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Jacob

So go on and find love, 'round every corner....

About Me

Great taste, less filling.

My Interests

The Collective Unconsciousness, Perception as it affects Reality, Existentialism, Religions and Belief Systems, Current Events, World History, US Politics, Culture, and Society, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering and Design, Drums, Percussion, 20th Century Popular Musicology, Music in General, Ethnic Cuisine, Haute Cuisine, Tea, Wine, Bourbon, Food Culture, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy, Cartoons, Anime, Web Comics, RPGs, Board Games, Puzzles, Word Problems, Dance (Modern, Swing, Tap), Sustainability, Gender Studies, Alternative Medecine, IBD & UC, Not taking prednisone ever again, Formal Wear, Etiquette, DIY, those Hairless Primates that think they own the world... and kitties!

I'd like to meet:

catharsis.

Music:



Movies:

Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind, Amelie, Some Like it Hot, Punch Drunk Love, I &hearts Huckabees, Royal Tennenbaums, Magnolia, American Beauty, 28 Days Later, Funny Games, Battle Royale, Spirited Away, Grave of Fireflies, Sin City, etc. etc.

Television:

I don't watch TV at home, but I do like cartoons, Iron Chef and cooking shows that do not feature Emeril, Bobby Flay, or Rachel Ray, also, the Sopranos, OZ, Joss Whedon productions, mixed martial arts championships, and other mildly embarassing things.

Books:

are my best friends.
A lot of fiction, more and more non-fiction.
Neal Stephenson, Tom Robbins, Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman, Isaac Asimov, Mark Helprin, etc...
Currently re-Reading: The Dark is Rising Series

Heroes:

My father, my late grandmother, Rob Crow

Details, Details

Status: Restless
Hometown: Shaker Heights
Religion: Cynic
Sign: Incompatible
Smoke / Drink: Nat Sherman/Bourbon
Children: Medium Rare
Education: Working on it

My Blog

A More Pedestrian Life

The car I’ve been driving for the past 4 years is now dead.  After becoming more and more of a money pit in the past couple years, it is now truly deceased.  Or at least, it would cost...
Posted by Jacob on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:53:00 PST

A Turkey-day Adventure

 So this year I went to Erie, PA to have Thanksgiving Dinner with Carla's family at her brother Paul and his girlfriend Meredith's house.  Meredith's mother, sister, and niece were there alo...
Posted by Jacob on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:55:00 PST

And twenty some hours later

I'm done.I have to say she pulled the ending off rather smoothly.  Definitely predicted a lot of the ending.woop.
Posted by Jacob on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:37:00 PST

Around midnight

I started reading the Deathly Hallows.  But I was in the middle of the game on the Wii, so I'm really starting it now.  I think I'll be done by monday (I have to work tomorrow).Yes, I am a N...
Posted by Jacob on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:20:00 PST

Chicago

I just got back from spending a few days in Chicago, and oh my it was great.  I hadn't been out of Cleveland since november for my Grandmothers memorial service in Cambridge, MA - and that was fl...
Posted by Jacob on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:45:00 PST

Climbing Rocks (pun-intended)

I went to the Cleveland Rock Gym on Tuesday with Cristina.  I had a super rad awesome fun time.  My muscles are still sore 3 days later.  I felt really comfortable doing it, maybe from ...
Posted by Jacob on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:00:00 PST

impending doom (birthday)

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 is my 25th birthday.  25.  Damn.  A quarter century.  Damn.  I'm not sure whether I should feel really young or really old.Obviously some sort of cel...
Posted by Jacob on Wed, 09 May 2007 06:02:00 PST

If you repeat a word enough times, it seems to lose all meaning

Bike bike bike bike bike bike bike bike bike bike bike bikeFrom some guy named Lee on Warren Rd in Lakewood, I purchased a 70s Schwinn 10 speed road bike.  It's a light grey with white lettering,...
Posted by Jacob on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:13:00 PST

a 5 star day

According to the Plain Dealer Horoscope (in the E section, next to the jumble) for yesterday, Saturday the 14th, I was told I would have a 5 star day.  I did happen to have a great saturday, work...
Posted by Jacob on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:24:00 PST

There's nothing like Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin: You know what I pray for?Hobbes: What?C: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference.H: You should lead an interesting li...
Posted by Jacob on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:06:00 PST