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Alan

Not every idea you have is a good idea

About Me

I am 29 years old. born and raised in portland. Father to a 9 year old son who's the best damn kid in the world.I like music and books and listening to NPR.
Oh yeah, I am THAT exciting people!

My Interests



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I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet Mayor Tom Potter and tell him she should not have grown that damn beard and that he looks like he is drunk most of the time.

Music:

In no particular order - Radiohead, Belle and Sebastien, Mogwia, Queens of the Stone Age, Pinback, The Pixies, Primus, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, World Inferno/Friendship Society, Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Leftover Crack... Many many more bands but I am sick of writing in this box

Television:

The Wire (my fav!), sopranos, six feet under, Flight of the condors - I know, I know all HBO and I dont even get HBO. Also, most of the stuff on OPB.

Books:

Last good book I read I Jitter Bug Perfume. I need to read more books.

Heroes:

I prefer to be my own hero right now.

My Blog

I know I am in the minority on this one

I want to see some serious mud slinging between the two presidential candidates.  Campaigns at the presidential level leave so much out so much of the juicy, wonky details out of fear of alienati...
Posted by Alan on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:00 PST

a few observations about tonights debate

If the surge is a strategy, than why is it called a surge.  A serge is a short term increase of something right?  According to Wikipedia, "A Strategy is a long term plan of action designed t...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:25:00 PST

Flight of the Conchords - Business Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN0oDnoc3-c ...
Posted by Alan on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:35:00 PST

Today is going to be a good day

Today the boy served me breakfast in bed. Nothing special, rice crispy with blueberries and what tasted to be about a cup of sugar. What a nice surprise. I'll not be cynical and assume he only did thi...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:04:00 PST

Sarah Palan interviews

Something about the sarah palan intveriews on ABC is relly bugging. It not that sarah palan sounds like a really angery minnisotain. Its not that her forgain policy seem to be founded on the notion...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:53:00 PST

My good deed for the day

The Boy and I are walking out the front door on our way to see a move.  At our feet we find a little lost dog.  After about ten minutes of coaxing the dog is relaxed enough to let me pick hi...
Posted by Alan on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:36:00 PST

Ten things that make me smile

1. street musicians2. driving with my car stereo turn up WAY loud3. fuzzy dice (yeah, I really like fuzzy dice)4. breakfast5. penguins6. bocce7. weird toy stores8. the fourth of july9. greyhounds (the...
Posted by Alan on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:48:00 PST

Photo Fun - Week in the life

UPDATE OK I suck.  I couldn't do this for a whole week.  I started this during the weekend.  Finding worthwhile things to take pictures of during the weekend is easy and fun.  Howe...
Posted by Alan on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:36:00 PST

longest survey ever

What is on your bed right now?meWhen was the last time you threw up?oh I dont throw up. What's your favorite word or phrase?I am fond "jesus-fucking-christ" and "really what made you think that was a ...
Posted by Alan on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:45:00 PST

Driving is so cool

So I leave work early to work on my broken headlight.  After three hours and three trips is the auto store I have the damn thing working.  I put everything back together, but I must have dis...
Posted by Alan on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:03:00 PST