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Russ

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About Me

I'm happy with my age, my sexuality and my lot in life. I know what people talk about when they refer to a conscience - that voice that reminds of of things we've done, experienced, and allows us the choice of "repeat" or "learn from".
My Job is not what defines me. I strive to do nothing more than enjoy the work I do and do it as well as I can.
I try to keep learning, keep asking questions, keep answering questions.

Your results:
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Russell, Russ, Rusty
Birthday: April 22
Birthplace: Colchester, UK
Current Location: Seattle WA
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown with naturally unpigmented blonde
Height: 5'8
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right Handed
Your Heritage: European
The Shoes You Wore Today: Adidas running shoes
Your Weakness: Chocolate, music, books, champagne, shopping
Your Fears:
Your Perfect Pizza: Tuna and banana
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Build a functional darkroom, replace my back deck, get a hot tub.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Oh good grief...
Thoughts First Waking Up: Water... must have water...
Your Best Physical Feature: don't know
Your Bedtime: when I'm tired
Your Most Missed Memory: The enjoyment I got from reading the Belgariad for the first time
Pepsi or Coke: Coke Zero
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither, generally go hungry rather than eat at either of these hell holes; if I must, MacDonalds for a cheeseburger and Wendy's fries :)
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither, real tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappuccino
Do you Smoke: no, I did but don't anymore
Do you Swear: sometimes :)
Do you Sing: when I'm alone and always badly
Do you Shower Daily: yes, multiple times if I'm with the right person
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: I'd like to go to university and study American Literature or Photo Journalism
Do you want to get Married: i'm not sure - I'd like to settle down with someone but we don't have to get married
Do you belive in yourself: yes, actually I do
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: I'm starting to see what people see in me
Are you a Health Freak: no - just a freak
Do you get along with your Parents: Very close to my mother
Do you like Thunderstorms: love THEM
Do you play an Instrument: piano
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yesh
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no, not since meeting John
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: No
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No, nor am I likely to.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: In my head or for real?
In the past month have you been Dumped: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no, I've taken a few showers that might count though.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yesh!
Ever been called a Tease: Yes
Ever been Beaten up: Yes
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: lying on my back, in a field, looking up at blue skies and fluffy clouds, with a friend next to me, the sound of bird sound carried on a gentle breeze, peacefully
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: never, ever, ever want to be called "a grown up"
What country would you most like to Visit: japan
In a Boy
Favourite Eye Color: blue/Green
Favourite Hair Color: brown
Short or Long Hair: short
Height: About my height
Weight: Healthy
Best Clothing Style: his own
Number of Drugs I have taken: enough to know that I don't like drugs. I prefer to be me no matter what I have going on in my life.
Number of CDs I own: too many
Number of Piercings: 6, three in each ear
Number of Tattoos: 4, wings on my ankles
Number of things in my Past I Regret: a few - but I'm learning from them not repeating them. .r{}

My Interests

Photography; music; literature; people; cooking; climbing; rugby; tea; board games; electronics (new things); movies; nature; science; life.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet emotionally available people. People who are real and whole. People who live life passionately. People who can laugh at themselves and still manage to take themselves seriously when they need to.

Music:

These are all artists and bands who I would miss, very much, if they were to disappear from my CD collection! I'm in the process of updating the links and then will organize them a little better - right now it's just alphabetical.

Music reviews:
boomkat

Artists and bands:
(Smog)
a Melodic Daydream [ms]
A.R.E. Weapons
Aaron Smith
Act of Congress [ms]
Actualities [ms]
Agoria
Air
Akira Rabelais
Alabama 3
Alanis Morissette
Alex Parks
Alex Stealthy
Alexi Murdoch
Alias
Alison Moyet
Anna Nalick
Annie
Annie Lennox
Antony & The Johnsons
Apollo Sunshine
April March
Aqualung
Architecture In Helsinki
Arkestra One
Army Of Lovers
Artful Dodger
Athlete
Audion
Backandtotheleft
Badly Drawn Boy
Basement Jaxx
Bass reeves [ms]
Bauhaus
BCML
Beck
Belle & Sebastian
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five
Ben Lee
Bennet
Beth Gibbons
Beulah
Bill Withers
Billy Bragg
Bjork
Black Box Recorder
Black Eyed Peas
Black Mountain
Blanket Music [ms]
Blendbrank
Bleu
Blur
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Brad Mehldau
Bree Sharp [ms]
Brendan Benson
British Sea Power
Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham
Broken Social Scene
BT
Buck 65 [ms]
Built To Spill
Burningpilot [ms]
Cake
Cantinero [ms]
Carla Bruni
Carla Werner [ms]
Cass McCombs [ms]
Catatonia [W]
Cex [ms]
Chimera
Christopher O'Riley
Chronomad
Chuck Prophet
Cinerama [ms]
Cisco Ferreira aka The Advent
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [ms]
Cleaner
Clearlake [ms]
Clem Snide [ms]
Coachwhips
CocoRosie [ms]
Cody Marks [ms]
Coldplay
Cosmic Groove Transmission [ms]
Consonant
Cornershop
Cousteau
Cowboy Junkies [ms]
Crowded House [W]
Cursive [ms]
Daft Punk [ms]
Damien Jurado
Damien Rice
Dance Disaster Movement
Darwin Chamber
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
David Byrne
David Gray
Deaf Center
Death Cab for Cutie [ms]
Death From Above 1979 [ms]
Death In Vegas [ms]
Delays [ms]
Deep Dish [ms]
Derek Howell [ps]
Dido
Dixie Chicks [ms]
DJ Tiesto
Dolour [ms]
Doves [ms]
Dub Narcotic Sound System
Dusty Springfield [W]
Eagle Eye Cherry
Earlimart [ms]
Echo & The Bunnymen
Eddi Reader
Editors [ms]
Edwyn Collins
Eels [ms]
Eisley [ms]
Elbow
Elefant [ms]
Ellen Allien
Elliott Smith
Elvis Costello [W]
Elvis Presley [W]
Embrace [ms]
Enon [ms]
Eurythmics
Everything But The Girl
Marianne Faithful
Faithless
Fatboy Slim
Fear Of Music
Feindflug
Felix Da Housecat
Fiona Apple
Fischerspooner
Fountains Of Wayne
Franz Ferdinand
Fruit Bats
Funker Vogt
Gabin
Garbage
Gary Jules
Giant Drag
Goldfrapp [ms]
Goldspot
Gorillaz
Graham Coxon
Grand Gallop [ms]
Grand National
Grandaddy
Green Day
Griffin Technology
Gus Gus
Halou
Hardfloor
Harvey Danger
Haujobb
Hazel O'Connor
Heather Duby
Holden & Thompson
Hopewell [ms]
Hot Chip
Ian Brown
Id Guinness [ms]
Idlewild
Ima Robot
Imogen Heap
Interpol
Ivy
Jack Johnson
Jacob Todd & Kelly Noland
James Blunt
Jamiroquai
Janis Ian
Janis Ian, with John Cowan
Jason Mraz
Jay Goldmark
Jem
Jens Lekman
JET
Jet By Day
Jill Scott
Jimmy Edgar
Joe Strummer
John Kelley
John Kelley & FUz
John Mayer
John Wesley Harding
Johnny Marr + The Healers
Jordan Corbin
Joy Zipper
Julien-K [ms]
Kaiser Chiefs
Karminsky Experience Inc
Kasey Chambers
Kate Bush
Kings Of Convenience
Kinky
Kirsty MacColl
Kosheen
Kosmas Epsilon
Kula Shaker
Kylie Minogue & Robbie Williams
Lady Sovereign
Ladytron
Lakuna
Lamb
Larrikin Love
Laura Veirs
Le Tigre
Ledenhed [ms]
Leela James
Lenny Kravitz
Lighthouse Family
Linkin Park
Lisa Ekdahl
Liz Phair
Lizz Wright
Longpigs
Longwave
Looper
Los Halos
Loser
Lost Ocean Lost Ocean
Lostep
Lou Barlow
Low
Lustral
M People
Macy Gray
Magnet
Maktub
Manic Street Preachers
Marcel Schonbrann
Marianne Faithfull
Marilyn Manson
Mark Heimer
Mary Coughlan
Matchbox Twenty
Matt Sweeny
Mercurio
Merz
Michelle Shocked
Mika [ms]
Mikowai [ms]
Mind.In.A.Box
Minus The Bear
Moby
Modest Mouse
Moke
Morcheeba
Morningwood
Morozov
Morrissey
Mu
Murat Uncuoglu
...music video? [ms]
My Morning Jacket
Mylo
Nada Surf
Nellie McKay
New Model Army
Nick Warren
