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John

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About Me

I’m just another loud mouth, sarcastic fag who enjoys a good laugh, having fun, making fun and just enjoying life. Honest, down to earth, tell it like it is kind of guy. Perhaps sometimes a little to "tell it like it is", but that's how I do. I truly do value life....I love to take in all the culture and excitement in the world around me and I appreciate having all the opportunities that I do. On that note, I’m into all kinds of things....love the outdoors, camping, hiking, long drives outside the city, walks on the beach, urban adventures, hanging out with buds, drinks on the patio, shopping, pubbing, clubbing, plays, festivals, comedy shows, concerts....all that fun stuff.

There’s a bit of a creative side to me and I enjoy spending spare time doing things like photography, web design (the easy kind), painting, making jewelry, reading design magazines, redecorating, gardening etc. I don't usually like to sit around for long periods of time doing nothing, so I'm almost always out and about. I love being out in the city on random urban adventures, taking pictures and soaking up the city life. Photography has slowly become my favorite creative outlet and a lot of my spare time is spent either shooting or editing. If you care to see some of my shots, feel free to take a gander at http://electrofunk.deviantart.com . I also maintain a daily photo blog located here: http://www.adventuresindigital.com

Another passion of mine is food...I'm into a lot of ethnic eats...thai, singaporean, persian, vietnamese, greek, indian, japanese....almost anything really. I'll try almost anything and dining out in new places is one of my favorite ways to spend time with people.

I workout like a dog these days and am on a mission to try and live the healthiest life I can, without sacrificing all of the good things life has to offer. I love to kick back with my friends, a good beer, some fine herbals and just chillax. On the flipside, I also LOVE going out to shake my boot-ay on the town and get crazy with my boys and girls. :)

I'm a pretty independent person and it's not unlike me to spend hours alone on my computer, in the garden or out taking pictures somewhere. I'm very lucky I have an amazing boyfriend who's not controlling or needy and lets me just do my thing. My goals, tastes and interests in life tend to jump around quite sporadically, but in general, I think I'm a fairly grounded dude. :) There, that's all you need to know. Anything else you want to know, ask away! Or take a visit to my website where there's lots more useless info about John... http://www.adventuresinjohn.com

My Interests

My dog, music, movies, theatre, photography, fashion, jewelery, tattoos/body art, culture, design, interior design, architecture, property investmemts, arts, shopping, urban adventures, traveling, camping, reading, evolving, running, cycling, hiking, working out, yoga, dancing, clubbing, pubbing, patio hopping, hanging with my buds, walks on the beach, urban adventures, smoking the herbs, causing shit, taking risks, avoiding drama, not taking life too seriously and just enjoying frivolity

I'd like to meet:

...other ADHD ridden maniacs from around the world

Music:

Just about anything but country and death metal....My tastes are quite scattered and I can find good music in almost any genre over the last 50 years.Favorite band is Coldplay...others (in no particular order) Radiohead, Scissor Sisters, Keane, The Killers, The Gorillaz, REM, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Missy Elliot, Black Eyed Peas, Bjork, Royskopp, Metric, of Montreal, The Brazillian Girls, Beck, The Arcade Fire, Cyndi Lauper, Neil Diamond, Frou Frou, Moby, Massive Attack, Beastie Boys, PINK, Esthero, Miss Kitten, Lamb, Jamiroquai, The White Stripes, Portishead, Massive Attack, Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, U2, Nelly Furtado, Sam Roberts, Lenny Kravitz, Thievery Corporation, Sterolab, Lauryn Hill, Sarah McLachlan, Kylie, Ian Pooley, Deep Dish, Judge Jules, loads of 80's, some soulful Hip Hop, Funky house, Hard House, Euro house, Disco House, Breaks, a small amount of funky Epic Trance... groovy ass shake yo' bootay shit!!...I won't even begin to list the DJ's......I love some of the classic artists from the back in the day like Dinah Washington, Timi Yuro, Frank Sinatra....you name it, I can probably listen to it......

Movies:

Anything by Tim Burton, An Inconvenient Truth, Little Miss Sunshine, Borat, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, March of the Penguins, Crash, The Constant Gardener, Requiem For a Dream, PI, Nightmare Before X-Mas, Party Girl, Amelie, Dancer in the Dark, Welcome To The Dollhouse, Four Rooms, Edward Scissorhands, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Last Night, Being John Malkovich, Bully, Swoon, The Doom Generation, Nowhere, Crash, Urbania, Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cecil B. Demented, The Hanging Garden, The Quiet Room, Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, SAW, Jawbreaker, Run Lola Run....god I could go on forever

omg, these guys are amazing! I'm in lust. French duo, Thomas Blacharz and Max Pitruzzella doing to the lindy hop...

