Men in My Life

Welcome to The Men in My Life!

Get your mind out of the gutter. It's just my flamboyant way of showing off my male friends. They are people worth knowing too!

They are listed in the order I took or received the picture. I've listed whether they are available to date or not. If you are interested, drop me a mail and I'll set something up!

And here he is, my man! Here you see Patrick Sherman Owens being typically Patrick in two different contexts. First, on the left, at the local electronics stuff store getting a few "necessities". And on the right, at our local Tony and Guy's getting his hair done ('Of course I'm a natural blonde!')

This is Siva, Tax IT dude extraordinaire, at his 29th b-day party in the lovely UK! Seems like a sensible party, right?

This is Siva, Tax IT dude extraordinaire, at his 29th b-day party in India! Seems like a a rockin', kick-ass party, hey? Why on earth would anyone party anywhere else? (ok, it isn't actually his b-day party but i thought it was funny)

'Hey, is it ok if I eat those chips?' (John, the temporary roommate...we do like him though)

Is this dude cool, or what?

Norbert is about the coolest nerd in management I know. A rebel all the way. He is my 'socially abused as a kid only to become WAY cooler than the jocks' kin. I wish I could take him and his awesome wife Monica back to the States with me.

This is him. My main Latte man, Dominik Moarefi. In fact the cafe is called Dominik's Segafredo. He makes a great Latte. Actually the best we have found in Stuttgart. Segafredo rocks. The girl who works in the morning is super nice too. I gave her a chocolate chip cookie one morning and she said she would make me some Spaghetti Bolognese. Anyhow, we really appreciate the pleasant buzzed status Dominik keeps us at. We only wish he were open later and on Sundays. Oh well.
Here we have Raj. Raj was a severally underpaid intern at HP. His first desk was in a "converted" trash area. He recently completed his internship and has gone back to Canada to look for a real job. Um, Raj, real job...Canada...hey? But seriously, Raj is a very cool guy even if this picture is entitled "Raj the Commie". He is also available to date and I am sure would be willing to relocate out of Canada to be with you. He wears Hugo Boss suits sometimes too.
This is Marco Bodio. He was in my last workgroup. As you can see he really appreciates my cookies (there is a Tupperware container of them in front of him.) He is a very cool guy and is excellent boyfriend material (except he's taken).
This is Oliver Schwieckhardt. He was lucky enough to be my project manager on LDMP. Thanks for not killing me, Oliver.

Married with a lovely wife and two wonderful children. Better him than me.

This is Heinz Winkel. We have a work relationship that would probably get us in trouble in the US. Of course it is strictly business. Anyhow, he is looking VERY German today in his leather vest.

Married, with a lovely wife he has never bothered to introduce me to and "the greatest child ever". (I think Oliver may disagree with you on that one Heinz)

This is Stefan Guertler. What can I say about Stefan? He would make great boyfriend material EXCEPT for his habit of arguing about bands. I guess some girls could over look that. I use to sit next to him and he misses me harassing him. Here you go Stefan!

Currently available unless he is hiding something from me. In which case, I will smack him.

Here we have Mario Palmer also known as The Angry German. The reason this picture is fuzzy is he is so angry he shakes.

Why is he so angry you ask? Because he's from Dunkel Deutschland (mail me if you want to know what that means)! Being that he has been forced into the light of the West, he is a bit bitter at the loss of his great Socialist State. By the way, he knows more about American gov't than most Americans.

He recently purchased a home with his girl friend (thus obviously unavailable). Remember Mario, if you were still in Dunkel-land you couldn't own that lovely home!

This is Bill Clark. He use to be my coworker but has recently returned to the lovely state of Idaho, in the US with his wife Sheryl. Very nice people who always came to our parties though didn't stay long. Bill was not an early morning person, just like me. That was cool. He helped me a lot when I moved to IT and I appreciated it.
Here we have Emmanuel last name French and I can't pronounce it so like hell I will be able to spell it. I should work on that. He is in my workgroup as well but looks different than Bill above for one big reason, he just got his new Audi TT.

Update: Emmanuel got ride of the TT because it was a tad expensive and his new girlfriend can kick your ass because she studies Tae Kwon Do, so don't mess with the French dude.

Hi Matthias! His last name is Michael. Confusing huh? I witness a number of visiting Americans call his Michael. I assume this is because they recognize it as a first name and are confused by Matthias. How typically American.

Isn't this a great picture of him? I just walked up and he was ready for it. I told him he could have a copy if he wanted to change the picture on his badge. But you know what? That is a great picture too. Naturally photogenic. Don't know about status. Will update.

This is Scott Faude. He use to be in my "extended workgroup". In my opinion, and a number of other ladies in the department, Scott is the cutest guy we've got. But now he is leaving to go work for his dad. Bummer. Also, Scott is a Mutt. His Dad is German, his Mom is American, his Grandfather is Spanish and his Grandmother is Irish. I think maybe when I first said he was a Mutt he might of been offended. I hope not though because I think it is very cool to be so diverse. My parents are just Americans, boring!

He has a French girlfriend who is a midwife but he doesn't get up with her in the middle of the night when she gets called. Oh well. At least he is cute.