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Justin

I'm not sad, just tired.

About Me



My Interests



I'd like to meet:

Honest people who are flawed to perfection and who don't mind laughing about it. People who try until they succeed or at least until they decide there are greater battles. People who don't understand me, but make an effort to because thats how they roll. People who are lovers and fighters. Relaxers without need for chemical aid, but who indulge occasionally.

Music:

Hmm... If I know their names I am in to their music.

Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Robert Plant, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, and anyone else that ever played with Dave, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, Hillel Slovak, John Frusciante, Dave Navarro, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Mark Mothersbaugh, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon,Keith Levene, Reese Roper, Keith Hoerig, Andrew Verdecchio, Nat King Cole, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Zappa, Ed Roland, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Richard Starkey, George Harrison, Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson, Bud Gaugh, Les Claypool, Michael Jackson, Avril Levigne, Q-Tip, Phife, Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi White, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Questlove Thompson, Josh "The Rubberband" Abrams, Malik Abdul Basit-Smart, Scott Storch, Leonard Nelson Hubbard, Rahzel, Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys, James Taylor,

...TO BE CONTINUED

Movies:

The Fisher King, Little Miss Sunshine, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Gladiator, Grizzly Man, Good Will Hunting, The Bourne Identity and Supremacy, Three Amigos, Major Payne, Joe Dirt, Bottle Rocket, Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore...Anything Wes Anderson, , Bedazzled, Zoolander, All of Steve Oedekerk's Thumb Movies, and of course Ace Ventura 1 and 2

Television:

I don't have a regularly scheduled program

Books:

Anything. Especially works recommended by people whom I respect...

Heroes:

The poor in spirit, those who mourn, the gentle, the hungry, the thirsty, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and the persecuted.

My Blog

Trapped in Freedom

Having that feeling that I am so much of many things that I lack any form of substance. I'm less of a vessel and more of a puddle. A puddle with a slogan that begins with, "I wish I..." Wishing I coul...
Posted by Spaniard on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:16:00 PST

Coming Down

I really wonder why I don't get it. Why escaping my raw and painful life is not an option for me. There is no answer. You aren't helping. Nor can you really. You're reading, and maybe an ounce of con...
Posted by Spaniard on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:07:00 PST

I want answers

When I was young I memorized Disney movies. Word for word. I realize now that the things you memorize influence your thoughts, and your thoughts influence your actions. The Little Mermaid, Beauty and ...
Posted by Spaniard on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:16:00 PST

Be.

Tonight I felt compelled to spend the evening at the beach. I wanted to spend an hour sitting in silence in a place where I feel safe, and a place where I know I will remain undisturbed. I really want...
Posted by Spaniard on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:59:00 PST

Un-solidarity

People are screwed up.Tattooed people hang out in their local tattoo parlor and drink at their local bar.Bikers hang out with bikers.Christians hang out with their own, and Satanists do the same thing...
Posted by Spaniard on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:11:00 PST

The Heart of Spain

To say the least this trip was incredibly interesting. First I will start by saying that the city I visited, Zaragoza, was perfect. A better place does not exist for what I was headed towards in my vi...
Posted by Spaniard on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:52:00 PST

Forgive Terrorism

Today during work I was drawn to thoughts from earlier in the day. I had a riveting conversation about inspiration the question was: What inspires you?To which I answered, "Redemption really floats my...
Posted by Spaniard on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:00:00 PST

Lamentation

Don't read this if you want to judge meOR if you want to have a happy California day.I am tortured by myself.I have wondered for years with a burden of grief, a satchel full of pain, and a rod of ange...
Posted by Spaniard on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:06:00 PST

I don't even get it sometimes

Sometimes I wonder about this person meEven I stand outside the box of my own thinkingHow completely odd to mix a school bus driver with a theological degreeBut I guess thats meI do this I go here or ...
Posted by Spaniard on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:57:00 PST

Am I destined to be uncool?

Happy New Year!This is my first official blog of 2007 so thank you for reading. I would like to begin the year by saying that there are so many things in this life that I do not understand. Hopefully ...
Posted by Spaniard on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:18:00 PST