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Diego

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About Me

"This is our age of exploration into that unmapped country waiting beyond the frontiers and seas of Time. We make our journeys out there in the low light of the future, and return to the bourgeois day and its mass delusion of safety, to report on what we've seen. What are any of these 'utopian dreams' of ours but defective forms of time-travel?" Thomas Pynchon

My Interests

Literature (Pynchon, Delilo, Rushdie [the freaking trifecta of literary bad-asses man!], Faulkner, McEwan, Marquez, Kesey, Burroughes, Celine, Amis, Graham Swift, Ecco....it goes on and on), film (Kubrick, Kubrick, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Godard, Polanski, Michael Winterbottom, George A. Romero, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, Terence Malick, Pedro Almodovar, and a little more Kubrick) and music (currently listening to a lot of: Spoon, Helio Sequence, Pitty Sing, LCD Soundsystem, Astaire, Joy Division, New Order, Kassabian, 2 Many DJs, Kraftwerk, How to Kill A DJ, Suede, Pulp, Ride, South, Interpol, M83, Sigur Ros, NIN, Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, British Sea Power, and my fav. boxed set, "NO THANKS, the 70's Punk Rebellion"), and comics (Planetary, Battle Pope, Walking Dead, Lucifer, Hellblazer, Books of Magic, the Authority). Oh, yea, I do snowboard when I get the chance, and I love to swim, so yes, I do do outdoorsie things.

I'd like to meet:

Thomas Pynchon, Grant Morrison, Thom Yorke.

Music:

Well, so much for reading ahead....see above. BUT, in addition to that list, let me add two very high favorites, The Doves and Phoenix. More favorites will be added periodically, such as: Scissor Sisters, Aphex Twin, John Lennon, Feist, Portishead, Electronic, The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, Massive Attack, M83 NIN, Blur, AIR, The Arcade Fire, The Beatles, Interpol, Keane, New Order, Suede, Pulp, Death Cab for Cutie, Helio Sequence, Annie, Husky Resque, Future Sound of London, Love and Rockets, Suicide, Television, Iggy, The Cloud Room, The Go! Team, LCD Soundsystem, anything produced or remixed by DFA, 2 Many DJ's....

Movies:

Well, so much for reading ahead....again, see above.

Television:

Dont watch much tv, despite the fact that I have tivo and cable...but when I do, its Family Guy, Chappele Show, Mind of Mencia, Over There, Lost, South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force....and thats about it.

Books:

Lla no, lla es suficiente, paresco menso lla!Here are some of the latest books that have come across my way....The Kite Runner (Im ashamed I read it) Ray in Reverse (so so) Zombie Survival Guide (essential reading for the coming war) Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of American Comics (hey, I learned a lot, and it was a much appreciated gift!) Hotel World (haunting) Name of the Rose (come on, its Eco!)

Heroes:

That little ninja that is crossing my screen right now trying to get me to click on him so that I can win a PSP. That little mo-fo is a squirrely son-of-a-gun, I tell ya! Burroughes is a hero of mine....

My Blog

Worried that no one cares

Between the experience of living a normal life at this moment on the planet and the public narratives being offered to give a sense to that life, the empty space, the gap, is enormous. John Berger...
Posted by Diego on Sat, 20 May 2006 11:33:00 PST

Worried about my own life

Shallow uniformity is not an accident but a consequence of what Marxists optimistically call late capitalism. Nick Cohen
Posted by Diego on Sat, 20 May 2006 11:31:00 PST

Late, but oh well

I know this is a bit late in coming, but oh well, I havent gotten around to much lately. Match Point: Interesting idea. Something was missing though. Allen almost wanted us to get to know the ch...
Posted by Diego on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:47:00 PST

Le Samurai

The epitome of ultra-cool french new wave! Watch it!
Posted by Diego on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:15:00 PST

The New World

To anyone who sees "The New World" and says, "well, that was long and dull," you really need to do yourself a favor and be more patient. Did you not know what you were getting into? The man is a vis...
Posted by Diego on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:47:00 PST

Afterthought

Don't worry, they are watching you.
Posted by Diego on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:23:00 PST

Come on!

Im at work on a Saturday at 8 AM!  Freakin!  Come on!!!!
Posted by Diego on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:57:00 PST

Not all that Strange

You Are 40% Weird Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it! How Weird Are You?...
Posted by Diego on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:01:00 PST

Im not alone!

Found this on LA Weekly online, part of a list of top 10 movies of the year....I knew I wasnt crazy for clapping at the end. 5. Land of the Dead. The line separating the living from the undead wasn...
Posted by Diego on Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:05:00 PST

Addicted to lyrics

Interpol, Narc, off Antics Touch your thighs, I'm the lonely one Remember that lass, because that was the right one Oh, all your mysteries are moving in the sun And show some love and respect W...
Posted by Diego on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:56:00 PST