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aram

you're so corpulent that when you sit around a magnificently appointed Tuscan villa, you sit AROUND

About Me


scorpio. musician. lover. food critic. dance machine. cuddle-bunny. horndog. silver lake cave-dweller. adventurer.
I’m a little bit of everything and not enough of one.
I like road trips and reading maps – I become a different version of myself when I travel.
I think adulthood is FAR more fun than being a teenager. Like, by a hundred.
I’m adamant against becoming bitter because I’m aware of the possibility.
Sass is okay. Attitude is not.
Wanting attention is fine. Needing it is not.
I am constantly learning, and hope never to stop.

no matter how late i get home, or how busy a day i've had, i still need a little bit of me-time before calling it a night.
I cannot believe that 1995 was 13 years ago.
i'm more in love with music now than probably ever. and i've been in love with music since i can remember.
i'm a movie dork. seriously. you probably don't know how big a dork. if you want to, challenge me!
i believe that conservativism in this country will become the minority in my lifetime, and that makes me excited.
i don't care that "conservativism" is not really a word.
i'm anti-death-penalty, all the way.
the list of 'importants' seems to get smaller the older i get. and the appreciation for them greater.
sometimes i'm crazy, but mostly i'm saner than the REST OF YOU PEOPLE!!!...
i'm sorry, i blacked out. what was i saying? OH YES. i love to bake pie!
i love to feel intrigued. it's a sick form of fun, don't you think?
who KNEW how much dancing i had in me!
fruits and vegetables have been more satisfying than tacos and burgers lately.
i’m all kinds of nostalgic, yet SO content with the present. though really, i think i'll always kind of feel like a kid.

My Interests

interests. i'm interested in people, love, fear, fun, reasons, conversation, music, babies, porno, learning, growing, L.A. rooftops, action, traveling, exercise, good weather, happy tears, spontaneity, food, the moon and the sun, the deconstruction of all things, the human body, the male body when it's naked, baking, and results. oh, and what's for dessert?

I'd like to meet:


my doppelganger. people who speak my language (there are more of you than i thought). my kids. white boys with black beards and blue eyes. and a smile.

and people who are ready for CHANGE this november. i'm ready for change. here's a funny version of why:

oh, and I'M IN A BAND. GO HERE TO CHECK US OUT.

Music:

yes. holy SHIT, yes.

Movies:

KILL BILL
lord of the rings
the triplets of belleville
before sunrise/before sunset
american beauty
fargo
the piano
the royal tenenbaums
fight club
L.A. confidential

willy wonka and the chocolate factory
the hours
bullets over broadway
mulholland drive

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
finding nemo
closer
elizabeth

ordinary people
sleeping beauty
moulin rouge
lost in translation

overboard
big business
the ref
magnolia

Television:

SOUTH PARK
six feet under
sex and the city
invader zim

dexter's laboratory
the daily show with jon stewart
strangers with candy
drawn together
family guy
LOST
top chef
project runway
my latest love: 30 ROCK

Books:

a home at the end of the world
flesh and blood
boy's life
beloved
the end of the affair
east of eden
the sound and the fury
white oleander
generation x
naked
mysterious skin.
currently reading:

Heroes:

beck hansen, josh homme, alison goldfrapp, thom yorke. michael cunningham, david sedaris. people who make good cinnamon rolls and carrot cake. that sort of thing.

My Blog

the best hour.

i'm still scratching sand out of my eyes. for my lunch break, i scarfed down an apple and as much of my homemade meatloaf and potato salad as i can (noticing that while i usually eat to indulge my ta...
Posted by aram on Tue, 20 May 2008 03:20:00 PST

how now, brown cow

i've been seeing things through a new set of eyes lately. has anyone else been experiencing this? It's so crazy. i've been non-STOP lately, busy every day and night, seeing all sorts of people, doing ...
Posted by aram on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:16:00 PST

the final frontier in Equality

Yesterday, my mom called me to tell me about a bit of news she found to be interesting. She told me that she heard about a group of straight couples who were petitioning to be allowed the same rights...
Posted by aram on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:01:00 PST

the Convalescent Movie Report

So, my Bloody Sunday blog disturbed you guys enough, and I apologize.  But no I don't, not really.  Instead, I'll change it up by doing this - a little report about all the movies I watched ...
Posted by aram on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:04:00 PST

bloody sunday.

The following was not easy to write, and therefore is not easy to read - if you are squeamish about things like blood, vomit, and pain, do not read. Seriously. It was a traumatic experience for me, ...
Posted by aram on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:57:00 PST

On my critical high-horse.

I'm on it today, because I like having conversations with people about how 2007 was a good year for music and movies.  So, I decided to share my points of view in a blog, as well. I haven't seen or he...
Posted by aram on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:58:00 PST

sunday night survey

Robin's was so fun, i just had to...   1. Do you like blue cheese?mostly.  sometimes it's not right, but when it is, it's perfecto.2. Have you ever smoked heroin?well...i once was with someo...
Posted by aram on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:16:00 PST

Running with Adaptations

Discussion time! Yay!   So.  Running with Scissors.  I've heard about it for years now, as friends have been recommending it to me every time I've mentioned the words David and Sedaris...
Posted by aram on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:58:00 PST

Washington

10/9/07a town off the highway.  small.  a neighborhood of produce, cows, shallow gates, trucks, unpaved streets.  a grid. a town. modest houses of equal size.  a little further away, houses that are l...
Posted by aram on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:14:00 PST

U. R. GAYYYYY - An Exploration. Part 1.

OKay, i've been thinking about this for a while now, and this is step 1 in sharing. WARNING: this blog is SUPER DUPER gay.  Not in a gross way, but in a way that brings up discussion.  So if...
Posted by aram on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:07:00 PST