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June-Bug

Fear not death; fear a life of mediocrity

About Me



Fear not death; Fear a life of mediocrity.
in a nutshell
This is Me

Japanese, Italian, and Irish
22 years old
5'4''/Athletic
Student @ University of WA - Seattle
Here For: Friends & Networking
I Love:
Mixed Martial Arts
Kickboxing
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Live shows
Sushi!
Snowboarding
Rock climbing
Fashion
Writing
All kinds of art
Shopping
Quantum physics
Staying up late
The Whiskey Bar
Being dressed to kill
Kicking people in the face
Learning how to kick people in the face better
About Me:
I live my life with passion and intention. I believe in karma. I believe that we’re all connected. And I believe in the significance of the “little things”… sometimes that’s all it takes to change the world. I love meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. My circle of friends is very diverse, a fun variety pack full of a 100 different flavors, if you will. I try to see the good in everyone, and I don’t like talking bad about others, even the few people that I don’t actually like. I try to find beauty in the seemingly ugly, and kindness in the seemingly cruel. I’m not perfect and don’t expect anyone else to be! I love music of all kinds, martial arts, writing, and dancing. I generally eat really healthy, but I love Brazilian bbq, coconut ice cream, and Captain Crunch too! I love dressing to the nines at all times. I mean, I could go at any moment so why not go in a killer pair of heels, right? I love animals, especially penguins, and my two cats (Teddy and Banjo) are the best, they’re like my kids. Good books, classic cars, Irish pubs, MAC makeup, acai, Nobu sushi, and unique architecture—yes please! Bad movies, crowded nightclubs, and fake people—no thanks. There's so much I want to learn, so many places I want to see, I wish there were enough hours in the day to do it all!
: The Man in the Arena :
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
Who I'd Like to Meet:
My parents, when they were my age. Also: Stephen Hawking, Mae West, Muhammad Ali, Will Ferrell, Johnny Cash, Lao Tzu, Audrey Hepburn, Quentin Tarantino, Patrick Starfish, Stephen Spielberg, Robert Smith, Hayao Miyazaki, Jim Morrison, Joaquin Phoenix, and Rickson Gracie. It'd be nice to have them over for dinner, all at once.
TWO OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS, FRANK SINATRA AND ROCKY MARCIANO
: THIS IS WHAT YOU SHALL DO :
Love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,
give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy,
devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God,
have patience and indulgence towards the people,
take off your hat to nothing known or unknown, or to any man or number of men;
go freely with the powerful uneducated persons,
and with the young, and mothers, of families:
read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life:
re-examine all you have been told at school or church,
or in any books, and dismiss whatever insults your soul.
-Walt Whitman.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:



Music:



favorite
Bands

AFI. A Perfect Circle. Social D. Minor Threat. The Misfits. Motorhead. Led Zeppelin. Iron Maiden. Sabbath. Tiger Army. The Clash. The Ramones. Audioslave. Swollen Members. Nine Inch Nails. VNV Nation. A Tribe Called Quest. Necro! Armin van Buuren. Tiesto. Motley Crue. Bebel Gilberto. The Roots. Sade. Bjork. Jack Johnson. The Cure. Sparta. The Horrorpops. The Distillers. Nina Simone. The Beatles. Pink Floyd. The Stones. Jimi. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Thrice. The Doors. David Bowie. Jane's Addiction. Velvet Underground. New York Dolls. Johnny Cash. Enigma. Delirium. Elliott Smith. Damien Rice. Blaqk Audio. Second Coming and a BUNCH of local bands. Bossa nova, older hiphop, classical, jazz...
Anything and everything, as long as it's good. As you can see, my taste in music is a little random.

Movies:


favorite
Flicks

The Shawshank Redemption.
What The Bleep Do We Know?
Schindler's List.
Sin City.
Braveheart.
Gladiator.
Downfall.
City of God.
Cinema Paradiso.
Donnie Darko.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Walk the Line.
Raging Bull.
Goodfellas.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Pan's Labyrinth.
Leaving Las Vegas.
The Science of Sleep.
All the Rocky flicks.
Most Tarantino films.
Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro--and the rest of movies directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli).
For laughs...Office Space, Wayne's World 1&2,
Grandma's Boy, This is Spinal Tap, Very Bad Things and Anchorman.
I also LOVE rock docs....The Filth & The Fury, Blank Generation, Gimme Shelter, the Decline of Western Civilization, Some Kind of Monster, Joe Strummer: the Future is Unwritten, there are really too many to name.

Television:

favorite
Books


A Short History of Nearly Everything.
The Outsiders.
The Tipping Point.
The Artist's Way: The Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (probably my all-time favorite, honestly)
Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" as well as "The Universe in a Nutshell."
The Power of Intention.
The 48 Laws of Power
Motley Crue's "The Dirt".
The Dore Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy (the Inferno). Best Dante artist ever, imo.
The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx (very powerful)

Books:


favorite
Shows

Nip/Tuck
Family Guy
Man vs. Wild
Mad Money
The Ultimate Fighter (not so much this season though)
Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" on the Travel Channel
Most stuff on History & Discovery
VH1 Classic
All standup comedy

And as you can probably already guess, I love watching fights: MMA is my first love! UFC, Pride, IFL, Bodog, and K-1, you name it.

Heroes:


my
Heroes

Mom & Dad, two of my best friends who also just happen to be my parents.

AB, LS, CP, CL, JB, RC, NS, SN.

*And everyone that was there for me when I was in and out of the hospital for a year straight, you are the ones that truly saved me!!

My Blog

Oh, hii, yo

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Posted by June-Bug on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:06:00 PST

Face the worst in life...with the best in yourself

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Posted by June-Bug on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:43:00 PST

New Years Eve 2007

Aloha! Sometimes a solid dose of friends, sunshine, and a good workout is all I need to lift my spirits.  So after being cooped up in Seattle for the last few weeks, I flew to Hawaii on the 31st...
Posted by June-Bug on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:33:00 PST

Bring on the New Year!

As 2007 comes to a close, I'd like to extend a big "Thank you" to everyone who made this year so memorable for me.  Big hugs all around to my friends, family, and mentors near and far who continu...
Posted by June-Bug on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:42:00 PST

A little older, a lot wiser I hope

[birthday cake IS the yummiest cake]To me, birthdays always demand some sort of "pause-and-reflect" moment, and I guess this is one of them...for now.  Sure, having just turned 22 I'm still a kid...
Posted by June-Bug on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:04:00 PST

Candy for ya ear

Josie and I got to sit in during a recording session with some friends of ours at London Bridge Studio in Seattle this weekend.  We had a great time soaking in the sheer awesomeness (is that a wo...
Posted by June-Bug on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:58:00 PST

....Home At Last!!

One of the more, uh, 'challenging' traveling experiences was my trip to Atlantic City this weekend.  What was supposed to be a relatively painless flight to the eastcoast to watch Landon fight i...
Posted by June-Bug on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:43:00 PST