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andrew

You make me a better John Cusack.

About Me

"Don't regret forgetfulness,...forget regretfulness." - Joan of Arc

My Interests

No-gi Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Killing time on Instant Messanger, Introducing people to introductory things, Riding trains, Living foods, Raw foods, Hiking to waterfalls, Not supersizing me, Fresh-squeezed juice, Trusting people, Red Love, Dolph Lundgren, Talking to you, Guacamole, Night Drives, Reading book reviews, Watching situations unfold, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and its quirky one-liners, Critical thinking, Jogging without a shirt on, Sandwiches in Italy, Maha-Prasadam, Breathing deeply, Brazilian Top Team, Leglocks and their technical setups, Playing guitar and singing falsetto, my friend Jackie, moving to different countries, Listening to music on headphones, 180-gram vinyl, Teaching youth, Defamiliarization Strategies, Keeping in touch, Globalization, throwing around the proverbial pigskin, Cooking, Stretching for long periods of time, Being happy about eating and eating to be happy, Sweating and then showering with body soap, Fresh Salsa, Playing the role of "la flaneur," Making people laugh in unintentional ways.

I'd like to meet:

Toute les gens de la monde.

Music:

The Evens, Last Season, Burn it Down, Weird War, Behemoth, Shotmaker, Endpoint, Prisoners of..., Blonde Redhead, Rainer Maria, Cat Power, The Beatles, Burnt by the Sun, Sigur Ros, Mia Doi Todd, Gza, Refused, Emperor, Mogwai, Embassy, Mum, Pinback, Broken Hearts are Blue, Still Life, Indian Summer, Joan of Arc, Maritime, Johnny Cash, Nile. Did I mention Blonde Redhead?, Dead Prez, Tristeza, Coalesce, Blur, Pearl Jam, The Make Up, Embrace, Q and Not U, Fugazi, The Fucking Champs, French Toast, 108, Beta Minus Mechanic, Yeahyeahyeahs, Rites of Spring, Iceburn, Acme, The Scene Creamers, Winfred e Eye, Prema, Bloodlet

Movies:

The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love, Manos: the Hands of Fate, The Big Lebowski, Best in Show, The Smashing Machine, I am Sam, Rosa Luxemberg, Office Space, Bread and Roses, High Art, La Chinoise, Weekend, City of God, Run Lola Run, Fugazi/Instrument

Books:

Nation of Rebels, The Culture of Fear, Lords of Chaos, 1984, Red Love, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique, Dune, Geek Love, Books by Donald Morton, the Soul Vegetarian Cookbook, Work by Peter McLaren, Crime and Punishment, What is to be Done?

Heroes:

Kazushi Sakuraba, Ian McKaye, My Father, and you.

My Blog

In Santa Barbara now.

Sitting in my furniture-less room and pondering heavy. I'm here....for a long time to come. More in a bit.... -andy.
Posted by andrew on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:10:00 PST

Not really an update.

 My gosh, I have to start updating this thing.  It's been far too long. Major moves and changes in my life (as usual).  I'll be dropping the anchor for a long time, very soon. ...
Posted by andrew on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 09:59:00 PST

Another year turns.

The big "27." Yikes.  I am getting up there.   But I feel the same. 
Posted by andrew on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:22:00 PST

I'm going to live again.

No more excuses, no more fatigue, no more waiting, no more deferring.I'm going to live, starting tommorrow.
Posted by andrew on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:20:00 PST

It became.

It became very clear this evening.  My feelings boomerang back to you.
Posted by andrew on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:39:00 PST

Busy this summer.

Classes, Graduate Research Work, and My own work.  No summer to be had.  And yes...graduate school tends to impoverish one.Say "hello!" everyone. best,  a....
Posted by andrew on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:11:00 PST

Left Populisms.

Red Critique, Volume 10, 2005.LEFT POPULISMS There is a new joke circulating in the post-vote liberal press: prominent sections of the Left are now advising that in order to avoid any further ...
Posted by andrew on Thu, 25 May 2006 07:22:00 PST

US Planes Kill...

From the NY Times: U.S. Planes Kill Afghan Villagers in Assault on Taliban .. language="javascript"> ..> By RUHULLAH KHAPALWAK Published: May 22, 2006 KANDAHAR,...
Posted by andrew on Mon, 22 May 2006 01:22:00 PST

Words of a cynic...

"...no bloody or unbloody change of society can eradicate the evil in man: as long as there will be men, there will be malice, envy and hatred, and hence there cannot be a society which does not have ...
Posted by andrew on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:24:00 PST

The Left needs more Socialism...

The Left Needs More Socialism  by Ronald AronsonIt's time to break a taboo and place the word "socialism" across the topof the page in a major American progressive magazine. Time for  the le...
Posted by andrew on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 06:33:00 PST