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Erin's on the right!!!!

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About Me

I make movies, I play a guitar that's older than I am and I study language. I read sometimes too.

My Interests

Music, film, critic, languages, literature, poetry, Kafka, cynicism, the finer things in life, cherry blossoms, fireflies, cheap cafes, diners, bruce campbell, classic cars, Japan, anime, medieval armor, katanas, samurai, simpsons, cartoons, crimson and clover, more cowbell, photography, guitar, a fine cigar, Rocky Horror, taking it easy, brownies, wicked solos, mythology

I'd like to meet:

PEOPLE THAT I CAN PRACTICE FRENCH AND JAPANESE WITH. LES PERSONNES AVEC QUI JE PEUX PRATIQUER LE FRANCAIS ET LE JAPONAIS. ??????????????????????????? ...and well dressed men.

Music:

? And the Mysterians, AC/DC, Analog Fish, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Bob Dylan, Boredoms, Bush, Beatles, Cake, Calamine, Cibo Matto, Cream, Creedance, Cure, Dead Milkmen, Doors, DVDA, Eagles of Death Metal, Echo and The Bunnymen, Eels, Elliott Smith, Gwar, Iggy Pop, Interpol, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Love, Marcy Playground, Misfits, Mu, Muse, Nirvana, Portishead, punk covers of 50s songs, Queen, Radiohead, Ramones, Roy Orbison, Scissor Sisters, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Starlight Mints, Stranglers, Sublime, Tenacious D, Toadies, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Traveling Wilburys, Undertones, Unit 4+2, Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Weezer, White Stripes, Yves Montand

Movies:

Akira Kurosawa, Coen Bros, Wes Anderson, David Lynch, Chan-Wook Park, Jim Jarmush, Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino, Mel Brooks, John Waters, Stanley Kubrick
Harold and Maude, Boondock Saints, Amelie, Fight Club, Shawshank Redemption, Being John Malkovich, Snatch, This is Spinal Tap, Princess Bride, Toxic Avenger, Grass, Evil Dead Trilogy, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Wayne's World, Donnie Darko, Battle Royale, Orgazmo, Three Colors Trilogy, Twin Peaks, La Jetee, Annie Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shadow of a Vampire, Magnolia, M, Samurai Trilogy, Comitted, La Placard, Ghost World, Shortbus... Perhaps I'll stop there for now. ^_^

Television:

Kids in the Hall, Freaks and Geeks, [Adult Swim], Spongebob, Comedy Central, Beavis and Butthead, Rocko's Modern Life, Ren & Stimpy, Batman: the Animated Series, Drew Carey, Pete & Pete, any DVD Tori has me watch...

Books:

Tao de Ching, Lao Tzu
Blue Octavo Notebooks, Franz Kafka.
The F*ck-Up, Arthur Nersesian.
Choke, Chuck Palahniuk.
All in the Timing: Fourteen Plays, David Ives
Bart Simpson's Guide to Life, Matt Groening

My Blog

John Waters and San Dimas High School....wha?

DUDE. John Waters is the gayest filmmaker ever and I love it. I totally wish he was my mom.I was just listening to "San Dimas High School Football Rules"  by the Ataris, ah how wonderfully teen-p...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:42:00 PST

Alas, I have regressed...hello otakudom? ^_^;

It was the year 2000 (I think). High school. I never let my hair down, the Big Lebowski was my favorite movie of all time, and I was obsessed with anime...sigh. 2003: Saving up money for conventions w...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:52:00 PST

Go to sleep...

There are always moments when we say to ourselves, "Shit, I wish I didn't..." We try hard to change ourselves, finally finding salvation in the event that we do reach an epiphany, and are able to say,...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:29:00 PST

Hello? -- a haiku

Eyes wide with anticipationFeet still, yet alertHands and chest, pressed against a doorWaitingFor the slightest sound
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:52:00 PST

Perfect Alphabetical Average? What are you, gay?

I firstly, would like to thank everyone's support in my choosing of a new myspace avatar. *cough*Even though I rocked the hell out of that game many a year ago, I realized I was quite ignorant to my ...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:26:00 PST

Some old poems

You may have read these before, if you ever read my XANGA. But this is that...lite. I've been told my writing is holds vitality, but lacks a strong climax. I'll let you be the judge.RavenousBeat Beatm...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:41:00 PST

I TOUCHED DAVID FUCKING LYNCH!!

Brian Lonano (bless him) was kind enough to invite and treat me to see the new DL pic, "Inland Empire" along with mama Lonano. There are a few things I feel one should keep in mind should they decide ...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:56:00 PST

Film: The Brown Bunny ** 1/2 (of 5)

The Brown Bunny aka: I Drive is a true representation of the negative stigma associated with auteur pieces: boredom and self-indulgence. Though, I didn't personally find the film to be 100% self-indul...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:52:00 PST

Le soir

Ce soir, Tori et moi regarde >, un bon film. Je me pleut dans le conduis a chez moi (et un petit fumer), parce que je sens que j'aurais perdu mon langue. C'est pas vrai, je parle bien, mais, je n'eten...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:37:00 PST

Taoism and Past Lives

     TheBigView.com is this nicely put together website with random sections devoted to various studies, such as: Greek Philosophy, Consciousness, Buddhism, Taoism and many other i...
Posted by Erin's on the right!!!! on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:36:00 PST