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JOEY

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About Me


I'm originally from Hawai'i but have been living in Europe for about five years now, with stints in London, Barcelona, and Granada, but most of the time calling Holland home. I'm in my last year as a European Studies & Law major at The Hague University and love all mediums and genres of art and music, philosophy, politics, and independent films. I cherish my solitude and freedom but adore passionate, complicated people with beautiful histories, unconventional ideas, and great laughs.I like to write and take pictures of everything and everyone around me. Much to the horror and irritation of my friends.

My Interests

architecture. photography. urbanism. theology. philosophy. socialist politics. free-verse poetry and prose. spoken word. old book shops. multilingualism. vegetarianism. sarcasm and sharp humor. diversity. spontaneity. spicy food. spicier music. Boticelli. Dalí. Gaudí. Kerouac. Hemingway. Camus. Balzac. Nietzsche. Almodovar. the beat writers. existentialism. underground hip-hop, old jazz, and a good mix of the two. spanish cinema. going to shows. footy. graffiti. the color red. all types of dance. old european city ambience. loft apartments. single malt. open mindedness. late nights. good company. bad jokes.

I'd like to meet:



"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'"
- Jack Kerouac

Music:

Zero 7, Wax Poetic, Esthero, Aphex Twin, Roni Size & Reprazent, MC Tali, Air, Portishead, Massive Atttack, Jakatta, Röyksopp, Radiohead, Thievery Corporation, Sigur Ros, Wax Tailor, The Appleseed Cast, Modest Mouse, Dntel, The Postal Service, Mogwai, Figurine, Her Space Holiday, Styrofoam, The Album Leaf, Bloc Party, Face to Face, Death Cab For Cutie, Bjork, Manu Chao, Macaco, Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, jose Gonzalez, The Smiths, David Gray, Coldplay, Interpol, Joy Division, New Order, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Beastie Boys, Integrity, Killswitch Engage, Deftones, Hatebreed, Fugazi, Kid Kilowatt, Terror, Rancid, Social Distortion, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Agnostic Front, Blood For Blood, 7 Seconds, Rage Against The Machine, Sick Of It All, Unbroken, Alkaline Trio, Stretch Armstrong, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Audio Bullys, A Tribe Called Quest, MC Solaar, Embee, The Embassy, Looptroop, Common, Res, The Roots, Aesop Rock, Raphael Saadiq, Eyedea and Abilities, Swollen Members, Talib Kweli, Sage Francis, Mr. Lif, Non-Prophets, Atmosphere, Mobb Deep, Mos Def, Haiku d'Etat. Tori Amos, Norah Jones, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Juanes, Lhasa de Sela, Gipsy Kings, Alejandro Sanz, Jarabe de Palo.

Movies:

37°2 le matin. Human Traffic. Amores Perros. Todo Sobre Mi Madre. El Otro Lado de La Cama. Taxi . En La Ciudad. Gegen Die Wand. Blood In Blood Out. Intacto. American Beauty. Pulp Fiction. Withnail & I. Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei. Reservoir Dogs. The Usual Suspects. Donnie Darko. Trainspotting. Waking Life. Garden State. The Full Monty. The Suicide Kings. De Passievrucht.

Books:

On The Road, One Hundred Years of Solitude, 1984, East of Eden, The Age Of Reason, L'étranger, L'invitée, The Dharma Bums, A People's History of the United States, Lolita, Shadow of the Wind, When the Sleeper Wakes.

Heroes:

Simone de Beauvoir