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About Me

I've stopped trying to be anything other than the bloke I am. And Honestly? Even I can't tell when I'm being sarcastic anymore...But I do endeavor to be earnest when presented with the scant few people who actually warrant it, inspire it. Life is a messy, intensley complicated endeavor. Mine is no different in this regard. To this end, I want us to be better than we are, and aim for that goodness that might just be a little beyond our reach on our own. I want to figure out how better to go about this mess of a thing. And I'm cautiously optimistic in thinking that- at present- with a little time- this mess might not be such a mess after all.

My Interests

comic books, Rufus Wainwright, wine, X-Men, XBox, Video games, arcades, striped ties, blazers, Angel, Winifred Burkle, reading, writing, porn, linguistics, go-go boys, decadence, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, road trips (a.k.a Getting in touch with my inner Keroauc) ... Brian K. Vaughan's Runaways. Paranoia Agent. Samurai Champloo.

I'd like to meet:

Free thinkers, snazzy dressers, non-posers, and the hipper than thou. Geunine beings with good intentions. Earnest would be heroes. Those that actually follow through. Do point me in their general direction should such beings suddenly be brought into existance...This vid's by my good pals from back in PA, Brio and Tom-o. I think we can all agree its fan-fuckin-tastic. Lovely stuff.

Music:

Rufus Wainright, Res, Royksopp, Scissor Sisters, Mark Farina, Pete Yorn, Cursive, Imogenheap, Frou Frou, Radiohead..eh, whatever else catches my proverbial eclectic fancy. Funk, jazz, soul, acid jazz, techno, drum & Bass. Yes please.

Movies:

Imogen Heap - Headlock

Man, do I dig the hell out of some Imogen Heap. Quirky sensibilities coupled with some truly inspired lyrical stylings. That, and its a super cute video. (This will be the one and only time I write the phrase "super cute" without cringing...only because its true). Splendor, Nowhere, X2: X-men United, Requiem for a Dream, Memento, Igby Goes Down, Broken Hearts Club, Urbania, Burnt Money, Kill Bill, Muholland Drive, Pleasantville, Amilie, the Long Kiss Goodnight, the Usual Suspects, Original Sin, Fight Club, Dream for an Insominac, L.I.E (Long Island Expressway), True Romance, Donnie Darko, the Royal Tenenbaums, Lost in Translation, the House of Yes, House of Sand and Fog, the Specials (Seriously, one of the funniest movies you've never seen). Almost Famous, American Splendor. Tokyo Godfathers, Gods and Monsters, Kill Bill (vol's 1 and 2), Finding Forester, Yossi and Jagger. the Station Agent. The Human Stain. Closer. Mr. Holland's Opus. Crash. City of Lost Children. Deepthroat (You really have to love the classics, right?) RENT. Serenity. Mysterious Skin. Brokeback Mountian. The Machinist. Imaginary Heroes, the Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. The Family Stone.

Television:

Six Feet Under is about the only riviting television I go in for. Though...Does...watching Cartoon Network in the background count? Because otherwise I got nothin.Brothers and Sisters. Hands down the best drama on basic right now. Sally Field is an actress unriveled.Shameless. Weeds. You know, the good stuff?

Books:

Go Tell It On The Mountian, Giovanni's Room, the Fuck Up, the Charioteer, the Portriat of Dorian Gray, White Teeth, Wind in the Willows, the Sleeping Beauty Chronicles, On the Road, most books by William S. Burroughs, the World According to Garp, Geography Club, Confessions of a Mask, Invisible Man (Ralph Ellisison has the truest eye) , Chango's Fire, anything by Jonothan Kozol, anything by Gore Vidal. Me Talk Pretty One Day. An Invitation to Sociology-Peter Berger (he talks shop with his tongue in his cheek).

Heroes:

Angel, "Fred", Northstar, Storm. Jonothon Kozol, Emile Durkheim...Anyone fighting their way through a world that fears and hates them. Anyone fighting the good fight. Agent 355, Dr. Alison Mann. Emma Frost (otherwise known as the White Queen) - anybody that transcends the narrow confines of the roles we've been pigenoholed into playing... "Nobody likes a martyr (in the present tense at least)""So. What have we learned? We have learned the first lesson. They will always hate us... We must give the ordinary humans respect, compliance, and understanding. And we must never mistake that for trust." - Emma Frost, Astonishing X-Men, 1

My Blog

the Measure of Men. (Honerable Mention)

Regarding the late Jesse Helms, I'm going to skip the overblown missive I could write about all the reasons I didn't find him to be a force for good in the world or a just politician. I spent the bett...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:28:00 PST

Gavin on Telecom Immunity.

Okay, I'm blowing up the blogosphere, I know...but there's a lot going on this week and I feel compelled to truth tell. An issue I brought up here a few months back. is still collecting politica...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:37:00 PST

Fanfare and Fireworks.

Its the time of year again where the collective we celebrate emancipation (selective as it may have been) by exploding things and drinking too much. Granted, I endorse the drinking aspects a...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:40:00 PST

the Harder Part.

And so, its been a few days over of a week since your favorite would be Lost Boy has ventured forth from the Never-Never. The transformation to a full fledged adult has yet to be instantaneous, but in...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:58:00 PST

the Drift.

Okay, so here's the situation. I'm off to Easton to doat on my niece for the weekend. -She's six and still very much in her pink and princesses phase, so yes, I'm not going to miss a one of her dance ...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:37:00 PST

Bondage and Bad Excuses.

I'm not completley sure what it is that makes May such an onslaught of social obligations, but its safe to say this guy is beginning to be a little overextended. The big graduation weekend happen...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Wed, 21 May 2008 07:03:00 PST

Quick and Dirty (Sit Rep)

Here's a quick and oh so dirty mid-week sit rep on all things Gavin oriented: -As far as I'm told, all of my academic obligations to the fine institution of East Carolina University have be...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Wed, 07 May 2008 11:34:00 PST

Absolute Value.

The weekend, having finally rasped out its last booze heavy breath, is now safe to talk about out of earshot. I sometimes find it improbable, the level of debauchery our lot manages to squeeze into a ...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:58:00 PST

Bait and Switch.

There are points where I have a few minutes between trials to sit down, read the news, and pick my jaw off the floor at how utterly out of touch we, the American public really seem to be about...you k...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:40:00 PST

You’re Aware I’m a Slacker, Right?

Hey there. Been a while.I really ought to be doing better with my interweb responsibility towards blogging...and other words that inspire vomiting imagry... but hey, I’ve been busy. I’m wr...
Posted by Careless Drifter on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PST