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mo

I am a punch-drunk punchline.

About Me

a conundrum:
I'm clumsy and coordinated; lost and found; artsy and logical; introvert and extrovert; dreamer and realist; self assured and self conscious; soft spoken and blunt...
now that that's over with...
I love:
Superman, hip-hop, film (MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES), attempts at wisdom (and/or philosophy), Tetris, dancing (still a wannabe b-boy), comfortable silences, saturday morning cartoons, bookstores, pop culture trivia, acting (sometimes even on camera), illustrating things, all you can eat sushi, eyes, intense conversation, psychology, pretending I understand basic graphic design fundamentals, hugging (yeah, I'm a straight male), drawing on blank spaces, kickboxing (sport of the future...actually I'm into MMA, but I just wanted to toss in the geeky quote), fellowship, cornbread, honesty, when belts match shoes, people watching, random movie quotes, reading, prayer, singing (and dancing, but I already said that) in the shower and my car (thank the Lord my windows are tinted), and some other stuff that just doesn't come to mind at the moment...

Mo's Eclectic Mix:

My Interests


Remember when everything was simpler? Child-like faith was an absolute. A trip to Chuckie Cheese or the Burger King Play Palace was heaven. Dirt and scratches from the playground were badges of honor. Getting chased by that cute girl with the pigtails was as powerful as JOLT cola. Sticks were swords, and deep conversation mostly involved alot of "nuh uhs and uh huhs". Cartoons were easy to wake up for, and building forts was a feat worth bragging about...That's what I call joy...

I'd like to meet:


friend &nbsp (frend) &nbsp n.

1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
4. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group,
&nbsp cause, or movement
5. The individuals pictured below:

Music:


Postal Service, Musiq, Damien Rice, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Depeche Mode, Out of Eden, Mos Def, Counting Crows, 2Pac, Common, Jars of Clay, The After Glow Soundtrack, Death Cab, Chris Cornell (& most of the stuff he's attached to), Zero 7, Rahzel, Beethoven, OutKast, Nirvana, Wyclef (with/without the Fugees), K-OS Badly Drawn Boy, Grits, The Cure, Timbaland, The David Crowder Band, John Legend, Jack Johnson, The Shins, Marvin Gaye, Coldplay, Usher, Amos Lee, Elliot Smith, Rocky Votolato, Michael Jackson, Ben Harper, Alicia Keys, The Beatles, Franz Ferdinand, Shawn McDonald, Jose Gonzalez, Muse, Blackalicious, The Roots, Olive, Floetry, Radiohead (& Thom Yorke), The Prodigy, Lupe Fiasco, Pixies, Oasis, Dwele, Al Green, Chris Tomlin, J5, Sigur Ros, Perfect Circle, Massive Attack, Aaliyah, Imogen Heap, Anthony Hamilton, Gnarls Barkley, Phil Wickham, Iron & Winepretty much anything besides country...

Movies:

saying I have a favorite movie is like saying I have a favorite child... but if I had to name a few: Donnie Darko, Zatoichi (more the old skool stuff), Children of Men, Anything by Charlie Chaplin, Adaptation, Leon, Twilight Samurai, Alien(s), Blade Runner, Infernal Affairs, Anything by Hayao Miyazaki (Tonari no Totoro, Nausicaa) Gladiator, Memento, Miller's Crossing, Enter the Dragon, The Godfather I & II ( I refuse to watch part III, even though I own it), Way of the Dragon (aka Return of the Dragon), Dear Frankie, Signs, Sword of Doom, Anything by Akira Kurosawa, Garden State, Casablanca, Say Anything, Charade, Shaun of the Dead, Kung Fu Hustle, Anything by Guy Ritchie (as long as Madonna's not in it), My Sassy Girl, Heat, Man on Fire, About a Boy, Carlito's Way, Guns & Talks, Anything by Jean-Pierre Junet (Amelie, City of Lost Children), Hard Boiled, Kikujiro, The Crow, The Shawshank Redemption, Cinema Paradiso, The Bride with White Hair, Singing in the Rain, Run Lola Run, Mallrats, Pieces of April, The Usual Suspects, Tombstone, Training Day, Anything by Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums), Chungking Express, Serenity, Memories of a Murder, Notting Hill, Millions (Danny Boyle) The Karate Kid II, Any early work by John Hughes (Ferris Bueler's Day Off, The Breakfast Club), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Old Boy, Brick, Good Will Hunting, Mystic River, The New World, Ball of Fire (Howard Hawkes)just to name a few :)

Television:

24 (Jack Bauer is my hero), UFC fights, BET, AMC, Home Movies, Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared, Arrested Development, Red Dwarf, The Wire, Venture Brothers (my inner geek relishes), The Chappelle Show, Deadwood, Firefly, Smallville, Futurama, LOST

Books:

everything from boring psychology books, old skool poetry, semi-interesting philosophy books, graphic novels (aka comic books) and way too amusing children's lit...and most importantly, the Bible

Heroes:

Jesus (the notorious...haha), Superman, Bruce Lee, Plato, Zatoichi, C.S. Lewis, Atticus Finch, Mr. Miyagi, the apostle Paul

My Blog

CHVLRY 303: Knight in shining armor

Sometimes when you storm the castle to slay the dragon, you find out that the princess is the dragon...In chivalry training, I wasn't taught about the gray area. One should open doors. Check...
Posted by mo on Tue, 08 May 2007 11:35:00 PST

April/May's beautiful moments (so far):

- steam rising off of bodies after hot yoga- 104.1- a thin veil in the sky- surprise weekend visits from California- "Uncle Moses."- a guest from Tacoma- seeing someone for the "first time" again...
Posted by mo on Fri, 04 May 2007 01:28:00 PST

for geeks only:

Ladies, I don't expect you to understand...and that's ok.  I know that I'm not the most mature of individuals, but forgive me...as I partake in a little geekiness.This is something purely fo...
Posted by mo on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:21:00 PST

an excerpt taken from my memoirs:

When I was a wee lad, I fell in love with this little blonde-haired girl. She had a face that could have launched a thousand ships...plus she rocked at four square.My heart pined, but like every artis...
Posted by mo on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:17:00 PST

a journey

  Although our paths are different...                     I pray that the destination is the same......
Posted by mo on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:53:00 PST

authentically asinine

To my friends (that find themselves addicted to Myspace):Do you ever find yourself checking out the friends that are on your top friends list to see if you are on their top friends list? Do you f...
Posted by mo on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:43:00 PST

An encouragement this Christmas Eve:

Sometimes it's hard being the good guy (or girl)...Actually, who am I kidding? It is hard to do the right thing. It's even harder when you ALWAYS do the right thing. See, if t...
Posted by mo on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:59:00 PST

random:

 When there isn't much shampoo left in the bottle, I find myself having the strangest sense of anticipation...
Posted by mo on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:44:00 PST

I sorta rambled on...

This is my first "double post". I wrote it originally on my xanga (blog journal). It was one of those things that just kind of came out. I started putting up pics, and by the end, I just jum...
Posted by mo on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:15:00 PST

the art...

Can never tell the artist that it's greater than he...
Posted by mo on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:26:00 PST