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Patrick

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About Me

I'm in Chicago until June (or so I think... I have to see what I'll be doing next year). I'm currently working on my B.A. papers in Linguistics and French, and trying to stay sane through all of the coursework, etc. that I have left.Ich bin in Chicago bis Juni.Je suis à Chicago jusqu’à decembre.Quotes, Zitate, Extraits"And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible."- Conrad (Heart of Darkness)"Into that hidden passage my guide and I / entered, to find again the world of light, / and, without thinking of a moment's rest, / we climbed up, he first and I behind him, / far enough to see, through a round opening, / a few of those fair things the heavens bear. / Then we came forth, to see again the stars."- Dante (The Inferno)"Linguistics is arguably the most hotly contested property in the academic realm. It is soaked with the blood of poets, theologians, philosophers, philologists, psychologists, biologists, and neurologists, along with whatever blood can be got out of grammarians."- Russ Rymer"Some chimps in swimsuits, some chimps in Jack boots, some chimps in hard hats, some chimps who love cats. I've got some shaved chimps, that's chimps devoid of any hair. I've got depraved chimps dressed up in the women's underwear."- Barenaked Ladies"Bevor Dada da war, war Dada da."- Hans Arp"Unzählige Fragen, die nach einer Antwort suchen. Eine Antwort, die wieder eine neue Frage aufwerfen wird. Und die nächste Antwort wieder die nächste Frage, und so weiter und so weiter. Doch ist es am Ende nicht immer wieder die gleiche Frage? Die gleiche Antwort?"- Lola Rennt"Alles wird besser, aber nichts wird gut."- Werner Karma"Les hommes sont si aveuglés, si entraînés par le besoin du moment, qu'un trompeur trouve toujours qulequ'un qui se laisse tromper."- Machiavel (Le Prince)"Les vertus se perdent dans l'intérêt, comme les fleuves se perdent dans la mer."- Rochefoucauld (Les Maximes)

My Interests

Guitar, singing, sleeping, acting, boxing, and fun things.

I'd like to meet:

You? Dich? Toi?

Music:

Emo, alternative, rock, punk, folk, etc.Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, MxPx, Green Day, Barenaked Ladies, Hootie and the Blowfish, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, The All-American Rejects, The Get Up Kids, Something Corporate, Rancid, Yellowcard, Bright Eyes, Newfound Glory, The Suicide Machines, Hot Water Music, Saves the Day, Taking Back Sunday, Further Seems Forever, The Ataris, The Postal Service, AFI, Midtown, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Madcap, Tsunami Bomb, Bowling for Soup, The Eyeliners, Letters to Cleo, etc.

Movies:

... are fun!Requiem for a Dream, Love, Actually, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Apocalypse Now!, Elephant, Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, Spaceballs, Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run), Die Moerders Sind Unter Uns (The Murderers are Among Us), Das Versprechen (The Promise), Der Himmel Ueber Berlin (Wings of Desire), Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa)

Television:

... is fun, too.

Books:

... since college, read WAY too many of these puppies.Demian, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Crime and Punishment, Angels & Demons, Heart of Darkness, Notes from Underground

Heroes:

Nobody would really know most of them, but I'd say the vast majority of my heroes teach at St. Joe's Prep. They are great people.