Rick profile picture

Rick

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty

About Me

I AM: Merely a collection of molecules and memories; defined and redefined by my acquaintances and enemies. I have two people living in my head and I am pretty sure that one is trying to kill the other (sometimes I wish he would just get it over with already). I never know which one is going to be driving when I wake up in the morning. It is almost as though they flip a coin when I am sleeping (which is why I avoid sleep at all costs)and WHEN IT’S HEADS: I’m friendly and approachable. I’m a wiseass, but it is all in fun. I can take a joke. I don’t regret the past or worry about the future; I just roll with the moment. I am willing to see your side of the story and willing to compromise. I am content to sit and do nothing. I can be a great listener, a rational thinker and can offer useful and practical advice. I always put others first. I sing (and maybe dance or mosh) to songs on the juke box. I buy everyone drinks. I know that everything is going to be alright. I look forward to the rest of my life. I wouldn’t trade any of this for the entire world. WHEN IT’S TAILS: You should leave me alone. I may think I am being funny, when I am really just being mean. I take everything as an insult or a challenge. I spend most of my time cursing the past and dreading the future. I am stubborn and I argue about everything for no good reason. I get anxious and annoyed when I am bored. I have no patience or time to listen to people whine about their problems (especially when they are of your own doing). I am selfish. I refuse to smile and sometimes refuse to leave the house. I am pretty certain that I am going to die violently. I am pretty sure I am going die alone. I don't want to live forever; I don't even want to live past 40. I would gladly trade this all for 30 seconds of violence and a slow fade to black. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEVER CHANGE: I am honest and I appreciate honesty. I am loyal and I appreciate loyalty. I am (almost) always down for a party, a game (or 50) of beer pong, and/or a few rounds of Asshole. I don’t need to be entertained, but I am willing to entertain. I would give you the last dollar in my pocket, even if it meant I would starve, but I would never ask anyone to do the same for me. I can build anything without instructions. I am a hard worker. I am a quick thinker. I drive fast. I always play my music loud. I have seen a lot of movies, I remember most of the lines and I like to repeat them over and over. I never apologize, unless I really, really mean it. I hate talking on the phone for longer then is absolutely necessary. I choose my words carefully. I suggest that you DO NOT ask for my opinion if you aren't ready to hear it. I give people enough rope to hang themselves with, but it is up to them to decide whether or not they will do so. I won't take meds, because I am afraid of feeling normal. I know I have some great friends, but I don't know how to take advice. I am keeping a lot of secrets, even from those people closest to me. I don't believe in love, but I do believe in ghosts. I will try my hardest to make you laugh or keep you otherwise distracted so you won't ask me how I am doing. I am inclined to dream big, but I'm accustomed to achieving small. I have mastered snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I hate people who wait for their turn to talk instead of listening to what is being said to them. I hate talking for the sake of talking, but I hate uncomfortable silence more. I hate stories that have no real point. I like hate like when like people like say like between like every like word like. I can lie with a straight face and I fight dirty. I forgive, but I NEVER forget. I have considered how many pills it would take, but I haven't tested my theory... yet. I drink alone and I drink a lot. I am never impressed, but I find plenty of time to be depressed. I am continually amazed by how quickly people are willing to qualify something as an absolute truth knowing full well that it has come from the most disreputable and unreliable of sources. I believe that you must make the majority of people earn your trust; because an even bigger majority of people will not value or protect something they got free of cost or effort (I am sure that there are exceptions to this, but I haven't met many). I know that most people will never realize that it isn't about whether or not they can live with a lie, but whether or not someone else should be forced to. I would rather be a chapter in a single person's story, then a single page is everyones. I used to be smarter. I used to be braver. I wish I was more photogenic. I miss making music. I miss writing stories, but I guess that’s just me…
Myspace Layouts + Myspace Graphics

My Interests

Bottles of beer, flashing lights and shiny objects of assorted shapes and sizes...

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

I'd like to meet:

I used to want to meet anyone with the wisdom to understand the subtle difference between not allowing their emotions to compromise their judgment and not allowing their judgment to be passed on the emotions of others, but I am starting to believe that it is too lofty a goal.I would Also like to meet this guy so he can teach me how to do this.....

Music:

Rock, Metal and Rap mostly, but assuming it isn't shamelessly self indulgent cookie cutter POP, I probably listen to it, or will at least sit through it. BUT, if you must know... TOOL, Sabbath, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, System of a Down, AC/DC, Jimi, The Police, Creedance, Skynard, Mudvayne, Slipknot, Bad Religion, Finger Eleven, Kill Switch Engage, Caliban, Shadows Fall, In Flames, Soilwork, As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, Demon Hunter, The Devil Wears Prada, Funeral for a Friend, Lost Prophets, Sublime, Story of the Year, Taproot, 311, Underoath, Rise Against, Paramore, 30 Seconds to Mars, Saosin, Bullet For My Valentine, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Dicso, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, A Static Lullaby, Anberlin, Mute Math, The Classic Crime, Bless that Fall, The Almost, Diecast, Paramore, Finch, Blindside, Fear Factory, Thrice, Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Something Corp., GOD Forbid, Sevendust, Autumn to Ashes, Hawthorne Heights, Tokyo Rose, Sunny Day Real Estate, Breaking Benjamin, My Chemical Romance, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Head Automatica, Tribe Called Quest, Souls of Mischief, 50, Dr. DRE, Biggie, 2pac, Xzibit, Outkast, Nas, Jay-Z, etc., etc., etc.

Movies:

I will pretty much watch any movie once, but there are some that just beg to be watched over and over...

Television:

House (the only show on T.V. that I actually make time to watch), Everything on Adult Swim, a lot of Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, History Channel and a little bit of ESPN.

Books:

New York Civil Practice Law and Rules; Choke; Dairy; Fight Club (yes it was a book first); Lulliby; Haunted; Train Spotting; Paradise Lost; Moby Dick; Huckleberry Finn; The Bluest Eye; Winesberg, Ohio; The Grapes of Wrath; The Great Crapsby... I mean Gatsby; A Brave New World; The House on Mango Street; Grammar for Smart People; Writing for Dummies...

Heroes:

My Grandfather because he never let me settle for the easy way. Rest in peace Din. I miss you already.

My Blog

I fancy myself a writer

Below is a short story that I have been working on for a while. It has undergone many changes and I think it is finally 99 percent finished. I have learned however, that I am a horrible judge of my ow...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Actually, it CAN get worse

So we have been living in this house for about 3 and ½ months now and so far everything seems to be going according to plan (barring one housemates kleptomania, insistence on spending his rent money ...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST