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Devin

When the last living thing has died on account of us, how poetical it would be if Earth could say, i

About Me

My Name is Devin Rippner and I just graduated from UC Riverside. I recieved my BS in Environmental Science and am now pursuing a position in the Peace Corps. I really want to work overseas and someday hopefully have a job doing environmental consulting/policy work overseas. I don't have a car, but I ride my bike everywhere, which I have to say is really nice right now with gas prices so high.I'm on myspace to catch up with my old friends. I'm not usually into meeting new people online because it kind of creeps me out."For in a civilization equipped with immense technological power, the sense of alienation between man and nature leads to the use of technology in a hostile spirit---to the "conquest" of nature instead of intelligent co-operation with nature." -- Alan Watts
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Devin Rippner
Birthday: March 5 1984
Birthplace: Long Beach
Current Location: SLO
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6'0
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right Handed
Your Heritage: Irish- not very exotic, but it does in a pinch
The Shoes You Wore Today: My Circa's with the black skull on the back
Your Weakness: I'm really sensitive
Your Fears: Not living one day at a time
Your Perfect Pizza: A MLT pizza. Its even greater than true love.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Be a successfull peace corps volunteer
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I just started IMing so I really don't have any over used phrases.
Thoughts First Waking Up: What can I do today to make my life better?
Your Best Physical Feature: Smile
Your Bedtime: Lately, 12 to 2 am. I need to fix it this weekend.
Your Most Missed Memory: Talking with my Grandpa Rippner about politics
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Coke... it does a body good
MacDonalds or Burger King: Carl's jr ; )
Single or Group Dates: I haven't been on a date in a long time. Maybe I will fix that soon.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Diet Coke... see Pepsi or Coke
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Diet Coke... see Pepsi or Coke
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: Less and less as the years go by.
Do you Sing: I love to sing. I have a strong powerful voice...like a monkey
Do you Shower Daily: 2x
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: I am done with my BS. Now time to get my masters than my PHD
Do you want to get Married: Yes
Do you belive in yourself: More and more as the years go by
Do you get Motion Sickness: No.
Do you think you are Attractive: Lately, yes. in the past, no.
Are you a Health Freak: Sometimes. I work out alot, does that count?
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes. They are 2 of my best friends
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes, they are pretty amazing
Do you play an Instrument: No
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: No
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Again, what is this dating your talking about.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Nope
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: A couple.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes.
In the past month have you been on Stage: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: I went Skivvy dipping.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Yes... a couple of times ; )
Ever been called a Tease: No
Ever been Beaten up: Emotionally
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Smiling
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I want to travel the world and help people... kind of like Kaine from Kung Fu
What country would you most like to Visit: Darfur
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Green.
Favourite Hair Color: Brown or Blond.
Short or Long Hair: Long
Height: 5'0 to 6'0
Weight: I don't care as long as the person is athletic
Best Clothing Style: Punked out.
Number of Drugs I have taken: Zero
Number of CDs I own: A few.
Number of Piercings: Zero
Number of Tattoos: Zero
Number of things in my Past I Regret: I try not to regret anything, but thats easier said then done.
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My Interests

The Usual: Urban Mountain biking, Video Games, global warming and resource use.

I'd like to meet:

Damn-- most of the people I would like to meet are dead. I would have loved to have met Samuel Clemens or Benjamin Franklin. I guess the most interesting living person that I would like to meet would be Jimmy Carter. Other than that I would just love to make some new friends and keep in touch with my old ones.

Music:

Lamb of Good, Spoon, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Interpol, Muse, Manu Chao, The Roots, Danger Mouse, RATM, The Knife, Thom Yorke, DJ Shadow, DJ Quik, UNKLE, Strapping Young Lad, Silverchair, Sujfan Stevens, TV on the Radio, Telefon Tel Aviv, Black Starr.

Movies:

Strangers on a Train, Kiss Me Deadly, Night of the Hunter, The Big Sleep, The Fountain.

Television:

Metalacolypse, South Park, Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Books:

Mr. Norrel and Jonathan Strange, Slaughter House Five, Good Omens, Kingdom Come, The Sandman, Wanted By Mark Millar...its amazing, As I Lay Dieing, Planet Hulk, The Assault on Reason.

Heroes:

my father. He does volunteer work all across the world, is an accomplished tennis player, and an excellent father. He never asks for praise and never expects to be recognised. I think I like batman so much simply because he reminds me of my Dad. I also look up to Ben Franklin and Samuel Clemens. In my opinion the two most brilliant men in american history; Other than Batman and my Dad of course.

My Blog

Placement

So I finally recieved my placement from the peace corps. I will be going to Malawi to do environmental and agricultural work. Malawi is a small, landlocked country in south east africa. It shares a...
Posted by Devin on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:00 PST

It starts....

So I'm off to israel at the end of the week and I have to say, I'm a little terrified. I'm leaving much sooner then I expected and I have a ton of stuff I have to take care of. I have gotten a littl...
Posted by Devin on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:03:00 PST

This is me in a nutshell

Are you the kind of person who'd rather spend money on a concert than on a coat?If you collect experiences, not stuff, you might just be a transumer.Kat Jimenez is an attorney, just not the buttoned-u...
Posted by Devin on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:24:00 PST

Life

I am feeling great about life right now. I have a lot on my plate right now, but I think that I am going to get straight A's again. I just have to keep myself motivated. I have to finish my peace c...
Posted by Devin on Fri, 25 May 2007 12:11:00 PST

Some thoughts

Another great thanksgiving has gone by.  I got to see some family that I haven't seen in a while and I have just gotten to mellow out for a while.  I'm looking foreward to going back to scho...
Posted by Devin on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:35:00 PST

1st Quarter

I have to say life is pretty good right now. This quarter is the first time I have wanted to be in school since I left high school, and it shows. I have been to every class so far in the first three w...
Posted by Devin on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:48:00 PST

The Good Life

Life is going well right now.  I'm about to go to sleep, then wake up tomorrow and go to class.  This sentence alone sums up how different this quarter has been for me.  Thanks to love ...
Posted by Devin on Mon, 22 May 2006 02:43:00 PST

Las Vegas

My roommate is the shit. He woke me up at 7:30 on friday night, looked me straight in the eye and said, "We're going to Vegas." So we went with my other roommate and two other friends and drove to V...
Posted by Devin on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Oceanspray

Sorry random title. I was just looking at a cranberry juice bottle. This is the first time in a long time I have been on myspace. I'm home now for the first time in a year which is amazing. I'm ju...
Posted by Devin on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Good times

I can play at full speed again. I can serve, I can hit overheads, I can volley, I can do it all. This is one of the best times of my life right now. Beyond this I have two new aspirations in li...
Posted by Devin on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST