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About Me

I'm trying to make something happen. I really don't know what but I'm trying anyway. I'm in the tax biz because it's fun to hand people money. It's like I'm the host of a mediocre game show that contestant pay to be on. I take pointless classes like criminology and floral design so I don't have to start paying back student loans. And then at the end of the work day (And sometimes during) I do the following. I'm writing a novel. I'll probably let you read it when I'm done. I'm editing a book for a friend. I write for a music magazine which means I get to interview and hang out with my friends and get paid to do it. That's kind of awesome. My father and aunt and I may be starting a glass works company. I'm a freelance photographer. I love that. I don't know that anything is going to come of this stuff. I don't know what could happen tomorrow. I just have a feeling all of this is working towards a breaking point. I'm looking forward to it.In ten years I hope you say you knew me when and that it implies that I've done something amazing. And if my head ever gets too big feel free to deflate it. Unless it's literally too big. Then please take me to the hospital.Below is a slide show of some of my recent photography. Even though it's called "mini", it's actually about 54 pictures. So, if you stay through it all you're a trooper. Hope you enjoy:
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My Interests

dissection of American Culture, reading, climbing Mt. Everest, writing, music, sky diving from a safe heighth, short skips on the beach, rainbows, dragon slaying, you know the general.

I'd like to meet:

They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'---Jack Kerouac

Music:

In no particular order: Bob Dylan, The Sidehill Gougers, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Dedringers, Gabe Wootton, Townes van Zandt, John Mayer, Alien Ant Farm, kd Lang, Mike Ethan Messick, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kyle, Nanci Griffith, Emmy Lou Harris, One Light Town, Melissa Etheridge, Paul Simon, Hayes Carll, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Harper, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton, and Bob Marley. and let's not forget Doug Jaffey.

Movies:

Casablanca (cliche but great none the less), Dogma, Anchorman, Shrek, anything with Monty Python or Mel Brooks, The Princess Bride, Howard the Duck, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Feeling Minnesota, Grumpier Old Men, Dr. Strangelove, Vertigo, The Manchurian Candidate, Some Like It Hot, Can't Buy me Love, Clerks, High Fidelity, School of Rock, Jersey Girl

Television:

Too poor, no cable, or standard channels because I'm to cheap to buy an antenna and I work too many hours to justify hooking up basic channels. But I love Seinfeld, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Prison Break (from what I've seen), Law and Order, Nip/Tuck, and Matlock.

Books:

The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, The Dharma Bums, Howl, Harry Potter, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Finnegan's Wake, Uncle Shelby's ABZ's, Getting Even, The Merchant of Venice, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Far Away Tree, anything by Ellis Peters, John Sandford's Prey series, Our Town (this list could go on forever).

Heroes:

My mom, Mahatma Ghandi, Jesus, Buddha, Mother Teresa, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Parker, my Mema, Sara Garnett, and my friends Ethan, Jamie, Gabe, Shane, Chad, Kyle, Eddie, Owen, Greg, Cody, Spurlock, Sean, Jonny, Andy, Matt, Hayes, Brandon, and Daniel, for doing what they love, loving what they do, and not buying into corporate bullshit.

My Blog

this day in High Story

We all know that today is Valentine's Day. Some of us believe in the romance of it all, some of don't. But what most don't know is that Feb 14th is also the start of the anc...
Posted by Gabe on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:03:00 PST

do people read anymore?

if so here are my suggestions from the stuff I read last year that y'all probably haven't yet. 1) Dress Your Family in Corderoy and Denim-David Sedaris. great read. it's a collection...
Posted by Gabe on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:46:00 PST

Preferred list

So I've got a preferred list. New feature I'm trying out on myspace. Don't worry if you're not on it. You probably wouldn't want to read it anyway.
Posted by Gabe on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:00:00 PST

ashes

a pin point of light speeds down the highway a fire without a flame inhale deep it pulls you onward a reminder you're always to blame it flickers in the wind shear with a swish of your hand you rel...
Posted by Gabe on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:51:00 PST

Kevin Smith made me do it

I am a subscriber to Kevin SMith's (aka Silent Bob's blog) . Some might ask why or even possibly who? And to that point I say fie on you. I say that because well I really can't ...
Posted by Gabe on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:16:00 PST

Just as it seemed

The lights of the city lay out before me Red and yellow blue and green they spread endless across the horizon I wish everything were just how it seemed Because out here the city looks like a fairy tal...
Posted by Gabe on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:32:00 PST

The Rules of Engagement (photos)

So last week, I found out a buddy of mine from high school had gotten engaged. I called him up to congratulate him and found out he was coming to College Station the next day and they were ...
Posted by Gabe on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:45:00 PST

SHouldn't it be Gcategories?

MYSPACE SCATEGORIES...it's harder than it looks!Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think o...
Posted by Gabe on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:41:00 PST

cleaning house

Gabe's Piece of Crap SurveyAKA The Greatest and Most Important Survey ever looked upon by man in his infinite quest for self understandingBasics-SchmasicsWhat is your name? What do you wish your name ...
Posted by Gabe on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:32:00 PST

Ready, set, hold it, hold it, hold it

It's been a while since I actually wrote anything here. I didn't really have anything to say.I still don't, just in case you're waiting for me to unload some deeply personal confession or a pear...
Posted by Gabe on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:07:00 PST