Nikka Costa
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Volt Mile
Nouvelle Vague
Oasis
Ocean Colour Scene
Okkervil River
Open
Paloalto
Papas Fritas
Parsley Sound
Patient Patient [ms]
Patrick Stewart
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Van Dyk
Pearl Jam
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel Feat. Youssou N'Dour
Peter Martin
PE'Z
Pieter K
Pigeonhed
Pink Martini
PJ Harvey
Plaid
Plush
Pop Shuvit
Portastatic
Portishead
Preston School of Industry
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Punish The Atom
Puracane [ms]
Queen
Queens Of The Stone Age
R.E.M.
Rachael Yamagata
Radio 4
Radiohead
Rasputina
Razorlight
Regina Spektor
Rhett Miller
Right Said Fred
Ringside
Robbers On High Street
Robbie Williams
Robert Miles
Rod McKuen
Rogue Wave
Rotersand
Rufus Wainwright
Ryan Adams
Ryewire [ms]
Sander Kleinenberg
Sasha
Sasha & King Crimson
Scissor Sisters
Sean Cody
Sergio Mendes
Seyton
Shawn Mullins [ms]
Shpongle
Sinad O'Connor
Siouxsie & the Banshees
SJ Esau
Skindred
Skunk Anansie
Sleeper
Smash Mouth
Sneaker Pimps
Snog
South San Gabriel
Sparks
Spooky
Spoon
Squeeze
Starecase
Starsailor
Stellastarr*
Stephen Malkmus
Stereolab
Stereophonics
Steve Burns
Steve Poltz
Sufjan Stevens
Sugababes
Swell
System Of A Down
System Syn
T.O.Y.
Tasmin Archer
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Teddy Thompson
Tegan & Sara
Teitur
Terry Hall
Texas
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The All-American Rejects
The American Analog Set
The Arcade Fire
The Beatles
The Bees
The Beta Band
The Black Keys
The Books
The Caesars
The Concretes
The Coral
The Costello Show
The Cure
The Dandy Warhols
The Decemberists
The Delgados
The Dissociatives
The District [ms]
The Divine Comedy
The Divorce
The Donavon Frankenreiter Band
The Dresden Dolls
The Earlies
The Fading Collection
The Fiery Furnaces
The Fire Theft
The Flaming Lips
The Format
The Fray
The Futureheads
The Go! Team
The Grates
The Hidden Cameras
The Hives
The Homosexuals
The Housemartins
The Isley Brothers
The Jayhawks
The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
The Killers
The Kills
The Lashes
The Lightning Seeds
The Long Winters
The Magic Numbers
The Minus 5
The Mountain Goats
The National
The New Pornographers
The Noisettes
The Pale
The Pale Pacific
The Perishers
The Postal Service
The Proclaimers
The Rapture
The Raveonettes
The Rolling Stones
The Rugburns
The Shins
The Starlight Mints
The Static Age
The Stills
The Streets
The Strokes
The Thorns
The Thrills
The Vegas
The Veils
The Verve
The Von Bondies
The Walkmen
The Wallflowers
The Weakerthans
The Wedding Present [ms]
The White Stripes
They Might Be Giants
Thievery Corporation
Thirteen Senses
This Morn' Omina
Tindersticks
Tini Tun
Tinstar
Tokyo Sex Destruction
Tom Waits
Tommy Stinson
Tori Amos
Toshi Reagon
Train
Travis
Tricky
Turin Brakes
TWBA
Ugly Duckling
Ulrich Schnauss
Underworld
UNKLE
Us3
Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble
Veto Silver
VHS Or Beta
Visqueen
Vitalic
Viva Voce
Viva Voce!
Voice Industrie
Voice Of The Beehive
Wai
Watashi Wa
Water Babies [ms]
Way Out West
Ween
Weezer
White Light Motorcade
White Magic
Whitey
Wilco
William Shatner
Willie Nelson, Janis Ian
Winterkälte
Winterpills [ms]
Wolf Parade [ms]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs [ms]
You Am I
Yvel & Tristan
Zero 7
ZZZZ

Labels of interest:
Elefant Records
Sub Pop Records

Books:

Yes, love them. Fiction.

My Blog

"Stand back!" said the gym-bunny, "I'm going to puke!"

I nearly puked! Bad experience at the gym not my first bad experince at the gym... So, this morning I thought I was going to decorate my personal trainer with the supplements he makes me take.  ...
Posted by Russ on Tue, 09 May 2006 04:46:00 PST