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John

I'm glad somebody's doing something

About Me

I love seeing the trees instead of the forest

My Interests

small framed objects, images, local histories, word origins, Patty Hearst and the SLA, 17th century America, the missions of California, serial killers, hot rods, highways and detached homes with attached garages

I'd like to meet:

someone strange, inspiring, gounded, lively, thoughtful,iconoclastic, and who doesn't take them or their surroundings too seriously. A person who is passionate, and is continously exploring the world and themselves.

Music:

francoise hardy, boards of canada, asha bhosle, rahid taha, ludakris, roberta flack, suede, astrud gilberto, black sabbath, the knife, bloc party, aphex twin

Movies:

Grey Gardens, Mysterious Skin, Star Wars, Mulholland Drive, Italian Horror, Muriel's Wedding, old film noir, Cabaret, the New World

Television:

NOVA, 60 Minutes, Lehrer Report, America's Next Top Model, COPS, Elimi-date, british Office, Nighty Night, and Keeping Up Appearances

Books:

Fast Food Nation, Salt, Dry, Beneath the Wheel, A Boys Own Story, Assuming the Position, Assassination Vacation, Histroy of the Jews, Notes from the Underground, the Ministry of Pain

Heroes:

people who are inspired more by hope rather than by fear