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The El

Open, but not free

About Me

white and nerdy

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My Interests

Making people laugh, art, sports, work, family, writing poetry, watching movies, hanging out with friends, meeting new people, road trips, daydreaming at night, dried leaves, the color orange. I like the Broncos, ferrets (T$ RIP). I like that I am not addicted to coffee. Chocolate milkshakes, bananas, I appreciate Taco Bell after midnight when the new cook comes on, and hugs. Cute girls. I love pillows. I love lamp! I like Dane Cook, singing ‘Gin and Juice’ at the top of my lungs, the larke bunting. I enjoy food. I like how I don’t get embarrassed. I like Colorado. I like not understanding everything. I like being me.

I'd like to meet:

Dane Cook, Mark Rothko, Bill Nye, Salvador Dali, RustBoy, the Olsen Twins, the man who discovers the cure for AIDS, the Colonel, Jim Brown, a president with the last name ‘Roosevelt’, Robert Trent Jones, Ned Ryerson, Jesus. King Arthur. Don Juan. MLK, Rosa Parks, Wayne Gretzky, Garth Brooks, my grandpa. T$.

Music:

G. Love, The Guffs, Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, Dandy Warhols, Xzibit, Nelly, Usher, Jane’s Addiction, Steve Miller Band, String Cheese Incident, Weezer, Beck, Kottonmouth Kings, Garth Brooks, The Beatles (Pre 1974), Miles Davis, B.B. King, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, 2Live Crew, Bel Biv Devoe, Snow, Vanilla Ice, Devo, Beastie Boys, Millie Vanilli, Dispatch, Death Cab For Cutie, Ben Folds/BFF, Jimmy Eat World, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Buffett, Jars Of Clay, Caedmon’s Call, Pussycat Dolls, Matchbox Twenty, Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin, Modest Mouse, Harry Connick Jr., Van Morrison, the black Michael Jackson, Tenacious D, The Verve Pipe, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban

Movies:

Encino Man, Pippi Longstocking, Men In Black, Catch Me If You Can, Stay, Crash, Gladiator, Eurotrip, Life As A House, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, anything with James Van Der Beek, Short Circuit, Drop Dead Fred, The Princess Bride, Back To The Future Trilogy, Donnie Darko, anything with LL Cool J and Bob Saget, Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In the Hood, Sideways, The Dreamers, Y Tü Mama Tambien, Shaun Of the Dead, Out Cold, Harry Potter, Harry and the Hendersons, Sleepless In Seattle, What About Bob, Caddyshack, Frequency, About A Boy, High Fidelity, Fever Pitch, Friday the 13th, Truman Show, Apollo 13, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Almost Famous, Blast From the Past, Dumb and Dumber, Father of the Bride I & II, Gangs of New York, Saving Private Ryan, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, Ice Age,, Lion King, Love Actually, Meet the Parents, Moulin Rouge, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Office Space, Orange County, POTC, The Sandlot, School Of Rock, Van Wilder, Super Troopers, Club Dredd, There’s Something About Mary, Troy, National Lampoon Vacation movies, When Harry Met Sally, Drumline, Hitch

Television:

American Choppers, Yan Can Cook, Viva La Bam, Def Poetry, New Yankee Workshop, Family Guy

Books:

A Confederacy of Dunces, High Fidelity, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Catcher In the Rye, The Hatchet, R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps Series, Outsiders, Shopgirl, The Pleasure Of My Company, Into Thin Air, The Princess Bride, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, anything by Garrison Kelior

Heroes:

Dane Cook, my family, anyone that survives cancer, my friends. Anyone can be a hero.

My Blog

here today, gone tomorrow

So with this new year, i've got a couple of questions:         1. Where the hell did the last couple of months go?     2. Why won't my clothes clean thems...
Posted by The El on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:34:00 PST

Homework

So I've got this project that's due sometime at the end of the term, but I thought that I'd get a jump on it and start asking around. I've got to pick an age group, between the ages of 7-15, and come ...
Posted by The El on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:55:00 PST

I'm Alive

It's been a wonderful 11 years. You see, 11 years ago today, I was fighting for my life. Tubes, wires, and just about everything else was used to aid me in the recovery. I can remember almost everythi...
Posted by The El on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:56:00 PST

What in the...???

I'm guessing, or really just hoping, that many of you out there are wondering where in the hell I am right now. To tell you the truth, I'm not really sure how everything unfolded to get me here, but I...
Posted by The El on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:42:00 PST

Esse Quam Videri

To be rather than to seem...That's the Motto of the grand'ol state of North Carolina.- North Carolina is famous for furniture, tobacco, brick, textile production, blueberries, strawberries and sweet p...
Posted by The El on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:53:00 PST

Re-Post

The Mirror lies, what you see, isn't really there. Change your angle and nothing changes; Close your eyes, now everything has changed. Now the reflection has ceased and you can see your mind; What yo...
Posted by The El on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:04:00 PST

Picking scabs isn't as fun as it once was

Nor are: Slip-n-slide--With my weight, walking sucks Watching Cartoons--You always know what's about to happen Hit songs re-done by and for kids-- That's just stupid Holding Bugs hostage-- Then the...
Posted by The El on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:59:00 PST

Lots of new pics...

But no really, what the hell is this one... ???...
Posted by The El on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:16:00 PST

my back needs shaving again

No Really!! Any Volunteers? Inquire Within
Posted by The El on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:04:00 PST

You might want to read this

It's moth season and I really hate those bastards... Hey, at least they're not crickets... ...
Posted by The El on Tue, 30 May 2006 11:52:00 PST