In The Bio - The useless details of Joseph Salyer

Profile: Joseph Salyer (a.k.a. SeizeCTRL, PhrostByte, Onyx23, PitchforkJesus)

Contact Info	Useless	Stats
- Joseph Salyer	Age:	Confidential
- SeizeCTRL	Height:	5'10 / 1.778 m
- SeizeCTRL	Weight:	167 lbs / 75.75 kg
- 2240814	Hair:	Brown / Blonde
- Seti@Home	Eyes:	Green
- Phrosty23	Astrological Sign:	Capricorn

Background information about me: I have been skating (skateboard) since I was 12, still do occasionally, when I find the time. I rollerblade more than skateboard now, but that is mainly because I am a goalie in roller hockey. When I was in Southern California, I woud head up to Bear and Mammoth Mountain for some of the best places in the world for snowboarding. Now that I am in TN, there are a few decent places to shred the slopes, but nothing as cool as good ole SoCAL! I also enjoy rock climbing, which is probably the extent of my outdoor activities. When I am not outside, risking life and limb, I am inside working on my other hobbies. I have a solo project called DJ PhrostByte which is a combination of techno, industrial, and ambient music. I have been writing more gothic type lyrics lately, so I plan on shifting my music style a bit with in the next few months. I will include a music section soon, to showcase some of my sonic chaos.

I have this really bad addiction to a game called Battlefield 2 (BF2) and Counter-Strike:Source. Currently in the Hello Kitty clan, and you can usually find me as -HK-Pikachu. Other PC games I have been playing recently include Soldier of Fortune II, Star Wars: Battlefront, Far Cry Area 51, and Tribes/Tribes Vengeance. Away from the PC and in front of the TV I am getting my console game on with Destroy All Humans, Final Fantasy X2, NFS Underground 2, Splinter Cell, Halo 2 and the ever so sexy DoA Xtreme Beach Volleyball.

In case you didn't catch the idea, I am into art and poetry. I also do web design, graphic design, and computer networking / consulting. I have been writing poetry since 1990. It took me sometime before I actually picked up some talent, everything that is posted here is what I call my talent era. 1997 to present. Though there are a few poems here that are earlier, in general, most poems are in the 97 - 2002 time frame. I have a very creative style and can write about anything. Most of what you read here will be somewhat depressing in nature. Some will be totally strange. I like having variety in my writing. As for art, I just have to say Adobe Photoshop was my best investment. Everything in the art section was done in Photoshop with the exception of a few done in Bryce. I used to work a lot with pens / pencils, but I wanted to do stuff that was far too complicated to do in traditional mediums, so I moved over to computer graphics, which is the result of all the art you see here, including all the graphics for this site.

Just another day hiking out in the woods

These are a few of my favorite things!!!

Favorite bands: 16 Horsepower, 16 Volt, Apoptygma Bezerk, Aria, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Ben Folds Five, Bloc Party, Cake, Cat Power, Chemlab, Christ Analogue, Clan of Xymox, Coldplay, Collide , The Cranes, The Cure, Delerium, Dido, Emiliana Torrini, Enigma, Enya, Evanescence, Flickerstick, Front Line Assembly, Garbage, Hexedene, Hope Sandoval, Interpol, Jakalope, Jet Black Factory, Jimmy Eat World, Kasabian, Kashmir, Keane, KMFDM / MDFMK, Laibach, Lead Into Gold, MC Chris, Matisyahu, Mazzy Star, Ministry, Mudhoney, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Norah Jones, Novastar, The Orb, Orbital, A Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Pop Unknown, Radiohead, Sarah Brightman, Sarah McLachlan, Skinny Puppy, The Sleepy Jackson, Sigur Ros, Smashing Pumpkins, Snog, Snow Patrol, Starsailor, Straylight Run, Sublime, Tatu, Temple of the Dog, Tool, Travis, TSOL, VNV Nation, Velvet Acid Christ, Xorcist, The White Stripes, Wumpscut, , and many more...

Favorite foods: Capt'n Crunch Berries, cheese burgers, pizza, lasagna, grilled ham & cheese, fruit roll-ups, chicken salad, pop tarts and bean burritos

Favorite drinks: Fruitopia - Fruit Integration, SoBe Nirvana, Diet Code Red, apple juice, and orange juice.

Favorite line from a song: The Cure - Fear of Ghosts "and the further I get, from the things that I care about, the less I care about, how much further away I get."

Favorite movie quote: "Stop looking at me swan"

Favorite movies: Appleseed, Akira, Better Off Dead, Batman Begins, The Big Labowski, Billy Madison, Bladerunner, Boondock Saints, Chasing Amy, Clerks, A Clockwork Orange, Dogma, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within, Full Metal Jacket, Garden State, Ghost in the Shell, Happy Gilmore, Highlander, The Jacket, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, K-Pax, Kite, Lilo & Stich, Lock Stock & Two Smocking Barrels, Mall Rats, The Matrix, Mezzo Forte, Napoleon Dynamite, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Ninja Scroll, October Sky, Old Boy, Operation Takedown, Orgazmo, PI, The Predator, Princess Monoke, Pulp Fiction, Serial Experiment Lain, Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, Sin City, Snatch, Sneakers, Star Wars (2, 3, 4, 5 & 6), Tombstone, Tron, War Games, Wicked City. Plus a whole lot more...

Favorite TV shows: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Lost, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, The 4400, Family Guy, Reno 911, Scrubs, X Files, Farscape, Alias, The Simpson's, Space Ghost - Coast to Coast, The Brak Show, Sealab 2021, Harvey Birdman - Attorney At Law, and anything at night on Discovery, History, or TLC

Favorite authors: William Gibson, Neil Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, Williams S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac Timothy Zhan, and Anne Rice

Favorite poets: Edgar Allen Poe, Edna St. Vincent Mallay, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman and Lewis Carroll

Favorite artists: M.C. Escher, Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Todd McFarlane and H.R. Giger (that evil alien artist guy)

Favorite animals: Panda Bears, Polar Bears, Penguins, Dolphins, Squirrels, Dogs, and Otters

Favorite sports: Hockey - Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and the Nashville Predators (honestly, is there any other sport that even remotely comes close to hockey? hell no!) Also like skateboarding, snowboarding and rock climbing.

These Are The Things I Hate

Pickles!!! Slow drivers / drivers who don't use their blinker. People who try to force their views on others. Infidelity!!! Songs like "Who Let the Dogs Out" and "Because I got High" People who need to drink or use drugs just to cope with life. Dogs that bark when I'm trying to sleep. Cats. Stupid liberals who want to give away everything to people who don't deserve anything. Clothes that wrinkle. Boy bands!!! Evil orginations such as RIAA and MPAA. Religious extremist beit Islamic or Christian. Seafood. Guys who wear visors. France just because it seems like a good place to hate. Alergies!!! Hair that grows in weird places on your body. Ticks and other various insects. Shopping for shoes. Not having high speed internet where I live. Spam and telemarketers. Lawyers. Stupid people who sue over things like hot coffee. Lazy people. And finally, people who have no opinions or can't make up their mind.