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Sei Jin

About Me

"Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. One gains a profoundly personal, selfish joy from the mere existence of the person one loves. It is one's own personal, selfish happiness that one seeks, earns, and derives from love."
Ayn Rand

"Of course, my wife sums her up in a slightly more terse style: "Ayn Rand was a cranky old bitch with some good ideas, but she's her own worst enemy in presenting them."
Ed"

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My Blog

Favorite Movies of 2009

1.The Beaches of Agnes Agnes Varda on Agnes Varda. A bit of a documentary, a little performance art and a love story to boot.2. A Serious Man Musings on religion and why bad things happen. A very diff...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:22:00 GMT

Favorite Live Shows of 2009

I posted this on the Ecstatic Peace! Poll http://ecstaticpeace.com/2009poll.php but can elaborate here on the old, worn out myspace blog:(1) Boris performing Feedbacker and Oneida's Ocropolis at ATP/N...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:02:00 GMT

An auspicious start to the New Year

Well, people who follow me on Twitter know that I woke up New Years day face down in an alley in Uptown. Apparently I hit a frozen speed bump in the alley...with my face. After wandering around Uptown...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:47:00 GMT

The funny thing about Joe Wilson

When Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!" at President Obama as the President mentioned that illegal immigrants would not be covered by health insurance, I found the situation to be particularly funny. My ex,...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:36:00 GMT

Half Way There

It's kind of the half way point in the year and it's been a great year for movies and music. So here's to top 5 lists. (a la High Fidelity)Movies:5) Alexander the Last - Up there with my favorite of J...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:53:00 GMT

Health Care in America

A month ago I tweeted:"Dear Prez:Tort reform, cheaper med school, electronic records, nationalize med mal ins., free primary care, lower dr salaries, ease FDA stds"Pretty good for 140 characters, no...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:08:00 GMT

Summer Vacation

It's been a pretty great year for live music already and it seems like it's going to be a great summer as well...so I hope to be hitting the road for some shows and festivals:Pain in the Big Neck Fest...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:27:00 GMT

talk to her

I was introduced to Ania by my friend Ralf 6 years ago. She had just come over to the US on a student visa and was taking classes to improve her English, which she had studied in Krakow but needed a l...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:37:00 GMT

Two drink limit

I have been operating under a "two drink limit" rule for myself for the past couple years. Not because I'm a drunk or alcoholic...I'm pretty sure I'm not and it's really easy for me to not drink (I do...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:52:00 GMT

Why I believe there's a God

So the day after I was dumped by my ex I went to work feeling miserable...until I checked my email and saw a message with the subject: Ania would like to give you a Big Kiss! It was a third party serv...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:20:00 GMT