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Shawnathan

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Dad to Liam and Riley,husband(and partner in crime) of Amy, Enrolled History student, Trivia nut (Television Trivia mostly),Work for a living, but i do not live for work, I have a million ideas for Films and television show which will spill out of my brain at any moment now, Displaced Islander who longs to sit on the beach in Madaket, listen to Dead can dance, and watch the sunset,I can cook most anything you want, I found the greatest girl in the world, and she a WOOSTA girl to boot, I think the following are pure geniuses: Dorothy Parker,Thomas Newman,Paul Thomas Anderson,and Winslow Homer. I think the following are tools and deserve a punch in the face: Ryan Seacrest, Ty Pennington, and Any Red sox Fan on the T that is coming from or going to a game,and being obnoxious. I am too nostalgic for my own good, and i am constantly looking for the perfect theme song to my life. Oh and i am really really Cool for Cats.STUDY THE PAST!

My Interests

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FILM, Walking, Time Travel, Saturday morning cartoons(1978-85), History,Peace,Nostalgia,Spirituality,Dreams,Nightmares,Past lives,True crime,Cooking,Nantucket Island,Dancing,meeting new people,The smell of burning leaves,Summer,Medical terminology,Art from the following people..Albrect Duhrer,Winslow Homer,Jackson Pollack,John singer Seargent,and Jacci.Tv and movie trivia,People Watching,Hanging with Liam,The 24 hr music channels on my cable system,The art of the mix tape,Charles Bukowski,Film noir

I'd like to meet:

Plutarch--so i can learn history Dorothy Parker-so i can sharpen my wit Damon Lindelof--so i can learn Televison from a genius Alexander of Macedonia- so i can learn how to take over the world more to come... oh and for old times sake..your mom

Music:

Juliana Hatfield,Sister Hazel,Chantal Kreviazuk,Edwin Mccain,Juan Esquivel,The Streets,The Cardigans,Rick Springfield,Hall and Oates,Carly Simon,Cat Stevens,Mary Lou Lord,Tori Amos,Alison Kraus and Union Station,Joy Division,The Flamingos,Marvin Gaye,Elvis Costello,Ultravox,Tegan and Sara,Damien Rice,Keane,The Killers,Ladytron,Lisa Gerrard,Dead can Dance,The Pixies,Blake Babies, bob dylan, johnny cash, velvet underground, james brown, john denver,david bowie, the kinks,postal service, hall & oates, scissor sisters,60s psych stuff, spiritualized, Rolling Stones, belle & sebastion, modest mouse, Iron & Wine,Sonic Youth, stan getz, ella fitzgerald,sufjan stevens, rilo kiley, serge gainsbourg, patsy cline,pj harvey, michael jackson, mazzy star, madelineine peyroux, loretta lynn, devo, flaming lips, camera obscura, bruce springstein, bright eyes, beck,classic rock,Bobby Darin,More to Come...

Movies:

Shawn's ABC's of film--------------All over me,About Last Night,Basquiat,Big fish,Before Sunrise,Before Sunset,Band of the hand,Before Night Falls,Cannonball run 1&2,Crimson Tide,Catch 22,Coming home,Dead Ringers,Diabolique,Eight men out,Farenheight 911,Female trouble,Green Mile,Godfather 1,2,AND 3,Halloween1&2,Harold and Maude Indian runner,The Insider,Jailbait,JFK,King of Marvin Gardens,King Kong,Kicking and Screaming(1995),The Lost Weekend,The Last Detail,Major Dundee,Nights of Cabiria,Oscar,Pi,Pink Flamingos,Quick Change,Ride the High Country,Shampoo,Slacker,Super Troopers,Tea And Sympathy,Underworld,Umberto D,The Vanishing(Dutch Version)Victory,Westworld,X-men 1&2,Young Frankenstein,Z,Zabriske Point. My favorite Directors are Paul Thomas Anderson,Oliver Stone,Orsen Welles,Billy Wilder,Richard Linklater,Darren Arronofsky,William Wellman,Martin Scorcese,Tony Scott,and more to come.

