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Dan

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Intelligent people, People who mean well even if they are assholes sometimes, people who are willing to look below the surface and not cast judgements based on possible false assumptions. People with a sense of humor.

Music:

The Ramones, The Clash, Social Distortion, Van Halen (w/ DLR), AC/DC, Sonic Youth, The Stooges, Minor Threat, Embrace, Black Flag, Tupac, Marvin Gaye, Sleater-Kinney, Nirvana, the soundtrack to Jurassic Park

Movies:

Westway to the World, The Daddy of Rock and Roll, Ghostbusters, Bill and Ted (both movies), Gung Ho, The Paper, Beetlejuice, End of the Century, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Unforgiven, Outlaw Josey Whales, In the Line of Fire, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon, Amistad, Nixon, Motorcycle Diaries, Ed Wood, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Accidental Tourist, Radio Days, Gridlock'd, Goodfellas, The Filth and the Fury, City of God, Shadowlands, Raiders of the Lost Arc, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact, Nemesis, Safe House, The Wind and the Lion, Spaceballs, Buckaroo Bonzai, The Big Red One, Tootsie, Groundhog Day, Young Frankenstein, Rock and Roll High School, Dr. Strangelove, Carlito's Way, Payback, Jurassic Park 1, Batman 1, Glen or Glenda, Jackie Brown, The War Room, Bob Roberts, Spinal Tap, Scrooged, Sling Blade, Field of Dreams, Arsenic and Old Lace, North By Northwest, We're Outta Here, Eddie Murphy Raw, Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon 1, The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 2 1/2, The Distingished Gentleman, Nirvana Live, Tonight, Sold Out, Pollock, Beat, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Fugitive, The Bad News Bears (1976), The Sixth Sense, 12 Monkeys, Hopscotch, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Twins, Major League, Tupac: Resurection, Big, My Favorite Year, The Millagro Beanfield War, The Official Story, Missing (1982), Platoon, Revenge of the Nerds, Father Goose, Clue, Defending Your Life, People Will Talk, The Shootist, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part 1, Eddie Murphy: Delerious, The Bishop's Wife, Braveheart, Searching for Bobby Fisher, All of Me, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Lawrence of Arabia, Stalag 17, It Happens Every Spring, Uncle Buck, Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee In LA, The Last Castle, El Norte, Million Dollar Baby, Lean On Me, Pulp Fiction, Proof

Television:

My VCR and DVD player broke. So I am stuck with two TV channels. I get PBS and Channel 20. I'm all about Star Trek TNG and the new Battlestar Galactica. I know what's up.

Books:

Motorcycle Diaries, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (I really honestly love this book, i'm not trying to seem "sensitive"), The Sun Also Rises, The Rum Diary, The Autobiography of a Brown Buffallo, The General In His Labyrinth

Heroes:

Dee Dee Ramone, Hunter S. Thompson, Michael Keaton, James Carville, Che Guevarra, Michael Crichton, Nick Thompson, Tad Peyton, RFK, MLK, Dark Helmet, Bill and Ted, Mike Ness, Joe Strummer, Joey Ramone, Courtney Love, Chris Novoselic, Malcolm Young, Tupac, Tim Roth, David Lee Roth, Kathleen Hanna, Michael Stipe, Henry Jones Jr., Henry Jones Sr., James Earl Jones

My Blog

Final tomorrow, damn politics.

I am tired from studying all day, and I am about to get some sleep before my first exam tomorrow.  I haven't written on here in a while, but I felt inspired after watching Hillary Clinton on Bill...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:36:00 PST

more important things

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog on here.  I’ve been so busy it’s crazy.  I got this 20 page paper done over the weekend, and I finally get to chill for a night....
Posted by Dan on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:24:00 PST

Obama is the man

Wow, Barak Obama is a hell of a speaker.  I'd much rather watch him give speeches from 2009 to 2013 than either McCain or Hillary Clinton.  I still haven't counted Hillary out, but I can't h...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:50:00 PST

UVA doctors/ Romney is a bad investor

I'm in a lot of pain.  My eye is killinng me.  I spent all day at the UVA Hospital yesterday.  I have this infection.  Hopefully I will be better by Monday.  I've been inside ...
Posted by Dan on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:49:00 PST

South Carolina/ Some controversial statements

I saw that Barak Obama won the South Carolina primary.  I have no idea of what that means.  At first glance, it looks like the Clinton's went to far with their hardball politics, however, I ...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:48:00 PST

interesting

Wow, Hillary pulled it out in New Hampshire.  Her husband didn't even win New Hampshire in 1992.  Watching the primaries is really amazing.  One thing that i find the most interesting i...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:35:00 PST

Watchin’ history in real time

Wow, it's amazing watching history unfold in front of you.  I am really impressed with Barak Obama.  A few weeks ago I thought that if he won the nomination he would be the next Jimmy Carter...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:55:00 PST

Fear and Loathing 2007/ Ron Paul

I'm glad to be back in Alexandria for a few weeks.  So far I've stayed out of trouble with the exception of a speeding ticket on the way home.  I blame it on the fact that I was watching Fea...
Posted by Dan on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:13:00 PST

Finals Sminals/ Go Obama

Urg, finals week is always pretty intense.  I know I shouldn't complain, but it's still intense all the same.  That rhymes.  Man I'm tired.  I can't wait until the semester is over...
Posted by Dan on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:11:00 PST

Up at 10:30 pm, like the rebel that I am

I guess another Thanksgiving has come and gone.  I had a great break from school.  I went home and got to see a bunch of friends and spent two whole days (cause I am awesome) at the Library ...
Posted by Dan on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:49:00 PST