YOU!, painting- both by myself and with others, feeling too much or nothing at all, speculating about our futures, swimming in the realms of reality, enjoying honest smiles, eating sushi, talking with friends, writing music, making out, entertaining people, intimate conversations, candlelit baths, dancing, flirting, playing with my hair, drawing, dreaming, constructing grand plans, video games, drinking delicious beverages, excercising, laughing, playfull teasing, getting others to laugh, spending time with family, exploring, travelling, Thai Food, wakeboarding, snuggling, and being generally random!
Music
Yelle, Imperative Reaction, Tepr, The Knife, Tegan and Sara, Robots in Disguise, Nico, Arcade Fire, M83, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Elliott Smith, PJ Harvey, Dangerous Muse, The Gossip, Damien Rice, The Pixies, Arctic Monkeys, 8mm, VNV Nation, Mind in a Box, Toothfairy, Timo Maas, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ladytron, Liz Phair, Placebo, Muse, PATRICK WOLF, Sigur Ros (I've met!), Death Cab For Cutise, Depeche Mode, the Cure, the Doves, Scissor Sisters, Skinny Puppy, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Keane, Blondie, Edith Frost, Jose Gonzales, A Quiet Affair, Flaming Lips, Bjork, Garbage, DJ Keoki, Fischerspooner, The Feint, L7, Postal Service, Miss Kittin, The Presets, Home Video, Simian Mobile Disco, Junior Boys, Assemblage 23, Combichrist
Movies
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, Juno, Transamerica, Doom Generation, Spirited Away, Shortbus, Running with Scissors, Lost in Translation, Match Point, Igby Goes Down, Party Monster, The Dreamers, Amelie, Dancer in the Dark, Batman: Dark Knight, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisou, Strangers with Candy, Shortbus, The Hours, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Mysterious Skin, Ken Park, Velvet Goldmine, Brick, Magnolia, The Royal Tenenbaums, Brick, The Science of Sleep
Television
Robot Chicken, WEEDS (Favorite Show Right Now..Superb writing/acting/etc), Squidbillies, 30 Rock, Home Movies, Daily Show, Steven Colbert, Strangers with Candy, Drawn Together, South Park... I don't actually WATCH TV- I usually just stream it from online or rent DVD's. Commercials are irritating.
Books
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, On A Pale Horse, Idlewood, Neverwhere, Thief of Always, Farewell Symphony, Density of Souls, Naked, I Like You: Hospitality Under The Influence.
Heroes
Thom Yorke, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, Salvador Dali...and:
People who take control of their life and wield their own future doing what THEY want to do with it.
I've had a pretty hard life... ran away when I was 16 and took care of myself at a very early age. Nothing was handed to me on a silver spoon. While the experiences in my life have been tough, the reward is that I'm the rock that I am today. Many rely on me for strength to get them through tough times. I've been taking care of my family and at times, friends for many years now both financially, emotionally and spiritually. In that, I am happy with what I've done in life but there is so much more to do. I've only got about 40-60 more years of life left if I'm lucky.
What kind of difference can I make? What will I be known for? The hero we seek should be the hero in ourself. Be known for the legacy of positive changes you've created.
Recently my boyfriend wrote this cute poem to me. I had to share it. =)
Tis very true
That I do so love you
And tis very fortunate
That you can reciprocate
I'm glad it's the case
That I put a smile on your face
Yet it grows late
And sleep no longer can wait
Tomorrow I shall talk to you
Till then, adieu adieu!
Life seems like a constant struggle for us to define ourselves doesn't it? The clothes we wear, the scents we lather ourselves with, the cars we drive and the places we live...
You didn't come to read my profile for the above did you? So let's cut the bullshit. You want what makes up "Brandon" otherwise you wouldn't be here.
Number One.
While I enjoy giving out advice (doing it much of my life) I'm trying to get my shit together just as much as the next guy. I have pretty straightforward aspirations. I want to be successful. I'd like to make it big in art, music, writing, design or any outlet that allows me to create for a living. Oh! And I'm always up for making new artist friends.
Number Two.
I deeply enjoy music. But who doesn't? I've dabbled in DJ'ing for a few years. I've written music for even longer. I'm working on a CD right now that's been a never ending project. Music is one of those delicious creations that everyone can find an opinion on.
Number Three.
I've got a pretty epic story. Amazing even! I plan on writing about it some day. However please don't think that I will let that rule my life. The past is the past for a reason. If you get in close enough, perhaps I'll share a tale or two. Until then, let's push things forward.
Number Four.
I'm a misguided romantic. In all aspects. I believe in dating, having coffee and buying flowers. The cliche watching stars while holding hands in the back of a pick up truck? Sign me up! If I'm with someone I want to be their everything and visa versa... Yet I realize that the world no longer holds such values. So I drift like everyone else. I'm forced, begrudgingly, to play the game. Darwinism wins.
However challenging it may get, I've found a spot of happiness in occassional bleakness. His name is Adam. He brings me quite a bit of happiness just by being him. We are two very different wholes joined together.
Who I'd like to meet: Thom Yorke
Bjork
Andy Warhol (When he was alive)
Brian Molko
Neil Gaiman
PJ Harvey
Piers Anthony
Stanley Kubrick (When he was alive) Patrick Wolf!
Yeah things are good! Well except I gotta get all of my wisdom teeth taken out tomorrow. That's gonna suck ass. I guess the people who were making it dropped the ball and it's taking forever. It will be awesome to see once it gets up though! How are you doing?
Hi Brandon! I haven't talked to you in a little bit...how are things? My sister's website is almost done, and the work you did for her looks awesome on there!
His name was Brandon McGill and though a long time ago I can brush away memory's fog and see I magazine aisle and a broken bowl A shy smile in the desert dusk A song that still echoes in my mind A truth and honesty rare and refined A cup of coffee on heaven's steps Fractal curves and winter's cold The best minds of our generation A Saving grace in berevements deconstruction Lust and life and desire and releif Never have doubt what you did for me
Hey cutie!!! Just getting my son ready for school this morning...and then tonight we are going to the circus!!! YAY~ I am so excited and can't wait I havent been in years nd niether has my son.What have you been up to???
lol...It should NOT be your reasoning for getting one though. Make sure that you are willing to take on the risk of riding! Read my lips, "If you ride, you WILL fall". That is the reality of it. I laid down a bike last year, but I find, for me, that the rewards outweigh the risk and pain of crashing. "IF YOU RIDE, YOU WILL FALL"
