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Kalgren

we will endure

About Me

I sing in a band called, this world fair. I'm an interesting combination of abstract random and concrete sequential. I must apologize for that. If you know me, you know why I'm apologizing. I am a lover. Used to be a fighter. Now I just fight for love. My own. Ask me a question, you'll get an answer.

My Interests

Girls. Philosophy. Faith. Running. Wine. Music, Baby, Music.

I'd like to meet:

you don't always meet the people who you expect to meet. But, that's the beauty of it. I'm so thankful for my friends on the road, my families away from home. I owe my sanity to you. And my friends at home: I owe my life to you. Love you.

Music:

favorite record right now: "Memory Man", by Aqualung
favorite band right now: Copeland
favorite song ever: "Lover, You Should Have Come Over", by Jeff Buckley

Movies:

Punch Drunk Love, Vanilla Sky, Boondock Saints, V for Vendetta, Fight Club, Love Actually

Television:

favorite T.V. show ever: 24
runners up: Arrested Development, Weeds, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Books:

Currently Reading: "Lullaby" by Chuck Palahniuk

Heroes:

Heroes!!!

My Blog

why the black squirrel?

There is an evolution to the black squirrel story. Consider; the conversation with Robyn, my oldest childhood friend (next to Brian - both friendships have been 22 plus years at this point). Robyn s...
Posted by Kalgren on Thu, 24 May 2007 12:27:00 PST

from the highway

It's my sisters bday today (number 1 on my profile). You should wish her a happy birthday... I mean, she's a very cool chick. So do it. You can read the rest of this blog after you've done it. :)....
Posted by Kalgren on Thu, 10 May 2007 06:53:00 PST

So don't look so surprised when you can't see through me.

I have learned to get the most out of the present moment. I didn't used to. I used to think about the past with obsessive precision. It wasn't all bad - I had a mostly carefree childhood and my par...
Posted by Kalgren on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:24:00 PST

i beg to hear you say...

...i need you. trying to teach myself to be thoughtful. daily.That's the point right? Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a whole lot more to life than the amusements to which we're subjected. We...
Posted by Kalgren on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:06:00 PST

Personal Essay: "Pride, The Silent Accomplice"

...and here I am again......awake and thinking about life. ...issues......another night of little to no sleep. I could think of specific people and things to blame for this, but it all leads back to m...
Posted by Kalgren on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:02:00 PST

it's all relative...

We get out as much as we put in. I've been doing my best at keeping in touch, but it becomes a little overwhelming. Please forgive me for that. I'm trying to put more time in. But, today, I'm just...
Posted by Kalgren on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:59:00 PST

Fargo, Lincoln, Des Moines, here

Fargo, ND: woke up at 5:30am and went to work at ev3, contract for the same duties as my old engineering job with them - been doing contract work for them so I can afford my mortgage. Gotta say, I wi...
Posted by Kalgren on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:12:00 PST

to switch or not to switch. that WAS the question.

After our near-death experience Friday night in the van on the way to Duluth, I thought it'd be tragic to die never having told Cingular Wireless how I really feel. I switched to T-Mobile on Sunday. B...
Posted by Kalgren on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:07:00 PST

some thoughts I've been having today...

Every second we spend talking about ourselves, we could be doing something with ourselves.Something that is arguably, "red", is more accurately described as cherry, maroon, pink, or purple because dif...
Posted by Kalgren on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:59:00 PST

what Debussy and Eric Johnson have in common...

... both made me want to play the piano really bad.I took it back to 1996-98ish tonight and heard the one song of the Eric Johnson record, Venus Isle and pretty much the entire Debussy Piano Works, Vo...
Posted by Kalgren on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:29:00 PST