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The Unreliable Narrator

ka is like the wind - cap, pas cap?

About Me

Justin Neal: professional massage therapist, unpublished author extraordinaire, confirmed bachelor, bon vivant, sybarite, neopessimist philosopher, devout agnostic, movie whore, video flunky, amateur subversive, parasite by choice, ATLien, and Braves fan for life.

"Conceal me what I am, and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become the form of my intent."
- Twelfth Night

"Life for me was like playing Beethoven's fifth on a chalkboard with my fingernails."
- Jeux D'Enfantes

"Yeah, I know, I'm guilty. I understand. I knew it was a crime, and I did it anyway. Shit, why argue? I'm a fucking criminal."
-Raoul Duke

"I will go in this way, and find my own way out."
- Dave Matthews

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My Interests



outlaws. secrets. controversy. whiskey and writing. the life and legend of the late dr. hunter s. thompson. my tribe. chaos symbols. the history and mythos of absinthe. jumping from high places into water. intense games like chess and go. pirates. laughter. hassling the locals. reading all day. blasting music with the windows down in the middle of the night while driving in suburbia. lightning storms. home cooked meals. adventures (especially if it involves something illegal). the sound of breaking glass. kissing. sandlot baseball. drunken racquetball (a.k.a. - bruises). intelligent, clever wit. slow, passionate sex. the academy awards. the moon. hot tubs and long, hot showers. the beach at night. the disillusionment of the youth of America (or anywhere). sleeping late (i hate mornings). themed movie marathons. rpg’s. atlanta. edinburgh. waxing philosophical (cogito ergo sum). big beds. inside jokes. long, interesting stories told by cranky old bastards. living in the moment. being a minority. being me. love.

I'd like to meet:

favorite filmmakers

favorite living writer

favorite living journalist

favorite singer/songwriter

favorite satirists

Music:

pink floyd. dave matthews band. my morning jacket. radiohead. sublime. the flaming lips. gorillaz. beck. outkast. coldplay. bright eyes. the good life. rage against the machine. muse. weezer. tool. UNKLE. dj shadow. portishead. red hot chili peppers. cursive. neutral milk hotel. the postal service. death cab for cutie. the mountain goats. at the drive-in. blur. led zeppelin. tool. a perfect circle. air. the crystal method. massive attack. sigur ros. mos def.

Movies:

fight club. fear and loathing in las vegas. donnie darko. american beauty. moulin rouge. trainspotting. match point. the fountain. casablanca. children of men. brick. the lord of the rings. battle royale. v for vendetta. igby goes down. very bad things. meet joe black. primer. confessions of a dangerous mind. election. ed wood. citizen kane. the goonies. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. jeux d'enfantes. the rules of attraction. lock, stock, and two smoking barrels. snatch. reservoir dogs. jackie brown. pulp fiction. kill bill 1 and 2. requiem for a dream. pi. the usual suspects. team america: world police. south park. lost highway. being john malkovich. adaptation. gangs of new york. the aviator. 28 days later. shallow grave. a life less ordinary. pretty persuasion. slc punk. romeo + juliet. rushmore. the royal tenenbaums. the life aquatic. pink floyd: the wall. unbreakable. the village. the big lebowski. raising arizona. city of god. bram stokers dracula. 2001. eyes wide shut. fargo. miller's crossing. american psycho. the fifth element. the messenger. leon: the professional. apocalyse now. sin city. serenity. hard candy. the godfather trilogy. dr. stranglove. a clockwork orange. almost famous. saved. enemy at the gates. hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. city of lost children. shaun of the dead. clerks. clerks 2. mallrats. chasing amy. dogma. jay and silent bob strike back. good night, and good luck. lord of war. atl. idlewild. from dusk till dawn. ill add more later... there are just too many...

Television:

i really don't watch much tv, but I do love aqua teen hunger force, deadwood, and lost.

Books:

most things by hunter s thompson (obviously), bret easton ellis, chuck palahniuk, stephen king, alexandre dumas, j.r.r. tolkien, chuck klosterman, douglas adams, robert heinlein, kurt vonnegut, tom robbins, nick hornby, ayn rand, augusten burroughs, david sedaris, and jay mcinerny. i'm also a harry potter whore. i like dune, dracula, the beach, thank you for smoking, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, on the road, the psycho-ex game, the great gatsby, crime and punishment, frankenstein, trainspotting, glue, bonfire of the vanities, jurassic park, battle royale, house of leaves, war and peace, pride and prejudice, the foundation trilogy, perdido street station, how i paid for college, factotum, twelve, and the list goes on and on... on and on...

Heroes:

the late dr. hunter s. thompson

and the late stanley kubrick

My Blog

The Whiskey Madness Expansion

Ok, originally I had planned on my book being composed of two parts. Part one starting in the burbs, the flight to London, and being there until he resolves the issue of Ashley cheating on him. I did ...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:31:00 PST

I need a girl who likes baseball.

The Braves didn't make it to the playoffs this year, and ATLiens will mourne their departure for the year. We had triumps, and losses, and stories of great moments that I know I'll be reciting to eage...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:34:00 PST

Go Braves!!!

Baseball is my game. I've understood it from day 1, and played it for many years. I can honestly say that I have always been a Braves fan. I was born in Chattanooga, played Baseball since I was practi...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:42:00 PST

My friends are cooler than your friends

Ok, so our Labor-day 3-in-one party kicked ass. No, it wasn't on my actual birthday (or any of ours), but it's the idea that counts  and on that note I had, seriously, the best birthday party I've ev...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:42:00 PST

welcome to the machine

Huzzah! And other such Shakespearean exclamations of joy and celebration.I have finally entered the world of mobile information. My first laptop came in the mail yesterday. I am so fucking happy that ...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:45:00 PST

I had an idea...

Recently, I've been thinking about how much fun it would be to take part of another study abroad program during one of the next few summers. I thought about different places I could go, but mostly I c...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:40:00 PST

Muddin' (part one)

                     The sun is refracting off the ground in a way that my eyes can't seem to cope with or get ...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Fri, 25 May 2007 03:55:00 PST

Muddin'

  Intro     The mud is thick, wet, and dirty. There is tons of it, literally, and far more than I can currently conceive serving anything possibly considered a practical purpose. The tw...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Wed, 09 May 2007 06:30:00 PST

Victor

Took a charter flight on a DC-10 to London, landed in Heathrow. Took a cab to the city center. Don't let people lie to you, hostels are for the ugly. I'm staying at Home House, the most beautiful hote...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:30:00 PST

Those were drinking days, and most men drank hard.

Ok, so the only Charles Dickens book I had ever tried to read was in high school - Great Expectations - just like everyone else, or so I've gathered. Now, one could make the argument that my memory is...
Posted by The Unreliable Narrator on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:11:00 PST