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Jim J

split ends, split ends are like friends

About Me

my name is jim. i enjoy art and music. oh, and tennis. check out my band, midnight passenger (www.myspace.com/midnightpassenger).
Me
i always try to do the right thing. i'm critical of everything, especially art, music, and movies. i'm more of a listener than a talker. don't get me wrong, i like to talk. i am the average weight for my height. i tend to overthink things and look at the whole picture. i'm usually always busy in one way or another. i love to draw, write music, and well, make anything really. when i was little i wanted to either a) illustrate comic books, b) direct movies (or animate cartoons) or c) be a musician. i would consider myself open-minded, but still very opinionated. i'll never litter. i'm trying to phase out fast food. my favorite magazine is esquire. the first cassette tape i ever bought was "dookie" by green day. i buy comic books for their artwork. i don't illegally download music, i tend to buy a lot of music. i'll be attending the cleveland institute this fall. i still live at home, but the second i can afford to move out, i will. i cannot stand family guy, friends, or shrek. i cannot dunk. i love playing tennis. i can't really get into guitar hero. arrested development changed the way i looked at tv forever. i used to go to lots of shows in high school, but not so much lately. this will be continued later...im me sometime at jimboj917.

My Interests

midnight passenger
music
drawing
design
guitar
videography
photography
animation
screenprinting
painting
coffee
comic books (artwork)
tennis
trial and error
computers
dinosaurs
space
arrested development (rip)
movies
imdb
ultimate frisbee
reverb
photoshop

dead to me
"db's"
liars
drama
tnt (because they know drama)
idiots
egomaniacs
friends (the tv show)
cigarettes
and of course...communism

I'd like to meet:

anybody inspirational.
..

Music:

the format

gatsby's american dream
green day
new found glory
the movielife (rip)
spoon
name taken (rip)
northstar (rip)
cassino
the black keys
the beatles
sufjan stevens
of montreal
the raconteurs
my morning jacket
the beach boys
led zeppelin
the strokes
piebald
pink floyd
limbeck
jimmy eat world
the white stripes
interpol
midlake
limbeck
the doors
explosions in the sky
tom petty and the heartbreakers
broken social scene
sigur rós
mutemath
the sun
ben folds
the stills
nada surf
cold war kids
rooney
the byrds
simon and garfunkel
the pixies
refused
elliot smith
the who
the valley arena
girl talk
and you will know us by the trail of dead
kevin devine
bush
the shins
anathallo
the hold steady
the thermals
me first and the gimme gimmes
lcd soundsystem
u2
millencolin
muse
rage against the machine
bruce springsteen
etc., etc.
OLDIES, classic rock, and pop-punk from when i was still in high school (and finch!)

Movies:

pulp fiction, kill bill, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, fight club, jurassic park, star wars, the burbs, back to the future, munich, minority report, the science of sleep, modern times

Television:


arrested development
the simpsons
entourage
undeclared
curb your enthusiasm
the office (uk)
futurama
colbert report & daily show

Books:

"liars and thy lying liars who tell them" by al franken, "the truth: with jokes," also by al franken, "the areas of my expertise" by john hodgman,"angels and demons" by dan brown," "1984" by george orwell

Heroes:

steven spielberg



John Kricfalusi (Creator of Ren & Stimpy) & his amazing blog

Animation Archive

My Blog

the gin blossoms!

it all started weeks ago on a routine trip to chiptole. i took my seat and grabbed a "free times," as i usually do while gourging my face with burritos. halfway through the issue, i couldn't believe...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Mon, 28 May 2007 11:34:00 PST

the problem with myspace

the problem with myspace is, well, what it's become. people are no longer individuals. it went from a site that a few people knew about, where everybody almost knew everybody else. everyone had the...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:05:00 PST

worst night ever

last night started like any other. it was 10:30 and i just got off work. i quickly changed, grabbed an extra shirt, contact case and pillow in case things got rowdy in kent. i had work the next mor...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:04:00 PST

new years resolutions

so here are my resolutions for 2007 in no particular order.- draw more, get a strong portfolio going- manage time better- focus more on school- eat healthier, less fast food- work out, stay in shape- ...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:54:00 PST

best of the year 2006 lists

so i think i've finally compiled my "best of" lists for 2006...albums: (based on what i've listened to the most and haven't thrown back onto the shelf)1. the format - dog problems2. the raconteurs - b...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:15:00 PST

drawing

i was bored and decided to scan a pic i drew at work a few weeks during a few minutes of downtime. it was supposed to be a variation of the logo i've got on my drummer's drumhead, but yea, here it is...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:18:00 PST

i'm 21!

although my birthday came on a sunday this year, i had a ton of fun and cannot wait for everything that is to come this year, and after that.  it's just a scary feeling to know that i'm growing u...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:25:00 PST

apparently that last blog "wasn't funny"

too bad, i thought it was.
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:28:00 PST

john mayer writes funny blogs

this is taken from john mayer's blog regarding writing good music, avoiding cliches, and avoiding "hook burn."  i found it very funny.  he writes some pretty funny stuff in that blog of his....
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:54:00 PST

i don't write blogs anymore

well, my band played a show last night, and needless to say, we ended up playing first, which left us pretty much no time to vibe and get into it, but w/e, playing a show beats not playing a show.&nbs...
Posted by Jim J not K" (JANEK!) on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:21:00 PST