User:Tombseye

This user is a participant in the
Ethnic groups WikiProject.
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues.
This user is a Citizen of the World (Terra, ).
This user is addicted to travel.
This user enjoys writing.
This user is a member of the
Counter-Vandalism Unit.
' This user is a secular humanist.
This user is interested in politics.
? This user follows his/her own political ideals.
This user is interested in
ancient civilizations.
athThis user is interested in atheism.
This user is interested in environmentalism.
... This user may get around to being a professional procrastinator. Someday. Maybe.
This user supports Amnesty International.
BSG This user is a fan of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series.
FGThis user thinks Family Guy is freakin' sweet.
d'oh!This user thinks The Simpsons is simply... excellent.
This user watches C-SPAN.
This user wonders who is watching the Watchmen
GSWThis user is a fan of the
Golden State Warriors
LVThis user is a fan of the
Las Vegas Raiders
This user enjoys heavy reading, such as Shakespeare and other dead guys.
This user's personal hero is Carl Sagan.

Some things about me.

I'm an American, born and raised in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area, and this may be one reason for my progressive views. I am currently a graduate student studying political science in New York. I'm interested in various issues including politics both in the US and abroad. My hobbies include basketball, American football, travelling, archaeology, anthropology, history, Near Eastern affairs, Slavic studies, literature, films, comicbooks, alternative rock, alternative hip hop, r&b music, foreign languages, and sometimes writing articles for wikipedia.

Favorite books: Light in August, A People's History of the United States,Flowers for Algernon, Crime and Punishment, The Arabian Nights, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Iliad, The Big Sleep, The Exorcist, The Life of Pi, Wild Cards, Watchmen, Carrion Comfort, An Edge in My Voice, Dracula, When Gravity Fails, Moby Dick, The Stranger, The Trial, Lolita, The Great Gatsby, Heart of Darkness, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Salem's Lot, They Thirst, Cairo Trilogy.

Favorite films: Good Night and Good Luck, March of the Penguins, Trainspotting, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Godfather, The Graduate, Jaws, Rebel Without a Cause, The Exorcist, Bram Stoker's Dracula,SLC Punk, Carlito's Way, 12 Angry Men, The Omen, An American Werewolf in London, Lawrence of Arabia, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Groundhog Day, The Usual Suspects, Wolf (film), X-Men 2, Planet of the Apes, The Corporation, Outfoxed, Manhattan, The Ring, The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo.

Places I've been to in the world outside of the US: Argentina, Austria, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom

The Iran's Merit of Excellence Award
It is my pleasure to award you The Iran's Merit of Excellence Award for your superb work on Iranian people article.Sangak 20:02, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
I give you this barnstar for your great work on the various ethnic group articles and working well with others. --Khoikhoi 21:39, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
The well deserved Tireless Contributor Barnstar For your excellent contributions to Iranian-related articles :) Kashk
A well deserved star for having thick skin while working on the pashtun article --Zak 02:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
I award you this Comics Star for your hard work and brilliant prose on Watchmen.--DCAnderson 04:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
For your excellent contributions to Iranian-related articles. Thanks a lot.Sangak 13:57, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Featured article star Iranian peoples is the 1000th featured article of the English Wikipedia!