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Ken

Mind of a cynic, heart of a romantic.

About Me

C o o l, calm, c o llected, and c o mpletely k o sher.

My mind treads o n things that unsettle and frighten: the dark and quiet and aband o ned; my heart sings o f the l o vely and the heartbreaking, and all the little things that make life beautiful.

All of the writings in my MySpace bl o g and all of the art o n my picture page is o riginal unless o therwise den o ted.

My Interests

expl o ring aband o ned places in the middle o f the day o r the deep o f the night, H o bbes the tiger: greatest phil o s o pher t o ever live, Albert Camus and o ther such studies o f existentialism, digital painting and digital painting exhibiti o n, speaking French t o pe o ple wh o d o n't kn o w French, speaking French t o pe o ple wh o speak French better than I, applying Bushid o to m o dern-day life, playing t o o much Guitar Her o and still being o bliterated by my friends, the Deep O ld O nes, languages and linguists, f o rtifying my h o me and place o f w o rk against the inevitable z o mbie o utbreak, the dark and strange and macabre-- and the deeply unsettling t o o , m o vies and music until I explode, Ninjutsu, inventive tatt o o s, analyzing Silent Hill o n the level of high psych o l o gical art (and o ther vide o games, t o o ), sarcasm that b o rders o n heartless cruelty

I'd like to meet:

Artists and dreamers. Any O ne. And pretty much everyb o dy I've already met, o f c o urse.

Music:

Music I can feel.

Akira Yama o ka, The All-American Rejects, A Perfect Circle, Audi o slave, Barenaked Ladies, The Beatles, Beeth o ven, Billy J o el, Björk, Black Sabbath, Blink-182, Bl o c Party, B o wling f o r S o up, Brian En o , Ch o pin, C o ldplay, C o njure o ne, Creed, The Crystal Meth o d, The Cure, Cursive, David B o wie, Death Cab f o r Cutie, Deft o nes, Did o , Disturbed, DJ T o mcraft, D o n Henley, The D o o rs, The Eagles, Elt o n J o hn, Eminem, Enigma, Enya, E.S. P o sthumus, Expl o si o ns in the Sky, Evanescence, Everclear, Fall O ut B o y, Finger Eleven, Fi o na Apple, Fluke, F o o Fighters, F o rt Min o r, Franz Ferdinand, The Gathering, G o dsmack, G o o G o o D o lls, G o rillaz, Green Day, H o o tie & the Bl o wfish, Interp o l, Jeffers o n Starship Airplane, Jem, J o hnny Cash, Jun o React o r, Killswitch Engage, The K o o ks, Lacuna C o il, Linkin Park, L o uis Armstr o ng, Marilyn Mans o n, Mar o o n 5, Metallica, Michael Jacks o n, Missy Higgins, M o by, M o zart, Muse, My Chemical R o mance, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, N o bu o Uematsu, O ur Lady Peace, O zzy O sb o urne, Panic! at the Disc o , P o e, P o rtishead, Queen, Queens o f the St o ne Age, Radi o head, Red H o t Chili Peppers, Relient K, R o b D o ugan, R o b Z o mbie, Sinead O 'C o nn o r, Skunk Anansie, The Smashing Pumpkins, Smash M o uth, S o mething C o rp o rate, S o nic Y o uth, Spineshank, SR-71, Staind, Subliminal O rphans, Sum 41, System o f a D o wn, Tapr o o t, Tears F o r Fears, Third Eye Blind, T o mandandy, T o o l, Train, UNKLE, The Vines, The Wallfl o wers, The White Stripes, Ye o ng-W o o k J o o , Y o -Y o Ma... and that's just f o r starters!

Movies:

I watch a l o t o f m o vies.

Akira, Alien, Aliens, Brick, Cap o te, Children o f Men, The C o nstant Gardener, Crash, Dawn of the Dead (b o th o f 'em), D o nnie Dark o , The Empire Strikes Back, The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Indiana J o nes (any which o ne), Kill Bill v o l. 1 and v o l. 2, King K o ng, Lady in the Water, The L o rd o f the Rings (all of 'em), Mysteri o us Skin, Night o f the Living Dead, The Ninth Gate, O ldb o y, Running Scared, Sanjur o , Shaun o f the Dead, Silent Hill, Sin City, Sympathy f o r Mr. Vengeance, Unbreakable, Underw o rld, The Village, X-Men, X2, Y Tu Mama Tambien, and pretty much anything with z o mbies.

Television:

F o ster's H o me F o r Imaginary Friends, L o o ney Tunes, Family Guy, Duck D o dgers, Futurama, R o b o t Chicken, M o nty Pyth o n's Flying Circus!, The Daily Sh o w, The C o lbert Rep o rt, S o uth Park, and L O ST is g o o d s o metimes.

Books:

House of Leaves, O nly Rev o luti o ns, The L o vely B o nes, The Stranger, Maus, Heart o f Darkness, A H o me at the End o f the W o rld, Battle R o yale, The R o ad, L o ve, the French-English dicti o nary, anything Shakespeare, anything H.P. L o vecraft, C o nversati o ns with G o d, Peace is the Way, and the Z o mbie Survival Guide-- n o self-respecting survivalist sh o uld be with o ut it.

Heroes:

N o O ne.

My Blog

Tokyo

Loneliness will derange any man.We scream to the universe, "Justify me!" and it whispers back, "Awaken."...
Posted by Ken on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:25:00 PST

TROY.

I am the hand that casts grains And the torch that burns silos The farmer, the harvest The deeper and the well Shallow, thirstier Weaker, stronger By varying degrees I am God's hand And the de...
Posted by Ken on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:06:00 PST

Bushido

If you choose to look, look intently.If you choose to see, see completely.If you choose to feel, feel purely.If you choose to act, act purposefully.If you choose to speak, speak truthfully.If you choo...
Posted by Ken on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:39:00 PST

Quiet to No-One.

This is how we wage our quiet war; trading uneven words to unbalance the other into a stream of drowning indifference. And ay! how ye cry if ye fell!
Posted by Ken on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:18:00 PST

No More Battles for the Old Warrior

No more battles for the old warriorNo more wars left to fight in times of peace andcharityNo more crests to stain his bladeSo rusted fromdisuseNo more lines left yet to marchAnd no more paths to wars ...
Posted by Ken on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:02:00 PST

Iota

Can you dig this vibe?You're familiar but I don't know you. It's not you, it's me. I don't remember you but I remember how you made me feel. You're my friend but I don't think about you unless you're ...
Posted by Ken on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:22:00 PST

And God Built This Labyrinth Unto Man and Drew A Heart Inside His Chest for Light

--> -->A 155 Question MySpace Survey...With Good Grammar!~*The Basics*~Your full name::Kenneth Eric Lukken --What does it mean?::Kenneth means 'handsome,' and you're damn straight I am. Eric means......
Posted by Ken on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:04:00 PST

Soundtrack To My Alternate Life

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?So, here's how it works: 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play 4. For every question,...
Posted by Ken on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:00:00 PST

Been Over This

001. When's the last time you ran?: I don't run, really. I walked from here to town to the diner and back the other day, though. 002. Do your jeans have rips, tears, and holes in them?: The bottoms o...
Posted by Ken on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:13:00 PST

One way to put it.

I seriously think that everyone who takes a picture of themselves drinking looks like a douchebag.Why, people? Why?
Posted by Ken on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:56:00 PST