About

Basics

Name: Arnold
Full name: Arnold Warren Santos
Web names: nockturnal, bigmartian, lucas
Name I wish I had: Ryan, Commander, Captain, Ace.  Worst slaughter of my name: Donald Sanders
Gender: Male
Location: Southern California
E -mail: arnold@etherdrift.net
Current Occupation: Financial Analyst, Network Administrator, Graphic Designer, Worship Pastor
A I M: nockturnal 

Appearance

Height: about 5′10
Weight: 177 pounds and falling
Hair: short black but sometimes dyed copper brown
Skin: ranges from pale tan to brown
Eyes: light brown
Build: like a tank
Accessories: gold cross, okia 6800 cell phone, Palm Pilot 
Clothing Style: very casual… Sketchers, cargo pants, ribbed sweaters, short sleeved shirts

Favorites

Bands: Train, Five for Fighting, BB Mak, Sting, Creed, Lifehouse, Gorillaz, Will Smith (Wild Wild West rocks!), Nsync (screw you, they’re good)
Colors: Blue, Grey, White, Cream, Khaki, Orange
Foods: Premium ice cream, gelato, macaroni & cheese, rare filet mignon, fried chicken
Movies: O, Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare in Love, Saving Private Ryan, Lord of the Rings, Black Hawk Down
Toys: Play Station 2, Palm Pilot, Laser Pointer, Nikon N90, Olympus digital camera
Illicit: Djarum clove cigarettes, Lagavulin scotch

Past & Future

College: California State University, Fullerton
Major: Business/Management Information Systems
Minor: Music
Location: Southern California
Occupations: Paper Boy, Bus Boy, Waiter, Sheet Music Buyer, Bookkeeper, Operations Director, Finance Director, Financial Analyst, Worship Leader, Marrying Pastor, Computer network installer
Marital Status: I’ll get around to it
Children: Would love two, but see above
Do before death: write lyrics and music for a full album, write a screenplay, find and experience the full length, breadth and depth of love

Facts  

I…
• have a two nephews who idolize me. 
• have known my best friend for 18 years.
• and he still likes me.
• can sail pretty well, though I’m untried in a storm
• wish I still had a dog… a yellow lab please
• used to have fish and a huge tank.
• don’t want to talk about what happened to them.
• think Zoolander has got to be one of the stupidest movies ever made.
•  think Dumb and Dumber ranks down there too.
• and Battlefield Earth.
• can’t tell when a girl likes me like that.
• can’t tell when a girl doesn’t like me like that.
• like learning new skills.
• like finding the perfect present for close friends.
• am tired of having to watch what I eat.
• need more hours in a day.
• don’t get sick a lot.
• When I do, I really get sick.
• need to go to sleep.
• spend most of my time sleep deprived.
• and dehydrated.
• know for a fact I don’t drink enough water.
• have a sister and two brothers.
• am amazed that my siblings are all separated by at least 50 miles.
• but we chat on AIM.
• play the piano, synthesizer and bass.
• would love to learn the cello.
• am finding that I don’t care if stuff I like is considered odd by others.
• plan on sailing to Catalina.
• hope to visit Italy or France again
• didn’t do too badly on my tax deposits
• Wanna be a tax deduction?
• like technology.
• think technology must be kept from some people.
• Is anyone still reading this?
• am against the death penalty
• am for personal liberty (and responsibility) and against government control
• ain’t afraid of no ghosts
• have more than 100 DVDs