fire, fire, fire! shots fired!

well, seeing as we have two new contributing authors on here, i thought to myself, have the rest of us actually made proper introductions? sure, sean and i are were here from the start, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't introduce ourselves. so i'll take a step forward and introduce myself at this time. hopefully the others will follow en suit.

i am the johnny kou. call me john, jon, jonathon, and i'll slice you. which leads me into one of two places. 1) i collect swords and are fairly proficient at using them, my specialties are the asiatic sword family. these include your katanas, wazukashis, nodachi, tai-chi swords, ect. but that doesn't mean i can't appreciate a good two handed claymore or zweihander. and 2) i have many, many nicknames. johnny-five, j5, and five are the more recent and popular ones. but others have called me jkou, jk, or kou. ask dave fife, he seems to come up with a new nickname for me every time he sees me. the term johnny-five and all its derivatives was originally coined by my professor, kelly severtson. i always wear a black hoodie with the trademark explodingdog red robot on the back. and being a fan of the movie short circuit, the name stuck and i like it.

my life's passions are art (specifically photography, metals, ceramics, and printmaking), movies and television shows, anime and manga, literature, my electronics, and cooking. i fucking love to cook. i fucking love to swear as well. i'm a guy that keeps the joys in life simple. give me a camera, some robots, a good book, and a good meal and i'll be happy. i also love stuffed animals. call me weird, a freak, or whatnot. this freak will hunt you down and make sure you don't wake up the next moring.

as you can probably tell, i'm a bit cynical and a lot sarcastic. i tend to wear my heart on my sleeve, but i'm slowly putting it back in my chest. i can't help it if i'm a romantic, don't hate the player, hate the game. i'm generally a good person, just let me get my sleep. if i don't sleep, i can be moody, but who isn't? and i do love to sleep. i have a 1600 dollar bed. serta deep comfort mattress with the memory foam top. mahogany headboard and frame by west elm. at least 300 thread count on the sheets. one down pillow, one memory foam pillow, one fur pillow, and one of those squishy stretchy pillows i can't recall what they're named right now. one very giant, overly stuff, plush robot accompanied by several animals. and finally, one very luxurious down comforter. its a nice set up, but i don't actually sleep the normal hours a person does. if i had my way, i'd sleep at 4AM and wake up at 1PM and then nap around 5PM. lovely.

my life revolves around my electronics. i have an iBook g4 that runs like a macbook. i have 3 iPods, a psp, a ds, a will, n64, and a gc. i am one of the few people i know that uses both an external mouse and keyboard with his laptop. i'm also pretty good at dealing with computer problems and all things related to macs in general. i've also noted a trend. all of my electronics that i carry are sharing a similar template. they're small, they're black, and they can all potentially fit into one of my jean pockets. well, with the exception of my laptop of course. at any given moment, i carry my phone, iPod, and some sort of gaming system with me, either the psp or ds. and the laptop of course.

the more i think about myself, the weirder i seem to get. i have an affinity for fashion that rivals many top house designers. i have a fetish for designer hoodies and t-shirts. i mostly wear either express men's x2 jeans or older jeans i've modified into something new. i also have a great love of sun glasses. i can usually be seen wearing my ralph laurens, the kenneth coles, or more recently the dolce & gabana pair. but i have about 8 more pairs of sunglasses. the only thing that rivals my sunglasses are the sandals. i wear them all time. i only wear reefs, only. i buy a new pair about every 4-6 months. i also have a great love of oddly colored chucks. i currently have a lime green (my favorite) and tan pair. and of course, the innumerable hoodies and track jackets which i will not delve into right now.

let me state this now, i have no love for this state, nor this country. i've been around the world 3 times, going on 4. home is where the heart is of course, but i'd rather be in nyc doing what i do. eventually i hope to get across the pond to the UK, specifically london. that's where my soul is. there's no town like london town. as you may garner, i love to travel. always, any where.

i value my family and then my friends over all else. if any one messes with my family, they have me to deal with. the same goes with my close friends. if i count you as a close friend, then i count you as one for life. i'll be there always for any one that needs a helping hand. but if you do anything to ere my wrath, then make sure you can deal with the consequences. loyalty is a strong point with me. stab me and i'll most likely shoot you, never bring a knife to a gun fight.

also, don't take what's not yours by force. i will give you anything if you ask for it, within reason of course. i don't stand by people who take my things without asking. i'm spoilt, but i've learned how to share and be polite. oh yeah, be polite around me, manners are what makes us better then most animals. penguins are the exception, they're too cute.

i'm an artist, i'm a lover, i'm a dreamer, i'm me. that pretty sums me up in a wild rambling fit. being that is almost 4AM i'm running low on gas and the fumes are fucking with the head, so i'll call it a night and hope the other unintroduced authors make their introductory posts, well, post haste. if not, there will be hell to pay.

remember, sean is the only one immune to my electronic wrath on this website. and i am sitting on some very nasty viruses. so go ahead, talk. its what we're here for.

EDIT!
i kinda forgot some important things. i like scarves. i love to eat apples. i'm bad with money. i wear glasses and are kinda blind without them. i am currently one of two people i've allowed to wear a black ball in their lip piercing. and i will get a new piercing soon enough. all beaded pieces of jewelry i wear were made by my hand or my master's hand for i am my dad's apprentice and therefore still learning. i live for smoke breaks. and lastly, i like the feeling of being in love, it makes me sappy and therefore happy. that is all. time for bed.