grinding to tom pettyyou just wouldn't understand...
philosophy. Books. My camera and the pictures I don't take very well, but love regardless. Symbolism. My friends. Body modification. Books. X-men. Laying next to someone. Life! Calling people witty names. Being called witty names. Higher level connections. Having fun being myself. Rain. Grandma's Boy. Buddhism. Mountains, and the great outdoors in general. Long, deep and interesting discussions. Debates. Trying to maintain an open mind. Books. Pin-up girls, bright red lipstick and the 20's-50's. Anything that has a Vegas touch, although I've never been there. Good hearts. Good intentions with good outcomes. Honesty, even when it's far from beautiful. Tetris, pool halls, coffee, music, books, people most of the time. Car rides, long nights, and partying right... .. |
Music
modest mouse, mountain goats, MGMT, the decemberists, sublime, iron and wine, arcade fire,animal collective, the pixies, the shins, sea wolf, the clash, at the drive-in, anything omar rodriguez ever touched, dave matthews, zepplin, iggy, ween, 13th floor elevators, joanna newsom, the beatles, brand new, chesterfield kings, bright eyes, buzzcocks, clap your hands say yeah, damien marley, the cramps, dead boys, danzig, do make say think, dropkcik murphys, flogging molly, frank sinatra, the go! team, gorillaz, tiger army, incubus, tom petty, bob dylan, interpol, white stripes...i'm into a lot of shit. indie, alternative, punk...anything with an interesting sound.
Movies
SUPERBADInto the Wild, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Breakfast Club, SLC Punk, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Quills, American History X, Drop Dead Fred, X-Men, The Green Mile, The Yellow Submarine, Alice in Wonderland, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Vanilla Sky, V for Vendetta, I ? Huckabees, What the Bleep/Down the Rabbit Hole, wristcutters, citizen kane, reqium for a dream, waking life.. Get this video and more at MySpace.comGRANDMA'S BOY
Television
I ONLY watch adult swim, it's always sunny, weeds and LOCKED UP ABROAD. I watch the news occasionally, but I'd prefer to form my opinions for myself. Generally, I detest television.
Books
I love most of the classics. They don't make them quite like they used to, rich in symbolism and including some serious lessons. I love beautiful use of language with a certain craftiness to the sentence structure. Tom Robbins is my favorite author. Carrol?. Kerouac and Bukowski. Heller and Orwell. Salinger and Fitzgerald. Vonnegut, Millman. I dig 'graphic novels' as well. As you can see, I'm all over the place. I can pretty much get into anything as long as there's a message. I love all books.
Heroes
I'm not big on the concept of having heroes, but if I did have one, it would be my Dad. He didn't make people change, he helped people realize why they should change themselves. My mother has done some pretty substantial things in her life as well. Against all odds, she has struggled and overcome, and is such an incredible person. And my sisters - no matter how far or how long, you will always be the only people who truly know who I am.
About me: "...That is the very starting point of existentialism. Indeed, everything is permissible if God does not exist, and as a result man is forlorn, because neither within him nor without does he find anything to cling to. He can't start making excuses for himself.
If existence really does precede essence, there is no explaining things away by reference to a fixed and given human nature. In other words, there is no determinism, man is free, man is freedom. On the other hand, if God does not exist, we find no values or commands to turn to which legitimize our conduct. So, in the bright realm of values, we have no excuse behind us, or justification before us. We are alone, with no excuses.
That is the idea I shall try to convey when I say that man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. The existentialist does not believe in the power of passion. He will never agree that a sweeping passion is a ravaging torrent which fatally leads a man to certain acts and is therefore an excuse.He thinks that man is responsible for his passion.
The existentialist does not think that man is going to help himself by finding in the world some omen by which to orient himself. Because he thinks that man will interpret the omen to suit himself. Therefore, he thinks that man, with no support and no aid, is condemned every moment to invent man."-JPS
I do everything I can to fully appreciate the experience of living.
I enjoy learning. And teaching. And talking. And people. And reading. And beauty. And language. And mystery. And art. And nature. And freedom. And the list continues...
I try the best I can to be a good person according to my own impossible standards and to make decisions that will help me understand and improve my environment.
But I make mistakes. And on a rather frequent basis. I'm just thankful that I choose to use them as a tool for betterment, instead of wallowing in my shortcomings.
I'm all about free will. I'll respect your decisions, but hold you accountable for them too. And I'd only expect the same.
I used to have a really positive outlook on humanity, but I've sort of lost it. The only thing I expect from others is honesty. Since my experience points to it being highly improbable to find people who are actually honest, I expect almost nothing. It's not so sad though. I love people, and I'll give anyone a chance. And I will sincerely give everything that I have until I'm given a reason not to. But I have no problem acknowledging when other people are making decisions that are holding them back, and if they aren't motivated enough to help themselves, then no one can. It's no sweat though, because for all the people I am now willing to lose, I have a select few people in my life who I have true love with, and since I have that, I have everything I need.
I don't know much, but I do believe that the absolute truth does exist. It's reality. We're all just far too subjective to ever fully get there. Myself included. But that will never stop me from persuing it for as long as I possibly can.
Search with me?
Background image is compliments of the brilliant artist Banksy.
Who I'd like to meet: Isaac Brock♥. Jeffrey Lewis. John Darnell. People who know where they came from. Good, pure hearts and souls. THE Buddha. Some late, great authors. My future life partner. Alice, Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat. People with no sense of direction. The original discoverer of LSD. Anyone who can pick up what I'm layin down. And on that note, anyone who could lay some shit down for me too.
"I need love, not some sentimental prison."
You let me in. You let me sin. You made me cry. You got me high.
You totally need to make your new pictures bigger! Sarah Gill, I have the cutest picture of you and Jeff hugging and I'll send it to you soon. I miss you!!!!!
Also, I see that Kev has asked you about Sonic. Now that you guys have one, you must get tater tots with cheese ALL THE TIME.
ahh man so much shit happend after i saw or spoke to you last...like CRAZZZYYYYY shit . idk im not tryong to let my shit out on myspace haha ya know...idk i saw pictures on sams phoneee...
SARAHHHH, i need you. im soooo fuckin bummed... im all up in my head n shit . eghh. i had sooo much fun on friday man...hahahaha it was great.. i just saw all the pictures sam had OMG FUCKING HALARIOUS. i dont remember any of that...<3
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