CouchCoach
Staff member
- Messages
- 41,122
- Reaction score
- 74,964
The title of the thread. It was the first thing that came to mind.Don't know who you're responding to, but.
About me
- Thread starter Miller
- Start date
Runwildboys
Confused about stuff
- Messages
- 51,964
- Reaction score
- 97,388
If you can see my signature, that's one of my paintings.I wasn’t aware of the artist part or Asian women! Very nice, I’m a sucker for art. Anytime I go to an art show my wife knows we’re about to be financially set back quite a bit. Sure, I could have spent my money more wisely but I have zero regrets on every piece I’ve bought and you couldn’t put a price tag on the joy they bring me every day (with the exception of a couple
).
aria
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 17,543
- Reaction score
- 16,793
I’ll be damned! I sure recognize it and have always thought it was awesome but had no idea you did it. Bad ***, fantastic work buddy!
Runwildboys
Confused about stuff
- Messages
- 51,964
- Reaction score
- 97,388
Thank you, sir! I really need to paint one of someone on this team, because I painted that picture of Emmitt breaking through a steel wall in the off season before they beat the Steelers in the Super Bowl. There's a chance that I'm a prophet. lol
aria
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 17,543
- Reaction score
- 16,793
I’m 41, married with no kids. I have a hard enough time taking caring of myself that I sure as hell don’t need any kids. My wife and I also enjoy our freedom so kids were never a priority. I grew up in a suburb of Dallas and decided to go to military school when I was 14. I honestly wasn’t sent there but I realized I was going down a dangerous path plus it sounded fun to me...boy was I wrong.
I went to New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) my freshman through senior year of high school. It’s also a junior college, same school our buddy Roger Staubach went to before going to the Naval Academy. Quite a few other famous people went there as well. I did very well there, the lifestyle was good for me but after almost joining the Naval Academy I decided I’d rather go the civilian route.
In retrospect, that school probably saved my life and I have zero regrets. Several of my friends back home got into drugs while I was there, I would dabble myself when I came home on breaks, and I lost quite a few to drug over doses in the late 90’s. If you lived in the DFW area at that time you can probably guess which suburb I grew up in, there was even an MTV documentary done there on the amount of heroin over doses.
Anyways, I went to TCU for a year and even though I enjoy Ft Worth more than Dallas I didn’t like it at all due to the amount of fraternities (no offense OP). I then went to St Edwards in Austin and ended up getting a Bachelors in history. Even though the Civil War and American West were my favorite subjects, I ended up taking a lot of Russian history classes and even became a TA for about a year. I’ve forgot just about everything I’ve learned though.
I’m currently a firefighter/paramedic, driver to be more specific, with no desire to promote any further. I’m happy doing what I do although I’m also looking forward to retiring or doing something else. I’ve been doing it for 18 years now and although I love the job, I’m just sick of living in the DFW area and would love to move to a mountainous area where I can spend more time snow boarding, hiking, etc. I say all this and even though I can officially “retire” in 2 years, I’ll probably be here another 12 which is maddening.
I used to hunt and be quite cruel but over the years I’ve come to love animals and would happily severely hurt anyone that hurt an innocent animal (hunting not included). I played football from 4th-12th grade and played rugby in college although it was more fighting and drinking than playing. I enjoy lifting weights and have done so pretty consistently since my freshman year in high school. I probably could have competed (body building) on a minor level in college but now I just try to maintain and don’t let it run my life, although I still eat large amounts of protein, take a few supplements, etc.
I used to be a huge craft beer nerd (another reason why I gave up being so serious about lifting) and myself and wife would travel the country to different beer festivals, breweries, etc. I spent quite a bit of time and money trading beers online as well. I still drink beer but not to the degree I did. I drink red wine, single malt and some bourbon primarily now. I also excel at binge drinking, sad but true. I could be considered a dipsomaniac by some.
I LOVE snow boarding but only go once or twice a year. I’m also an avid reader, it’s pretty bad when I’m on a first name basis with the people at half price books. I read everything from historical fiction to Stephen King to John Grisham. I also read a lot of the classics (Moby Dick, War and Peace, Dracula, Frankenstein, Uncle Toms Cabin, etc). I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t reading a book.
I also love tattoos, every tattoo has a story, even if it doesn’t have a meaning. Good tattoos, bad tattoos, I love them all and have started a thread here with several pictures of mine. I was hoping others contributed more but it never really caught on. I’ve traveled to both coasts for some of my tattoos (several trips for two of them) and have had a few minor ones done more locally. I’m still on the hunt for more but I want to find the right artist for whatever I’m getting. Unfortunately money can get in the way and none of us are getting any younger (skin gets worse).
I also love music. Heavy metal is my main jam (almost all genres of metal including melodic/“opera” metal’) and I listen to almost everything minus new country, R&B, whatever you call that SB half time crap, and one or two other genres I’m probably not thinking of. Old school country (Johnny C, Waylon, Willie, David Allen Coe, etc) are probably my second favorite genre.
I don’t have many friends by design. I stay close to a few people and that’s all I want. The exception would be meeting people at bars, concerts, etc I’m a social butterfly of sorts but I don’t typically go out and if I do it’s day drinking...yay! I’m fiercely loyal to the few people I do care about and will be willing to help a stranger very quickly, I’m probably more trustful of people I don’t know than I should be. On the other hand, I can have an absolutely EVIL mean streak that I can’t even put into words if someone ever hurt those I care about or myself. Consequences aren’t even a thought and sometimes I can scare myself with the thoughts I have if one of those things were to happen. I think this is where I should stop
If you made it this far, congratulations! The sad part is that was the most vanilla version of myself I could give without exposing my “other” side which is much more fascinating but darker and somewhat sad TBH. As I said earlier, I’m very open and honest for better or worse but some things are better left unsaid...but if I’m asked, I will always give an honest answer even if its just a pm (with a few exceptions).
Hope you enjoyed my boring tales
I went to New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) my freshman through senior year of high school. It’s also a junior college, same school our buddy Roger Staubach went to before going to the Naval Academy. Quite a few other famous people went there as well. I did very well there, the lifestyle was good for me but after almost joining the Naval Academy I decided I’d rather go the civilian route.
In retrospect, that school probably saved my life and I have zero regrets. Several of my friends back home got into drugs while I was there, I would dabble myself when I came home on breaks, and I lost quite a few to drug over doses in the late 90’s. If you lived in the DFW area at that time you can probably guess which suburb I grew up in, there was even an MTV documentary done there on the amount of heroin over doses.
Anyways, I went to TCU for a year and even though I enjoy Ft Worth more than Dallas I didn’t like it at all due to the amount of fraternities (no offense OP). I then went to St Edwards in Austin and ended up getting a Bachelors in history. Even though the Civil War and American West were my favorite subjects, I ended up taking a lot of Russian history classes and even became a TA for about a year. I’ve forgot just about everything I’ve learned though.
I’m currently a firefighter/paramedic, driver to be more specific, with no desire to promote any further. I’m happy doing what I do although I’m also looking forward to retiring or doing something else. I’ve been doing it for 18 years now and although I love the job, I’m just sick of living in the DFW area and would love to move to a mountainous area where I can spend more time snow boarding, hiking, etc. I say all this and even though I can officially “retire” in 2 years, I’ll probably be here another 12 which is maddening.
I used to hunt and be quite cruel but over the years I’ve come to love animals and would happily severely hurt anyone that hurt an innocent animal (hunting not included). I played football from 4th-12th grade and played rugby in college although it was more fighting and drinking than playing. I enjoy lifting weights and have done so pretty consistently since my freshman year in high school. I probably could have competed (body building) on a minor level in college but now I just try to maintain and don’t let it run my life, although I still eat large amounts of protein, take a few supplements, etc.
I used to be a huge craft beer nerd (another reason why I gave up being so serious about lifting) and myself and wife would travel the country to different beer festivals, breweries, etc. I spent quite a bit of time and money trading beers online as well. I still drink beer but not to the degree I did. I drink red wine, single malt and some bourbon primarily now. I also excel at binge drinking, sad but true. I could be considered a dipsomaniac by some.
I LOVE snow boarding but only go once or twice a year. I’m also an avid reader, it’s pretty bad when I’m on a first name basis with the people at half price books. I read everything from historical fiction to Stephen King to John Grisham. I also read a lot of the classics (Moby Dick, War and Peace, Dracula, Frankenstein, Uncle Toms Cabin, etc). I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t reading a book.
I also love tattoos, every tattoo has a story, even if it doesn’t have a meaning. Good tattoos, bad tattoos, I love them all and have started a thread here with several pictures of mine. I was hoping others contributed more but it never really caught on. I’ve traveled to both coasts for some of my tattoos (several trips for two of them) and have had a few minor ones done more locally. I’m still on the hunt for more but I want to find the right artist for whatever I’m getting. Unfortunately money can get in the way and none of us are getting any younger (skin gets worse).
I also love music. Heavy metal is my main jam (almost all genres of metal including melodic/“opera” metal’) and I listen to almost everything minus new country, R&B, whatever you call that SB half time crap, and one or two other genres I’m probably not thinking of. Old school country (Johnny C, Waylon, Willie, David Allen Coe, etc) are probably my second favorite genre.
I don’t have many friends by design. I stay close to a few people and that’s all I want. The exception would be meeting people at bars, concerts, etc I’m a social butterfly of sorts but I don’t typically go out and if I do it’s day drinking...yay! I’m fiercely loyal to the few people I do care about and will be willing to help a stranger very quickly, I’m probably more trustful of people I don’t know than I should be. On the other hand, I can have an absolutely EVIL mean streak that I can’t even put into words if someone ever hurt those I care about or myself. Consequences aren’t even a thought and sometimes I can scare myself with the thoughts I have if one of those things were to happen. I think this is where I should stop
If you made it this far, congratulations! The sad part is that was the most vanilla version of myself I could give without exposing my “other” side which is much more fascinating but darker and somewhat sad TBH. As I said earlier, I’m very open and honest for better or worse but some things are better left unsaid...but if I’m asked, I will always give an honest answer even if its just a pm (with a few exceptions).
Hope you enjoyed my boring tales
Last edited:
CouchCoach
Staff member
- Messages
- 41,122
- Reaction score
- 74,964
Soooo, that's a penchant.
Runwildboys
Confused about stuff
- Messages
- 51,964
- Reaction score
- 97,388
Yes, but only if you say it with a French accent.