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Al

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About Me



"I'm only deep enough to realize that I'm shallow." - O.Hart

Breakin out from the West Coast to manifest destiny ever further Westward.

I spend so much time digesting my experiences, hoping for a time when my experiences will digest me.

.. サンルランシスコから日本まで来た。「長崎 県に住んでいます。」国際的な友達になりた いんだけど、今日本語を勉強してるんだから 、一緒に勉強することができないの?

My Interests



"My interests are the middle of nowhere and products of the stone and steel orchid...voyeurism and no one's died, excuse my tastes...writer's block and long walks off short tangents..."

Travel, Cuisine, The 3 R's (not like a pirate though), Music, Good folks, Skating new spots...or spots new to me, Discovery...

I'd like to meet:



My maker...

Folks who aren't defined solely by their occupation. Heads unafraid to stop every once in a while to take in their surroundings. Why be in such a rush? Where is it that you're heading, and why is it you want to get there? Follow passions to find truth.

People who embrace the concept that life is all about lessons; lessons about self and others. Those who have lived and aren't afraid to step outside their normal routine; to live.

のんびりな人、音楽好きな人、料理好きな人 、旅行好きな人。誰でもいいかな。。。

Music:



Tom Waits, Sebadoh, Edan, Thievery Corp, Sole, Death In Vegas, The Beat, Robert Johnson, Dennis Kim, Sluggo; the early years, Focused Few, Illogic, Ace Rizzle, Big Drill Car, The Cure, Pink Floyd, XTC, Echo and the Bunnymen, Howard Jones, $1.65, Photek, The Beach Boys, Aloe Blacc (solo or in Emanon), DJ Ric, Suzanne Vega, James Hendrix, New Edition, Slint, The Clash, Prefuse, M.I.A., Oliver Hart, Talking Heads, cLOUDDEAD, Blak Twang, "The Gouch, " Mozart, any Putomayo, Grateful Dead, The Pixies, Paris Zax, Billie Holiday, The one and only Boss; the best storyteller ever, LTJ, Slint, Dose One, Los Lobos, Strange Famous, Prince, DJ Krush, Booker T. and the MG's, Lali Puna, Subtle, Minutemen, Dieselchico, Solstice, Oscar Petersen, 6'2," J.effrey E. L.ogan, Lalo Schiffrin, Vince Guaraldi, Ben Harper, Si*Se, Jehst, Lady Sovereign, Gatos Tipicos, Stevie Wonder, etc. etc. playlist changes...

Movies:



Battle Royale, Big Trouble In Little China, Bladerunner, Bullit, Style Wars, Chungking Express, Deadman, Fallen Angels, Say Anything, The Motel, Sharkskin Man and Peach Hip Girl, Metropolis, City of Lost Chillun, Lebowski; the dude, The Breakfast Club, Princess Bride, In the Mood For Love, Waking Life, Lucas, Survive Style 5+, Better Off Dead, Less Than Zero, Raising Arizona, Sixteen Candles, Naked Lunch, Gung Fu Hustle, Hudsucker Proxy, To Live, Real Genius, Pee Wee's B.A., Together, Bottlerocket, Princess Bride, Bueller, Bueller?, Top Secret, 2046, Delicatessen, Last Life In the Universe.

Television:

I ain't got no terrorvision...I'm a loser.

Books:



Fast Food Nation, CHOMSKY, Love in the Time of Cholera, 9 Stories; most of Salinger's work, The Rum Diaries, Fear and Loathing...any Thompson, Being is Unbearably Light, Innumeracy, Einstein's Dreams, Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Racial Contract (Mills), Alan Watts, D.T. Suzuki, Mishima, Ellison, Rice Room, Haruki Murakami, Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, Camus, Orwell, Lao and Chuang; hell even throw in Mo

Sometimes I question whether it's actually good to have partially woken up, or rather if I should have just stayed asleep.

My Blog

"You can't escape regret, but you might regret escape."

Somewhere there is a method enveloped by all the madness of the mundane. Often invest too much time on the little things, and laugh off the bigger things.You can often find me at cutty hole-in-the-wal...
Posted by Al on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:07:00 PST

Lady Maybelline

This is a random piece I dug up from my more productive days a few years back...roughly from 2000. Damn, I was one pissed off kid. Not really pissed off at anyone in particular, just irked in genera...
Posted by Al on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 07:30:00 PST