John Meinersmann

I am a relaxed young stud looking for someone to obsess over progressive rock and manga with me. I am a Pisces, so you know I'm a ball of fun (Scorpio anyone?) An irreplaceable staple in my diet is Taco Bell's seven layer burrito and black bean burrito, which comes to a grand total of $4.24 at the store on Barnett Shoals. I am very proud of my "alternative" shirt collection, the gem of the collection being my short sleeve that says, "Cats are like potato chips; you can't have just one."

I love my progressive rock! Jethro Tull's song/album “Thick as a Brick” speaks deeply to me. The lyrics are so grandly obtuse and batty that its all a great parody of the concept albums of the 60's and 70's. The album is a great troll anyone or anything that takes themselves too seriously, and I see a lot of that in progressive rock as a whole. This is probably why I think I have grown to like the genre so much.

I have just this past summer become obsessed with manga stories. It is a different culture of comics then I am used to, and I find it all quite fascinating. I may have just started into manga, but I went through a marathon of nearly 800 chapters my first month on break (being at home after getting your wisdom teeth out, there really isn't much else to do with your time.) Akira is one of the greatest manga stories I have ever read, and I strongly suggest it to anyone interested in the genre.

These are just a few of the things that make me who I am. Its hard to define such brilliance but I gave it a go here. I haven't had a writing class since freshman year, and it probably shows. General summary; I'm amazing.