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About Me

I'm medically crooked. I suffer from a 17 degree twist of the spine which causes me no pain (yet) but causes the left side of my back to bulge a little and my stomach muscles are slightly uneven. I was raised on a sheep farm and, yes, I have removed their testicles, though not with my teeth like my grandpa. I'm captive to a life perspective that's perpetually dissatisfied, but with inspirational undertones. I've scaled a wall in the Alhambra, slept under the eiffel tower, been robbed under the eiffel tower, talked on the phone with Ralph Nader, eaten snail, octopus, rabbit, indeterminate phillipine sea urchin, and horse. My life will be complete when I base jump in Switzerland, scuba dive the coral reef, cycle every major mountain range worldwide, and learn to prepare a coconut curry that rivals the bombay house.

My Interests

Bike touring, hiking, camping, water, sobriety, intoxication, detoxification, money, reading, geography, maps, spain, drawring, sleeping, staying awake, food, mechanics, climbing, swimming, talking, walking, writing, swinging, relaxing.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in bike touring, people with a cautiously positive outlook for the future, or anyone who knows motorcycle mechanics.

Movies:

Recently rediscovered Magnolia. Also, Smokey and the Bandit (it'll redefine the way you think about Sally Fields.)

Television:

Books:

Currently: Desolation Angels and the Dharma Bums again, and enough zines to drive me mad or cynical or something.

Heroes:

Alan Alda, Wayne Coyne, and people who also list Wayne Coyne as their hero.

My Blog

New Blog (again)

Hey y'all, I'm not using this blog much anymore as I'm migrating away from this site. Personally, I have no problem with it, but everyone else is emigrating so I guess I have to follow. If...
Posted by clinto on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:26:00 PST

Haters be damned

Had a patron call this morning asking me to find this passage for her: 1 Corinthians 6:9 "Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexual...
Posted by clinto on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:55:00 PST

new blog

To my dedicated fan base (I'll see the rest of you in hell, with the billy club I'm sneaking in): Some of you may be interested to know I've started blogging under a pseudonym/pseudo-personality ...
Posted by clinto on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:41:00 PST

Hasbeen Radio Gods

I went through a phase a few years ago when I liked the song Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in my Hand, by the primitive radio gods. I bought their album on half.com for a few ...
Posted by clinto on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:54:00 PST

brief

A few weeks ago Maria asked me which spiritual gift I possess. I didn't have an answer for her, but I think I've realized it since: God has blessed me with unique abilities for estimation....
Posted by clinto on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:31:00 PST

Don't watch the BBC office with Mom

A few disconnected highlights of Easter 2007 (in no particular order)1. Once again using my charm for evil to convince the parents to play hookie from Church (Parents: 1, Clint: 3)2. Four-wheelin'3. R...
Posted by clinto on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:42:00 PST

Shoot the defenseless bunny 15 times for a Free Phone!

How to get a new, free phone from Verizon Wireless" (this procedure may feasibly be replicated with other service providers, though the steps may be in a different order and vary slightly.) Purchase...
Posted by clinto on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:52:00 PST

The future has arrived

A must read from the BBC Robotic age poses ethical dilemma An ethical code to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa, is bei...
Posted by clinto on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:36:00 PST

Give me a dime so I can phone my mother

Driving to work a few days ago, rockin' out a little to Rod Stewart's Young Turks, trying to sip my coffee and keep from swerving, of course spilling an embarrasing amount, when epi...
Posted by clinto on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:17:00 PST

Make me a match

Some four year-old bastard burned down his house while playing with matches and had to be dropped from an upper floor window to safety which "traumatized him." Traumatized, pleh. In my day...
Posted by clinto on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:30:00 PST