Orthodox Christianity, Christian Saints, bicyles, etymology as well as words in general, nag champa, dumpster diving, notes found in books, punk rock, gypsies, coffee, dragonflys, trees, cemetaries, nomadic peoples, ravens, India, composting, fish hatcheries, freak shows, beer, cultural anthropology, Orthodox Christian monasteries, treehouses, thrift stores, tea, creative people, subcultures, yurts, Russia, sustainability, bike messengers, bats, the colour green, patchouli, weather, Orthodox Icons, mix tapes, Serbia, snake handlers, toys with character, communes, bookstores, empty buildings, yard sales, politricks, climbing trees, prisons, the ramblings of otherwise unknown street philosophers, mixed media art, the gothic American South, history, music, graffiti art, Eastern Europe, guitar feedback, abandoned vehicles, religion, digging holes, drinking water that comes out of the garden hose, collecting seeds, wandering around, tide pools, buffaloes, yerba mate, longboard skateboarding, interesting conspiracy theories and the list goes on....
Music
Bad Brains, Johnny Cash, The Velvet Underground, Ravi Shankar, Abba, Asian Dub Foundation, Pennywise, Cornershop, Black Flag, DJ Shadow, Jimi Hendrix, Circle Jerks, Boz Skaggs, Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots, the (stevo era) Vandals, the Pogues, Sheila Chandra, TSOL, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Fugazi, T Rex, Madness, Kimya Dawson, the Ramones, Modest Mouse, Curtis Mayfield, Strike Anywhere, the Polyphonic Spree, Flogging Molly, Michael Knott, D.I., Camper Van Beethoven, X, Echo and the Bunnymen, Patti Smith, White Stripes, Johnny Dowd, dj Cheb i Sabbah, the Carpenters, ballydowse, Leonard Cohen, Sepultura, Danielson, Steel Pulse, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Love and Rockets, Half Pint, Nusrat Ali Khan, Bracket, Culture, Tom Waits, System of a Down, Belle and Sebastian, the Specials, Propagandhi, Norfolk and Western, Led Zepellin, Every Day Life, Tex and the Horseheads, Havalina Rail Company, the Smiths, Haircut 100, Queen, Beastie Boys, Deftones, Pantera, REM, Gun Club, Robert Nesta Marley, the Go-Go's, Rolling Stones, Blondie, Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Arrested Development, Nirvana, Devo, Mark Lannegan, Alice in Chains, Germs, Violent Femmes, Minor Threat, Elvis Costello, Wovenhand, the Avengers, Sin34, Oingo Boingo, Toy Dolls, Nina Hagen, Sonic Youth, Soul Junk, Adolescents, Jason Webley, English Beat, Aerosmith, Cypress Hill, the Hollowpoints, b-52's, Starflyer 59, Dead Milkmen, Halo Friendlies, Squeeze, Uncle Tupelo, Ben Harper, The Decemberists, the Buzzcocks, Run DMC, Jack Johnson, Victoria Williams, the fugees, Sparklehorse, Scaterd Few, Black Crowes, Adam and the Ants, Cat Stevens, Fishbone, the Clash, Roxy Music, Nirvana, Crashdog, Cadillac Tramps, Donovan, Suicidal Tendencies, Talking Heads, Tex and the Horseheads, Shonen Knife, Jeff Buckley, Social Distortion, Neil Young, House of Pain, Azam Ali, Spandau Ballet, Gorillaz, Soulfly, Built to Spill, Siouxie and the Banshees, Big Audio Dynamite, Portishead, the Pixies, the Pretenders, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, digable planets, the Who, Iggy Pop and the list goes on....
Movies
12 monkeys, X: the unheard music, pulp fiction, the razor's edge, seven, what we do is secret, high fidelity, the decline of western civilization 1, searching for the wrong-eyed Jesus, everything is illuminated, american hardcore, lost in translation, spellbound, the station agent, the beach, boondock saints
Television
Chuck, The Office, The Colbert Report, The Mentalist
Books
'Holy Bible', 'The Beach' by Alex Garland, 'Persepolis (1 & 2)' by Marjane Satrapi, 'Shepherd of Souls' by Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan, 'Salt of the Earth' by St. Paul Florensky, 'Into the Wild' by Jon Krakauer, 'Last American Man' by Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Exodus' by Leon Uris, 'The Good Fairies' of New York by Martin Millar, 'The Way of Man' by Martin Buber. 'Wade in the River' by Fr. Paisius Altschul. 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk.
Heroes
Jesus Christ, St. Herman Wonderworker of Alaska, Bl. Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose), St. Mary of Egypt, Elder Isidore, the Desert Fathers, Monk Hariton New Martyr of Kosovo, Dorothy Day, Elder Porphyrios, Hieromartyr Nestor, Elder Cleopa (Ilie), Elder Paisios, Harriet Tubman, and the Tree Dwelling Saints. Oh, and that one guy who did that one thing that one time... and please note that none of my heroes wear suits on a regular basis.
About me: i am a struggling follower of Jesus Christ. i am a husband. i am a dad. i am a son. i am a Godfather. i am a friend. i work too --but my occupation does not define who i am. i grew up in long beach, california but i now live in walla walla, washington. some people know me as: layne. some people know me as: herman you can call me whatever you want to. alot of things interest me (see the list to the left.) i blog at http://papaherman.wordpress.com
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i don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. i don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, i don't want to do that.
Who I'd like to meet: The oucasts. The poor in spirit. People who struggle. Old friends and new friends. People that I have just met, people that have the same interests as me, people that dont have the same interests as me... I am pretty sure that you fit into that somewhere eh?
If you would like me to add you as a friend, and I do not know you already; please drop me a message and introduce yourself. --Thanks!
The Holy Spirit is descended from heaven to earth!
"Once, when He descended and confounded the tongues, the Most High divided the nations. But at Pentecost when He divided the tongues of fire, He called all men into unity. And now with one accord we glorify the All-Holy Spirit."
I hope you are well! Blessings to you and your beautiful family! it's so encouraging to know your beliefs, I hope your faith and love will increase in new and unexpected ways!
I haven't actually moved in yet. I've been really sick and in bed, forever. Better luck next weekend I guess (because it's not very fun paying rent in a place you don't live).
Nice quote. Sounds like it's from a rap song from the 80's. --I think Louie was a little scared of the "clean shaven" Papa Herman at Vespers last night. Will the old "hairy" Papa Herman make an appearence in the next few months? We're playing hooky from Liturgy this morning, so hopefully we'll see you at the vigil tonight.
