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About Me

Hi. My name is Ryan. I call Portland, OR home. Mainly because no other place feels like home. Right now I live in Los Angeles, California. To be more specific, Los Feliz. I love East LA. It's now what you would ever expect from a place that's very close to Hollywood. As the days go by, it's becoming more and more comfortable. I think I'll stay awhile. I work for an incredible company called Intelligentsia and we recently opened what is becoming one of the best cafes in the world. Making coffee is my career. Not just a job. I enjoy every minute of it, from the beans to the people. When I'm not working, I am typically blogging at GhostCoffee.Net. To even me out and keep me sane, I believe in the idea of balance. That without it life is chaos. I believe in clarity of mind, something that if I don't have, my head is spinning. I believe in God, and I believe that God cares. I also believe in love and that without it life could not exist. Friends and family are the most important aspect of life and we must take care of our own. Beyond that, there's not much else to say. Life is good, I don't have to be at work for another couple hours, and it's 85 and sunny...

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My Interests

Music, Guitar, Songwriting, Music Production, Audio Technology, longboarding, hill bombing, snowboarding, surfing, touring, travel, espresso, and specialty coffee...

I'd like to meet:

People minus egos, maybe a couple more musicians here and there...
For Those Who Face Book... ......

Music:

Stars, William Fitzsimons, The Deadly Syndrome, Lydia, Thrice, Kanye West, Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, John Legend, John Lenon, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Built To Spill, Snoop Dog, Dead Prez, Blackstar, Common, Citizen Cope, Corneille, The Decemberists, Feist, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Jamie Cullum, Modest Mouse, The Phoenix Foundation, Ratatat, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Underoath, and more...

Movies:

The Count of Monte Cristo, Batman Begins, Love Actually, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Die Hard, Oceans 11, Gladiator, Cinderella Man, Eagle Vs. Shark, and many more...

Television:

Arrested Development, Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Pushing Daisies...

Books:

Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast, Espresso Coffee by Andrea Illy, Ambitious Brew (The Story of American Beer) by Maureen Ogle, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, and Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller...

Heroes:

Geoff Watts, Duane Sorenson, Jon Lewis, Daniel Johns, John Mayer, Dave Pedde, Will Farrel, Chris Martin, and others.....

My Blog

Lessons as of late...

Here I am again. Another 4-5 months update from the last. Life has been interesting and I am discovering many new things. One being that I am a barista. I love my craft. Not always the job, but I love...
Posted by R. Willbur on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:18:00 PST

Ready to Breath Again.

So, I find myself here writing a new myspace blog... For no real reason at all... Maybe it's to let people know that I am alive, or maybe not, but i feel like I want to put something out there for peo...
Posted by R. Willbur on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:21:00 PST

Vacate.

I just had one of the best days of vacation I've had in a very long time. My friend, Devin, and I are in the middle of a giant road trip from Minneapolis to Long Beach, CA. We spent the first two days...
Posted by R. Willbur on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:05:00 PST

The Object of My Affection.

You are mine and I am yoursBut where are you now.I'm am lost in an eternal thought.I'm found in your eyes.That question of future, I ponder no moreFor I've found the object of my affection.I will sear...
Posted by R. Willbur on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:40:00 PST

Thanksgivng Day

Well, here we are... Thanksgiving. I don't know what I am trying to accomplish by introing the blog like that, but whatever... Let's go back a year ago... I'd be waking up about now in my parents hous...
Posted by R. Willbur on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:44:00 PST

Beyond Ethics

Don't ask me why, but lately I've been contemplating a lot of things about people, sociology, and what I truly believe. Call it a coming of age if you will, but I've been really trying to decide what ...
Posted by R. Willbur on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:10:00 PST

Just too much...

I'm tired of fightingI surrenderTake my willTake it all.I give to you all of meI give to you all of me...They're my own lyrics, but I feel like I am singing them in a whole new way. Like everytime the...
Posted by R. Willbur on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:44:00 PST

For You Coffee Nerds!

You should go here... This will take you to my new blog... you know, like a real one, not on myspace... It's where the true, full, and mostly up to date story of my coffee adventures can be found... P...
Posted by R. Willbur on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:42:00 PST

Things that make me a coffee snob...

1. Espresso is an extraction from beans, not a "shot." When I make espresso, I am cautiously and carefully working with the coffee at hand to extract the fullest flavor and create something that will ...
Posted by R. Willbur on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:34:00 PST

The move.

For those of you who aren't aware. I just completed... well, I'm in the middle of another big move in life! My good friend, Devin Pedde, and I just tracked from Portland across the US to Minneapolis! ...
Posted by R. Willbur on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:00:00 PST