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About Me

Nerd; Pensive; Eccentric; Wistful.
Nerd: Historian, filmmaker, amateur troubadour, composer of the written word. Weary wayward wanderer.
Eccentric: vaguely obsessed with the Federal period (roughly the end of the Revolutionary War till the 1830s), collector of Gordon Lightfoot records.
Pensive/Wistful: Unsuccessful at contructing meaningful poetry, aimless wandering with no destination.

My Interests

Screenwriting, filmmaking, history.
Making potions in a traveling show, pining for the fjords.

I'd like to meet:

Poets, artists, creators. People who wear Chuck Taylors. Girls who have a crush on me. Aaron Burr.

Music:

"Someday everything's gonna sound like a rhapsody, when I paint my masterpiece."

"Long ago, it must be. I have a photograph. Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you."

"It's hard to get by just upon a smile."

"If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon."

Movies:

Books:

Do not let the will play gardener to your soul
Unless you are sure
It is wiser than your soulâ€™s nature.

Heroes:

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

My Blog

The lonesome grave of Elizabeth Monroe

Okay, the mortal remains of James Monroe are interred in Hollywood Cemetery, in a monumental sepulcher worthy of a President of the United States. See below:So, what about Mrs. Monroe? She must be nes...
Posted by Nathan on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:29:00 PST

Buddha and the giant cookie

Recently I remembered an incident from my childhood. I was being wheeled around the mall in a stroller by my mother, and we passed a kiosk that was selling oversized, novelty chocolate chip cookies fo...
Posted by Nathan on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:21:00 PST

an eye for an eye...

I saw a bumper sticker that said, "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". Strictly speaking, doesn't an eye for an eye just deprive the whole world of depth perception?
Posted by Nathan on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 04:51:00 PST

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

I think this is the only town where the number of people who have been gruesomely killed on your property increases your home's value exponentially.
Posted by Nathan on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:30:00 PST

Broken

Broken If I am an artist, then let me create.If I am a lover, then don't let me hate.If I am a watchman, don't let me be late.And if I'm not the man I'm supposed to beIf I'm broken, but freeBroken fre...
Posted by Nathan on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:57:00 PST

cell phone purging

Have you ever been about to delete someone's name from your cell phone because you never want to talk to them again, but you leave them in there just so the name will appear if they call and you'll kn...
Posted by Nathan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Dating Advice from the Future

Have you ever gotten dating advice from a friend, and wondered, somewhere in the back of your mind, if they're actually your son or daughter from the future, trying to make sure you end up with their ...
Posted by Nathan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Being a Movie Star

I just got back from a 3 day stint as a "background performer" in Terrence Malick's film, "The New World". While I was performing, the most embarrassing thing happened. And that thing is as follows. I...
Posted by Nathan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Willie and Dylan

I just got back from seeing Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. I pity you if you don't like old-time musicians, 'cause when you've got one foot in the grave, the other one rocks twice as hard! Yeeha.
Posted by Nathan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST