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Johnnyrat

Stay cool.. stay in skewl!

About Me

I'm a painter, sculptor, lover of life, musician, chef, adventurer, diplomat, dancer, techno-junkie, and ambassador to the weird and unknown. I read heavy topics and explore supposedly impossible ideas. I take out the trash, and leave it out! I have great respect and love for people who know how to enjoy themselves and have rich life experiences. I will happily talk to anyone, and don't think anyone is crazy, just blessed with a different perspective.
I do alot of painting, and thinking of what to paint next, reading strange books and obtaining bits of experience to share thru my art. Some of my free time involves techno music or parties involving electronic music, especially anything outdoors that includes camping or bizarre surroundings. I enjoy bagging peaks as well as climbing rocks, spending time getting to know how good I have it. I talk to rocks and listen to animals... I find music in streams and look for any fractal I can find, natural or created. My life's journey has been my classroom and I'm always willing to learn.

My Interests

Designing textures, reading bizarre books, dreaming and remembering and pursuing them, painting, pop/locking and liquid dancing, going anywhere that makes me feel like im not on earth, throwing parties, hiking, car camping, fimo innovations, playing guitar, writing riffs, snowshoeing and making snow forts, taking huge digital panoramas, playing with the kids, cooking everything from sushi, korean, filipino to south american and hungarian, lots of foreplay, sailing past the yuppies, giving meat as gifts, finding the positive in everything, studying avant garde metaphysical concepts, being host with the most, bringing my UNIT, learning, smiling, laughing and enjoying myself at the same time.

I'd like to meet:

Cool, fun, energetic people. I adore women who can be silly and enjoy themselves with few inhibitions, but unfortunately you are all either hiding or being protected by large ogres, so I wont bother. I love those who can dance their ass off to any music. Is there anyone who has a similiar love for food, who can cook worth a shit or learn from me? I appreciate artistically or muscially inclined people or those who dont mind standing out in the crowd without scaring little children. I would like to meet people who are passionate about the outdoors and the wilderness, who dont mind getting dirty to have fun.

I'm down to meet just about anybody unique and happy, who has an open mind and isn't overly sensitive or judgemental (or who doesn't mind being told they are). I want to meet people that are as good listeners as they are talkers, and who appreciate the journey more than the destination.

Music:

Anything very uniquely melodic or meaningful (vocal or not), either produced, remixed or live. I also truly enjoy non-repetitive drum & bass, non-squeaky house, dark emotional techno and extremely progressive trance! I still like alot of the progressive rock that got me out of the shell and looking for crazy stuff along with indie grunge and metal.

Currently high on my list is Nukem & Chab, Umek, Hot Chip, Hernan Cattaneo, Max Graham, Deepsky, Sven Vath, Les Vertes Negresses, Talamasca, Skylab2000, Shakta, Concord Dawn, Stakka and Skynet, Rennie Pilgrim, KJ Sawka, Tool, Beatnuts, Clawfinger, Pendulum, the Streets, Ry Cooder, Tipper, Travis, Mark Farina, Mouse on Mars, Isolee, Sigur Ros, Common, Snoop Dogg, Badmarsh + Shri, Mint Royale, Royksopp, Plaid, Johnny Clegg, Peter Murphy, Shiina Ringo, Hybrid, Mint Royale, Moby, Pierre Bensusan, Illformants, Control Machete, NAHA, Roberto Villalobos, King Crimson, Speedy G, Yothu Yindi, John Fahey, Stanton Warriors, Cold Cut, Johnny Cash, Nynex, Dilated Peoples, Big Bud, Otis Redding, Vast, Loreena McKennit and Nomad.

Movies:

OFFICE SPACE, Idiocracy, How to get a Head in Advertising, Turtles Can Fly, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Mallrats, Castles in the Sky, Magnolia, Dust Devil, Gladiator, Vanilla Sky, Clerks, Dogma, Smokin' Aces, Zoolander, Evil Dead I+II, Grave of the Fireflies, Repo Man, the Gods must be Crazy, Blade Runner, Once Were Warriors, Half Baked, the Matrix, Jay and Silent Bob, the Killers, Waiting, Princess Bride, Fargo, Snatch, Blood Simple, PI, Akira, La Femme Nikita, Human Traffic, Run Lola Run, 40 yo Virgin, Harold and Kumar.

Television:

Survivorman, Bullshit!, Deadwood, Southpark, Family Guy, Myth Busters, King of the Hill, Weeds, some nature/travel shows and nat'l geographic.

Books:

Anything on sacred geometry, metaphysics or healing. Steven Hawking. Tim Dorsey. "Life of Pi" - Yann Martell. Carlos Castaneda. J.R.R. Tolkien. Douglas Adams. Adam Smith. Kurt Vonnegut. John D. McDonald. Carl Hiason. James Rollins. Preston & Childs. Big expensive art books with ONLY pictures. Books with good photography. Graphics annuals. Rip Off Press. Zap Comix. dark underground comix. Stray Toasters.

Heroes:

Dr. Paul Farmer, Tesla, Adrian Belew, Mike Judge, Dan Hicks, JP Patches, Serge Storms, Bruce Lee, Richard Pryor, Godzilla, David Hasselhoff's left nut, Captain Caveman, anyone who can overcome severe life hardships and still smile.

My Blog

Warm bodies and fluffy clouds

Well got layed off finally, about frikkin time too. Needed a vacation to relax my mind and remind me that friends and family always come first, a job is just a distraction that helps make money and pa...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:07:00 PST

Its settling down.... finally

Ok so there's so much crap that has happened to me lately.. but i feel its slowing down. Too much drama, too many problems, too many messed up people with issues that are thrown on my lap. Ok I will p...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:33:00 PST

simply not enjoying this anymore

I'm tired of lies, im tired of being the object of convenience for others. Im tired of being backstabbed and manipulated. I'm tired of being blown off for shitty reasons, I'm terribly tired of doing f...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 04:08:00 PST

Tiny little flea orchestra

Ok so i get now why the world hurts my feelings so much, simply because the world knows i care, and appreciates me doing so. Therefore it shows me how to feel on a lesson by lesson basis. Lately my li...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:54:00 PST

Neil Rocks!

Ok so talked to my cousin Sam last night. Man I miss that guy! But glad to hear he's getting some awesome experience under his belt and a chance to try new things. Hung out a bit with Sabrina this we...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:41:00 PST

the World provides

Ok so alot of things happenin for Hunter/gatherer lately. Still hitting up the parties like a feind and dancing alot. Even tho lately my back and body are hurting again, lower back and sciatica really...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:25:00 PST

parties are Stompin my ass

Ok so Im hella tired after last weekend's festivities. Stompin was simply put INSANE FUN!! Even tho I got sunburned a bit and someone swiped my cooler and some beer, it wasnt a bad party at all. Grea...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

where have i been?

Ok so I been back at ms for awhile now and I'm actually not hating it... something about my perspective has changed, or it may have somethign to do with the crazy guy i getta share my test-bench with....
Posted by Johnnyrat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Back at it

Ok so SOOO many thngs have changed lately. Getting almost back to 100% after a back injury, thank goodness for anti-inflams and good stretches and exercises. Finally got back to work back at ms, been ...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Recovery

Ok so I havent posted here in awhile, alot has changed in my life and views, as is typical of the aquarius artists. Still looking for artists to show their work at this afterhours... and still I get ...
Posted by Johnnyrat on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST