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jonfen

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About Me

So, Im all about all things Russian, all things indie, and having a good time with friends. Tucson is really cool but travelling is on the must-do list. I have been to Russia a few times and can't wait to go back. I am currently working on my masters in Russian studies and cant stand when people ask me what Im going to do with it. I want to learn how to surf because I like the thought of being the closest thing resembling shark bait as possible. Music is my other major passion and spend way too much money on it with no regrets at all. Oh yeah, I cant live without mexican food. My greyhound Bella is the most bellisimo hound despite her bad gas. I really like to ride my bikes as well. Check out this MySpace MP3 Player !

My Interests

Russian culture, literature, art, and travelling there. Indie music- especially instrumental and dissonant stuff. I go to concerts as much as I can. Also I try to play the guitar regularly. Old school nintendo and SNES, especially Super Mario Cart, Ill beat anyone- even drunk. I have a awesome group of friends too- theyre pretty interesting. Bicycles are way cool. Especially old ones and fixed gears.

I'd like to meet:

good peoples, especially this guy:Creepy and Cool at the same time! korean baby singing hey jude
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Music:

Here's to too much time and my iTunes library:!!!, <>, 3 Mile Pilot, Al Perry, Album Leaf, American Analog Set, The Anomoanon, Arab Strap, Arcade Fire, Atlantis, Azure Ray, Band of Horses, Beck, Bedhead, Blonde Redhead, BOB DYLAN, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Cake, Calexico, Cat Power, Citizens Here & Abroad, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clem Snide, Collin Herring, Couch, The Cure, David Bowie, David Dondero, The Decemberists, Devandro Banhart, Devotchka, Dinosaur Jr., Dismemberment Plan, Do Make Say Think, Dressy Bessy, Earlimart, Early Day Minors, Elliot Smith, Explosions in the Sky, Exploding Hearts, The Faint, Film School, Franz Ferdinand, Giant Sand, Godspeed You Black Emporer!, The Good Life, Grandaddy, Guided By Voices, Hayden, Howe Gelb, Ida, Interpol, IRON & WINE, Coltrane, Cash, The John Spencer Blues Explosion, The Ladybug Transistor, Landing, Les Savy Fav, Limbeck, The Long Winters, Lou Reed, Lyle Lovett, Macha, Mirah, M. WARD, The Magnetic Fields, Miles Davis, Minibosses, Modest Mouse, MOGWAI, Mono, Morrissey, Movietone, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Oscar Peterson, Palace, Palace Brothers, Patsy Cline, PAVEMENT, Pedro the Lion, Pinback, Pinetop Seven, Pixies, the plastic arts, Pullman, Radiohead, Raising the Fawn, The Rolling Stones, Sam Prekop, Scriabin, Vivaldi, Rachmaninov, Sebadoh, Secret Stars, The Shins, The Six Parts Seven, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Smog, SONIC YOUTH, Spacemen 3, Spoon, Starlight Mints, Stephen Malkmus, The Stills, Stravinksy, Shostakovich, The Stills, Surface of Eceyon, Systems Officer, Tom Petty, Tortoise, Townes Van Zandt, Unwound, VAN MORRISON, Weezer, White Stripes, Willie Nelson, The Wrens, Yat-Kha, YO LA TENGO, YUME BITSU, Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Andrew Bird, Great Lake Swimmers, Cold War Kids

Movies:

Princess Diaries Two

Television:

Daily Show, Colbert Report, Arrested Development

Books:

Notes from the Underground, Brothers Karamazov, Dead Souls, and Master and Margarita are very excellent. 10,000 Russian words in order of frequency is also a hot read, especially situated next to the toilet. Tyutchev and Pushkin wrote some good poems, but other than a few books here and there, Im pretty illiterite when it comes to American British French Zambian or any other literature from the somewher else for that matter. Lame, I know.

Heroes:

my grandpa, anyone who is truly happy

My Blog

x-mas

Christmas- smoke it if you got it, fuck it if you don't
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 08:23:00 PST

to all my friends

the days following the death of my dad were the most painful and shattering hours of my life.  one of the most important things that helped me get through then and still now are all the messages ...
Posted by jonfen on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 11:27:00 PST

my last goodbye

i said goodbye to my dad for the last time yesterday.  i was the last to see him and give him a hug.  his body was still warm and i let the warmth flood into my chest.  i told him that ...
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:20:00 PST

the beard is back, sam beam is god

so its been a long time since ive been on this site and now that i have the internet back up in the new household, ill probably start using it a lot more.  along with that, i have decided to stop...
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

yippy skippy

I went up to the mountains today for coffee and pie but the cafe was closed so the two hour journey was all for not. it was still fun though and I love how you can go from the desert terrain to prett...
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

beardo no more

Im back in AZ. Its really hot here so I cut off my beard and chopped off all my hair. I havent seen my chin in 3 years. As it turns out I wasnt missing much. Im gonna have to get used to being car...
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

life islands

Im in Colorado now. Man I love this place. Everytime I come here I want to move back. I went to Rocky Mountain National Park and Boulder yesterday and I realized that I have a lot of memories and h...
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Random Ramblings

So living by myself is the coolest thing ever. I should have done this a LONG time ago. Its rather ironic because I am poorer than I have ever been in the last 3 years because of this move and now ...
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

AFK

Hi everyone. I dont have internet so I will be off and on randomly as I find people friendly enough to let me comandeer their computer for a little while. Keep sending messages though.
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Everything Ive ever had to say anything about.

Hello. Goodbye.
Posted by jonfen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST