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Samuel

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Pretty straightforward, really. I like to read and figure things out.

My Interests

Many and varied

I'd like to meet:

Fellow libertines.
People who scream out compliments to passersby
Thursday night poker-players
Good tippers
Late-night diners
Mathematicians
James Joyce
New and exciting folks

Music:

The Beach Boys
The Black Heart Procession
Boston
Charles Ives
David Bowie
Fiona Apple
The Flaming Lips
Frank Zappa
George Gershwin
Jamiroquai
Jeff Buckley
Kansas
Keane
Michael Jackson
Moxy Fruvous
Mr. Bungle
Secret Chiefs 3
The Shins
Super Furry Animals
Tom Waits
U.S.E.
Van Halen
Wilco

Honestly, I don't know much about popular music. I spent way too many years playing video games.

Movies:

Memento, Seven Samurai, and High Fidelity are all ridiculously good. Also, if you haven't seen Wet Hot American Summer, then we can't be friends because you're probably 'tarded.

Television:

All the usual nonsense -- but on DVD only please! Also, The Decalogue was pretty great and what the FUCK happened to Duckman?!

Books:

Ulysses by James Joyce -- really the only book you'll ever need
Also:
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside
The Brothers Karamazov
The Grapes of Wrath
The Jungle
Cryptonomicon
Siddhartha
Johnny Got His Gun
Lonesome Dove
The Screwtape Letters
The Tin Drum
House of Leaves
Independent People
Blindness
Kristin Lavransdatter
Anna Karenina
Moby Dick

--are all great too

my complete list:
my 'read' shelf:

Heroes:

The Super Nintendo

My Blog

Sidesteppin with the German Joyce

At one point, in an attempt to poke fun at myself and my complete lack of knowledge in the field of popular music, I decided to list nothing but fictional musical groups in my MySpace "music" box. Th...
Posted by Samuel on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:19:00 PST

The Lovely Bones

Okay people....Let's get one thing out of the way REAL fast. The Lovely Bones is the worst book ever written. EVER. Not only is the story absolutely FUCKING LUDICROUS, but the writing is so unbelie...
Posted by Samuel on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:15:00 PST

Dentists

I need to get something off my chest.I haven't had my teeth professionally cleaned in more than 4 years. Even though I brush and floss twice each day, tartar happens. Teeth get dirty, and, to be hon...
Posted by Samuel on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:30:00 PST

On the Horizon

Hello Everyone,Since it's pretty unlikely that you actually know anyone more interesting than I, I thought I would take an opportunity to fill all yalls in on what I've been up to for the last 2 month...
Posted by Samuel on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:40:00 PST

More ways you can be like me!

Here it is -- my summer reading list. If you're not too busy working your shitty, shitty summer job, you should read these so that we can have something to talk about during those awkward post-coital...
Posted by Samuel on Mon, 21 May 2007 01:26:00 PST

Five Great Books to Read on the Shitter

Let's face it -- pooping rules. Anyone who believes otherwise are merely lying to themselves. Jerks. Anyway, if yer anything like me, you probably spend a significant amount of time on the ole thro...
Posted by Samuel on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:07:00 PST