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shaw

looking at you reminds me of looking at the sun, and how the blind are so damn lucky.

About Me



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Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio
These astrological positions indicate a clever and shrewd personality. You tend to be aggressive and are often downright blasphemous. When crossed you wreak revenge in full measure. You relish displaying your wit and knowledge and make a point of telling others of your various successes and victories. These shows of your achievement, however, are to your detriment because they earn you the ill will of others. You lean toward the darker sides of life, and your imagination can be morbid. You are fascinated by the mysterious, malignant forces in the universe. A nocturnal individual, your thoughts often turn to death, finalities, and the mysteries of life after death.The key to a more harmonious self lies in developing optimism and recognizing the good that exists in the world.
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My Interests

obsessive compulsive disorder, structural integrity, inanimate objects, power tools, surrealists, french toast, pustefix, delay pedals, post cards, the apple dance, this trashed bicycle, watching you sleep

I'd like to meet:

hobos, vagabonds, partners in crime, etc.

Music:

the ipod currently contains: acid mothers temple, akron/family, al green, alex konadu, andrew bird, animal collective, antony & the johnstons, aphex twin, archimedes badkar, bad company, beachwood sparks, bill withers, the birthday party, blood sweat & tears, bob welch, boredoms, brian eno, buffalo springfield, by the end of tonight, captain beefheart, cheap trick, the chocolate watchband, cream, daft punk, dave longstreth, david bowie, david byrne, death vessel, the dirty projectors, dixie cups, donovan, ecstatic sunshine, eric burden, erik satie, ethiopiques, favela, fleetwood mac, genesis, hawkwind, harry nilsson, heart, helvetia, jaques dutronc, jens lenkman, jethro tull, joe meek, john fahey, jolie holland, jorge ben, k-swift, king harvest, kinski, konono no 1, the leaves, leo kottke, lexie mountain, lexie mountain boys, little feat, ludacris, the magnetic fields, mahmoud ahmed, merle haggard, moby grape, the monks, moondog, nat baldwin, need new body, new riders of the purple sage, orange juice, pavement, pere ubu, peter lang, pissed jeans, the pretty things, richard swift, rickie lee jones, robert johnson, rod stewart, sam prekop, seu jorge, shuggie otis, silver jews, simon and garfunkel, small faces, sonna, spinto band, spirit, steve bent, sun city girls, sun kil moon, t rex, television, thin lizzy, traffic, the trees, the undisputed truth, van morrison, the velvet underground, will oldham, the youngbloods, the zombies

Movies:

fantastic planet, casshan, pingpong, quicksilver, no small affair, tron, schizopolis, yamakasi, the adventures of buckaroo bonzai across the eighth dimension, emmit otter's jugband christmas, logan's run, twin peaks fire walk with me, the apple, real genius, rad, warriors

Television:

fishing with john, dirty jobs with mike rowe, the new yankee workshop

Books:

the complete manual of woodworking, nomadic furniture 1 & 2, zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance, team of rivals: the political genius of abraham lincoln, the fabric of the cosmos, the elegant universe, the pocket encyclopedia of indoor houseplants (in color), you shall know our velocity, time life home improvement series, foxfire 1-10, gracefully insane, dream dictionary by tony crisp, house of god, compulsion, all of castaneda's beautiful lies, sailing alone around the world

Heroes:

the complacently wealthy

My Blog

eno conch jingle dance

been a minute or two since i updated this hoo-ha. sorry about that. not much motivation to write, not much time to think. i suppose some sort of catch-up could happen but screw it. or maybe not. b...
Posted by shaw on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:14:00 PST

too busy to think kniht ot ysub oot

today's horoscope:A foggy viewValid during many months: The principal challenge of this influence is to keep your thinking and communications straight within yourself and with regard to others. The qu...
Posted by shaw on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:52:00 PST

today's list, 1-10

1 icy snowball off the el tracks smashing into my crotch2 packets of sugar in my coffee3 days to mail taxes, this year i'll get money back. if i remember to mail them.4 hours of work before i decided...
Posted by shaw on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:57:00 PST

working again, spring fever, travel plans?

whut whut?i am jobbable again, working at reckless records in the new store in the loop. this is a low paying job with incredibly irresistible perks. joy of joys, i will have more records again! so...
Posted by shaw on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:23:00 PST

take me away in your hot air balloon

holy shit what a bizarre week. february did not let us get away without a fight, huh? how about you lose your job? maybe wallow in your fear of being totally broke, then maybe worry about your frie...
Posted by shaw on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:40:00 PST

arctic blast

i forgot to report on last weekend... c & h & i went up to minneapolis for stupor bowl X, long driving and super 8 motel-staying and riding bikes in the coldest cold weather i have ever experienced. ...
Posted by shaw on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:59:00 PST

i am kitsune and also thoughts on pairing off

thanks to wikipedia for revealing to me what is perhaps a spirit animal but most likely my true nature: the trickster, the wise, the omnipresent (ok that's a stretch), the faithful friend, guardian, ...
Posted by shaw on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:53:00 PST

but the rainbow has a beard

tonight brings surprises. she brings black to tar up the gold. she brings omens, tell-tale signs, and mysterious birthmarks. she travels relatively light, considering. just one small black bag, ti...
Posted by shaw on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:24:00 PST

2007: year of black & gold

black: spend the first week of the new year with a nasty head cold, have trouble finding motivation to do anything at all, can't stay awake past midnight, can't wake up before 10am, BORED, intense de...
Posted by shaw on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:41:00 PST

last minute wish list change

ok fuck the hyrax, power tools, cold hard cash and all that crap i've asked for this year.what i NEED is this:i need a TARDIS, preferably piloted by tom baker but i could deal with another doctor, as ...
Posted by shaw on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:18:00 PST