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pianeta cinico

About Me

Man - a being in search of meaning. (Plato)

My Interests

existentialism and design

I'd like to meet:

drama-drug-(dis)ease-free, lovers of life. eagles.

Music:

+ the beatles
+ radiohead
+ nine inch nails
+ depeche mode
+ miles davis
+ jimmi hendrix
+ beastie boys
+ tupac amara shakur
+ dat parliament - funkadelic thang
+ interpol
+ Sigur Ros
+ Bloc Party

Movies:

+ morvern callar
+ high frequency
+ cecil b demented ... vanguard cinema
+ the cabinet of dr. caligari
+ wings of desire ... angels roaming late eighties berlin
+ slc punk
+ titus ... my fav anthony hopkins role
+ adaptation

Television:

tryting to avoid the thing

Books:

+ bukowski ... any and all
+ the missing piece ... you don't know, you better ask somebody
+ green eggs and ham .. college would have never been the same without it
+ einsteins dreams
+ Visual Displays of Quantitative Information
+ a clockwork orange ...
+ american psycho
+ letters from the earth
+ the poetry of john donne

Heroes:

+ leonardo da vinci ... communication of ideas ...
+ socrates ... rhetoric and utopian principles
+ gutenberg ... proliferation of knowledge
+ tim berners-lee ... our modern day Gutenberg ..

My Blog

Kiva

I am pretty obsessed with the Internet. Aside from the fact that it affords me the food on my plate, I believe it to be a powerful tool that will affect humankind for years, and possibly generations, ...
Posted by //a on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:12:00 PST

Once Upon A Time

It began with friendly wishes to which I thought to respond with a trivial observation. I am not proud of my television viewing habits and I continually make attempts to curb that habit. The box is li...
Posted by //a on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:40:00 PST

toy dogs

The current trend of toy dogs is overwhelming. It seems everywhere I turn there's another Miniature Pinscher Maltese Pug something or other biting at my heels. I sit here at the airport waiting on my ...
Posted by //a on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:02:00 PST

adventures

so, the pacific has been extremely interesting this time. Here is a little snipplet from an adventure. I knew about these weekly sunset sessions at a local beach that is a favorite of mine. They have ...
Posted by //a on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:22:00 PST

Horizons

The smell of the pacific beckons me forth. From the horizon, adventures whisper tantalizing prospects that tease my imagination. Lush landscapes, bamboo forrests and waterfalls call me home. Home is w...
Posted by //a on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:16:00 PST

Sunshine

There is no greater feeling. The feeling of great pride in another so close to your heart. Like a parent looking at their child take a first step. Like a teacher in a classroom having a student thank ...
Posted by //a on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:35:00 PST

it's the imperfections that make us beautiful

We see imperfections in others, and it is a reminder of our own flaws. In loving the individual in spite of their imperfections, we celabrate life, itself imperfect. We all have flaws and deep down in...
Posted by //a on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:36:00 PST

the german word for fear is angst

Long a favorite of my vocabulary. I have a love/hate relationship with the word angst. She is both a fountain of inspiration/creativity and a pit of depression. She is both a comfort and a burden. She...
Posted by //a on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:50:00 PST

la la ladadada

Purgatory I roam of my own volition. I find myself in a strange condition. I hear sounds, but I can not make out voices. I think about choices. Yesterday, I saw an old man wearing a sailor's hat and p...
Posted by //a on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 07:09:00 PST

insomnia

I can't sleep. It's 6 AM. Once upon a time, I would not have glanced at my bed before 6 AM, but now I am older and more boring. Finding myself doing nothing more than tossing about, I decide to get up...
Posted by //a on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:21:00 PST