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Cory

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About Me


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My Interests

photography, anti-war activism, serendipity, nature, movies, music (especially live), dancing, conspiracy theories & theorists, philosophy, flowers, honesty, chemistry, traveling, hiking, rollerblading, finding sand dollars that aren't broken, kissing, shooting stars, freckles, robots, becoming a nurse, Haagen Dazs coffee flavored ice cream, playing my guitar, collecting vinyl, djs that don't suck, Hillary Clinton, torrential downpours, high quality vodka, romance, hunting for vinyl, San Francisco values, going to the beach, sightseeing, friends, fun, love, coincidence, people watching, exploration, libraries, mysteries, environmentalism, backstage passes, making the world a better place, special occasions, spiritual growth, espresso, helping others, reading, alternate realities, champagne, long drives with a good conversationalist, perfume, concerts, fat beats, spreading truth and democracy, annual trips to Earthdance, bands no one has heard of, camping, watching leaves fall to the ground, music festivals, having days that are just perfect, completing New York Times crossword puzzles, swimming in the ocean, trees, bonfires, eternal optimism, resourcefulness, sunshine, and above all, my daughter Haley.

I'd like to meet:

Old friends and new friends. People who make me laugh or smile....Creative, interesting, down to earth, honest, understanding, kind, wonderful, intriguing, intelligent (or not so intelligent) people. People with open hearts and open minds, kindred spirits.....

Music:

is my passion. I love the following: THE CURE (my all time favorite band!), Interpol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Modest Mouse, Led Zeppelin, The Roots, Michael Franti / Spearhead, The Smiths or any band that includes Johnny Marr, Morrissey, The Raconteurs, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The White Stripes, !!!, Bob Dylan, Devo, Air, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Andy Summers solo stuff, Elliot Smith, The Dandy Warhols, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Little Yellow PERFECT, The Killers, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Devo, Electronic, The Bravery, Coldplay, Kasabian, all of those obscure artists Brian puts on the cds he makes for me, Orbital, Iggy Pop, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Outkast, Thievery Corporation, Tool, Ursula 1000, Roots Manuva, Joy Division/New Order, Citizen Cope, Queens of the Stone Age, The Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Liam Finn, Everything But The Girl, Elvis Presley, Sade, Stone Roses, Ian Brown, U2, Depeche Mode, The Beatles, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Sly & The Family Stone, E-40 and the rest of those hyphy fools, Mark Farina, Jeno, Booka Shade, Steel Pulse, Toots & The Maytals, Gary Numan, Kajagoogoo, The Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, Bill Withers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tribe Called Quest, Boogie Down Productions, Lyrics Born, Metallica, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Tegan and Sara, Femi Kuti, Fela Kuti, Sila & The Afrofunk Experience, Hieroglyphics, Massive Attack, Jimmy Smith, Ani Difranco, The Decemberists, Modern English, The Subways, Depeche Mode, Supergrass, Public Enemy, Every Move A Picture, Slick Rick, Social D, The Lovemakers, Bellavista, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peter Murphy, Bauhaus, Damian Marley, 50 cent, La Muneca y los muertos, Chemical Brothers, Gregory Isaacs, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Mos Def, Morcheeba, Ocean Colour Scene, Donovan, STP, Velvet Revolver, Oasis, Joe Jackson, Howard Jones, Simple Minds, The English Beat, Kevin Yost, Franz Ferdinand, Justin Timberlake, Nick Drake, Underworld, The Clash, Guns & Roses, Joe Devita & The Main Ingredients, The Frail, Gabriel & Dresden, Sasha, Digweed, The Sex Pistols, Morcheeba, KRS-One, Herbie Hancock, Rage Against the Machine..

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Movies:

I Know I'm Not Alone (it's brilliant....go and buy two copies!) Into the Wild, Layer Cake, Snatch, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Everything is Illuminated, Bad Santa, Elizabethtown, Match Point, Soylent Green, 25th Hour, Do the Right Thing or just about any Spike Lee Joint, Broken Flowers, Rattle & Hum, Friday, Capote, Lord of the Rings (all of em!), Walmart (the high cost of low price), The Big Lebowski, 28 days later, American Beauty, The Butterfly Effect, Empire of the Sun, Citizen Kane, Being John Malcovich, Kill Bill volume 1 & 2, Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Crouching Tiger / Hidden Dragon, Adaptation, Eyes Wide Shut, The Others, Boogie Nights, Moulin Rouge, Spiderman (take your pick, I love all of them!), A River Runs Through It, Fightclub, Strange Days, Any Star Wars flicks- but I hate JarJar!, Gladiator, Good Will Hunting, Dead Again, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Grifters, Sling Blade, JFK, Silence of the Lambs, Shakespeare in Love, Good Fellas, Casino, The Machinist, all of the Godfather flicks, Big Fish, Nightmare before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, Trainspotting, Schindler's List, Edward Scissorhands, Magnolia, Farenheit 9/11, Rounders, Mystic River, Swept Away, Memento, A Bronx Tale, The Life of David Gale (and pretty much anything with Kevin Spacey in it), every single Bourne movie (especially the Bourne Ultimatum!!), Run Lola Run, and the hilarious Better Off Dead.

Television:

I killed my television.

Books:

Yes, please. I am a card carrying member of my local library and I spend a whole lot of time there. Most recently, I've been into biographies. One Train Later by Andy Summers (of the Police) was absolutely brilliant, and I just finished Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis. Other writers I like: Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, JG Ballard, Edgar Allan Poe, John Muir, Charles Bukowski, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Leo Tolstoy, George Orwell, Andre Dubus III, Amy Tan, Aldous Huxley, John Updike, Dan Millman, TS Eliot, William Butler Yeats, and Fyodor Dostoevsky

Heroes:

I don't believe in idol worship. I'm not a groupie, I'm industry......

My Blog

Protest China’s human rights violations...

Last night, we went to San Francisco, where it was freezing cold, but our hearts were warm. The icy winds didn’t stop about 2,000 of us from attending the candlelight vigil to protest China&rsqu...
Posted by Cory on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:09:00 PST

Chinese protest on Tibetan protests an embarrassment to George Bush!!!

China’s Tibet crackdown highlights US rights policy flaws Mar 15, 2008 WASHINGTON (AFP)  China’s crackdown on Tibetan protests has dealt a major embarassment to US President George W. Bus...
Posted by Cory on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:05:00 PST

Mumia Deserves New Hearing......

Court: Mumia Deserves New Hearing By KATHY MATHESON Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:45 PM EDT PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court on Thursday said former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal cannot be exec...
Posted by Cory on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:57:00 PST