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Nick Names

risin' with the sun

About Me

Obama Supporter!!! - Like So Many Others~andjust trying to experience all that life has to offer... & more

My Interests

bonfires, concerts, B-movies, backgammon, checking the nieces & nephews, hiking, thrift store treasure hunting, jet setting, lobsters, gym, music, bed head, scribbling, kayaking, jay walking, & long-winded conversations over a couple of drinks

I'd like to meet:

Interesting people, the worlds full of them........

Music:

..Splashdown, Johnny Cash, The 88s, Bad Brains, Andrew Bird, Covenant, Gorillaz, Small Faces, Radiohead, Peter Murphy, Eels, The Dickies, Buzzcocks, Dresden Dolls, I am Kloot, The Faint, Mozart, Poe, Dropkick Murphys, XTCTones on Tails, The Black Keys, Depeche Mode, Sublime, Love, Very Be Careful, Of Montreal, Toadies, Duran Duran, Cuff the Duke, Miho Hatori, Nine Inch Nails, Noisettes, Modest Mouse, Arctic Monkeys, TV on the Radio..The Offspring, Rick James, Devo, Stesasonic, Kasabian, CCR, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Yann Tiersen, Nick Cave, Sisters of Mercy, The Scorpions, INXS, Kate Bush, Tool, Metallica, The Sword, The Hollies, Tom Waits, Men Without Hats, Ladytron, Love and RocketsKaiser Chiefs, Mindless Self Indulgence, The Stranglers, Deweare, XTC, Jimmie Rodgers, Sparks, Yoko Kanno & the Seat Belts, The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Pretenders, The Moody Blues, Eric B. & Rakim, 13th Floor Elevators, etc etc etc...

Movies:

Coming to America, Amadeous, The Professional, Labyrinth, Evil Dead 2, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Goodfellas, The Butcher Boy, Trainspotting, Rear Window, Les Misérables, Barfly, Fight Club, The Boondock Saints, Pulp Fiction, Ghost in the Shell, Lost In Translation, Goonies, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1970s), The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

Television:

The Daily Show * The Colbert Report * Adult Swim * MST3K * Family Guy * Simpsons * Sienfeld * Cowboy Bebop * The Tick * PBS

Books:

Silk * The Cay * The Forever War * Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy * Lord of the Flys * Memoirs of a Geisha * Pimp by Iceberg Slim * Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes * Where the Wild Things Are

Heroes:

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My Blog

The Great Tree

"The affinities of all the beings of the same class have sometimes been represented by a great tree... As buds give rise by growth to fresh buds, and these if vigorous, branch out and overtop on all s...
Posted by Nick Names on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:27:00 PST

This is not really a house at all

This is not really a house at all.The wind simply changes direction here.Even the papers on my table have no sacred order.I find them out of sorts and lostfrom my purposes in the cornersor fluttering,...
Posted by Nick Names on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:22:00 PST

the time

Cracks of light illuminate the blinds, sharp with intensity between the vertical twists. Facing the window. The sound of plastic quietly claps, as the wind pushes gently through the screen. Through...
Posted by Nick Names on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:23:00 PST

look


Posted by Nick Names on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:23:00 PST

puppets

End of passion play, crumbling away I'm your source of self-destruction Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear Leading on your deaths construction Taste me you will see More is all you need ...
Posted by Nick Names on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:13:00 PST

"Its a cable car not a trolley"

"Say it right, the people around here hate it when you get those confused." The singing man by the cable car ride said a mouth full.  Ok, where to begin. That wasn't it; I'd say we ...
Posted by Nick Names on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:50:00 PST

samson

Samson is something of a Herculean figure, utilizing massive strength to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats unachievable by ordinary men: wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army with nothing...
Posted by Nick Names on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:21:00 PST

way the birds face

Into the wind Perched up high, above the city streets. Clusters of pigeons adorn the light polls all their feathers rustling with the south westerly breeze. & What a peculiar siteB...
Posted by Nick Names on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:51:00 PST

Storms and Tides

I Awake,Bright light silowets my window blindsThe rolling sound of thunder fills my room Los Angeles storm warming For those who don't know, lighting storms aren't common in LA.Our nights te...
Posted by Nick Names on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:03:00 PST

morning glory

WHo put that rug looking blanket on me?... oh yeah crap, got to roll home, need study stoof para esta nochewhere are my shoes at again?  missed calls, street sweeping today, openning dur bar, fuu...
Posted by Nick Names on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:21:00 PST