Bio
Interested in knowing a little about the guy behind this site? Well, my name is Rodney and I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I occupy my days as the IT Director for the Community Media Center, where I have been working for the past 10 years. My wife’s name is Marie & we have a son, Ethan Jerome. When I’m not working or spending time with my wife and kid, I enjoy restoring classic arcade games from the 80’s. My personal collection contains more than 20 arcade games including classics such as Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Centipede, Dig Dug, Missle Command, Pac-Man, Star Wars and Tempest. I also have 1 pinball machine, a Williams Pinbot.
For those of you who want to know more, I filled out one of those stupid questionnaires and posted the answers below:
Age: 33
AIM: debaser138
Single or married: Happily married
Favorite Bands: The Cure, The Pixies, Skinny Puppy, Slowdive, Kill Hannah, Duran Duran, The Killers, Interpol, Depeche Mode, New Order, Kylie Minogue
Favorite Movies: Re-Animator, Nightbreed, films by David Cronenberg
Favorite TV Shows: NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Desperate Housewives
Favorite Actor: Jefferey Combs
Favorite Color: Black
Hobbies: Collecting/repairing arcade games, watching horror movies, reading and discovering new music that makes me move
If you could make out with a superstar, who would it be? Kylie Minogue or Charlize Theron
Boxers or briefs? Boxers are the only way to fly
Bad habits? Biting my fingernails
Who is your idol? Nolan Bushnell
Do you trust others easily? Not usually
Do you keep a diary? Just my online blog
Would you rather be hot or cold? Cold
Favorite Food: Wet Burrito from El Sombrero
Lease Favorite Food: Anything with tomatoes or onions
Most disgusting food ever consumed? See above
Do you speak Spanish? I took two years of Spanish in high school but can only say a handful of Spanish phrases.
Who is your favorite cartoon character? Bender from Futurama
Would you shave your head for $1000? Make it $10,000 and a shaver and consider it done
What color pants are you wearing right now? Blue jeans
What was the last song you listened to? Vamos by the Pixies (from the concert I saw them at in Chicago on 11/13/04)
What was the last thing you ate? Foot long turkey sub from Subway
Do you like snow, sun or rain? Hate snow most of the time, love the sun, like the rain only when I’m sleeping
Last person you talked to on the phone? Marie
Your favorite drink? Beer: Killians & New Castle / Liquor: Vodka Redbull
Have you ever laughed until you cried? Yeah, like the first time I saw the Burbs and Tom Hanks ate that sardine
Do you like to dance? If the music moves me and I have enough alcohol in me
What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever done? Started a forest fire
Would you kiss a random person for $50? You bet!
What is the worst movie you’ve ever seen? The 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake
What is the worst TV show you’ve ever seen? Any of the reality tv shows
A free vacation. Where would you go? Back to the resort Marie & I went to on our honeymoon
Do you like rollercoasters? You bet!
How many kids do you want? One
Would you get in a shark tank? I did in Mexico along with a bunch of Manta Ray’s
Do you wear a watch? Can’t stand watches
Do you have a car? A 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport
Do you prefer Pepsi or coke? Pepsi, when I actually drink soda.
Do you believe in ghosts? You bet!
Right of Left handed? Right handed
Do you have a good sense of humor? Definately
What is one thing you can’t do? Bend over and touch my toes without bending my knees
Are you afraid of dying? Not at all
What is one word that you think is overused? The
Do you like where you live? I love my house and will probably be here till the day I die
What is your biggest pet peeve? People who don’t set their cell phone to vibrate mode