD data on it).

CD/DVD Drives:

LG GGW-H20L SCSI Blu-ray/HD-DVD recorder with CD/DVD recording capabilities.
LG GH22LS50 SCSI DVD-recorder.
Pacific Digital Extreme 8x DVD USB 2.0 DVD external burner (actually an Lite-ON LDW 851S drive).

Unused Hard Drives:

Seagate 160 GB hard drive partioned into a 137 GB and 21 GB hard drive, both formatted with NTFS.
Western Digital 200 GB hard drive partitioned into two 100 GB drives, both formatted with NTFS.
Western Digital 500 GB USB hard drive in NTFS format. (Died in 2009).

Unused CD/DVD Drives:

Pacific Digital MACH-12 DVD Burner. Now being used in my grandfather's computer. This drive has given me some problems, and may be replaced in the future.

Khypermedia 52x24x52x Seamless Link CD-RW drive is in storage for future usage, because I have too many CD/DVD drives.

I also have a Creative 52x CD-ROM drive that can't be used because of too many drives. I may bring both the Khypermedia and Creative drives back if I can convert them to USB 2.0. I can't find anything to convert 5.25" drives to USB right now. I can easilly find USB 2.0 converters that are 3.5" though.

Lite-ON SOHW-1693S DVD drive (with DVD+R DL capabilities)
LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA H10L (with the capability to use DVD-RAM discs, as well as dual layered discs).

My older motherboard, the Biostar K7 M7VIG4 motherboard died in mid-2010, and is no longer working.

Likes:
Rainy, cool weather, bowling (although not very good), Fall/Autumn, Waterfalls, rain, swimming, casual driving, recording CDs and DVDs, playing video games, Anything railroad signal related.

Dislikes:
All types of bad drivers especially tailgaters, bossy people/people that don't care, heat (>75°F) or cold (<30°F), high gas prices, wasting time.

My optimal temperature range is from the following: (Cloudy days/inside temperatures, 60°F to 72°F), (Sunny days from 50°F to 70°F). On Windy days, (60°F to 70°F on either sunny or cloudy weather.

Music likes:
Rock, Light Rock, New Age, Electronica/Trance, 1980s country, smooth jazz, disco, tropical sounds such as steel drums.

Music dislikes:
Heavy metal, RAP, hip-hop, most music pre-1970's except for the beatles and The Beach Boys.

Food Likes:
#1 of all time: PIZZA!!!!! Steak (any kind, whether chuck steak, or ribeye), Chicken (dark meat only!), corn dogs, hamburger, hot dogs, cheese (american, or mild cheddar), french fries, garlic bread (not too strong, or not enough flavor though), Grilled Cheese, Burritos (Just beans and LOTS of cheese, nothing else!) Peanut Butter (not with Jelly, or crunchy PB) chicken cacciatore (my own recipe, minus chicken now), broasted chicken, cereal, including Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Reeses Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Pop Tarts (pretty much almost everything with sugar in it).

Restaurant Likes:

Costco Pizza, Villa Pizza/Sbarro Pizza, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, Papa Johns Pizza.
Burger King's fries, double cheeseburger, and chicken tenders.
McDonalds fries ONLY!
Carl's Jr. (Hardees) fries (have not tried their burgers yet).
KFC's Chicken strips, and chicken pieces (some of the time).
Del Taco's double bacon cheeseburgers.
Sonic's Bacon Cheeseburger and fries.

McDonalds chicken McNuggetts were good, but when they stopped selling dark meat McNuggetts, that ruined them forever.

Drink Likes:

Pepsi, tropical punch Kool-aid, Hawaiian Punch (red). Orange flavored drinks (occassionally).

Pepsi Clear: A drink released back in the mid 90s that didn't sell well.
Pepsi Edge: A half sugar/half sweetener that was discontinued in 2004. I feel it shouldn't have been discontinued.
Pepsi Throwback: A trial period replacing corn syrup with sugar.

Food Dislikes:

ANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF ANY KIND. ANY SOUR AND BITTER ITEMS, SUCH AS EGGPLANT PARMESAN. ANY SEAFOOD OF ANY KIND, MUSHROOMS.

Restaurant Dislikes:

Arby's, Subway, Blimpie, Wendy's, Jack In The Box, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Taco Bell.

Drink dislikes:

Coca-Cola, (not a big fan, but will drink if forced to do it), Sprite (any flavor), 7-up, ginger ale, Mountain Dew (any flavor), any cherry drinks, including Coca-Cola, and Pepsi, any diet drinks, including Coca-Cola, Diet Pepsi & Pepsi One, Any lime and lemon flavors, including Pepsi/Coca Cola Lime, or Pepsi Twist, any kind of flavored water, including Propel. Any alcoholic drinks*. Any tea products. Any coffee products.

* I use Sherry, Pinot Grigio, or Sauvignon Blanc with my cacciatore, but I boil all the alcohol out so that no one gets drunk.*

NOTE: THERE ARE LOTS OF RESTAURANTS AND DRINKS THAT I HAVEN'T TRIED YET LIKE COCO'S, OR IHOP, POPEYE'S CHICKEN, OR CHURCH'S CHICKEN, SO I HAVEN'T LISTED THOSE AS OF YET.

Music Artist likes:
Phil Collins/Genesis, Jimmy Buffett, Bee Gees, America, Eagles, The Beatles, Chicago, Beach Boys, Lionel Richie (1980s stuff only), Steely Dan, Kenny G, Hall & Oates, Bob Seger, Huey Lewis, Cheech & Chong, Al Jarreau, Peter Cetera, James Taylor, Kool & The Gang, The Doobie Brothers, Simply Red.

I also like quite a bit of the 1980s country music, such as Johnny Lee, Alabama, Ed Bruce, Willie Nelson, just to name a few.

NEW: For a long time, I've been collecting video game soundtracks. Over 50% (or 40 hours / 3 GB) of those collections are from Sonic The Hedgehog games, including game music, and rare CD compilations. I've started some new stuff for Mario, and Zelda (around 25 hours combined), but those won't be quite as large as the Sonic music I've collected.

Music Artist Dislikes:
AC/DC, Metallica, Train, Sugar Ray, Dido, Stylistics, Elvis Presley, NKOTB, BBMak, Neil Diamond, Sting, Matchbox 20, Backstreet Boys, All female artists.

Top Video Game Likes:
*-Top pick
 Italics mean I'm a pro in that game.
Games in green are recently added to the list.

Sonic Heroes*, Sonic Adventure DX*, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Sonic Shuffle*, Mario Kart 64*, Tetrisphere, Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, Banjo-Kazooie*, Starfox 64, Mario Kart Double Dash*, Donkey Kong 64, Super Mario RPG*, Paper Mario*, Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door*, Luigi's Mansion*, Super Paper Mario*, Super Mario Galaxy, Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 2 BETA, Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Knuckles' Chaotix/Sonic Crackers, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Advance, Sonic Advance 2, Sonic Advance 3, Sonic Pinball Party, Sonic Battle, Mario Party 1, 2, 3*, 4, 6*, 7*, 8*. Super Mario 64*, Mario Kart Wii *, Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Super Mario Sunshine, Sonic CD, Sonic R, Sonic Gems Collection, Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic Riders*, Dr. Mario Online RX.

Video Game DisLikes:

Goldeneye 007, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, All Pokemon games except Pokemon Puzzle Challenge, Crusin' USA, Frantic Flea (SNES), any Starfox game after Starfox 64, Festers Quest, Banjo-Tooie (not a good sequel in my book), Mario Party 5, Nightmare Creatures, Sonic & The Secret Rings, any sports games, any racing games other than any Mario Kart or Diddy Kong Racing games.

I'm a professional in most Mario and Sonic games. I get no competition over here, and would like to play some games if it's possible over the internet, now that I have 5 MB broadband access, I play Mario Kart Wii online, and my scores range from 8000 to 9000. I also have Dr. Mario online RX, and may expand to Tetris Party next year, once money starts coming in.

NOTE: I STILL HAVE A MINT CONDITION ATARI 7800 SYSTEM COMPLETE WITH OVER FIFTY 2600 AND 7800 GAMES FOR ANY COLLECTORS OUT THERE... ALSO FOR THOSE DON'T KNOW SEGA GENESIS CONTROLLERS WILL WORK WITH ABOUT 99% OF ATARI GAMES ON THE 7800 MACHINE.

I'VE BEEN ASKED BEFORE ABOUT SELLING THE ATARI CONSOLE. I WILL NOT SELL IT FOR ANYTHING. IT'S A COLLECTORS ITEM, AND WITH THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS I'M HAVING, I NEED TO SAVE IT SO THAT IT'LL BE WORTH BIG BUCKS, A VERY LONG TIME FROM NOW.

Video Game Systems I've Owned:
*Italics mean I still have them*

Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Wii, PSone.

