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the phoenix is rising... (aka eric)

Need a place to live by early October...You'd better hurry up. Tell me something to make me love you

About Me

my passions in life are music and movies. my favourite music styles are (in no particular order): 80s metal and modern rock, classic rock, 90s alternative, progressive trance. enjoy all genres of movies including foreign and independents. go dancing at clubs, jog, hike, work out to stay in shape. spiritual, i've read the entire new testament, but am not christian. other interests: astronomy/cosmology (the largest things in the universe: stars & galaxies), physics (the smallest things in the universe: subatomic particles), paleontology (dinosaurs), anthropology (cavemen), environmentalism, history (ancient rome & 20th century), pop culture (tv shows, etc.), politics (liberal for the most part: pro-choice, decriminalization of drug offenders, prison reform, for gay marriage, against capital punishment, nuclear energy and weapons, war). seeking the truth in all things: love, nature, beauty, god. can be somewhat shy and introverted, but i think i just am cautious and think before i speak. have a problem with getting enough sleep, racists, and shallow or closed-minded people. addiction is sugar. like writing autobiographical stories and music reviews. i have no secrets. i'm an open book. can be a problem for some, if they are not confident or secure enough to handle this. get along with pretty much everybody (it's my gemini nature). see three sides to one story. have trouble making up my mind sometimes because of this. but after i question an issue, my beliefs run pretty deep. hoping love will soon be the one thing humanity works for, as opposed to the fear and anger that currently is the way of life for the majority of people.favourite foods: japanese (sushi), mexican, italian, greek, thai, indian, korean, chinese, filipino

My Interests

Movies, music, dancing (to trance, progressive or deep house), jogging, working out, yoga, racquetball, hiking, skiing, taking long walks off of short piers, rock concerts, SOME reality tv, writing, making lists, cosmology/astronomy, paleontology, science (science is my religion), physics, history (ancient & current), spirituality (christianity, buddism, science), autobiographies, photography, singing/karaokiing, east asian culture, pop culture and knowledge in general.things i'm NOT interested in: cars, sports, fashion, business, real estate, hardcore rap, hip hop culture, fox news...TURN-ONS: pretty/goofy girls, natural hair colour, intellect, tomboys, girls who can laugh at themselves, knows that listening is a skill, sensitivity, honesty, open-mindedness, compassion, empathy, confidence, humility, spirituality, self-deprecating humour, someone who's politically aware and environmentally conscious, being in touch with your culture/ethnicity, long straight dark hair, almond eyes, sushi, singers, dancers, girls who use their turn signal...TURN-OFFS: hardcore facial piercings, lower back tribal tattoos, cosmetic surgery, coloured contacts, fake eyelashes, short bangs, fake tans, anger, aggression, violence, judging, lying, racism, sexism, vanity, cockiness, arrogance, conceit, cynicism, ignorance, gossipers, religious fundamentalism, anyone who mentions jesus more than 300 times in a 2 minute conversation (george carlin), heavy smokers, white-washing of culture, overly thin eyebrows, blonde asians...

I'd like to meet:

intelligent beings from distant planets

Music:

CLASSIC ROCK: LED ZEPPELIN, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Doors, The Who, Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fleetwood Mac, Rush, Journey...80S METAL: IRON MAIDEN, Saxon, Great White, Guns N’ Roses, Queensryche, Scorpions, Warlock/Doro, Motley Crue, Judas Priest...80S NEW WAVE/MODERN ROCK: CONCRETE BLONDE, Berlin/Terri Nunn, Joan Jett, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Pat Benatar, The Police, 10,000 Maniacs, The Smiths/Morrissey, Cyndi Lauper, Kate Bush, Missing Persons...90S ALTERNATIVE: OASIS, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Letters to Cleo, The Verve/Richard Ashcroft, Lemonheads/Evan Dando, Lush, Hole, Pixies, Dance Hall Crashers, The Breeders, Radiohead, The Cranberries, Weezer, Elastica, Garbage, Throwing Muses/Kristin Hersh, Belly/Tanya Donelly, No Doubt, Morcheeba, Rilo Kiley, Frente!, Crystal Method, Rent & Les Miserables soundtracks, Trip Hop...SINGER/SONGWRITERS: Tori Amos, Juliana Hatfield, PJ Harvey, Jewel, Heather Nova, Neneh Cherry, Sarah McLachlan, Poe, Alanis Morissette, Natalie Imbruglia, Fiona Apple, Nelly Furtado...HIP HOP/R&B: Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Brandy, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, TLC, En Vogue, Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige...TRANCE: Above & Beyond (aka Jono Grant, Dirt Devils, Free State, Oceanlab), Armin van Buuren, Christopher Lawrence, De Niro (aka Chris Cowie, Dawntreader, Third Man, X-Cabs), Ferry Corsten (aka Albion, Moonman, System F, Gouryella, Veracocha), Mike Koglin (aka Argonauts), Matt Darey (aka Lost Tribe), Oliver Lieb (aka Paragliders), Paul van Dyk, Push (aka M.I.K.E.), Solar Stone (aka Young Parisians), The Thrillseekers (aka En-Motion, Rapid Eye, Steve Helstrip), Tiesto, York (aka DJ Sakin & Friends, Paragliders)HOUSE/PROGRESSIVE: atb, Axwell, bt (aka Libra), Chicane, Deep Dish, Gabriel & Dresden (aka Motorcycle), Jacques Lu Cont (aka Stuart Price, Thin White Duke), Three Drives, Van Bellen

Movies:

Classics: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE THE TIME MACHINE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY1970s: FANTASTIC PLANET JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN1980s: The Abyss Born on the Fourth of July DEFENDING YOUR LIFE FULL METAL JACKET HIGHLANDER HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I THE NEVERENDING STORY THE PRINCESS BRIDE STAR WARS trilogy THE TERMINATOR THEY LIVE THIS IS SPINAL TAP TOP SECRET!1990s: 10 Things I Hate About You American Beauty American Pie As Good as it Gets Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me BEING JOHN MALKOVICH The Blair Witch Project The Brady Bunch Movie Brokedown Palace Chasing Amy CONTACT The Crow Dazed and Confused Demolition Man Dogma Europa, Europa Ever After Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fearless THE FIFTH ELEMENT Fight Club FIRE WALK WITH ME The Firm Forrest Gump GATTACA GO Good Will Hunting GROUNDHOG DAY HEAVEN & EARTH Interview with the Vampire Judgment Night Jurassic Park KALIFORNIA KILLING ZOE A League of Their Own LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL MATRIX Misery NATURAL BORN KILLERS OFFICE SPACE Out of Sight Patch Adams Point of No Return PRINCESS MONONOKE Private Parts Pulp Fiction RAPA NUI THE RAPTURE The Ref Saving Private Ryan Schindler’s List Seven THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Silence of the Lambs Sixth Sense SLC PUNK Star Wars trilogy STRANGE DAYS SWIMMING WITH SHARKS Tank Girl Terminator 2 THREESOME Titanic TO LIVE Tombstone Total Recall TRUE ROMANCE The Truman Show The Usual Suspects WHAT DREAMS MAY COME X-Files 2000s: 40 Year Old Virgin 50 First Dates A.I. Almost Famous Amelie Batman Begins THE BEACH A Beautiful Mind Better Luck Tomorrow Black Hawk Down The Bourne Identity Bruce Almighty THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT The Chronicles of Riddick Constantine Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon DANCER IN THE DARK El Crimen del Padre Amaro Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Eye Fahrenheit 9/11 Fantastic Four Finding Neverland Gangs of New York GARDEN STATE Girl Interrupted Gladiator GROOVE Harry Potter movies Hellboy High Fidelity Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I, Robot The Incredibles The Island Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2 Kingdom of Heaven Kung Fu Hustle The Last Samurai League of Extraordinary Gentlemen THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy Maria Full of Grace MEMENTO Men in Black 1&2 Million Dollar Baby MINORITY REPORT Monster’s Ball THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES My Big Fat Greek Wedding NAPOLEON DYNAMITE One Hour Photo Ong-Bak: Thai Warrior The Others Panic Room The Passion of the Christ The Patriot Pirates of the Caribbean Resident Evil The Ring School of Rock Serenity Shaun of the Dead Shrek 1&2 Sideways SIGNS Sin City Snatch Spiderman 1&2 SPIRITED AWAY Stuck on You Three Kings Troy VANILLA SKY A Very Long Engagement War of the Worlds Wedding Crashers X-MEN

