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Skippy

I have an American dream...but it involves black masks and gasoline.

About Me

i like to travel. i like to smile. i'm more than interesting, clever, and insightful. i like my life, and what it's become. water is good for you. i'm a sarcastic individual. i can jump really high.

My Interests

music. maps. ice cream. dates (i'm assuming i would like them.) camp counselor. guitar. bob, elliot, and guy. t shirts. wednesdays and thursdays. three pointers and lay ups. bikes. intellectuals. my music collection/seth's too. basketball coaching, greatest gig ever.

I'd like to meet:

you!power isn't fame. power isn't money. power is the ability to make a change.

Music:

the return. lawrence arms. pink floyd. anti-flag. dropkick murphy's. propagandhi. operation ivy. rancid. regina spektor. streetlight manifesto. the vandals. the clash. the postal service.there are so many more too. just ask.

Movies:

there are so many. just ask.

Television:

Jeopardy and Conan O'Brien. and national geographic. otherwise tv is lame. seriously, i am at war with our consumer society, and television is the first battle front.

Books:

Nine Princes in Amber. The Book of Joe. Slaughterhouse Five. The Things They Carried. Catch 22. Sign of The Unicorn. Tuesdays with Morrie. The Courts of Chaos. To Kill a Mockingbird. Galapagos. Angels and Demons. Apathy and other small victories.

Heroes:

MLK. Gandhi. Steve Irwin. David Gilmour. all the great people in my life.

My Blog

it’s easy to imagine...

Father can you hear meHow have I let you downI curse the day that I was bornAnd all the sorrow in this world...
Posted by Skippy on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:17:00 PST

I try. I really do...do you notice? didn’t think so

I'm angry.sad.lonely.depressed.tall.hungry.nauseous.pissed.hurt. pessimistic.out of weed.shaking.stupid.rude.BITTER.ugly.speechless.burntout.on my own. always.skinny.and done.but hopeful.and mostly tir...
Posted by Skippy on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:00:00 PST

intransit

I realize now, like I should've back then, that I simply just cannot have things that I want.and I'll always have to work for the things I need....
Posted by Skippy on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:51:00 PST

Successs with an S

Now that my chest hurts constantly my voice sounds more relaxed.I'm not sure who I will vote for in the upcoming election. All the candidates seem appealing and not in many ways. I'm glad I still have...
Posted by Skippy on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:43:00 PST

me and heartache are like old friends...too

***this post isn't meant to sound depressing, cause i'm not. i just wanted to let you know how i try to keep level headed. i sing songs***Bus rides suck, sometimes. Mostly always, unless you're going ...
Posted by Skippy on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:12:00 PST

sleep long, sleep well

Somedays aren't yours at all.***of course when i say you i mean me***I don't do crystal meth. I never will. I understand exactly what Stephen means by semi-charmed life. I want something else. This we...
Posted by Skippy on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:09:00 PST

wine and roses and thoughts

Seems to me like the years and months are getting shorter and shorter. Seasons will always blend into the feelings and categories we associate them with.  Winter is cold and lonely, but I feel be...
Posted by Skippy on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:34:00 PST

are all these your guitars?

i like the sticky situations i find myself into that i can never EVER share with anybody else, simply because someone else will never EVER want to hear about something that only involves me and how i ...
Posted by Skippy on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:57:00 PST

things have changed forever

A million times a day I try to fail or fail to try.  It's an easy way to live and it's a lifeless way to die.  I used to hear "son, you've got a lot to learn."I used to hear a lot....like t...
Posted by Skippy on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:50:00 PST

this may be satire

It fell down when the wall fellOh how that downfall started off wellMy mind sounded like a war bellI'm not the only one who minds standing around hell.So let swords in wars clash against (for)The twis...
Posted by Skippy on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:50:00 PST