I got rid of the PSone because I found the games boring. The Crash games didn't excite me as the Mario and Sonic games. I got rid of the Game Gear because it hurt my eyes too badly, and the batteries didn't last very long. I have no plans to get a XBOX 360, or a PS2 or PS3, because I think all those games are so boring to play. WAY too many games are sports and racing games, as well as too high of a price, especially for the PS3. Maybe I'll get an XBOX 360 one day if Microsoft comes out with cool games, if RARE makes good ones like they did for Nintendo, and especially stop with the red ring of death.

Game shows: Press Your Luck, Whammy!, Scrabble, Sale of the Century, The Price Is Right, Family Feud, Bullseye, The Joker's Wild (1977-1986), Tic Tac Dough (1978-1986), Catch 21, Hollywood Squares, Pyramid (all versions), Card Sharks (1978-1981, 1986-1989) Password Plus, Super Password, Hot Potato, and many more.

Cartoons: Spongebob Squarepants, All Sonic the hedgehog cartoons, all Mario cartoons, The Simpsons, Inspector Gadget, Beavis & Butthead, Peanuts, Lilo & Stitch, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Woody Woodpecker, Looney Tunes, Garfield, Pink Panther, Yogi Bear, many 1980s Disney shows, Felix the Cat (1959-1962), Beany & Cecil, and many more that would take forever to list.

Other shows: Who's The Boss (not airing anymore), Full House, Family Matters, Step By Step, Knight Rider (1982-1986), American Gladiators (1989-1995) . (Now that I think about it, this isn't a very big list...)

I also watch local news a lot (not national news).

Game Shows: Friend Or Foe, Russian Roulette, Lingo, Cram, Newlywed Game (any version, including the GSN remake), Dating Game, Love Connection, Inquizition, Match Game, Tattletales, Blockbusters, Who Wants Wintution, Chain Reaction, Weakest Link, Dog Eat Dog, Survivor, Jeopardy, Rock & Roll Jeopardy, 20Q, The Money List, Lingo, Deal or No Deal, Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader,Wheel Of Fortune, and any black and white game shows.

Cartoons: Back at the Barnyard, Mighty B, Fairly OddParents, Most anime programming except for Sonic X and (some) Pokemon, most newer Disney and Nickelodeon cartoons.

Other shows: Friends, 7th Heaven, all Nickelodeon and Disney "teen shows" such as iCarly, Hannah Montana, Suite Life of Zack & Cody, all current comedy programs on network stations like Malcom in the Middle, Seinfield, Everybody Loves Raymond, all talk shows, all reality shows, and soap operas (they took over game shows, and has killed Pyramid 2002). Most movies pre-1970's.

GSN, Cartoon Network (also some small Adult Swim programming), Boomerang, RTV.

TV Network OK: Channels that I watch if there's something good on.

The Biography Channel, A&E, ESPN Classic (only for American Gladiators), The Weather Channel, WGN, Nick @ Nite, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, Disney Channel, ABC Family (especially around the holidays)

TV Network Dis-likes:

Bravo, USA, Comedy Central, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Food Network, Home & Garden TV, Style, Biography Channel, History Channel, History International, BET, Women's Entertainment, American Movie Classics, Independent Film Channel, Turner Classic Movies, Fox Movie Channel, BBC, FX, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News, Speed Channel, Outdoor Life, The History Channel, History International, The Outdoor Channel, Fuse, MTV, MTV2, CMT, GAC, Nick Jr, Discovery Kids, National Geographic Channel, SoapNet, Discovery Health, Discovery Times, The Science Channel, Discovery Wings, Discovery Home, Headline News, Bloomberg, Court TV, VH1, VH1 Classic, TLC, Discovery, Oxygen, WE, , Hallmark, The Travel Channel, SyFy, DIY, MyTV, Ion, TNT, TBS, TV-Land, CNBC, CSPAN, CSPAN2, E!, Golf Channel, ALL SHOPPING CHANNELS, ALL RELIGIOUS CHANNELS.

USA used to be a cool channel full of game shows, until they cancelled them for movies. I dislike Nick GAS because of the shows they made, especially GUTS & Legends Of The Hidden Temple which I think are fixed shows. ABC Family also used to be cool when it used to be FOX family. They had good programming until ABC took it over and made it mostly into one star rated movies, and movies that appeal to 10-14 year olds, although they do have good holiday shows and movies.

I remember when Disney used to be a premimum channel. It used to be cool until ABC got a hold of it and screwed it up.

Many Dish Network channels are unavailable to me now that we downgraded back to Cable in September 2007 to the present.

I know I watch really dorky channels, but I'm pretty much a kid at heart. Some people are, and I'm one of them.