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Raiden

'Cause life ain't nothing but a good groove...

About Me

the name's Chris. just graduated from Seattle University. check the stuff to your left for more info, or hit me up with a message...
A few quotes from Vincent Van Gogh:
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream..."
and
"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow minded and all too prudent..."
My deviantArt page:
Check out my band!!!

My Interests

A 'few' of my favorite things: Loitering with my friends. Tea - chai, green etc... Interesting conversations that last for hours. Concerts. Jamming. Kicking back and just strumming an acoustic guitar. Traveling. Hugs. Photography. Art galleries. Drawing and painting. Filming movies. Playing cards. Musicals and theater. Fishing. The ocean. Chinatown. The PNW. Guitar stores, small ones, big ones, doesn't matter! Air drumming. Tangents! Overthinking things... That's pretty much what I do...

I'd like to meet:

People who are open-minded, who like to chill and talk, and aren't afraid to just go crazy and have fun in public. Musicians are always good. I always have some musical project going on.

Music:

Firstly, I must say that music is a significant part of my life. I have experience playing many musical instruments, though mainly the bass. I've been in quite a few bands in my time. My current band is wanderlust... check us out at www.myspace.com/wanderlustrock
Basically, as far as music goes, I am completely openminded. In all seriousness, I can at the very least appreciate any form of music. Though I definitely lean towards certain genres, I'm down for anything. My favorites typically push the envelope in some way, offer up something different.

Movies:

Basically - I enjoy action, I enjoy comedy, I enjoy it when the two are mixed a la Jackie Chan. I also enjoy the art of film-making, having made a few films in my time. So in addition to the "story" of a movie, I also thoroughly enjoy the cinematography. Tim Burton (Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands) and Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) are just masterful in this respect.
As for actual movie titles... a short list of all time favorites would have to include - Tommy Boy, Austin Powers, StarWars, Clerks, The Blues Brothers, Animal House, Office Space, Kill Bill (vol. 1 & 2), Wayne's World, Ocean's Eleven, Spinal Tap, SLC Punk, Shaolin Soccer, and of course most any Jackie Chan movie. Really, like my music, you can name almost any movie and I will probably have seen it or will want to see it.

Television:

Food Network. Travel Channel. Discovery. Project Runway. America's Best Dance Crew

Books:

Unfortunately, since I started college, I haven't been reading as much due to the MOUNTAINS of reading I do for classes.
However, I am a big (dorky) fan of science fiction and fantasy. I thoroughly enjoy the works of Terry Goodkind and Douglas Adams.
I also LOVE the work of David Sedaris. He is one of the funniest and most clever writers today.
"Born Confused" - Tanuja Desai Hidier
"Battle Royal" - Koushun Takami

Heroes:

My friends - for all the shit I know they go through and have gone through.
Artistically, Miles Davis and Leonardo DaVinci.

My Blog

Love and Letting Go

An interesting little essay passed on to me by Donjay. Originally found here: http://tonette.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/love-and-letting-go- by-anonymous/Love and Letting Go by AnonymousWhen you think of...
Posted by Raiden on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:23:00 PST

To go with (or against?) the flow.

Don't you hate it when it seems that life just kind of goes on around you? Like you aren't really an active participant? The days just mesh together and before you know it, you've gone from Point A to...
Posted by Raiden on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:40:00 PST

lifes a bitch... (a rant in so many cliches)

...and then you die. "Sound familiar? Life shouldn't have to be like that."a friend wrote that in a blog that I just read... for the first time in a long time I've been perusing my friend's blogs and ...
Posted by Raiden on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:34:00 PST

Life Lately...

So I'm sitting at my desk at my internship, pondering life, blogs and whether or not I should make the effort to get up and walk to the bathroom (which is out the door, down the hall, and requires a p...
Posted by Raiden on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:30:00 PST

life is good

pretty much sums it up right there. stressful, though. there's a lot i gotta get down before, and then during, summer. life goes on. sorry if i don't keep in touch much lately. been keeping to myself ...
Posted by Raiden on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:53:00 PST

something's missing

but i don't know exactly what it is... i wish i did, because it feels quite empty without it.
Posted by Raiden on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:05:00 PST

epic as fuck...

loiter cognition... but also 300 the movie... now in theaters... i know that myspace has been advertising it forever, which explains why there were more people than i have ever seen lining up to see i...
Posted by Raiden on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:38:00 PST

it's about time...

...family that is... or at least that's what the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints might have you think... random SLC reference i guess... though family is one thing that's been on my mind.....
Posted by Raiden on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:09:00 PST

words of wisdom...

below is a bit of writing i found on my friends profile... it seems very appropriate for life right now.I feel that there is no one anywhere who can answer for you those questions and feelings which, ...
Posted by Raiden on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:55:00 PST

become invisible - only $50

ebay invisibility wow. someone should buy this and tell me all about it. wow....
Posted by Raiden on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:56:00 PST