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The Art Of Growing Old

:: the art of growing old

About Me

I'm one of the most complicated people you'll ever meet. I'm insightful and I love to speak my mind, while showing appropriate amounts of respect. I'm quiet when needed and loud when given the opportunity.

I spend large amounts of time trying to understand myself. I love to people watch.

I do not bore easily with people who can share silence.

My Interests

Philosophy, Photography, Snowboarding, Listening to/Playing Music, Reading, Writing, Technology

I'd like to meet:

pretty much anyone new.

Music:

Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Copeland,
Coldplay, Dashboard Confessional, An Aphonic Melody,
Daphne Loves Derby, The Academy Is, Aqualung, The Ataris,
Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Incubus, Death Cab For Cutie,
Mae, The Postal Service, Straylight Run, The Spill Canvas,
Motion City Soundtrack, Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin,
Say Anything, As Tall As Lions, Cartel

Movies:

Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, Bang Bang You're Dead, Snatch, Wicker Park, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lost in Translation, Matchstick Men, Broken Flowers, Brick, 300, I Heart Huckabees

Television:

scrubs, the office

Books:

quite a few

Heroes:

jim halpert?

My Blog

:: beginning our goodbyes

I'll pull the curtains over your eyes one last time, my dear. We promise it will be the end.    But in the end, we're never fixed. Count it twice, count it three times. We both kno...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:21:00 PST

:: my own personal preview

Perhaps it was the cinematic blue that hazed my vision. A gentle afternoon breeze, A running river flowing through the canyons?    All pieces of this puzzle we've been struggling to s...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:22:00 PST

:: my own goodbye

If I could go anywhere right now, where would you be?  Perhaps this time it's not as simple as "I'll see you again soon."Choose one of the many stops this journey may take you.It's always been Ph...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Sat, 05 May 2007 11:59:00 PST

:: it's too short to be a dance

I'll paint you with brilliant colors,  Or perhaps I'll even write you a song.Perhaps it will be as soft as my whisper, Or maybe as harsh as my heart.Rest assured it will be unmistakable.&nbs...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:17:00 PST

:: our nostalgic ending

I'll complicate the simple,  But your hips sway when I speak.My nostalgia is a wall between us, And I anticipate your every move.Your predictability bores me, But my complexity will be ...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:14:00 PST

:: understand this

I will illuminate the subject with my words, You'll continue to hide in my shadows.Open another door with each written word, Shelter you with every stutter.They have misunderstood every word...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:25:00 PST

:: indecent embrace

Perhaps you can wave my late sentiment, And I'll overlook the stains on your dress.We'll call our sins even, equal to the "t". You'll even carry a new indifference.Why don't we dance a slow ...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:01:00 PST

:: my regret

It's a feeling of isolation. Perhaps a lonely sense of confusion.Given any particular moment, I would take your place.Maybe it's the vow implied from birth, Or maybe it's the feeling I'...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:06:00 PST

:: fractal visions

I'll fill your morning with words that could last a lifetime. Have you noticed how bright these days have been as of late?   A cup of coffee and a smile on your face,   You're the ...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:14:00 PST

:: inflight radio frequencies singing the goodbye

It's a brand new day today,  It's the climax of the song.I closed my eyes tight this morning.   I was waiting for that feeling of freedom and certainty.My stuff was all in boxes, M...
Posted by The Art Of Growing Old on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:33:00 PST