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Philip Pines

FG's YY.

About Me

do i dare
disturb the universe?
in a minute there is time
for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.

tell me who i have to be to get some reciprocity.

oh, by the way...

My Interests

effective use of small spaces. connections. blunts on the beach. musiq addikts. sewing with tahira. blazin' and exploring vancouver. bicycles with character. inventive cooking. collaborative design. travelling far just to see friends. vanilla smells. proactive solutions. kissing. my partners in crime and our ethnic differences. asymmetry. plugs. reciprocated eme sized hugs. post cards in the mail. dknstrkting clothing into new clothing. pins (the kind with special backings). thick clouds of smoke. dancing till i'm outta breath. long term relations (friends from years and years ago). mismatched socks. corporate social responsibility. anti-FTAA. darned socks. vogue. mixed with vice. mixed with goodwill. wednesdays. a great affinity for live cello. dancin' to Michael Jackson all night. more thick clouds of smoke. kamiks, lotsa kamiks. ho downs. cute ones. craftster habbits. 17th century Baroque inspired trash couture. kitsch and classic. earl grey.

I'd like to meet:

anyone who can distinguish a working buttonhole on a tailored english suit from twenty feet.

peoples who do what they can with what they have where they are.

you who says hello in the most sincere way.
you with a smile so beautiful i could not pass up your friendship.
you who can cuddle as wonderfully as my friends.
victorian robots.
gothic lolitas.
dandy boys, preferablly ones that breakdance.

...and your cat.

Music:

rap rap rap rap rap. tender lesbian moments. real fuckin' rock. avant almost anything. banjos. horns. 12/8 rhythms. sucker for killer vocals. sucker for lyrical flow. sucker for serious beat matching. sucker for classics of all genres and sub-genres and sub-sub-sub-genres. and did i mention... rap?

Movies:

scarface. ninja III: the domination. stand by me. the sand lot. what's eating gilbert grape? 200 cigarettes. michael jackson videos. breakin'. scratch.revenge of the ninja. hang the dj. kill bill. gia. a christmas story. margaret cho: i'm the one that i want, notorious c.h.o., cho revolution. igby goes down. waking life. the fifth element. the last emperor. basketball diaries. goodfellas. a bronx tale. lost in yonkers. bring it on. the royal tenenbaums. all about lily chou chou. clueless. napoleon dynamite. the old pink panther movies.

Television:

if only i had a tv... i would watch downtown. clone high. the oblongs. harvey birdman. mission hill. undergrads. malcolm in the middle. queer as folk. the new music. vibe. fashion television. cosby show re-runs. the L word. discovery. tlc. showcase. pimp my ride. ali g. dave chapelle. crank yankers. freaks & geeks. dead like me.

Books:

Supermarket. DMZ. free mags. Sportswear International. scott pilgrim. pop gun war. grrrl scouts. beg the question. tank girl. amy racecar. Y the last man. stray bullets. demo. no logo. the fuck up. catcher in the rye. diary of anne frank. portrait of the artist as a young man. pattern recognition. all that jim mahfood. all that brian wood. all that david lapham. all them books on histories of textiles. fashion eras. post WWII north america and japan (but i have appreciation for learning every era and place in the world). shoes. accessories. the english dandy. 1795-1895. non-no. sportswear international. vice. vogue.

Heroes:

the ones they make in the safeway deli.. those are high end....oh and photographers and beautiful beings.

My Blog

my college roommate was a filipino.

i just sent this to probably any one of you who could have read this and gave a shit. but whatever, i'm a little groggy and getting over the booze train. this made me laugh. also, this is not where i ...
Posted by Philip Pines on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:42:00 PST

"of MySpace Fame"

Where was I going with this? i think i just enjoy the usage of this term in everyday language. it makes me larf. but i don't deny that its proven to be a good start in the past. it's just a little che...
Posted by Philip Pines on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:18:00 PST

The Origins of ROFL

Mira! Hoy! Someone identified the origins of a virtual vernacular. This isn't latin my friend. See: PhraangckqePosted on: Jul 26, 2007 - 11:23 PM Post subject: Re: WTF!?: The 8 Strangest Communities...
Posted by Philip Pines on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:30:00 PST

new comment

what? people still use this thing. myspace is so 5 minutes ago. jk. but seriously, i think i've got 5 comments the entire month. and i think i've logged in 4 times the entire month. considering i have...
Posted by Philip Pines on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:06:00 PST

bleeding, hungry & squelched.

it's quite possible that i officially have no haven for relaxation, peace, quiet, or any other soothing words i can think of. maybe dreamgirls will make my day. oh wait, dre already made my day; but t...
Posted by Philip Pines on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:16:00 PST

trashy internet. trashy television.

i like being jobless for all that time i have to watch an entire crowd yell "you suck! you suck! you suck!" at the "nurse" who called his patient a "genetic defect". oh jerry.omg. change it.p.s. i hat...
Posted by Philip Pines on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:42:00 PST

big 2.

"we need some get some beer up in this game to make it a little.. weird."hahahahahahahahaha!
Posted by Philip Pines on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:02:00 PST

addicted to craigslist

how hard is it to find a 3 bedroom for under $1800/month with hardwood floors as far east as commercial, as far south as 20th, as far west as kits beach, as far north as the georgia straight? impossib...
Posted by Philip Pines on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:44:00 PST

commodore hookups

i love my friends who know what the fuck is up! yay to everyone who has a christine walker in their lives. i love you and this is why we'll duke it out until the rocking chairs com...
Posted by Philip Pines on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:22:00 PST

pacebookz

so i created one of those facebook things to say whuddup to 2 of my faves and all of a sudden so-and-so's are finding me left right and center. what up wit dat? should i confirm? should i reject? i do...
Posted by Philip Pines on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:43:00 PST