Television:

the twilight zone (1960 & 1980s), monty python's flying circus, three's company, fraggle rock, V, tour of duty, the wonder years, married...with children, alien nation, quantum leap, in living color, herman's head, mtv's the real world, the ben stiller show, beavis & butt-head, moesha, jesse, south park, dark angel, smallville, rome, SNL

Books:

alice's adventures in wonderland, charlie and the chocolate factory, hammer of the gods, brave new world, the time machine, the hobbit, interview with the vampire, the neverending story, the tao of pooh, the princess bride, the secret diary of laura palmer, the new testament, the tao of physics, the celestine prophecy, fargo rock city, the beast (iron maiden), the davinci code, a short history of nearly everything

Heroes:

I admire Jesus, Buddha, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. John Lennon, Bob Marley, Carl Sagan, Fred (Mr.) Rogers, Dr. David Viscott, Frank Sontag, Julia Butterfly Hill, Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, Sean Penn & Margaret Cho.

My Blog

DORO PESCH (ex-warlock) @ the whisky, hollywood

okay, so i don't think 99% of you will even care about this, but here's a review of a concert i went to last night i just emailed to my best friend charles up in seattle. he's the only one i know who'...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:19:00 PST

avalon friday night 'til 7AM?!

just sent this to 9 avalon email addresses. (yes i know it's almost 8AM. red bull is the devil): dear sirs or madames, i am writing you to tell you how disappointed i was with avalon tonight (friday...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Sat, 19 May 2007 07:54:00 PST

My Favourite Local Deejays (and Bartenders)

this is a revised blog from two months ago with updated pix and deejays...thought i'd share with y'all the locals that never disappoint anytime i see them spin. whether it's at a club, a house party, ...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:14:00 PST

black magic @ larchmont pix!

i guess not EVERYONE got the "black attire is requested" memo, but for the most part, it was a pretty dark night  :)  the highlight of the night was obviously sybil singing live onstage to s...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:29:00 PST

my top 10 favourite local deejays

thought i'd share with y'all the locals that never disappoint anytime i see them spin. whether it's at a club, a house party, or free gathering at a park, these deejays move me to dance. track selecti...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:07:00 PST

top 15 scariest movies ever!

repost from my blog posted 1/21/06:  okay, the following films all scared the crap out of me, and not just because something jumped out at me, but left a lasting nightmarish, impression on me. t...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:39:00 PST

George Carlin's "The Planet Is Fine" (1992)

this one's a bit lengthy, but it's brilliant and hilarious. definitely worth the time to read. it's earth day after all, take some extra time out of your busy (satur)-day to think a bit deeper.this is...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 05:52:00 PST

new room pix

here's pix of my new room for those interested. i barely have enough room for my cd collection  :o  thanks to rob for suggesting putting my dresser in the closet  :) ...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:53:00 PST

Top 10 80's Sitcoms

here's my list of favourite 80s sitcoms. not necessarily the BEST shows, but shows i tuned in every week for. check out my friend bryan's blog for more... Threes Companyjohn ritter was so much fun to...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:40:00 PST

Top 10 80's Sitcoms

here's my list of favourite 80s sitcoms. not necessarily the BEST shows, but shows i tuned in every week for. check out my friend bryan's blog for more... Threes Companyjohn ritter was so much fun to...
Posted by the phoenix is rising... (aka eric) on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:59:00 PST