Television:

Prison Break, 6 Feet Under (RIP), ANTM, Greys Anatomy, The Simpsons, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Simple Life, Strangers with Candy, Scare Tactics, Dave Chappelle, Desperate Housewives, Anything with Ellen Degeneres, CSI, Will & Grace, That 70's Show, Family Guy, Most Extreme Challenge, Queer as Folk, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, The Amazing Race, Trading Spaces....usually anything on TLC, the Discovery Channel and Showcase

Books:

Anything by Douglas Coupland. I don't usually read a lot of fiction. Most of what I read consists of health books, biographies, photography, design, real estate, etc. My reading also tends to follow a fairly sporatic pattern and I'm usually juggling a few books at a time. Currently reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Narnia Chronicles, Skipping Towards Gomorrah and The Truth About Diamonds. I read a lot of magazines too. Some favs are ID, FACE, Blackbook, Surface, Nylon, Attitude, Photogrpahy Digest, Wired.

Heroes:

....psssht, who needs 'em..
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: John Heil
Birthday: October 27, 1978
Birthplace: Vancouver
Current Location: Vancouver (came back 25 years later)
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5'11
Right Handed or Left Handed: Righty
Your Heritage: Irish/German/French
The Shoes You Wore Today: White and orange adidas
Your Weakness: Nice clothes
Your Fears: Pssssht
Your Perfect Pizza: Thin crust hawaiian with feta
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Save some serious cash
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Don't really use IM much
Thoughts First Waking Up: Gym time
Your Best Physical Feature: I dunno really...?
Your Bedtime: Whenever I pass out
Your Most Missed Memory: those care free party days from my past
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: *barf* I don't eat fast food
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither
Chocolate or Vanilla: Both please!
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee
Do you Smoke: Not tobacco, shit is nasty
Do you Swear: Fuck yeah
Do you Sing: Very badly
Do you Shower Daily: Sometimes thrice
Have you Been in Love: Sure have. Loving every minute.
Do you want to go to College: I'd like to yes
Do you want to get Married: Never used to, but I'm doin' it this year
Do you belive in yourself: If I don't, who will?
Do you get Motion Sickness: Not Really
Do you think you are Attractive: On my good days
Are you a Health Freak: Sometimes
Do you get along with your Parents: Sometimes
Do you like Thunderstorms: LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM
Do you play an Instrument: I'm a master of the skin flute
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Ooooh yeah
In the past month have you Smoked: Only the greens
In the past month have you been on Drugs: See above
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Yep
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Many times
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No, but I've eaten a box vegetable thins
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Hellz yeah
In the past month have you been on Stage: The world is my stage
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nadda
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: I wish!
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Nope
Ever been Drunk: Hahaha, HAVE I
Ever been called a Tease: Yes
Ever been Beaten up: Kind of
Ever Shoplifted: Yep, when I was young I was a clepto
How do you want to Die: Quickly enough that there's no time to think
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A professional photographer
What country would you most like to Visit: Netherlands
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue
Favourite Hair Color: Strawberry Blonde or Brown
Short or Long Hair: Short
Height: Anything above 5ft
Weight: Proportional
Best Clothing Style: Street smart/funky casual
Number of Drugs I have taken: Who can count?
Number of CDs I own: Lots. But I don't buy them anymore thanks to my iPod
Number of Piercings: 4
Number of Tattoos: 8
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Regrets are for pussies
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

My Blog

weekend???

Well, Friday is here, but it doesn't really feel like the weekend yet. Last night Kris and I dragged our asses back out to the condo for more painting. The contractors were done everything, except fo...
Posted by John on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:13:00 PST

sex=new jacket

Holy shit, 25 years since Thriller. Damn that makes me feel old. Suzi and I went out to H&M today in Coquitlam. Get this. Roberto Cavalli collection I was talking about? sold out in 10 minutes...
Posted by John on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:44:00 PST

back in the ’coova

Yaaay......feels so good to be home. I'm so glad to see my hubby and my baby quincy. I got in some good touring today before I left Ottawa. Lots of walking around in the cold but it was worth it. ...
Posted by John on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:51:00 PST

whoa

holy fuckin shitballs, those WSIB commercials here in Ontario are pretty intense! I haven't seen any of them before until this trip. I keep seeing this one where a chef is in the kitchen and she's tal...
Posted by John on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:32:00 PST

ot-toe-wah

Sheesh, Jenny Garth is looking pretty ancient these days. I just seen her in Dancing with The Washed Up Stars and I was really surprised at how different she looks. I mean, I guess it's been over a de...
Posted by John on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:56:00 PST

yikes

Wow, we are watching the European MTV Awards right now and it's like a circus! Lol Amy Winehouse is such a whacko. Her award acceptance was classic. She was so messed up that being on stage just put...
Posted by John on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

pooped

Tonight Kris and I went for dinner at the Macaronni Grill. It was my birthday dinner which we couldn't do last week. The food was so amazing. We've been wanting to go there for years and just haven't...
Posted by John on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:04:00 PST

lalala

Well, another Halloween has come and gone. 'Twas another fun year filled with great costumes, good people and fun times. I went as Cruella Deville and Kristopher was one of my Dalmatians. lol I spent ...
Posted by John on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:03:00 PST

Cambie

eally happy with this shot It's down at Cambie and Pender, an alley we have frequented many times. I've never been able to capture the real feeling and look of it until now. ...
Posted by John on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:25:00 PST

I <3 HDR

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Posted by John on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:57:00 PST