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Ryan

I dont mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, but I'm intercontinental when I eat french toast.

About Me

Check out my photo web page @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecowarrior/
If I were to spit upon the revered black stone in Mecca during the height of the annual pilgrimage, I would be slain on the spot by enraged pilgrims for daring to profane the sacred symbol of Islam. An Israeli soldier's bullet in the back would be my deserved fate for scrawling graffiti upon the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem...Life would not be pleasant for me if I took a hammer to the Pietas in the Vatican, for we humans hold our creations dear, and we deal harshly with those who fail to share our reverence for old stone walls, meteorites, marble statues, icons, and architecture...Yet each and every day, humans enter the most sacred and reverential cathedrals of the natural world- the redwood forests of Northern California or the rainforests of Amazonia- and each and every day we profanely rape these great mysteries with chain saws and bulldozers.
-Paul Watson
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My Interests

Ecocentrism

I'd like to meet:

Voyagers, Activists, Conservationists, and Dave Foreman.

Music:

Beastie Boys, Wilco, Talking Heads, Violent Femmes, Belle and Sebastian, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Cure, The Decemberists, Elliot Smith, Iron and Wine, Joanna Newsom, Le Tigre, Mirah, Modest Mouse, The New Pornagraphers, Papa M, Portishead, Propaghandi, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Sigur Ros, Silver Jews, Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Sufjan Stevens, Tom Waits, The Zombies.

Movies:

Rockumentaries.

Television:

Arrested Development. It's the only show I have ever watched where I have almost peed my pants laughing.

Books:

A Sand County Almanac, The Monkeywrench Gang, The Party's Over, Living within Limits, and for fun a little Vonnegut, Tom Robbins and Ben Elton.

Heroes:

Dave Foreman, Wes Jackson, John Muir, David Brower, Jane Goodall, Racheal Carson, Edward Abbey, Aldo Leopold.

My Blog

1 year down, 70 to go.

I woke up this morning to Lee telling me these words. Today is our one year anniversary of dating, and probably our 8 year anniversary of being good friends. This all got me thinking about the next...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:28:00 PST

RIP Amir Cat, A Miracle

I spent most of last night lying awake next to my dying kitten. He was resting as he had been for many nights- propped up on my arm so that he could still somewhat rest but also breathe. He hadn't s...
Posted by Ryan on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:20:00 PST

Kunstlers Clusterfuck Nation Chronicle

I found this one especially good. So read it or go to www.kunstler.com "October 29, 2007, Assumptions When historians glance back at 2007 through the haze of their coal-fired stoves, they will ...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:05:00 PST

Earth Day Weekend

This weekend was one of the most eventful weekends I have had in a long time- rock climbing, hiking, and 2 nights of Toubab. Plus a wonderful Earth Day celebration here on campus topped by live music...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:48:00 PST

Sometimes I fancy myself as a poet

Hand in GloveYou crept up curiouslyI watched you from the corner of my eyeOur comprimise was frustrating,But PROPHETIC.If it was to be destructive-My idealism would have faded the memory of your O.D.,...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:36:00 PST

Resolutions for Jim

I am sick and tired of all of the shit that I put into my body- sick and tired of the sugar addiction, and the nasty processed foods and the alcohol.  So tonight my fast commences, to clear out t...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:19:00 PST

The Revolution Starts Here.

As usual I had a very intriguing conversation with one of my best friends, Matty Fo' this evening over a pitcher of Black and Tan.  We both feel like we are equipped with the right skills to chan...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:16:00 PST

Through the Past, Darkly

Last night we painted the town. Lee just got his Integra running (a new engine!) so we rolled upon Harrisburg like we owned the place. Which we do, actually. We ended up at Smalls, the best fucking pu...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:09:00 PST

December...

It is flurrying outside, which enhances my mood exponentially. The warmth of the ground immediately dissolves any sort of expectations of snowmen or sledding, but hey, I live in the south so I will t...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:20:00 PST

A Tibetan's view on Freedom

My friend Gyatso emailed this to me. Fuck China. My way of describing freedom could be very different from yours, because I talk about it from inner feeling of freedom outwards on material world. The...
Posted by Ryan on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:19:00 PST