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Nick

Image is Nothing, Thirst is Everything

About Me

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MySpace Layouts MySpace Editor Icons Collage MySpace Graphics Photo CollageMe. Televison producer turned bitter waiter turned ESL teacher.Overall, I'm an unambitious layabout with a drinking problem...and I am single, ladies.Spent the last year teaching English to the Chilean Navy.Now, I'm back in NY to continue my life-long goal of being the greatest waiter in the world!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Pat O'Brien, Richard Mulligan, Ciara, Dabney Coleman, Zac Efron, Pete and Pete, Ryan Seacrest, Kelly McGillis, and President Bush

Music:

So many..here we go: Peter Bjorn and John, Justice, Fujiya and Miyagi, The Mars Volta, The Flaming Lips, The Go! Team, Dirty on Purpose, The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, The Arcade Fire, Air, The Shins, The Racontuers, The White Stripes, Of Montreal, Postal Service, They Might Be Giants, Fiona Apple, Tool, Led Zeppelin, Supergrass, Alice in Chains, At the Drive-In, Badly Drawn Boy, David Bowie, Interpol, Jeff Buckley, Early Michael Jackson, Modest Mouse, The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Mylo, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Pavement, Portishead, Pulp, Radiohead, Sean Lennon, The Sleepy Jackson, Right Said Fred

Movies:

Waiting for Guffman, Real Genius, Best in Show, Team America, The Aviator, Star Wars (Nerd!), City of God, City of Lost Children, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, American Beauty, American Psycho, The Wizard, It's a Wonderful Life, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Goodfellas, Talk Radio, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, etc..motherfuckin' etc...

Television:

WEEDS!, Kid Nation, Flavor of Love, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Lost, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, New York Noise, Heroes, Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Beauty and the Geek, Six Feet Under, Entourage, SNL, Wonder Showzen, Mr. Show, The Ben Stiller Show, Kids in the Hall, Frontline, Daily Show, The Soup, The Office...again..so many

Books:

Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Anything by Chuck Klosterman, Rock Bios, Anything dealing with social nature or the hows and whys of mankind or the FUTURE!!

Heroes:

John Lennon, Andy Kaufman, Bill Hicks, Kurt Vonnegut, Charlie Rose, Conan O'Brien, David Cross, Judd Apatow and then there's Maude

My Blog

Food Poisoning In Buenos Aires

After going from bus to plane to bus to the subway, I arrived at Hostel Estoril in downtown BA. What a beautiful place. The rooms are all decorated in bright sunny colors, the lounge area h...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:59:00 PST

Rio Wrapup

Well, I haven´t written anything in a while. I guess it´s basically because my money´s been so tight and internet use costs money. I´m in two of the most exciting and cheapest countries...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:42:00 PST

Copacabana and the Great Cambio Hunt

Well...we booked out of that hostel pretty quick and headed over to a hostel that my buddy and traveling partner, Vance, had booked. I tagged along hoping that they would have a vacancy, which they d...
Posted by Nick on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:54:00 PST

Rio - Day One

A 6-hour bus ride through Brazil. The seats were plush and inviting and we were greeted with a blanket, pillow and a goody bag full of local treats including crackers, peanuts, chocolate bars and a ma...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:00:00 PST

Living with Lesbians in Sao Paulo

Left Buenos Aires (BA) super-super early after 3 hours of sleep. The guy at the desk offered to call a cab for me. Because it was the crackass of dawn, I took him up on it, but only to drive me a coup...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:51:00 PST

Argentina and the Great Potato Chip Fiasco

I arrived in Buenos Aires around 2 in the afternoon after a heavy night of drinking and a tediously long viewing of the borefest that is ¨Blood Diamond¨¨. Please avoid the buzzkill that this movie is...
Posted by Nick on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:28:00 PST

SuperFun Documentary Time!!!!

This is the most amazing documentary I've seen in awhile..Available on Google Video....it is about bars in Osaka, Japan where lonely women pay for the companionship of "hot" Japanese guys...Absolutely...
Posted by Nick on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:27:00 PST

Going on Vacation

Wow...I haven't posted in a while....Why? Because the life of an English teacher in the small community of Vina Del Mar isn't always that exciting. I know, I know...it's hard to believe.As you know, I...
Posted by Nick on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:14:00 PST

Waiting for Vacay

You may ask yourself...."What Vacation? Aren't you always on vacation, Nick?" Not so much.I get up everyday at 7:00 a.m., walk down the huge hill, catch the overcrowded bus and teach English for 5 str...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:47:00 PST

My Dudes

Here's a picture of my students from last semester.... We're at a BBQ. My favorite thing about this picture has to be Hector giving the ol' Thumbs Up. ...
Posted by Nick on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST