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loris

About Me

well, my name is mike. some of my favorite things are going to shows, getting coffee, playing rugby, singing poorly, acting on stage and in independent films, riding bikes, drinking chocolate milk, playing guitar, and reading. i do my best to keep myself busy at all times both in and out of school. i have been trying to teach myself banjo for about a year now (though unsuccessful so far). i will be attending columbia university next fall(yes!). until then, i plan to earn some money by working at a law firm, finish high school, record some music, write a short story and travel a little bit over the summer (possible mission trip in the works). if you want to talk more, my screen name is: iamaloriscolumbia 2010ers encouraged to chat.

My Interests

guitar. banjo. film festivals. music. chocolate milk. peter pan. assassinations of presidents. sudan. dominican republic. haiti. history of the world. pop-culture. dr. pepper. snuggling. fake skies. butter pecan ice cream. the crossword puzzle. my dog oliver. pogs?

I'd like to meet:

edward norton, shel silverstein, e.e. cummings, and john wilkes booth

Music:

adam green, all-time quarterback, aloha, american football, and you will know us by the trail of dead, apostle of hustle, the appleseed cast, the arcade fire, architecture in helsinki, bb king, the beatles belle & sebastian, ben folds, ben folds five, ben kweller, bob dylan, the books, broken social scene, cat power, cat stevens, clap your hands say yeah, colin meloy, the damn personals, david bowie, the deadly snakes, death cab for cutie, the decemberists, devendra banhart, the dismemberment plan, the dresden dolls, elliott, elliott smith, eric clapton, the exploding hearts, flaming lips, fatboy slim, the get up kids, interpol, iron and wine, joe calicott, john lennon, john pizzarelli, johnny cash, jose gonzalez, junior senior, kanye west, mates of state, mike doughty, mirah, mississippi fred mcdowell, modest mouse, mogwai, the moldy peaches, muddy waters, neutral milk hotel, the new pornographers, nick drake, of montreal, owen, pavement, pedro the lion, piebald, pixies, the promise ring, pretty girls make graves, r.l. burnside, radiohead, rainer maria, ray charles, reggie and the full effect, rilo kiley, the rocking horse winner, rogue wave, simon & garfunkel, son volt, spoon, stars, sufjan stevens, supergrass, ted leo & the pharmacists, tegan and sara, the unicorns, the velvet teen, violent femmes, the walkmen, the weakerthans, weezer, the white stripes, wilco, wolf colonel, and yo la tengo. the end.

Movies:

Walk for Walk, Punch-Drunk Love, Dig!, Heavyweights, City of God, American Splendor, Capote, Walk the Line, Raging Bull, Breaking Away, Death to Smoochie, Animal House, James and the Giant Peach, Godfather pt 1 and 2, The Graduate, Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Squid and The Whale, The Deer Hunter

Television:

house, seinfeld, the daily show

Books:

the lords of discipline, the little prince, 1984, heart of darkness, life of pi, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, assassination vacation, where the wild things are, how i paid for college, sex drugs and cocoa puffs, othello, moby dick, fargo rock city, all john updike, the last of the savages, annals of the former world.

Heroes:

sufjan stevens and millard filmore.