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Phil-i-Buster

www.phileisen.com

About Me

-Scratching my cornea in 5th grade, and having a baseball card photo of it has made me the person I am today -I think the karate kid is a perfect movie -I don't eat animals-I love theme parties-I cry when watching the Olympics and the Little League World Series

My Interests

surfing, running, photography, snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking, biking, movies

I'd like to meet:

West Coasters from the East Coast, Bear Grylls

Music:

Lately - The Shins, OK GO, The Killers, Goldspot, Death Cab, Jack's Mannequin, Wilco, Jude, Jack Johnson, Saves the Day, Ambulance LTD, Ambulette, Ladytron, Bob Schneider

Movies:

Almost Famous, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Requiem for a Dream, The Karate Kid (Part 1 & 2), City of God, Back to the Future, Eternal Sunshine

Television:

LOST, Man vs. Wild, Entourage, 24, Curb

Books:

Time and Again, The Alchemist, The Color of Water

My Blog

an airport look-alike and a ghost story

Hey Y'all!I'm sitting down here in Mobile airport waiting for my flight to Atlanta, and then finally to NY. I almost missed my flight because the 35 year old guy checking in, in front of me, has neve...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:16:00 PST

The Souths got me bloggin

Hey Folks:Long time, no blog. Sorry for such a long lapse in writings, but I'm just not easily inspired while going through my day-to-day LA life. I am currently writing this message from Mobile/Fai...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:13:00 PST

I've been poisoned

We had a clog in our bathroom sink that came out of nowhere. You know how usually a clogged drain starts to run slow, and then gets worse? Well this one was running fine, and then all of a sudden wo...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:25:00 PST

Did I cross the line?

So I was at dinner with a few friends last night, and one of my friend's mothers. We were telling some pretty funny stories, and I got into one about a telemarketer calling me telling me I may have w...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:25:00 PST

Dictionaried Words

I'm sitting here with the jovial Matty B (writer, actor, producer, inventor) who just asked me how to spell workshopped. It turns out spell check doesn't know this word, but it is familiar with works...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:42:00 PST

Little People, Big Tokyo

I am writing this blog from the future. I won't board a plane for my return to US soil until later tonight (Wednesday), but somehow I will actually land in the US 4 hours ago. A quick note to my pas...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:34:00 PST

All Look Same?

So what trip to Japan would be complete without a stop in Chinatown?  We did that today, and let me tell you it really fucked with me.  I didn't know Chinese signs from Japanese ones, left f...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:50:00 PST

The Universal Language

I'm starting to think of my blog as an educational publication focussed on culture and diversity.  WIth that in mind, it's very funny being American white boys here in Japan.  We stick out l...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:37:00 PST

Domo Arigato Mr. Philboto

Konichiwa bloggers.  Yesterday was my 1st full day in Japan, and it lasted 25 hours.  It was an amazing day.  We started out going to a Sanno Matsuri (religious celebration) held at Hie...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:53:00 PST

SARS, Drugs & Tokyo

Hello cyber spacians.  I traveled to Tokyo today, and thanks to my friend Matty B I was inspired to blog about this experience.  For those of you that don't know Matty B, he pretty much has ...
Posted by Phil-i-Buster on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST