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About Me

i've been into both bikes and skateboards since i was a kid. i have grown older, but haven't really grown up. nor, do i intend to. i've been a bicycle mechanic for ten years, now. i've been car free for about eight years +/-. i ride bicycles. i work on bicycles. i do what i love. i love what i do. it pays the bills... which is good, because i have to pretend to be a responsible 'adult'. it's a delicate balance of passive aggression, and aggressive passion. most people who like me, don't know me. most people who know me, don't like me. i'm not a very social person. i don't hate people. i just find peace in solitude. i do hate people who are idiots... which, i suppose, kinda actually makes me hate a lot of people. i don't hate people who drive automobiles. i hate idiots who drive automobiles... and again, there are a lot of idiots in automobiles out there. i love my rat, and a few special humans.that's about enough about me... love and hate to all you lovers and haters! ------------------------my profile has not been edited with any fancy profile editor, that's why it is boring looking.

My Interests

--------*loves; -bicycles. -riding bicycles. -fixing/breaking sh!t. -wrenching/busting knuckles. -wheel building. (a lot of other bicycle related things.) -good music. -longboards/skateboards. -chugging Red Bulls, and loudmouth sodas. -my motorbicycle. -listening to/ignoring the voices in my head. -wearing a helmet in public. -laughing... often at other people... but sometimes with them. -lots of other stuff. ..
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I'd like to meet:

certain people... alone... in a dark alley. enough said.)...................................................... ............................................................ ...............THIS VIDEO BELOW IS REALLY COOL.

Music:

coheed & cambria, the dresden dolls, thePFI, machine head, ...and whatever else sounds good to me (honestly, a hella lot of it does.) mike ness' solo stuff is high on the list. -thelonius monk is the best morning music EVER. -the bad plus... unbelievable greatness! long-time favorites/music that will never die, include; white zombie/rob zombie, machine head, smashing pumpkins, rage against the machine, pantera (r.i.p. dime), primus, tool, etc... and where would i be without the classics-- rush, hendrix, the beatles, skynrd, zeppelin, yes, etc... (i could list it all, but i don't have the patience... and neither do you. i just left out about a thousand bands and/or musicians. from classical to heavy metal... music is an amazing thing.) i think it's better to discover yourself through music, than define yourself by it.

Movies:

[i don't see stuff until it's on dvd, so if it seems like i am a few months late on the current stuff... i am.] (these are kind of in no particular order(?), and often(?) revised/edited/updated.) THE PROFESSIONAL. NATURAL BORN KILLERS. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN. THE MATRIX TRILOGY. RED DRAGON. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. HANNIBAL. HANNIBAL RISING. SE7EN. MEAN CREEK. SIN CITY. V FOR VENDETTA. 12 MONKEYS. HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS. WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE?. THE WAKING LIFE. ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW. RAPA NUI. MY FLESH AND BLOOD. DAS BOOT. tod browning's FREAKS. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. AEON FLUX. MATCHSTICK MEN. CLOSER. MONSTER. THE CELL. FIGHT CLUB. JACKIE BROWN (and almost all of Q.T.'s flix). STEWIE GRIFFIN: THE UNTOLD STORY. GLADIATOR. PROZAC NATION. BIG FISH. A PERFECT WORLD. LAND OF THE RISING SUN. SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. SINGLES. THE COOLER. CRASH. TRAINING DAY. THE MACHINIST. DIRTY FILTHY LOVE. MYSTERIOUS SKIN. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT. AMERICAN HISTORY X. IRREVERSIBLE. THE SALTON SEA. VANILLA SKY. SPUN. AMERICAN BEAUTY. THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN. THE SEPTEM8ER TAPES. HAVOC. ROCKSTAR. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE(the original, though "the beginning" prequel was decent, too.), THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. DELIVERANCE. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. FORREST GUMP. MINORITY REPORT. THE ISLAND. ALMOST FAMOUS. THE SIXTH SENSE. THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES. noi albinoi. ELEPHANT. STRANGELAND. MURDERBALL. TRANSPORTER 1 AND 2. WHY WE FIGHT. THE LIBERTINE. BRICK. SUBJECT TWO. KIDS. GUMMO. CLEAN. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON. JESUS CAMP. TRANS AMERICA. HARD CANDY. THE WOODSMAN. LITTLE CHILDREN. LUCKY # SLEVIN. THANK YOU FOR SMOKING. WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?. AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. FEED. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. Jeff Dunham, ARGUING WITH MYSELF. A SCANNER DARKLY. THE MOTEL. BABEL. BORAT. TIDELAND. SHERRYBABY. kirby dick's THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED. DEATH OF A PRESIDENT. FAST FOOD NATION. THE U.S. vs. JOHN LENNON. FUR. APOCALYPTO. MAXED OUT. YOU ARE ALONE. CASHBACK. LOOKOUT. PERFUME. PERFECT STRANGER. THE DOG PROBLEM. THE FLYING SCOTSMAN. DEATH PROOF. ZEITGEIST [the movie](go to zeitgeistmovie.com, and learn a thing or two.). AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM (Google it, and learn another thing or two.). LOOSE CHANGE (loosechange911.com). The SIMPSONS MOVIE is simply too good to miss. SICKO. Jeff Dunham, SPARK OF INSANITY. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON. PLANET TERROR. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. BUG.

