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ray²

hold nothing back

About Me

je m'appelle ray. i am a musician. i play piano and sing in a band called fred jones. i am a substitute teacher for the vusd, enlightening young minds 8 hours at a time. i will be returning to school for my masters in a few weeks. i love grace and i love books, music, movies, coffee, love, sex, and great conversation (not in any particular order). anything else is secondary.
click on imagestation for pictures of my friends and family.


SN: rayzor3o3
MSN: [email protected]

My Interests

action, books, english, family, films, french, friends, history, hopes, inside jokes, kites, music, politics, sex, spanish, thoughts, travel, words.

I'd like to meet:

zach braff, steven colbert,rivers cuomo,tina fey, ben folds,jenny lewis, connor oberst, conan o brien,amy sedaris, the cast of arrested development

Music:

the album leaf, the arcade fire, the ataris, the beach boys, THE BEATLES, bebe, belle & sebastian, BEN FOLDS (FIVE), BRIGHT EYES, the broken social scene, carla bruni, THE CARDIGANS, coldplay, copeland, CURSIVE, jamie cullum, DAFT PUNK, dashboard confessional, death cab for cutie, the desaparecidos, the early november, eisley, foo fighters, fred jones, norah jones, frou frou, get back loretta, the good life, hot hot heat, i can make a mess like no one's business, iron & wine, jimmy eat world, jack johnson, norah jones, kaleidoscopio, alicia keys,the killers, M.I.A., mae, metric, jason mraz, muse, musiq, my chemical romance, nickel creek, OZMA, edith piaf, pink martini, the postal service, the platters, THE PROM, puccini, RADIOHEAD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, DAMIEN RICE, rilo kiley, the rocket summer, saves the day, senses fail, sia, spitalfield, sugarcult, the supremes, yann tiersen, emiliana torrini, underoath, THE USED, useless id, WEEZER, brian wilson, stevie wonder, pete yorn, the yeah yeah yeahs.

Movies:

28 days later, a bout de soufflé, amélie, before sunrise, braveheart, dogma, garden state, hi-fidelity, hook, i heart huckabees, moulin rouge, pay it forward, pleasantville, princess bride, shaun of the dead, shawshank redemption, she's all that, truman show, waking life, the wedding singer, westside story,

Television:

arrested development, coupling, lost, the office (uk), seinfeld, strangers with candy

Books:

catcher in the rye, a child called it, conversations with god book 1, the curious incident of a dog during the night-time, the death of vishnu, democracy, encyclopedia brown books, farwell to arms, fastfood nation, five people you meet in heaven, the giving tree, the harry potter series, hi fidelity, the history of the united states, how to be good, the house on mango street, the life of pi, the little prince, madrigal's magic key to spanish, memoirs of a geisha, the perks of being a wallflower, peter pan in kensington gardens, postsecret, reading lolita in terhan, the science of god, the sun also rises, the time travelers wife, the three incestuous sisters, tuck everlasting, tuesdays with morrie, where the wild things are.

Heroes:

emmett agapay, jason encabo, jon lego, jenna richardson.

My Blog

the way that things work themselves out (or how five dollars can last for a week)

living away from the parents is a somewhat new, albeit a repetitive, experience. i am finding when i am taken away from some excesses of my life, i am resorted to only my thoughts. i've already made s...
Posted by ray² on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:38:00 PST

let us never fall asleep for then we wouldnt waste a second of our lives

our lives are so meaningful. our time is so transient. this is really one of the first instances in which i can let my hair (my figurative hair, not the literal since its too short) down. im caught up...
Posted by ray² on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:41:00 PST

reasons as to why i like european electronica

the graduate program at sdsu is kicking my ass. never since the time i was working fulltime as a barista, have i continually come home so freaking tired. things are working themselves out. ive learned...
Posted by ray² on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:34:00 PST

the quickest way to the heart is usually the simplest

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way." -pablo neruda
Posted by ray² on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:50:00 PST

left messages in your shoes, under your bed, and in the books you read

even though im stressed like a motherfucker, things are working out for me. i drove down to sd this morning and dropped off some furniture at my new place of residence! i'm going to be down in sd more...
Posted by ray² on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:49:00 PST

to love and be loved

do it. its the most vital thing that everyone needs.
Posted by ray² on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:51:00 PST

a moment/lifetime of perpetual happiness (thank you to my friends)

summer has been amazing. there has never been a shortage of friends, memories, family, and things to do. i am just grateful for having done the things i have done and to have been able to be suspended...
Posted by ray² on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:50:00 PST

if you still want me, please forgive me

unemployment is a double-edged sword. sure, its great to stay out late and sleep in but im left with too much time (and this wouldnt be a problem if i have been continually making the most of that tim...
Posted by ray² on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:35:00 PST

c'est vrai. my friend fell for the stripper.

its only been a few days since ive last taught and the boredom has already caught up with me. i am in so need of a job its not even funny. im going to have to stall the job searching until my eldest b...
Posted by ray² on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:34:00 PST

to search is a statement of not having (or fake it in order to make it)

happiness is truly in the action of doing. we are beings that are propelled by our own motives and who we become is purely a response to what we have done. there has recently been a major setback with...
Posted by ray² on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:01:00 PST