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About Me

It undoubtedly somewhat tiresome to try to encapsulate my entire being in this small space so that the casual observer can find out exactly who I am at a glance.
What is the "About Me" section really about? The answer seems obvious but it really isn't. Myspace is about friends and networking, and your "About Me" section should be written with your friends in mind. Your friends know you and they know your past, so it would be pointless to fill the "About Me" section with your history. You have to make sure you are telling the people who view your page something that they may not know, and want to know about you.
For example, I used to have a very long story here, which started around the time of my birth and included every significant event in my life that had occurred up until the day I wrote it down. It was tedious to write and, I can only imagine, tedious to read. All of my friends already knew all of that stuff about me anyways. I was quite happy with the complete autobiography, for quite some time, but I became tired of updating it. I didn't just delete it though. I have it saved in case I change my mind. I don't want to do all of that work again.
I also find it pointless to use the "About Me" section to talk about my hopes and dreams and plans for the future. My life is constantly changing! It's risky to talk about your plans because they often end up not coming to fruition and later you have the awkward comments on your page from a friend asking you about something you feel a complete failure for not having achieved. It's best to just ignore your hopes and dreams when it comes to "About Me."
My last attempt to solve the "About Me" dilemma resulted in something like Powerpoint presentation bullets informing readers of my current status. The present is no good as "About Me" material either. Once again, constantly changing and not very interesting to read due to the lack of substance. Minimalism, which I find quite attractive in art and architecture, definitely does not work well in the "About Me" section.
Consequently, I have decided to leave it blank. MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

I've recently had to revise my listed interests because I've found myself to be interested in less lately, possibly at the expense of making me seem less interesting. So my new list of interests are as follows:

1. Motorcycles - I ride a 1983 Honda GL650. It leaks oil like a sieve and it's ugly as sin. Why do I ride it? Because it's totally amazing. Life on two wheels is like nothing else.

2. Photography - Last year I bought a Canon 400D. It was an amazing purchase. I wish I had more time to bum around and take photos. This summer I hope to fix the oil leak on my bike and then combine these two interests . If it happens I will post the results. P.S. If you buy a fancy camera, be prepared to want really expensive lenses really badly. The one I drool over constantly is almost three times as expensive as the camera. I love photography but I find it has made me quite anal about how pictures are taken. There is a right way to do it. No I'm not a know-it-all jerk.

3. Snowboarding - It is almost as much fun as riding motorcycles but you crash a lot more and you get tired quick.

4. Film - My favorite movies in all the world are mostly independent and foreign films. I would say all but Star Wars and some of the old classics are on the list and definitely Hollywood. Do classics even count? Movies were different back then! I'm making the rule old movies did not come from Hollywood. Did I just alter reality through force of will? I think I did. Thank you, Immanuel Kant.

5. Reading - Nothing is more relaxing. I love good books. By "good" I don't mean literature good. I'm a big fan of sci-fi, especially military sci-fi, and fantasy. Now you know. I am a full-blown nerd. My favorites seem to be with the books with scantily clad females holding futuristic weaponry. Folks, stop laughing for a second and allow me to clue you in on something you may not know. In the future, all of the chicks will be totally hot and latex body suits will be all anyone wears. Except for the guys of course, we get powered armor.

6. Writing - I love to write. I've been published as a poet three times and I'm very proud of it, bot hopefully not overly proud. You can check it out in my blog if you'd like. I won't cry if you don't. I also enjoy writing fiction. I am thinking of trying to get some of that published as well.

I'd like to meet:

Ghandi, Hitler, Einstein, Stalin, Churchill, Da Vinci, Ceasar......pretty much anyone who is widely known by their last name.

ALSO:

Rudyard Kipling.

Noam Chomsky.

Bill Murray.

Alfred Hitchcock.

David Sedaris.

Terry Brooks.

A holocaust survivor.

