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Jason (Dre) Smylie

All work and no play makes Dre a tired boy.

About Me

It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
- Arnold Toynbee
DISCLAIMER: Unless I've met you in real life, do not send me a friend request without messaging me first. I don't add people to "grow" my friends list. I just want to keep in touch with the people I know. If you actually want to get to know me, then message me and I'll be much more inclined to hit accept! .. A I M instant message: PRODIDRE
I'm ambitious, hard working, and passionate. I'm into things that conjour creativity, emotion, and thought: music, books, art, philosophy, movies, and dancing. I'm a musician -- I play guitar, and produce electronic dance music.
I love to get down to deep house, drum n bass, funk, and breaks. Funkstyle dancing.
I'm all about growth. I like to read books that enlighten and shake up my paradigms. I'm not religious at all, but consider myself spiritual (in a non-hippy way). I often ponder the big questions. I believe it's important to make the best of one's time on this earth and cherish each moment we're fortunate to have.I stay positive all the time. Every mistake is simply a learning experience and opportunity to better myself.I like sushi.
Professionally I've been a little all over the map. I started out as Computer Programmer for a government contractor, then was a Project Manager for the same company for a few years. During that time I opened up a Capriotti's Sandwich Shop and acquired another. Recently I left my "career" job to start a new career growing the sandwich business! The third shop will open in Henderson in June 2007. So far it's been quite a change, but I'd never turn back!
I have thought a lot about what I want from life and how to get there. Sometimes I find myself straying from the path, but that is okay because the unexpected is what makes life interesting.
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My Interests

playing guitar, snowboarding, reading, music, ableton live, popping, locking, tutting, boogaloo, personal growth, shooting pool, learning about new things, bowling, movies, golf, poker, personal growth, real estate, parties, spazzing, the meaning of life (wow I'm deep)

I'd like to meet:

I love to meet new people and make new friends. Find me on AIM if you wanna chat: prodidre

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
- Thomas H. Huxley

Music:

Breaks, Drum n Bass, Jungle, House, Old School Funk/Soul, Punk, Hip Hop, Classical, Jazz... Pretty much anything but country... Sublime, Eric B & Rakim, Tribe Called Quest, Nirvana, Incubus, Slick Dogg, Chromeo, Parliament, G. Clinton, Weezer, Bjork, The Beatles, My Chemical Romance, Wolfmother, James Brown, Muse, Zapp and Roger, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Led Zepplin, The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, The Strokes, NOFX, Pennywise, System of a Down, Metallica... Fav DJs: Dara, Farina, AK1200, Donald Glaude, Pendulum, Baby Anne, Doc Martin, Ferry Corsten, Diesel Boy... I think there really are too many to name.

Sirius Radio is the shit... As your attourney I advise you to subscribe tomorrow. Boombox, Area 33, Faction, Hard Attack, Howard Stern... seriously, regular radio is dead.

Movies:

V for Vendetta, The Big Labowski, Office Space, Farenheit 9/11, Human Traffic, Fight Club, Pi, The Matrix, Half Baked, Seven, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Spaceballs, Star Wars, Stargate, Friday, Tombstone, Mallrats, Dogma, basically every Kevin Smith movie, Gramma's Boy, Perfume: A Story of a Murderer, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, so many more...

Television:

I don't watch too much TV, when I do its usually on DVD or On Demand... news, fuel tv, lost, howard tv, SG1, Da Ali G, Entourage, Sleeper Cell, Dexter, Heroes

Books:

1984, The World's Religions, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Da Vinci Code, The Art of Happiness, Think and Grow Rich, The Lorax, Lord of the Rings, Macbeth, Universe in a Nutshell, Alas Babylon, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cashflow Quadrant, Retire Young, Retire Rich, The Power to Influence, Brave New World, 1984, Atlas Shrugged, Stories of My Experiments with Truth (Gandhi), Where the Wild Things Are, Catcher in the Rye, Atlas Shrugged, God's Debris... I wish I had more time to read...

Heroes:

Bad ass dancers, artists, and people who are incredibly creative

My Parents, The Dalai Lama, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Shaun White, Hanah Teter, Gretchen Bleiler (mmm), Mr. Wiggles, Umin, Poppin Pete, P Lock, Mr. Animation, Skeeter Rabbit, EBs, The Lockers, Nam Hyun Joon, Salah, all my teachers, Dolph De Roos, Scott Adams, Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, Hugh Hefner..

My Blog

Fate. Well, not really.

Preface: I don't really believe in fate.  Life's coincidences, patterns, and mental filters usually are mistaken for destiny or a higher power's will.  Regardless of what you call the phenom...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:44:00 PST

Weekend Recap

Thursday night went bowling with Ryan and Matty at Southpoint (dollah drinks yeah!)  Then Soulkitchen and Empire... it was good times. Friday was errand day.  Had dinner at the Himalayan res...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:32:00 PST

sheesh

lol
Posted by Jason (dre) on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:44:00 PST

Athiests in Jail

Have you ever wondered what percentage of prison inmates are atheists? It must be a lot, given that non-believers have no moral center and spend most of their days robbing, and killing, and sodomizing...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:41:00 PST

I feel effective.

Today was a very effective day.  I effectively did a lot of work stuff.  Then I effectively had lunch at a thai place.  After lunch I effectively purchased a overly large planner to mor...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:50:00 PST

I don't understand

Why can't this person can't just ignore me and go on with her life?  I don't stick my nose in her business.  I know writing this is just going to provoke her into bugging me more but hey, th...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:33:00 PST

Bout damn time!

I got internet back!  Highlights from the last week - Got the condo all set up - still need to hang stuff up, buy some art and get the closet built out- Room painted - colors came out looking pre...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:23:00 PST

sorry

Sorry I haven't really been returning messages or comments.  I still don't have internet at Panorama.  Blah.  And my phone took a shit so internet is no workin on there either
Posted by Jason (dre) on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:34:00 PST

Annoyances - Waaaaah Post

Right now I'm plagued with a handful of minor annoyances that are piling up to make me a very irritable guy right now. 1.  My phone doesn't work in Panorama unless I'm standing on the cold ass b...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:22:00 PST

Panorama!

After nearly 3 years of construction, finally got the keys!  Here's some pics:...
Posted by Jason (dre) on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:10:00 PST