Marcus Engel
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Professional Speaker & Author |
| Location | Orlando, FL, United States |
| Introduction | The facts: I’m 32, a professional speaker, author, and Orlando, FL resident. This blog is going to be a little bit of an extension of my web site, marcusengel.com, but with its own personality. Professionally: Here you’ll see a story you can’t get anywhere else. At 18 I was blinded and nearly killed when hit by a drunk driver. Through years of rehab and hours of reconstructive surgery, my goal was to return to college and recapture my life. And I did it. Now, I’m a professional speaker focusing on teaching audiences to overcome adversity, make intelligent choices and see obstacles as opportunities. Through all life experiences I choose to grow, evolve and learn. Now – the important stuff: I love to read, write, play music, explore new restaurants, meet new people, just live every day as if it may be the last. Because it might. Been there, done that, got the t shirt. You can’t sum up About me! in 500 words. No one can. Or, if they can, they’re boring. I’m not. So, read on if you dare. Then drop me e-mail. It’s always way cool to find out who’s out there! |
| Interests | Reading (anyone read the new Chuck Palahniuk yet?), playing guitar, exploring new restaurants with my buds, playing poker, cooking and... dare I say it? Shopping. |
| Favorite movies | Scent of a Woman, Pulp Fiction, The Quiet Man, Napoleon Dynamite, Blazing Saddles, Animal House, From Hell |
| Favorite music | Robert Earl Keen, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, Slade Cleaves, White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Pogues, Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Tom Waits, Townes Van Zant |
| Favorite books | "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, "Choke" by Chuck Pauleneuck, "A River Runs Through It" by Norman McLain, "The Shampoo Planet" by Douglas Coupland, "One" by Richard Bach, "The Green Mile" by Stephen King, "American Psycho" by Brett Easton-Ellis (Warning: Do NOT read this book if you have a weak stomach, high morals or are taking medications) |
Do you believe that forks are evolved from spoons?
No. Look at paintings of cavemen hunting mastodon. They're always carrying spears. Clearly the first method was to stab it. Forks stab, spoons scoop.