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Gray Owl

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About Me

..takes away all borders..backgroundThere isn't much to say about me. I don't have a steady job; I have 2 unreliable ones. I don't have any ambitions, just a few pipe dreams that often wash away. I don't have any hobbies that will always entertain, just some that I grow weary of quickly. I have no talents that I know of that provide me with a drive to pursue, and if there are any they are hidden in the unexplored 90% of my mind. I have good qualities and I have bad, certain emotions that show through more than others, and random habits that pass the time, but then again so does every other person alive. I would like to say that I'm an individual among a society, but universally this is contradictory. You can just call me John. Q. Everyperson.
If you'd like to add me as a friend send me a message and introduce yourself. I don't tolerate freeloaders.[l(a]
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e.e. cummings
razors pain you;
rivers are damp;
acids stain you;
and drugs cause cramp.
guns aren't lawful;
nooses give;
gas smells awful;
you might as well live.
Dorothy Parker - 1926
Ode
We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams.
World-losers and world-forsakers,
Upon whom the pale moon gleams;
Yet we are the movers and shakers,
Of the world forever, it seems.
With wonderful deathless ditties
We build up the world's great cities,
And out of a fabulous story
We fashion an empire's glory:
One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
And three with a new song's measure
Can trample an empire down.
We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of the earth,
Built Nineveh with our sighing,
And Babel itself with our mirth;
And o'erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new world's worth;
For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth.
Arthur O'Shaughnessy [1844-1881]

My Interests



Books, music, movies (see list), poetry, environmentalism, existentialism, ethics, morals, animism, Monty Python, Simpsons/Family Guy quotes, trees

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

I have a very diverse catalogue but my top two favourite genres are Jazz and Grunge. Jazz because it offers a complexity in its composition that truly makes you appreciate the artists intellect, not to mention the soothing feeling a lot of Jazz gives. As Wynton Marsalis wrote concerning the wordly solutions Jazz provides:
First, it teaches you to think across a longer than twenty-five-second form.
Second, it teaches you how to communicate with others.
Third, it makes you develop your personality through practice and contemplation.
Fourth, it puts you into contact with some of the
greatest musical minds of the twentieth century.
Fifth, your ears don't ring after a gig.
Siixth, you don't have to keep reaching for your pipe in public."

I enjoy Grunge because it is the genre of my favourite band, Pearl Jam. As much as I'm sure there's a lot of people who automatically think "ew, gross", if you're willing to spend the time examining their lyrics you'll see there's a lot more than meets the eye. Eddie Vedder is incredibly poetic and the rest of the band is extrmely passionate about their music. That is one quality that should encompass all musicians. Not that I'm trying to convince you of anything...I frankly couldn't care less.

Movies:

Super Troopers, Donnie Darko, Dead Poets Society, anything Robin Williams, Gladiator, Braveheart, Last Samurai, anything Jim Carey, Tuesdays with Morrie, Rounders, Fight Club, Clerks, Clerks pilot series, anything Jack Black, Broken Flowers, Garden State, I Heart Huckabees

Television:

The Daily Show, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Futurama, Dead Like Me, Just for Laughs Gags, sketch and stand up comedy.

Books:

Ishmael, the Story of B, My Ishmael, The Holy, and Beyond Civilization by Daniel Quinn (READ THEM NOW!!), The Illiad, The Count of Monte Cristo, Tuesdays with Morrie, In Praise of Slow, The King's Evil (very strange and morbid), Meditations(Marcus Aurelius), Etiquette For Outlaws, The Simpsons and Philosophy, Seinfeld and Philosophy

Heroes:

Wilson from Home Improvement. Think about it....he's the all-knowing, quiet next-door neighbour that's mysterious, has no identifiable job or character flaws! He's awesome... Also, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Daniel Quinn, Walt Whitman

My Blog

Twenty four days after two days after Chris met Disturbed

No wait...the subject of this blog is Flags.Now. As most of you know, I drive around all day in a truck in different areas of the Greater Montreal Area. In the upper-limits of the Hino truck I drive i...
Posted by Gray Owl on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:26:00 PST

May 14, 2006.

I'm at my wits end. I'm fed up with everything and everyone. I'm tired but I can't sleep, I have to get up tomorrow knowing full well that I'm going to be exhausted and not in the mood to do my job. T...
Posted by Gray Owl on Mon, 15 May 2006 07:46:00 PST

Trucker all day and Fork her at night

Work is getting easier. Days are getting shorter because we know where we're going, where we drop off, how much, and how to handle people who give us hassles. Today we finished at like 1:30. So gettin...
Posted by Gray Owl on Thu, 04 May 2006 04:00:00 PST

Do you feel...like I do?

I've wanted to update for a few days now but I've been too busy. Now it's 2 am and I really should be sleeping but no. I decided to warm up two pizza pockets for no freaking reason. I'm not even hungr...
Posted by Gray Owl on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:43:00 PST

My Song

I completely forgot about this song and I've loved it forever but it just came up on my playlist and now I remember why I love it so much. I'll show you the lyrics:Green Day - The Grouch I was a young...
Posted by Gray Owl on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:34:00 PST

Cheers, Sears!

My hands are still covered in the dirt of my department and I although my shift is over I don't think I'm ready to clean them just yet.Today was my unexpected last shift working at Sears in the Shippi...
Posted by Gray Owl on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:28:00 PST

untitled

Doing constuctive things calm nerves.[read: hemp braids at 2 am.]
Posted by Gray Owl on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:19:00 PST

Certain realities

Over the past few days I have come to realize certain realities. I will list them as best as I can for you here before my two extra strength Tylenol Sinus-night pills kick in.1) It's a fact. If you wo...
Posted by Gray Owl on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:23:00 PST

There was a Grimey who had a shift and 'bitter' was its name-o

What a day. Woke up exhausted, thirty minutes before my shift starts, as per routine. Just enough time to shave and drive to work. 11-5 at St. Charles...nothing too serious. A decent sized shift with ...
Posted by Gray Owl on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:25:00 PST

l'update

*Pearl Jam cd coming out May 2nd. Can't wait for that.*Chili Peppers Cd coming out 2 weeks after. See above. (It's supposed to be a 2-cd 25 track deal and is getting major hype by fans so far.)*Seriou...
Posted by Gray Owl on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:48:00 PST