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Derek

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I grew up in NYC and went to Cal for college. After spending about 5 years in LA, I quickly grew tired of "Tinsel-town". If I could do it all over again, I would have gone to culinary school instead of law school. I am an ex-raver (dare I say nearly a decade ago?- damn, I'm getting old), and enjoy experiencing different cultures and traveling.. I've studied and lived in Japan and Barcelona, and have traveled to Amsterdam, Peru, Puerto Rico, London, Paris, Madrid, Ibiza, Korea, Phillipines, Vancouver, and Brazil. I would love to check out Thailand, Australia, and Argentina in the next few years.I enjoy making people laugh and could have had a brilliant career in stand up. I always try to find the punchline in any situation, which has often added controversy and occasionally mayhem. I am a kid at heart and a true prankster, which is tempered by my strong belief in karma. Lately, I am learning to stop and appreciate the things we have in our lives, rather than being bogged down by what we don't have.... I can occasionally be a bit of a smart ass and mischevious. I am full of contradictions. I am artistic and creative, but also business oriented and enjoy stock speculation and investing. I can watch football in the morning, enjoy the afternoon in the MOMA, and end the evening at the theater. I like to dish out jokes, and can take it as well. I can cook, but cannot replace that missing button on my dress shirt. I don't like karoke, no matter how much I drink. And I hate sweaty (and non-sweaty) people in the gym who don't bring towels to the gym and drip all over the equipment.

My Interests

Berkeley, Painting, Getting Bush Out of Office, Working Out (or making excuses not to), Trying to Be Creative, People-Watching, Cooking, Chillin' to Beats, Football, Lounging, Being a Jokester, Getting Into Capers, Seahawks, Poking fun at things, Exploring, Miniature golf, Top Shelf Liquor, Guacamole, Mangoes, Entertaining People, Bright Colors, Traveling, Crossing Borders, Barbacoa Burrito at Chipotle (Yes, I know they are owned by McDonald's. Must be the MSG marinated meat..)

I'd like to meet:

Looking for those that are equally multi-layered, multi-faceted, and diverse. Plus, a savvy audience for my comic stylings..

Music:

LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Lazy Dog, OM Records, The Doors, Thievery Corporation, Down Tempo, Drum and Bass, Slow breaks, Deep Funky House, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Marquez Wyatt, Gotan Project, Reggae, Buddha Bar; But, lately getting into Jazz, especially Brazillian and Latin, i.e. Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Movies:

Napolean Dynamite, City of God, The Sixth Sense, Go, Pulp Fiction, Devil's Advocate, Training Day, Matrix, Billy Madison, Old School, The Game, Kingpin, Office Space, Shawshank Redemption, Godfather II, Glory, Strictly Ballroom, LOTR Series, and of course, Gigli

Television:

Simpsons, Curb Your Enthusiam, Family Guy, Chappele Show, Upright Citizens Brigade, Mr. Show With Bob, Discovery/ History/Food Channel Crap, Scare Tactics, Frontline, Arrested Development, Globe Trekker

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I was an Oompa Lumpa in my 4th grade play but got kicked out trying to lead a Spartacus-like revolt); Now I only have time to read mags

My Blog

In Memory of Shirley

I have never posted a blog before, but I figure this was something important enough to blog about.  My sister in law Shirley lost her battle with breast cancer on Febuary 17th.   S...
Posted by Derek on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:46:00 PST