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Fernie

ferniemartinez

About Me

I'm spunky. I like my oatmeal lumpy. Sometimes I get ridiculous. I eat up all your crackers and your licorice. I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.

My Interests

Travel, Music, Films, Books, Poker, Pints of Beer, International Soccer Matches, Big Cities, Skepticism, Vintage Vespas and VeeDubs

I'd like to meet:

Nietzsche and Mitch Hedberg at a Led Zeppelin show circa 1974.

Music:



Movies:

The top 10: Godfather (I and II), The Bicycle Thief, Annie Hall, Mullholand Drive, The Big Lebowski, Airplane!, Habla con Ella, Magnolia, Barfly, 24 Hour Party People
The rest: Waking Life :), City of God, CQ, Y Tu Mama Tambien, A bout de Souffle, Goodfellas, Fight Club, Dark City, El Laberinto del Fauno, Clerks, Almost Famous, Kentucky Fried Movie, This is Spinal Tap, Wonder Boys, Igby Goes Down, Rushmore, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, The Believer, and the Woodster: Manhattan, Zelig, Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and Her Sisters, Everyone Says I Love You, Deconstructing Harry, Sweet and Lowdown

Television:

The Simpsons, Jeopardy, Arrested Development, Spaced, Curb Your Enthusiasm, High Stakes Poker

Books:

On The Road, Breakfast of Champions, Timequake, Choke, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1984, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Scorcese on Scorcese, Labyrinth of Solitude, Days of Obligation, The End of Faith, MENSA for Dummies

Heroes:

The interweb:
Outlaw 8 Productions
The Politics
The Normans
Number Soup
Dane's Travelpod
Richard's Blog
Short Film Texas
CineVegas Burn.tv - Live Music Weekly

My Blog

The Best of 2007

MOVIES:1) Pan's LabyrinthA pinnacle of cinematic imagination.2) No Country for Old MenYes, all the hype is true. Yes, this is the Coen Brothers' best movie in years. Yes, Javier Bardem is a bad-ass ...
Posted by Fernie on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:55:00 PST

The One Where I Compare Vegas to a Soon-To-Be-Ex-Girlfriend

Las Vegas, what happened? It used to be nothing but skimpy lingerie and all night parties. But just like the facial scabs of the Fremont Street meth-heads in the daylight, so to has your shallowness...
Posted by Fernie on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:12:00 PST

Kurt Is Up In Heaven Now

Thank you, kind sir, for more than I can ever repay.
Posted by Fernie on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:33:00 PST

Best of 2006

The top six of '06Music:Thom Yorke - The EraserImaad Wasif - Imaad WasifCat Power - The GreatestThe Black Keys - Magic PotionThe Decemberists - The Crane WifePearl Jam - Pearl JamMovies:ManderlayThe D...
Posted by Fernie on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:23:00 PST

"What have you learned in all your years of monkey torture?"

Dane, you must've known it was coming. Call it retribution for the lost phone vid and for Moni's big hair pic.Without further ado:Dane getting attacked by monkeys!!...
Posted by Fernie on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:49:00 PST

Back Seat Shake Down Video

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Posted by Fernie on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:40:00 PST

A Man Without A Country

Watching Vonnegut on the Daily Show a few weeks back was admittedly painful. Life's greatest tragedy is the day where one's physical capabilities are no longer in sync with their mental ones. Watching...
Posted by Fernie on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:20:00 PST

Vegas Baby Vegas

Ok, so I left Wednesday.  It proved to be a long day.  Got a shuttle from San Miguel to the Leon airport.  30 bucks.  Then I get charged a luxury travel fee - $20.  Then I hav...
Posted by Fernie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Adios

Time to say goodbye to San Miguel and to Mexico.  I've enjoyed hanging around this sleepy town for a week.  I've been sick for most of it: I caught a cold to begin with from the 14 hour bus ...
Posted by Fernie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Chiapas

Our group has disbanded. After visiting Lago Atitlan, Guatemala, for a couple of days, our foursome is no more. Paul remained in Guatemala to visit Tikal. Jesse, Lisa and I drove on to Mexico. Jes...
Posted by Fernie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST