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Embattled 80s Hasbeen

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About Me

I'm bored and yet easily entertained at the same time.And lest ye think I am not patriotic...

My Interests

Polytheism, comedy, heroism, depression, pleasure, blunt force trauma, theater experiences, breasts, catering, synonyms, silliness, and ambition. "I was born into the Hebrew religion, but as I got older, I quickly converted to narcissism"

I'd like to meet:

People less lame than me. John --
[noun]:

A level headed person who always makes the wrong decision

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How to make an Embattled 80's Hasbeen
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3 parts success
5 parts ambition
3 parts energy
Method:
Add to a cocktail shaker and mix vigorously. Top it off with a sprinkle of sadness and enjoy!
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Music:

Rolling Stones, Postal Service, The Fratellis, No More Kings, Charms, BAD II, Seeking Homer, Ramones, Tom Petty, INXS, the Clash, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Simon, & Garfunkel, Elvis, Elvis Costello, the Shins, the Cure, James, David Bowie. Basically, a wide eclectic mix of stuff. And anything Little Steven plays on the Underground Garage.

Movies:

Yes, please.

Television:

Lost, The Wire, Coupling (BBC), Life, Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Real Time with Bill Maher, Entourage, BSG, The Office (BBC), Smallville, Prison Break, Attack of the Show, House, Arrested Development, Psych. Kids in the Hall and Mr. Show, with a side of That 70's Show.

Books:

Without Pictures: Neil Gaiman, Hemingway, and Neal Stephenson. And now at the behest of...well most of my good friends, I am now caught up in the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin and it is damn good. With Pictures: Sandman, Sin City, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Batman: Year One, Ultimates, All-Star Batman and Robin, and new Thor ongoing.

Heroes:

Shoes and Blues.

My Blog

Hiatus?

My computer is being wierd lately.  Spyware is on it.  My Windows hasn't updated in quite sometime.  Plus it is making noises (ones only I can hear).  So I think I'm going to be ta...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:17:00 PST

Nose to the Grindstone

It's 3am and I just walked in from a late showing of Grindhouse.  So ridiculously brilliant.  First, if you only go to movies to search for artistic meaning and deep themes of honor and love...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:12:00 PST

How to save a...

"Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Somewhere along in the bitterness"I was driving home from work about an hour ago and The Fray's "How to Save a Life" came on the radio.  When it finished pl...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:50:00 PST

I like pirates, but not privateers

I left this public so that the people I talk about in this post can read as freely as the friendly people.Lately, in my boredom, I have perused the world of myspace looking for old friends to become n...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:05:00 PST

Must see

Go see An Inconvenient Truth.Now.Seriously.Right Now.
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:14:00 PST

I hope she's not a tramp and a thief too

So yesterday was Sunday and the last day for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire's 25th season and since a bunch of friends were going, I thought i'd tagalong.  It's been about three years since i...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:34:00 PST

About the Photo

Oh and one more side note for the day: I'm the person on the top rght in the photo.  It's the only semi-decent photo I have of myself without a porn star, a famous film director, or a cute barten...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:31:00 PST

All sorts of Newness

So in the last week or so about five people asked me, "Are you on MySpace?"  To which I replied, "no."  Now, I have to change my answer.  This little slice of cyberspace won't be earth-...
Posted by Embattled 80s Hasbeen on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:12:00 PST