music music music. my friends. possibility and the exploration of dreams. being myself. meeting new people. singing without regard for my talent or lack thereof. over-emphasizing the word "although". spoonfuls of peanut butter. deep conversation, silly conversation. that pop that happens when you open up a can of pillsbury biscuits. laughing. kiddos. bad tv, good movies, great books. writing. creating. genuinely sweet people. photography books. inspirational quotes on magnets. to-do lists. smiles. making people feel loved, being loved. the journey.
Music
schuyler fisk, sondre lerche, manu chao, the blue jackets, p.t. walkley, the orange lights, jay brannan, chris garneau, the weepies, sook-yin lee, scott matthew, yo la tengo, stars, mgmt, kleerup, lykke li, iron & wine, kate nash, page france, m.i.a., great lake swimmers, animal collective, bishop allen, maria taylor, vampire weekend, blitzen trapper, clap your hands say yeah, ingrid michaelson, the hidden cameras, ghostland observatory, spiritualized, john lamonica, rufus wainwright, rhett miller, son. ambulance, mika, david garza, joshua radin, scissor sisters, sparklehorse, pernice brothers, under the influence of giants, the mountain goats, ben lee, sufjan stevens, aqualung, ram jam, kt tunstall, brandi carlile, howie day, kate havnevik, peter bradley adams, spoon, sia, sigur ros, clear static, gentleman reg, the ark, pinback, the weakerthans, bjork, classic standard, broken social scene, imogen heap,frou frou, the postal service, the killers, cloud cult, abba, thomas newman, philip glass, blue eyed son, madonna
Movies
shortbus, purple violets, my blueberry nights, margot at the wedding, across the universe, the weather underground, laurel canyon, dan in real life, the hours, american beauty, hedwig and the angry inch, rent, adaptation, capote, the manchurian candidate, angels in america, a scanner darkly, the devil wears prada, the queen,imaginary heroes, human traffic, very annie mary, friends with money
A NEW EARTH, kitchen confidential, the happiness myth, pontoon, the da vinci code, angels and demons, Alcibiades the Schoolboy,the consolations of philosophy, quotationary, wicked, brave new world, 1984, anything david sedaris or augusten burroughs, Walt Whitman, Shakespeare, Capote, mao's last dancer, the audacity of hope, the intellectual devotional, thoreau
Heroes
My friends and family! Alice Paul, Harvey Milk, Matthew Shephard, DUFF GOLDMAN!!! real people, Alec Mapa, Sophia Lamar, Eckhart Tolle, Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Alan Cumming, Paul Dawson, Oscar Wilde, Harvey Milk, John Cameron Mitchell, Mary-Louise Parker, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Frances McDormand, David E. Kelly, Augusten Burroughs, Roger Bart, Kristen Chenoweth, Nathan Lane, Michael Cunningham....I could go on
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TEXAS
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Communications
Clubs: Lambda Pi Eta, Golden Key
2001 to 2004
Tivy H S
Kerrville,Texas
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
1997 to 2000
brandon's Companies
League of Women Voters of Texas Austin, Texas US Associate Director
About me: to satisfy the obligatory "getting to know you's" that constitute default conversation at cocktail parties:
i have a communications degree. i have a nonprofit job. i do good things and it pays the bills. i live "up north" and only my name is on the mailbox. i am from a small town in the hill country and moved to austin in 2005 from corpus christi (corpus crusty, more like). i have no current plans to relocate.
now, on to the things that can't be answered on a job application:
i have a deep penchant for music. i have no musical ability whatsoever (at least not the kind that will get me laid). i will play the same song on repeat for days and sing along poorly until someone intervenes. if i were to be discovered lifeless in a seedy hotel room on the shady side of town near the tracks on a rainy night, the sole object found on my person would be an ipod and it would have badass playlists on it. score for you, detective.
i can't decide if a decent tan is worth the possible melanoma. i stole that line from an e-card. i'm not that witty unless i'm drinking. even then, i laugh at my own jokes and ruin the fun for everyone. so sad.
i have a debilitating fear of loneliness which i think stems from growing up as a fat kid. haha! no, seriously.
i over-think everything and am never very certain about things of little consequence. the major things, i'm concrete on. i'm a part-time cynic but a full-time romantic. i guess that negates the cynicism and reduces my romanticism to half. i suppose then i'm 50% romantic, 25% analytical, 15% dubious, 10% resolved and 5% bad at math.
i sometimes like to take baths with candles and wine and music. i'm man enough to admit that. or am i woman enough?
there are two doors to my bathroom but i only use one of them for reasons that are unknown to me.
running shoes are a serious purchase in life and one i don't take lightly. the same goes for beer and wine. and hair product.
in a group setting, i have a terrible time deciding on a restaurant. just terrible. i can always decide on my drink though.
coffee is a necessity. as is laughter, love and friendship.
American Cities That Best Fit Me:
60% San Francisco
60% Washington, DC
55% New York City
55% Philadelphia
50% Austin
LOST by David Wagoner
Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you.
If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.
Aquarius
You are very random, changing moods everyday. You are very genuine, and you like to do a lot sexually. When you find something that you like, you like it a lot and want your lover to like it too.
Ideally you like to find a partner who is as into sex as you are. You want a lover who is just as independent as you are and you like an equal amount of give and take in the sack.
Sex matches: Aries, Gemini, Libra
The Scientist of the Zodiac, Aquarius is ruled by URANUS, and its symbol is the WATER-BEARER. Its natural place is the ELEVENTH HOUSE, the house of Friendships and Experimentation. Revolutionary Aquarius is an AIR sign, idealistic and inventive. Aquarius often has mood swings, optimistically reforming the social structure one minute, then despondent at the impossibility of perfect happiness the next.
Who I'd like to meet: real people. people with insecurities and vulnerabilities. people who can laugh at themselves and at adult swim. people who don't take themselves too seriously. no one who is materialistic or superficial. people who love to eat and who watch the food network. people who are in it for the long haul.
Happy Birfday! I heard about your upcoming trip, that will be freakin AWESOME! One of these days we will get to kick it, one of these days. Until then, Ddot Ddot Ddot DDOT!!!
