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Van

Never lose sight of what makes you happy

About Me

V.A.N.

My Interests

G star Raw, thermal underwear by Northface, Warm and Fuzzy musica, AF1s, AM90s, dermi-graphics, dunnys and qees, pho(I dunno what's in the thai pho, but its addictive) and all noodle soups alike, brunchin' it up, working at MortgageIT, SK, WKW - if you know who this is, we ought to be friends.

I'd like to meet:

Hercules & Love Affair
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Music:

This list will keep expanding as my palette changes quite often.Antena, Astrud Gilberto, Aya, Bebel Gilberto, Bent, Bjork, Bloc Party, Boy George, Cathi Ogden, Carpenters, Cass McComb, Chante Moore, Coldplay, CSS, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Diana Ross, Dj Shadow, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Ellen Allien, Emily Haines, Home Video, Hot Chip, Husky Rescue, In Flagranti, Justice, Ladytron, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Lisa Shaw, Lord Rhaeburn, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Mary J Blige, Massive Attack, Maxi Priest, Metric, Moonbotica, Morcheeba, Nancy Danino, Natalie Walker, New Edition, New Order, Nouvelle Vague, Of Montreal, Patrice Rushen, Prince, The Rapture, Robots in Disguise, Royksopp, Sade, Saigon, Simian Mobile Disco, The Smiths, Stevie Wonder, The Style Council, Susan Cadogan, Sweetback, Thievery Corporation, Thom Yorke, Uffie, Vinroc, Wu tang (mostly GZA and Masta Killa)

Movies:

genre: indie|foreign|anime directors: hayao miyazaki, quentin tarantino, wong kar wai, takashi "beat" kitano, satoshi kon, sofia coppola are directors that come to mind

Television:

Hiro

Books:

Anything by Arthur Nersesian.

My Blog

movie of the moment

http://www.faygrimfilm.com/ It may have been a bad idea to pop a dvd into my laptop at midnight.  But Fay Grim is one of those movies I didn't want to break into different sessions.  I had t...
Posted by Van on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:43:00 PST

"What shoes are these?" "Air Jordans Dad." - Van's Sunday morning sadness

Not exactly sure why a pair of totally fabricated jordans (they were almost like the Olympic uptowns) were in my dreams laying on top of sand and sporadic grass patches.  I did end...
Posted by Van on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:30:00 PST

van's saturday excitement

I managed to wake up at 5:15 to meet up with the korean to run the Susan G. Komen 3k.  My sprint/jog/walk combo did not yield great results.  The korean beat me by a whole 12 minutes!!!...
Posted by Van on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:32:00 PST

Van's been making instant noodle so sexy since...

tonight hahaha http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/mr2157/03-09-07_2019. jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/mr2157/CIMG0213.jpg I am the Yonehara of instant noodle...
Posted by Van on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:47:00 PST

Saigon - "if...(My mommy)"

ok so we all know the chorus line is a sample from, "If this world were mine."  After some googling, the question I have is Did Saigon sample it from Luther, Marvin or Bob and Gene?
Posted by Van on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:41:00 PST

van does malaysia

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/mr2157/02-12-07_1932. jpg so i was too hungry to garnish everything up, but this is basically my quick rendition of fried pearl noodles with chicken, po...
Posted by Van on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:38:00 PST

i would like a hug or something comparable

aside from all my financial mishaps/instability this year to present, i am mourning for the loss of good food.  I lost a pot of pho to like 30+ guests last night 8*( the positive outlook on thing...
Posted by Van on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:00 PST

i really miss my old work space 8*(

Just feng shui'd my room tonight.  pics will be up tomorrow after work, gym and vacuuming carpet.  I maximized space in my cocoon so I can do swiss ball sit ups, stretches and pull ups.&nbs...
Posted by Van on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:38:00 PST

between last monday and this...

stroganoff prepared 5 hours ago.  on a mission to save cheddar at Harris Teeter's I accidentally picked up brisket instead of beef Chuck.  flavor - 8, willingness to eat more than...
Posted by Van on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:20:00 PST

May 25, 2007 - Paprika US theatrical release

http://www.sonypictures.jp/previews/player/movies/paprika/in dex.html
Posted by Van on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:44:00 PST