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Ro9er

The World Is Quiet Here

About Me


"The difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent. The difference between stupid and intelligent people--and this is true whether or not they are well educated-- is that intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous or even contradictory situations--in fact, they expect them and are apt to become suspicious when things seem overly straightfoward."-Neal Stephenson "The Diamond Age"
"[It] is in the deserts and high places that religions are generated. When men see nothing but bottomless infinity over their heads they have always had a diving and desperate urge to find someone to put in the way."-Terry Pratchet "Jingo"
"[Keeping] people in a state of ignorance is good for the government in power - it precludes the possibility of articulate criticism, induces political apathy, and its by-product is a frustration which bursts forth into seemingly mindless, unmotivated violence."-Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

My Interests

sound, making sound, my album collection, Djing, making mixtapes, being loud, being quiet, 3 AM, ice cream, jellybeans, cuddling, napping, dusk, riding my bike down hills, summer afternoons, cartoons, Laura, massages, singing, karaoke, social commentary, media studies, philosophy, sittin' around and just thinkin', reading, literary and film theory and critique, film, theatre, writing plays, meeting new people, the sound of wind in my ears, listening to the right song at the right moment, other people's favorite things, falling down when i'm dancing, humility, art installations, keyboards and synthesizers, twisting knobs on audio gear, dancing, being moved to tears, empathy, compassion, video game music, radio static, radar bleeps being cast out into the night, long lonely highways, ouzo, beer, gyros sandwiches, dogs, cats, wearing ties, pancakes, blueberries, t-shirts with amazingly cool designs upon them, going to shows, pantheism, the sound of the train at 3 AM, video games, but only role playing games really (yay final fantasy!) trying to think of things I like.

I'd like to meet:

fellow sound obessives, music geeks, film whores, cartoon watchin' buddies, record collectors, comic book freaks, and those who know that if you don't sweat when you dance, then you ain't dancing.

Music:

oh, lots of things.

Movies:

Watching Lately:
Little Miss Sunshine Six String Samurai Talladega Nights Wild At Heart Borat Rock N' RuleAnything strange, dark, wondrous, eerie and inspired.

Television:

Homestarrunner.com(the best cartoon ever), Arrested Development Fullmetal Alchemist Paranoia Agent Invader Zim Freakazoid Family Guy Sealab 2021 Powerpuff Girls Aqua Teen Hunger Force The Kids In The Hall Spongebob Squarepants Batman: The Animated Series Ren and Stimpy Futurama The Simpsons Samurai Jack Big O Cowboy Bebop Outlaw Star Neon Genesis Evangelion Buffy the Vampire Slayer Connections (used to be on TLC) Twin Peaks Conan O'Brien Monty Python's Flying Circus Red Dwarf Fawlty Towers Teen Titans Talespin Deep Space Nine The League Of Gentlemen Justice League Unlimited The Venture Brothers The Daily Show The Colbert Report The Soup Stella The Showbiz Show ummm...

Books:

"A Series Of Unfortunate Events" David Eddings Umberto Eco "House of Leaves" Dave Eggars Kurt Vonnegut "A Clockwork Orange" "Watership Down" H.P Lovecraft Sartre Tennessee Williams Antonin Artaud Edward Albee Eugene O'Neill Samuel Beckett Shakespeare "Ocean of Sound" "Haunted Weather" Sam Shepard "Heart of Darkness" Neal Stephenson Charles Bukowski sociology books books on media and culture studies "Culture Jammers "No Logo" Terry Pratchet Douglas Adams Voltaire-"Candide"
i read a lot of magazines: Adbusters The Wire XLR8R Grooves Mojo Wired Uncut Give me some book suggestions.

Heroes:

david bowie
Jamie Lidell
Akira Kurosawa
Hayao Miyazaki
Eugene O'Neill
Samuel Beckett
Neil Gaiman
Dave McKean
Pete Townshend
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
cEvin Key
Jason Bentley
Mick Jagger
Laura, Lovely Laura
brian eno
Baconfat Huxley IV
Jack Dangers (meat beat manifesto)
?uestlove
bjork
boards of canada
aphex twin
danny elfman
Tom Waits
Tim Burton
Michael Gira
Neko Case
John Cage
Alvin Lucier
David Toop
Herbie Hancock
Stevie Wonder
Bob Moog
Kraftewrk
Jeff Lynne
Toril Moi
Antonin Artaud
Jerzy Grotowski
Nina Simone
Chet Baker
Nick Cave
John Lennon
Scott Herren
Allison Goldfrapp
Beth Gibbons
Tricky
John Coltrane
Terry Gilliam
James Murphy
Terry Pratchett
Arthur Russell

My Blog

In memory of my mother

my mother just recently passed away. She died on the morning of March 8th, 2007, of a brain aneurysm. Her death was sudden and instant. I cannot describe to you the feeling of shock, pain, and loss th...
Posted by Ro9er on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:50:00 PST

the return of glam

time to go off like a glitter bomb...Pop Levi - Blue HoneyDavid Vandervelde - Wisdom From A TreeGoldfrapp - Ooh La La...
Posted by Ro9er on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:51:00 PST

songs for a sunrise

While trawling for songs this week,  I was hearing music that reminded me of a watching a sunrise in a verdant field on New Years Day. Here is some sunrise music for you. But catch them quick, fo...
Posted by Ro9er on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:10:00 PST

do you dance?

Bass ClefThe IslesStar You Star MeSarantisMochipet feat. Ellen Alien - "Robot Girl"TTC - "Une bande de mec sympa" ...
Posted by Ro9er on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:50:00 PST

oh jesus...

    from the mouth of Michael Chertoff, head of Homeland Security, concerning the foiled terrorist plot... "What helped the British in this case is the ability to be nimble, to be fast,...
Posted by Ro9er on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:56:00 PST

Sifting thorugh binary archaeology to find that User 7856763 wants kiddie porn, dinner recepies

AOL has released hundreds of thousands of search queries from anonymous AOL search engine users. All companies retain search information, for nothing more than to cumulate information on what sort of ...
Posted by Ro9er on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:46:00 PST

Musings on the creative process... more like whinings.

Musings On MusicsRight now, I am in a band. None of you knew this, I don't think. The band is in a sort of germination stage, with many explorations of songs, sounds, and lyrics. But I am feeling crea...
Posted by Ro9er on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:40:00 PST

Music For Summer Afternoons

A few songs for those summer afternoons...Daedelus - "Sundown" from Denies The Days DemiseTunng - Woodcat EP (from forthcoming full length available May 22nd)Nobody & The Mystic Chords of Memory - Tre...
Posted by Ro9er on Sat, 13 May 2006 09:32:00 PST

new mantra

I'm really happy with who I am with. I hope you're happy with someone as well. I'm sorry if I was crazy sometimes. I know i've done things to hurt you. And I know you've done things that hurt me. I fo...
Posted by Ro9er on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Your Booty has Ears

Free Your Ass and Your Mind Will Follow... KAOS-Feel Like I Feel Out Hud-It's For You Solvent-Wish Jackstone-Don't Stop PJ Pooterhoots-Liebe Meine Barf...
Posted by Ro9er on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST