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Petro

I'm so fucking emo that I make Richard Simmons cry

About Me

I haven't quite been the same since those aliens accosted me. I have a profound appreciation for appreciative people. I'm brilliant, but also terribly modest. I'm shy but outgoing through sheer force of will, or alcohol. I make friends quickly but let very few people into my life. Small gestures from people I care about mean the world to me. When I change my sheets I have a -really- hard time attaching the fitted sheet, often spending up to 10 minutes spinning it around the bed until I figure it out. I must keep my hands clean at all times, or else I risk an OCD induced seizure. As a result I know a bit about working on cars, but don't even change my own oil. Pancakes are troublesome to me. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

My Interests

Listening to music most people hate, by producers that no one's heard of - and inflicting it upon my friends. Being right. Howling along to the stereo in my car, completely oblivious to the people around me. Fine dining, fine wine, shopping in order to make the two aforementioned activities happen. I can cook, in fact I'm told I'm an amazing cook on a regular basis. It's ok, if I like you I'll cook with you or for you. Sitting around with friends at a dive bar and trading tales of debauchery. Gallivanting about the town in my best impersonation of an international boy of leisure. Making lists of things in random order. Smelling clean things. Playing with my dogs when we're in the same place.

I'd like to meet:

This charming young woman. I think she and I have a lot in common, we could discuss like... birds dying. And make beautiful emo babies together.

Music:

Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, Soundmurderer, Wolfgang Voigt, Reinhard Voigt, 2 Many DJ's, Thomas Brinkmann, Elton John, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Fishcherspooner, Felix da Housecat, Miss Kittin, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, NIN, Uberzone, Audio Bullys, Tool, Leather Strip, Luxt, Dave Clarke, most mid-90's industrial (Front 242, Pigface, Chemlab, Sister Machine Gun, Ministry before Jourgensen lost his shit, even Marilyn Manson, to an extent.), Akufen, Boards of Canada, Prince, Nightmares on Wax, Squarepusher, Autechre, Plaid, Front Line Assembly, Delerium, anything Bill Leeb touches, Sex Pistols, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, and hell - most stuff on Warp Records, Rephlex Records, Kompakt, Sender, Tresor, Bunker, Playhouse, or Perlon.

Television:

I don't like much TV. As a result I'm sometimes oblivious to pop culture reference and upcoming movies. I can live with this.

Books:

HST's Fear & Loathing, Anything by Irvine Welsh, anything by Chuck Palahniuk, and anything by Carl Hiaasen. David Sedaris makes me giggle like a schoolgirl. Mark Kurlansky fills me with minute details about simple items that I can parrot back later and feel smart. Lately I've been subsisting on a diet of highfalutin periodicals. You'll find my bathroom littered with issues of Saveur, The Atlantic and The Economist. Go snobbery go!

My Blog

Lessons learned from pasta.

It's winter in Wisconsin. I pretty much openly despise my location and it's painful lack of anything engaging to fill my idle hours. As of late my hobbies include going to places hours away and cookin...
Posted by Petro on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:07:00 PST

dotdotdot

Every night before he leaves for work, my dad tells my mom that he loves her and to have a good night, and then he goes to both of the dogs individually and gives them "instructions". They're pretty s...
Posted by Petro on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:02:00 PST

You -can- make friends with salad.

Fresh arugala + white truffle oil + freshly grated parmesan reggiano +  freshly squeezed lemon juice. I love this stuff, I'm having it for breakfast tomorrow even. (Ok, maybe I got a little excit...
Posted by Petro on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:02:00 PST

30 days.

Well, it'd seem I made a hell of an impression. The client I met with today wants me full time, exclusively. I wasn't willing to commit to staying here indefinitely (although he tried to sell me on th...
Posted by Petro on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:10:00 PST

Flirtini

So, one Thursday night a few months back, we're barhopping around and some friends mention that they're at Bluefin, so we pop in to see them. (Dennis the Thursday night DJ is a friend too, even if his...
Posted by Petro on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:37:00 PST

Dog fishing.

One of my favorite childhood games was "Dog Fishing". It involved a stuffed animal, a spool of kite string, and my dog Snuggles - or Snuggy for short. (She was named when I was 3, and Snuggles fabric ...
Posted by Petro on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST