House 2: The Second Story

If that isn't one of the most clever names for a movie, I don't know what is.

Since today is blog day and I'm tired and have some time on my hands, I'm going to share "a few of my favorite things." This is more of my personal backstory so that people will be impressed by my appreciation for wit and feel like they've known me all their lives.

Top websites:

1. Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com - If I could only ever visit one website again for the rest of my life...
2. Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock http://www.gepr.net - This would be a very close second. It isn't as all-inclusive as IMDB, though.
3. Amazon http://www.amazon.com - Not just a commercial site, I use it for research (what books has Philip K. Dick written) and it is my free version of Consumer Reports.
4. An Introductory Baha'i Faith page http://www.us.bahai.org/ - A good introduction if you've never heard of it.
5. CBS Sportsline http://cbs.sportsline.com - As a passionate New England Patriots fan (I was there when they went 1-15) and a New York Yankees fan and general fan of good sportsmanship, I check this site nearly every morning with my glass of OJ.

Favorite movie quote - "Dyin' ain't much of a livin'." From The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Some favorite movies

• Les Miserables (with Richard Jordan and Anthony Hopkins)
• Citizen Kane and Dr. Zhivago
• Children of Heaven and Colour of Paradise
• Supercop, Fist of Legend, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hero
• Butterfly Effect, 12 Monkeys, and Pi
• Whale Rider
• Big Trouble in Little China
• The World According to Garp and The Dead Poet's Society
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Peter Jackson's vision is awesome!)

Favorite musical groups

• Savatage and Dream Theater
• Spock's Beard and Flower Kings
• Evanescence
• Barrage (original Canadian cast)
• Tangerine Dream
• Gentle Giant and Echolyn

And I'll end this before it gets too crazy. Just a few things I'd like to do before I shuffle off to the next world.

• Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway (actually the one that goes through Mongolia)
• Meet Steve Grogan
• Visit the Baha'i temple in India http://bahaindia.org/temple/bahapur.html
• Figure out what I want to be when I grow up