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JACOBY YOUNG

wrenchthrower

About Me


My Interests

straight fucking edge, urban gardening, folding bikes, books, brains, falafel, research, clementines, activism, panang curry, catholic worker, moths, audio documentaries, free printing/copying, checking ingredients on food, waves, positivity, not getting haircuts, smiling, sePedi, sweatshirt weather, having a bone to pick with capitalism and a few to break, wikipedia, bike rides at 3 in the morning, the miracle of life, pangea, hotel lobbies, cultural anthropology, embracing my infinite potential, veganism, christian anarchism, nonviolent resistance, comprehending John 14:12, gorillas, xeroxed hands, texas hold 'em, fitteds, and posi jumps!

I'd like to meet:

beings that i can Love.

Music:

now: kanye west, proclamation, xlookingforwardx, death before dishonor, billings gate, 25 ta life, rich boy, and think i care

Movies:

v for vendetta, turtles can fly, amandla!, sarafina, death wish III, the corporation, why we fight, idiocracy, this is england, guns germs and steel

Books:

the new testament, african anarchism, the relevant nation, the problem of pain, last chance to see, fragrant palm leaves, living buddha living christ, cash, we owe you nothing, what would you do?, evasion, the irresistable revolution, mere discipleship, the great anarchists, a people's history of the united states

Heroes:

jesus christ, my dad, my mom, raechel tiffe, john the evangelist, roger o'neill, hector pieterson, ray cappo, ammon hennacy, st francis of assisi, thich nhat hanh, bill mollison, joe hill, peter maurin, dorothy day, woody guthrie, jeff suffering, oscar olivera, noam chomsky, michael sattler, mbaye diagne, dr. martin luther king jr., ian mackaye, vandana shiva, peter young, barry horne, phillip berrigan, amma, ray cappo, and nelson mandela

My Blog

South Africa Update 16

WEEK 16  UPDATE 16..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   It has been one helluva (my spell check is telling me this is incorrect but frankly, I can't describ...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:20:00 PST

South Africa Update 15

WEEK 15  UPDATE 15..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   It was a joyful week. However, it is becoming clear to me that time is running quickly. I can't beli...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:10:00 PST

South Africa Update 14

WEEK 14  UPDATE 14..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   So we can begin the week on Monday. I spent the majority of the day working on writing goals, tasks ...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:57:00 PST

South Africa Update 13

WEEK 13  UPDATE 13 715105096..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   It was a short week. We had the weekend and Monday off for Easter holidays as I mentioned ...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:10:00 PST

constants//revolutions

Four cent bananas and hard boiled eggs Loose cigarettes in washed out mayonnaise jars The sharp taste of unripe mangoes swimming in spicy oil Gospel music choking the last breath from a broken speaker...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:23:00 PST

South Africa Update 12

jWEEK 12  UPDATE 12..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Greetings friends and family,   So it is Friday, the 21st of March and I am writing this at th...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:39:00 PST

South Africa Update 11

WEEK 10/11  UPDATE 11   So I have been a little lax in writing my updates. I have been sick with a stomach flu, a return of the bug that lives under my skin and gives me abscesses, and super bus...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:41:00 PST

Ten facts about me.

So my friend Erica "tagged" me. This involves posting ten random facts about myself. Ten is a very large number for something like this. I am accepting the "tag" and addressing the request. I should a...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:32:00 PST

South Africa Update 10

WEEK 9  UPDATE 10 ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  So the week was short. I mentioned that I went to the clinic for my arm on Monday. Well the day after...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:31:00 PST

South Africa Update 9

WEEK 9 - UPDATE 9..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   This past week was a bit slow. I have been feeling a little sick lately so I took it easier. It's noth...
Posted by JACOBY YOUNG on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:46:00 PST