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Raul

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Someone with lips I could spend a day with

Music:

Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Sufjan Stevens, The New Pornographers, Franz Ferdinand, Broken Social Scene, Sondre Lerche, Arcade Fire, Josh Ritter, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Decemberists, Damien Rice, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Wilco, Old 97's, Spoon, Neutral Milk Hotel, Andrew Bird, Brendan Benson, Fountains of Wayne, Jens Lekman, Jon Brion, The Magnetic Fields, Rufus Wainwright, The Shins, Interpol, Neko Case, Final Fantasy, Chad VanGaalen

Movies:

Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, The Life Aquatic, Lost in Translation, Magnolia, In the Mood for Love, Say Anything, E.T., West Side Story, The Graduate, King of the Hill, A River Runs Through It, Scent of a Woman, Dead Poets Society, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Television:

Late Show w/ David Letterman, Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien, The Office (BBC), The Daily Show, pretty much all reality shows, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Arrested Development, Iron Chef, Good Eats

Books:

Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, East of Eden, The Corrections, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, The Great Gatsby, Life of Pi, The Last Samurai, Wonder Boys, Infinite Jest, The Magic Toyshop

Heroes:

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My Blog

2007.5 - The Half Year in Music

Also on A Smudge on the Collective UnconsciousIt's July 1. We're halfway through the year, so as can be expected it's time to take a look back at the semi-year that was in the world of music. The fo...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:02:00 PST

I'm Giving It Away Now

Wow, this little blog is all growns up. So much so that I can now give stuff away--and shill for the man.Courtesy of Filter Magazine, I have a set of VH1 Rock Honors shot glasses, t-shirt, hat and gu...
Posted by Raul on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:19:00 PST

It's a Gas

I've been eating a brand of oatmeal I bought from Trader Joe's called John McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal. It's damn good. I think it's the best oatmeal out there and well worth the time it takes ...
Posted by Raul on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:35:00 PST

The National Pot Palladium Rose Bowl Run

When I read earlier this week that the Mann National in Westwood was set to close, I considered going out there one more time to see a movie. I didn't realize that it was going to close so soon. The...
Posted by Raul on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:59:00 PST

Nice to Meet Ya, West Covina: One World Vegetarian Restaurant

Who would have thought that a good, affordable vegetarian restaurant can be found in West Covina. One World Vegetarian Cuisine is hidden in a strip mall, right next to liquor stores and tax preparer ...
Posted by Raul on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:23:00 PST

Fight AIDS with Food

Tomorrow is the 13th Annual Dine Out Los Angeles. Participating restaurants will donate 20% or more of their day's proceeds to Aid for AIDS.Who wants to eat out?List of participating restaurants...
Posted by Raul on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:25:00 PST

Ice Cream Makes Things Better

Did you get your free scoop of Ben and Jerry's ice cream on Tuesday? I sure did. Two of them. With the free gelato from Saturday, it has been a free ice cream week. They ought to make a national f...
Posted by Raul on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:23:00 PST

Save the National!

Westwood just keeps changing. I just read in Jeffrey Wells's "Hollywood Elsewhere" column that the Mann National will be closing. I don't know if the theatre has landmark status--I doubt it--but I w...
Posted by Raul on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:21:00 PST

Debt in Texas?

I just completed my tax return--state and federal--and now I have a headache. I put it off to the last minute because I knew I was going to be cutting a check, and I would rather hold on to my money ...
Posted by Raul on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:06:00 PST

New York Times Wedding Announcement of the Week

The bride of this week's Announcement has a famous name--widowed from a Whitney-- marrying a somewhat younger "independent painter and restorer of boats" originally from Brazil.Francine Whitney and Fe...
Posted by Raul on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:53:00 PST