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James

on a journey to anywhere you can draw your own map.

About Me

Temporarily AWOL student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, majoring in Linguistics and German. In the meantime, I'm working as a landman for an oil company, standing in a courthouse for 8 hours a day.

My Interests

listening to music, performing music, traveling, Germany, Europe in general, being somewhere other than Williston

I'd like to meet:

whomever: [email protected]

Music:

Cake, Ben Folds, Miles Davis, The Beatles, Weakerthans, Belle and Sebastian, The Decemberists, Queen, Five Iron Frenzy, Journey, Brendan Benson, Led Zeppelin, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Eels, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, The White Stripes, etc.

Movies:

In no particular order: Sin City, City of God, Pulp Fiction, This Is Spinal Tap, V For Vendetta, The Shawshank Redemption, Braveheart, Crash, Back to the Future, Gladiator, Band of Brothers

Television:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Law and Order, Family Guy, Futurama

Books:

Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Rings, Grapes of Wrath, A Separate Peace, Lord of the Flies

Heroes:

K Dawg, Donny B

My Blog

It's official.

I'm moving into my own place over by Albertsons, probably some time this week.  About damn time.Things to do:1) Learn to cook something other than mac and cheese, french toast, grilled cheese, an...
Posted by James on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:55:00 PST

I just bought me some plane tickets.

Minot to Germany, and back to Minneapolis for $538.  Not bad, I'd say.Two months, two weeks, and four days until I leave.  Can't wait.-Leaving on a jet plane....
Posted by James on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 06:41:00 PST

90s Music Video Round-Up

Note: I'm posting these because these are the songs I think of when I think of the 90s--not because I like them all.  Please keep this in mind when you get to Hanson, Aqua, and Smashmouth, among ...
Posted by James on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:56:00 PST

Angry old women are scary and annoying.

I got yelled at by a hundred-year-old woman in California today.  I was trying to buy a lease for her minerals for work, and she thought I was a telemarketer.  She yelled at me that she was ...
Posted by James on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:41:00 PST