Television:

The Wire,24,Prison Break,Lost,The Simpsons,The Daily show,The grim adventures of Billy and Mandy,Reno 911,Entourage,Ramsay's kitchen nightmares(UK and US versions),Reaper,ER,House,My New Favorite--The John Adams Miniseries on HBO.

Books:

I am a big fan of the following: Langston Hughes,Ambrose Bierce,Henri Charriere,Dorothy Parker,Plutarch,Walter Mosley,Robert Benchley,Garth Ennis,Alexander Woolcott,Edna St vincent Millay,Dylan Thomas,Norman Mailer

Heroes:

Liam Driscoll,Riley Driscoll,Amy Driscoll,Allen Ginsburg,Rubin Carter,Dorothy Parker,Vladimir Lenin,D.W. Griffith,John Brown,The Dali Lama,Oliver Stone,Shirley Chisholm,The Hollywood 10,Errol Morris,Dalton Trumbo,Louise Schauffler,Rhoda Chasen,Emma Goldman,Ed Wood,Henri Charriere,Gerry Conlon,Joseph Welch,Joe Hill,Paul Robeson,Ronald Kovic,Dred Scott,Daniel Shays,Anyone who Stands up for themselves against injustice

My Blog

I love when a film boggles my mind

I just finished watching The Coen bros film "No country for old men". maybe it's because it is 2am, but i am so conflicted about my feeling for this film. I know i liked it, but i am having a hard tim...
Posted by Shawnathan on Mon, 26 May 2008 11:06:00 PST

Liam

As the final hour winds down on this day, i want to take a moment and share with all who read these passages how special this date is for me. on April 17th 1998 my son ,Liam, was born, i did not know ...
Posted by Shawnathan on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:57:00 PST

sprain equals pain

yesterday,while i was at toddler gym with riley, I fell of a mat and messed up my foot. When i got home after gym, i took my shoe and sock off hoping that there was’nt too much damage. Oh! i was...
Posted by Shawnathan on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

messed up youth

when i was in sixth grade, i had a powerful crush on Shawn Ferland. She was all black hair and tough attitude. I was so awkward around her,and (of course) i did not tell her my true feelings. However,...
Posted by Shawnathan on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:46:00 PST

8 years and running

Liam and i are off to Cambridge for the Bugs Bunny Film Festival. This marks the 8th year we have gone ,and i look forward to it more and more every year. I fell that this is one of the best times of...
Posted by Shawnathan on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:04:00 PST

oh well

so since the patriot's lost, does this mean the get obnoxiously drunk and stupid gatheriing (ie.. parade) on tuesday is cancelled? i hope so because, folks, It is super tuesday. get the hell out...
Posted by Shawnathan on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:22:00 PST

I am in awe

So i just finished watching Terrance Malick's film "The New World. Um Yeah,, He is a god amongst directors. I loved this film. I am just so mad at myself for not seeing it in the theaters, when it cam...
Posted by Shawnathan on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:44:00 PST

"i dont know if you’ve been keepin up with current events, but we just got our asses kicked"

It's damn cold out. The schedule came out for the bugs bunny film festival, and i am happy to report that Liam and i will be attending once again. i first took him when he was 2 and he will soon ...
Posted by Shawnathan on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:39:00 PST

life is what happens when your busy making other plans

I haven't blogged in awhile, so here it goes. Finally in the house, and really loving it. Except for the insane amount of snow it is wonderful. I am excited to explore a new area of the world and see ...
Posted by Shawnathan on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:42:00 PST

Update..

So Amy and i are still at her parents house. we are hoping to be in the house tonight, however there is still a lot of painting to be done. I am hoping the painter is done by Monday. Even when we move...
Posted by Shawnathan on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:48:00 PST