Television:

i mainly use it to watch films(see movies), but sometimes i try to catch the sunday night line-up on fox.

Books:

-- LIFE! [Why We Exist... And What We Must Do To Survive], by Martin G. Walker. (effin' brilliant! the guy has it nailed down, solid. check it out for sure! he's in my top friends.) --GEEK LOVE, by Katherine Dunn. (my personal all-time favorite, forever, period.) --THE GOD DELUSION, by Richard Dawkins. (the truth is always honest.) --A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, by Stephen Hawking. --THE WORLD WITHOUT US, by Alan Weisman. --RANT, by Chuck Palahniuk. --BEAR vs. SHARK, by Chris Bachelder. --DMT: The Spirit Molecule, by Rick Strassman, M.D. --THE AGE OF PROPAGANDA (revised edition), by Anthony Pratkanis and Elloit Aronson. --THE AUTHORITATIVE CALVIN AND HOBBES, by Bill Watterson. --MY LOBOTOMY [a memoir], by Howard Dully. (transorbital ("icepick") lobotomy at age 12. this book is an amazing read!) --WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. --SHARP TEETH, by Toby Barlow. NON-STOP, by Brian Aldiss (originally published as STARSHIP in 1958, updated for the 21st century.)

Heroes:

i respect people who have accomplished amazing things, but i don't have heroes. if you can't be yourself, you'll just end up being like someone else... y'know?

My Blog

sh*t+fan= ...

   i'm up to my ears with repairs, and they just keep bringing them.  it's not a big deal if it's just simple maintenance.  a great majority of the bikes that have been brought in,...
Posted by k-dents on Sat, 24 May 2008 09:57:00 PST

monster WTF of the day.

   a customer called today, to make sure that an accessory for a recently purchased bicycle had been received.  i told the customer that the accessory had been received, and installed, ...
Posted by k-dents on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:00:00 PST

fun day at work.

this thing is so sick!!!  customer got everything from ebay, or wherever, so there were a few minor compatibility issues we had to tackle... it took a few days to get all the right parts, bu...
Posted by k-dents on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:49:00 PST

ugh! customer of the day.

   i’ll keep it short and sweet...   this guy comes into the shop today with his son, who is half-pushing/half-dragging the bike they brought with them.  the rear tire i...
Posted by k-dents on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:02:00 PST

the trees

   the trees are budding.  they will have leaves on them soon, unless there is a late frost.   when i was a little kid, i believed that when the trees moved, they made the win...
Posted by k-dents on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:11:00 PST

went to see "Bodies Revealed" exhibit at Union Station today

   to describe it simply... WOW!!!   if you live in the KC area, you absolutely must check it out.  i want to go see it again at least once more before it ends.   i didn&...
Posted by k-dents on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:25:00 PST

daylight saving time, and other crap thats dumb.

   yesterday, i was damn near late for work... no thanks to daylight saving time.  it takes ten seconds to set a clock forward.  it takes days, even weeks, for me to adjust to the ...
Posted by k-dents on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:44:00 PST

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/326611
Posted by k-dents on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:29:00 PST

viewing the glass as half-full...

   the schedule at the shop got an overhaul today.  my week got cut by eight hours. that means my monthly income will get hacked by 32 hours... give or take.   oh, well... it'...
Posted by k-dents on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:38:00 PST

RIDICULOUS!

  there is a company out there that is offering rim strips (yes, RIM STRIPS) in different colors.     so, here's my idea... glow in the dark inner tubes!  be the first on your...
Posted by k-dents on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:11:00 PST