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damian

i ran over a fork in the road because i'm sexy and i do what i want

About Me

i'm still obsessed with pictures and whatever else i'm obsessed with. i put up a painting about five feet wide and three feet tall at the entrance to my bedroom so my dog can't get in there when i'm not home.

My Interests

poetry, prose, music, photography, skateboarding, fashion, eating vegetable sandwiches, watching "The Arrival" on christmas with john, hot salsa and fried chips, late night walks and ghost stories. listening to the Batman soundtrack while driving on 494.

I'd like to meet:

....aliens. cute people. ugly people. people who have interesting and randomly funny things to say. people who want to corner me and TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THEY MEAN.

Music:

eighties soundtracks, smashing pumpkins, biz markie, flaming lips, tribe called quest, ministry, cibo matto, the cure, parliament funkadelic, shakespear's sister, the pixies, will ackerman, outkast, public enemy, public image limited, minor threat, goldie, dinosaur jr., prince, massive attack, mc solaar, echo and the bunnymen, bjork, air, plastikman, portishead, sparta, eric dolphy, leo kottke, beastie boys, return to forever, mahavishnu orchestra, the breeders, the time, otis redding, february, gary numan, the sugarcubes, isaac hayes, johnny cash, kraftwerk, john frusciante, veruca salt, weather report, yo la tango, bill evans, the KLF, the timelords, L7, led zeppelin, yusef lateef, money mark, gary numan, tricky, the rentals, ...

Movies:

the silver streak, l.a. story, krush groove, dirty harry, teenwolf, purple rain, risky business, the rachel papers, donnie darko, better off dead, heathers, anything by john hughes, point break, jesus of montreal, the ninth gate, faraway so close, pootie tang, high fidelity, beetlejuice, orlando, lost highway, muppets from space,

Television:

reading rainbow, ghostwriter, degrassi high, fashion tv, twin peaks, CABLE IN THE CLASSROOM, and Da Ali G show.

Books:

the little book of american presidents, stranger in a strange land, little birds, the peculiar memories of thomas penman, 1000 chairs, edgar rice burroughs mars series, salt and honey, love is a dog from hell, the complete works of shakespeare, pomes by kerouac

Heroes:

mad mardigan, levar burton, jack kerouac

My Blog

Sulu asked me if i knew the way to the restroom

i went to the university last night to see George Takei {Star Trek's Mr. Sulu} on a Human Rights Campaign speaking tour called "Equality Trek". Mr. Takei came out of the closet last year and...
Posted by damian on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:02:00 PST

update and random talking about things

i haven't posted a blog in a little while.  new things - i got my boots.  picture of them in my profile pictures.  the website is up, www.arcofviolet.com, it is under constant construct...
Posted by damian on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:18:00 PST

take a look at my band's myspace profile

we finally got a name, and with that comes a lot - myspace profile, website {still nothing on it for about a month, so don't bother yet}, and a show.  oh, and a significantly better attitudinal w...
Posted by damian on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:25:00 PST

The Boom vs. Dishonest Abe is online

our video {tony and me} is hosted online for your viewing pleasure.  check it out and chill.  the video is titled "The Boom vs. Dishonest Abe", starring lots of my friends that can be found ...
Posted by damian on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:38:00 PST

The video is complete

as most of you know, tony and i entered the Beastie Boys video contest.  we didn't see the post until monday the second, and gathered together lots of friends to help with the production.  b...
Posted by damian on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:43:00 PST

cliches of loveliness about Brokeback Mountain

i just saw the movie "Brokeback Mountain".  it wasn't great, but it was moving, thought provoking, and sad.  beautiful.  the messages were really something to notice.  when you fin...
Posted by damian on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:36:00 PST

vitriolic dislike and some truth ahead. beware, bitches!

hey, here's something i've thought about for almost a week.  don't expect singular grace or cohesion to come out of this blog - half rant, half tears, half "me peeing in the snow".  three ha...
Posted by damian on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:22:00 PST

Friday, December 16th, 3:36 a.m.

"i've played the game and felt the pain and i am stronger now" thanks, goldie. i beat Super Mario Bros. early today for the first time.  8 bit nintendo.  a is jump, b is run fast/shoot fireb...
Posted by damian on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:27:00 PST

random body strangeness, please advise

i was talking with my friend about 4 - 8 months ago, and we had a conversation.  it went something like this: friend:  you know that shit you told me about, where you wake up and can't sleep...
Posted by damian on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:29:00 PST

Firthday Beast Sunday December 4th

repost from blog: i tried to find the classiest place to have drinks for my birthday on sunday, but all of them were closed.  then i tried to find the most comfortable environment to enjoy my fri...
Posted by damian on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:06:00 PST