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Ryan

YEAH, Toast!

About Me

I'm a Junior at UI majoring in journalism with a minor in creative writing. I'm a full-time human. I'm a full-time mall employee. I'm a firm believer in getting thoughts on to paper. There's music in my head a lot. I think every day is a new adventure. I like to give hugs. I wasn't raised with religion, but I do believe in stuff. I like naps. I think people should smile more in their pictures. I like to say "I love you" as often as possible. I prefer to live and let live. I don't have it all figured out. There's more to me, of course.

My Interests

This nametag generator sums up my workday.

I'd like to meet:

People and folks.

Music:

The Beatles, NIN, Racetrack, Incubus, Mae, Garbage, Minus the Bear, Phantom Planet, Maxeen, The Mooney Sazuki, Black Black Ocean, Against Me!, Lagwagon, Van Halen, The Format, Tori Amos, The Ataris, The Used, Death From Above 1979, Billy Talent, The Horrorpops, Tsunami Bomb, The Raveonettes, Blondie, Kanye West, Lit, Taking Back Sunday, The Soviettes, The Gin Blossoms, Coyote Shivers, Gorillaz, Ben Harper, Story of the Year, Hello-Goodbye, Lost Prophets, The Postal Service, Daft Punk, Alkaline Trio, Coheed & Cambria, The Dropkick Murphys, Mest, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Sugarcult, The Mars Volta, Jane's Addiction, Something Corporate, Less Than Jake, Boys Like Girls, The Queers, Brand New, Thursday, The Starting Line, Reel Big Fish, Saharah Hotnights, Matchbook Romance, Denali, Be Your Own Pet, Snow Patrol, The Flaming Lips, Lily Allen, The Motion-City Soundtrack, The Sounds, Weezer, The Forecast, The Plain White T's, Heather Nova, Placebo, Count the Stars, Feable Weiner, The Epoxies, The Go! Team, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The White Stripes, Foo Fighters, Late Tuesday, The Unicorns, The Ramones, Aqueduct, NOFX, Name Taken, Tiger Army, and too many others to name . . . I mean honestly . . .

Movies:

Empire Records, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Mars Attacks!, Thirteen, Elephant, Sid and Nancy, Donnie Darko, Gladiator, A Home at the End of the World, Phonebooth, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Gossip, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Alien, Aliens, The Ring, The Ring Two, Wicker Park, SLC Punk, Ghost World, From Hell, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Lock-Stock-and-Two-Smoking-Barrels, Gosford Park, Hotel Rwanda, Cabin Fever, Natural Born Killers, The United States of Leland, American Beauty, The Island, Drop Dead Gorgeous, 13 Conversations About One Thing, Brokedown Palace, Fight Club, Chocolat, Good Night and Good Luck, Requiem for a Dream, Cecile B. Demented, Boondock Saints, March of the Penguins, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, Resevoir Dogs, Ghost in the Shell, Formula 51, Pulp Fiction, School of Rock, Way of the Gun, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, Daredevil, Sin City, Training Day, X-Men, X-Men 2: X-Men United, X-Men 3: The Last Stand, Bewitched, Days of Thunder, The Cell, Dial 'M' for Murder, Wedding Crashers, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Airheads, Garden State, The Interpreter, Bedazzled, Friday Night Lights, The Matrix, The Matrix: Reloaded, The Matrix: Revolution, The AniMatrix, Silent Hill, Assault on Precinct 13, 007: Casino Royale, A Christmas Story, This is Spinal Tap, Drowning Mona, Thank You for Smoking, Pi, Lost in Translation, Serenity, Girl Interrupted, Kingdom of Heaven, Domino, Waiting, Spun, A Mighty Wind, Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang, Totally Awesome, Smokin' Aces, Stranger Than Fiction, 300, Grindhouse, Marie Antoinette, Little Miss Sunshine

Television:

Family Guy, South Park, Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order: SVU, The Venture Brothers, Weeds, Nip/Tuck, Heroes, Dirt, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Books:

A Catcher in the Rye, Invisible Monsters, A Seperate Peace, Fahrenheit 451, Tipping Point, Grendel, Speak, The Cocktail Bible, The Experiment, The Zombie Survival Guide, Kurt Cobain: Journals, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Great Gatsby, Marvels, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Ghost World, This Side of Paradise, Death: The High Cost of Living, The Kid, Salamander Dream, The Life of Pi

Heroes:

My mom, the dreamer. My Great Aunt Charlotte, the survivior. Josh, the bestest.

My Blog

"Gay as a negative adjective is SO gay!"

I found this article on www.collegehumor.comIt's by a talented comedian named Chris Wylde, and it's worth a read.  It makes some really interesting points , but mostly just hilarious commentary, ...
Posted by Ryanface on Fri, 11 May 2007 11:44:00 PST

My crazy dinosaurs dream.

Okay, so I had to write this before I lost it all which is why this has been posted so early.But I had the craziest fucking dream EVER last night!It started with a bunch of us taking a bus to National...
Posted by Ryanface on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:33:00 PST

Link to my second column.

Found here.Feedback is always appreciated!
Posted by Ryanface on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:44:00 PST

Journalism is creepy.

I've decided that there's a paradox to what I want to do with my life.Since most journalism/news is primarily entertainment and shock value these days, what does the entertainment journalist have to d...
Posted by Ryanface on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:03:00 PST

My guest column in the paper.

So the column got published, albeit a week late.You can read it hereI know that I'll probably catch some shit for it. Let me know what you think!...
Posted by Ryanface on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:14:00 PST

7 bands to try if you like stuff:

[Or, "If you like Ryan, you might like these!"]1--Acceptance: Such an underrated little alt. rock band with mild Christian undertones. They're great because they're one of those "our music should be b...
Posted by Ryanface on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:50:00 PST

The first day of Spring 2007 semester, or "Why I feel old."

Why do I feel old? Because at (almost) 21, I was the OLDEST person in mt PR class today. That's bullshit. It's also because I should have taken it earlier but didn't. This is English 210 (where once a...
Posted by Ryanface on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:38:00 PST

I Think:

I think that if more people smiled in their pictures, they'd have a better time.I think the Oregon Coastline is beautiful and frightening.I think I need to study harder.I think I'm doing okay at colle...
Posted by Ryanface on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:08:00 PST

Dear Myspace/Fox Corp.

STOP IT!Let me explain.Ever since I filled in the "Orientation" portion of this thing to state my sexuality (what, as if my tattoo wasn't enough?), Myspace has done nothing but bombard me with Homo-Ad...
Posted by Ryanface on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:52:00 PST

Here's to you, Crew.

I'd like to talk about my friends for a moment: Tomorrow we embark on a trip to the Oregon coast. House is rented, supplies are, well, in list form, illegal drugs are (I hope) purchased, and life is i...
Posted by Ryanface on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:37:00 PST