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David

Are you my homey?

About Me

I LOVE:
the colors of a sunset.
the feel of sand between my toes.
the sound of a train whistle blowing in the distance on a winter night.
that I am a friend of the One who created me.
the motion of leaves on trees.
a 4-year-old's drawings.
New Jersey.
to laugh.
the taste of cheesecake.
the sight, feel, sound, motion and smell of ocean waves crashing on a shoreline.
being Norwegian.I HATE:
unnecessary discipline.
pain.
living 2,500 miles away from best friends.
laser pointers in movie theatres.
war.
chick flicks.
feeling helpless.
instability.
death.
uncertainty.

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My Interests

Jesus. movies. music. art. Flickr . davidjtate.com . the beach. being a former leader of Revo . Philly. Vegas. coffee. drums. proper grammar and spelling. books (sometimes). philosophy. filmmaking. podcasting.

I'd like to meet:

I think if I had control over who I did and didn't meet my life would be much more boring.

Music:



Radiohead, Bjork, Sigur Ros, Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf, Jeff Buckley, Pete Yorn, Sunny Day Real Estate, Daft Punk, Coldplay, Blinker The Star, The Beatles, Beck, 12 Rods, Travis, South, Starflyer 59, Soulwax, Metric, Sixpence None The Richer, Iron & Wine, Self, Red House Painters, Guster, AIR, Ben Folds, Blur, The Cardigans, Cornelius, Muse, The Doves, Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, Elbow, Oasis, Badly Drawn Boy, The Amelie Soundtrack, Weezer ("The Blue Album" and "Pinkerton"), Pedro the Lion, The Shins, The Fire Theft (Sunny Day lives again!), Blonde Redhead, Frou Frou, Pinback, Eisley, Sufjan Stevens, Mute Math, Imogen Heap, Feist, Simon & Garfunkel, Rufus Wainright.
my last.fm page

Movies:

Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Amelie, Punch-Drunk Love, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Cable Guy, The Truman Show, Fight Club, Lost in Translation, Donnie Darko, The Fifth Element, Chicago, Adaptation, The Lion King, The Royal Tenenbaums, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Kung-Pow!!: Enter The Fist (soooo funny/weird... my kinda humor), The Back to the Future Trilogy, The Shawshank Redemption, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Hudsucker Proxy, Groundhog Day, What About Bob, The Incredibles, Garden State, Elizabethtown.

Television:

Lost. Heroes. The Office. Arrested Development. Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. Alias.

Books:

J.R.R. Tolkein - Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Michael Crichton - Sphere, Chuck Palaniuk - Survivor, LEM - Solaris, Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash, Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game, C.S. Lewis - Perelandra, God - the Bible.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ; Rob Bell; Steven Spielberg; Michel Gondry; Spike Jonez; Sophia Coppola; Andy, Jorma, and Akiva - the Lonely Island crew; Aaron Smulktis.

My Blog

davidjtate.com - New blog. Go there, not here.

Hey guys, in case you didn't know, I started a new blog. Don't look here for posts. Look to davidjtate.com. Thanks and namaste.
Posted by David on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:26:00 PST

No more free wifis.

When I moved into my apartment in October, there were two wifi's (presumably from neighbors that don't know what WEP or WPA means) that were open and free for me to choose from. About a month ago, on...
Posted by David on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:39:00 PST

I'm getting pretty good at...

...making spaghetti with meat sauce!Today, I had a hankerin' for some spaghetti with meat sauce, and as an act of anticipation of this hankerin', I ensured that I purchased the appropriate incredients...
Posted by David on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:33:00 PST

Saw this proposed MySpace redesign. Thought I'd share it.

So, we all know the layout/design of MySpace sucks. There's no denying it. In fact, I've pretty much given up on the site ever getting prettier and relinquished most of my keeping-in-touch-with-old-...
Posted by David on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:30:00 PST

statistic.

I would like to see a statistic on how much of our fossil fuel is excessively consumed daily from the acceleration and deceleration caused by traffic signals specifically...
Posted by David on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:36:00 PST

something here for everyone.

guys, I am convinced that there is something on this page for everyone to listen to.  give one a listen.  even if you don't feel like it.  just give it a shot.  I'll bet you won't ...
Posted by David on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:51:00 PST

wow!

guys, this is unbelievable! it's what happens when you disconnect a 500kv Power Line. also, I'm going to be out of town for a few days. not sure if I'm gonna have internet where I'll be. be back...
Posted by David on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:58:00 PST

myspace addictions?

I just read this interesting article on RelevantMagazine.com about MySpace.  here's an excerpt: ...We live in a society where honest friendship is hard to find. As people created to live together...
Posted by David on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:47:00 PST

Idle.

so, last night during Me And Some Friends (a small group at my church for people 18-35 years old), we got on the topic of what to do when your life was on idle.  this one girl was talking about h...
Posted by David on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 04:19:00 PST

Brian Regan - Raleigh, NC

so, I saw Brian Regan tonight. my head hurts from all the laughing I just did. let me tell you, if you have a chance to see this man perform, take it. there were quite a few times I was laughing so...
Posted by David on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:25:00 PST