Osama Bin Laden.(I mean, honestly, that would probably be a pretty interesting conversation. As long as I could do it without getting my head cut off. I would turn him in right after we hung out though. What is the reward up to? $25 Million?)

Terrence Malick.

Saul Williams. (check)

Taylor Mali.

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Music:

HIP-HOP:

Blackalicious, Dr. Octagon, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Blackstar, A Tribe Called Quest, mc chris, The Beastie Boys, Digable Planets, De La Soul, Erykah Badu (

Movies:

Amelie
A Very Long Engagement
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Rushmore
The Return
Burnt by the Sun
Boondock Saints
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Fight Club
Aliens
Whale Rider
Say Anything
Gross Point Blank
Better Off Dead
High Fidelity
Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Twelve Angry Men
Charade
Swingers
Broken Flowers
Goonies
Clerks
Mallrats
The Breakfast Club
Big Trouble in Little China
Lone Wolf and Cub
Zatoichi
City of God

Books:

AUTHORS

In no particular order:

Stephen King
Kurt Vonnegut
Dean Koontz
Terry Brooks
Mark Twain
Chuck Palahniuk
Ray Bradbury
Michael Crichton
David Weber
John Ringo
Heinlein
Nick Hornby
J.D. Salinger
R.A. Salvatore
John Steinbeck
J.K. Rowling

NOTE: I read a lot but I tend to stay away from anything that could be considered a classic. It doesn't mean, however, that I've never read anything by Dickens or Dostoevsky. I'm ashamed to admit it but those books tend to bore me. There are a few exceptions. Books are an escape for me and I would rather read something about goo monsters from planet x than something about how some chick in colonial america had trouble finding a husband.

Heroes:

Heroes? Maya Angelou, Jamie Fitzgerald, Saul Williams.

My Blog

My poor Grandpa.

So about a week ago my grandpa, or papa as I call him, was in his backyard picking peaches on a ladder and fell. He hit his head when he fell but other than that he was fine. For the next three days o...
Posted by Sean on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:38:00 PST

Sentinels

Living in two worlds Bridging earth and sky Splitting bark to peek tender faces out into the early morning Nourished by the sun, connected to the earth. Waxy stem connected to willow...
Posted by Sean on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:22:00 PST

So, finally, I'm getting married!

I know, right? We were all wondering when it was going to happen. We've been engaged since March of 06 and we are finally getting married! We've decided to elope. I guess that technically "to e...
Posted by Sean on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:58:00 PST

The myspace group "F*ck the Soldiers" - a brief rant.

I have recieved the following petition from friends posted as a myspace bulletin at least ten different times. The form varies and this is the first time I have seen one that refers to a group named "...
Posted by Sean on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:19:00 PST

A great day!

So far I've only had my GL650 for 3 weeks or so. Life on two wheels is agreeing with me. Today the weather in Seattle is AMAZING. It's a little warm when you are sitting still but on backroads at 45 m...
Posted by Sean on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:10:00 PST

I've been slacking lately. A new story.

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Posted by Sean on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:33:00 PST

Kurt Vonnegut was the best.

Some quotes: I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I'm dead. There are plenty of good reasons for fighting...
Posted by Sean on Thu, 17 May 2007 07:20:00 PST

Snidely Whiplash

So the new copy of SLAM came out this year and I had three poems published in it. I was pretty stoked. Then I heard that mine would be one of 12 or so chosen to be "performed" at the T...
Posted by Sean on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:26:00 PST

I did it!!

I passed the motorcycle test with flying colors!!! The test was pretty tough. In our class of 12 people only 7 passed. It was a lot of fun but I am really tired. The class mak...
Posted by Sean on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:38:00 PST

MOTORCYCLES! GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Jen and I want motorcycles. Actually Jen wants a motorcycle. I need one reeeeeallly bad. LOL Anyways we are taking the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic Rider Course at the end of which we will ...
Posted by Sean on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 06:39:00 PST