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Jestin

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About Me

We all have different measures of success. And we all blaze very different trails. I, for one, thrive on the unknown. They'll tell you that in 2008 there is no far away. That you can be anywhere in the world in under 24 hours if you're so inclined. It's all been mapped and charted, photographed by a satellite and digitized onto some map for your procrastination and amusement. But until they rip up every last piece of history and replace it with a Walmart, a high-rise or a McDonald's, I say that there's plenty of far away. There is plenty of exploration, plenty of discovery left.
My measure of success is the unexpected, the uncharted and the unknown. It's beyond just letting things happen that I never expected. It's taking a chance. Seizing an opportunity. It's not about making dreams come true. It's about taking that step out past where dreams can take you to find out what's just beyond even your own brain's reach.
If new places and faces and smells and feelings have taught me anything it's that the shapes of home makes a man whole. But no man should be whole until at least 50 or 60. So I'm ready to take it all on again. Another chance to find a few more of the millions of things that are left, undiscovered, unturned, and unfulfilled. Each day is one step closer to home.

My Interests


I like to take the test first.
And learn the lesson later.

MusicAir
Amos Lee
Andrew Bird
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Atmosphere
Aqualung
Band of Horses
Beck
Bon Iver
Calvin Harris
Citizen Cope
Coldplay
Cold War Kids
Damien Rice
Darkel
David Gray
Death Cab for Cutie
The Faint
The Fray
Fujiya & Miyagi
Gnarls Barkley
Goldfrapp
Green Day
Hellogoodbye
Hot Chip
Imogen Heap
Interpol
Jack's Mannequin
Jack Johnson
Jason Mraz
James Blunt
John Mayer
Justice
Kate Nash
The Killers
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
Mat Kearney
Matt White
Mew
MGMT
Mute Math
The National
Peter Bjorn & John
Phoenix
Portugal. The Man
The Postal Service
Radiohead
Regina Spektor
Sage Francis
Say Hi
Sea Wolf
The Shins
Silversun Pickups
Snow Patrol
Spoon
Stars
Sublime
TV On The Radio
Under the Influence of Giants
Vampire Weekend
Vialicia
Weezer

Games Ragdoll Avalanche 2

Blogs Push it into the soft spot.

chance
displaced
arrows
incursion
bleed
interweb
truth
insatiable
dream
valentine
faded

Blogs I can't take my eyes off.

Fiery Lionheart
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Speculative Chronicle
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Stellar
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Escapista
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Stuff White People Like
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A Softer World
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PostSecret

Heroes I've never given up on being a superhero.

Superman 100%
Robin 70%
The Flash 60%
Spider-Man 60%
Batman 55%
Iron Man 55%
Wonder Woman 45%
Green Lantern 45%
Catwoman 40%
Supergirl 35%
Hulk 30%

Take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Vitals Status: Paladin

Here for: MySpaceShip Odysseys

Orientation: Unswerving

Hometown: Ladysmith, WI

Height/Body Type: 6'1"/Evolved

Offspring: Zero

Zodiac Sign: The Serpent Holder

Smoke/Drink: No/Yes

Occupation: DreamWeaver

Income: Superior To My Expense

I'd like to meet:

dreamers | thinkers | risk takers | love makers
webcam girls | artists | writers | rockstars
dorks | dancers | superheroes | webcam girls

Friends & Frengers

Autumn

Nick

Tayden

Nana

Lydia

Chanel

Michael

Becca

Sarah

Thielen

David

Courtney

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My Blog

7am

She stirred suddenly and moved towards me. I was awake. Just a moment ago the first light of day made its way through our bedroom's glass doors and lit up the inside of my eyelids. I thought she was m...
Posted by Jestin on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:26:00 PST

untitled

You can float. You can. I've watched people do it. You can just float on the top all the way through life. Just lying on your back staring up at the clear blue sky. But when you finally sit up an...
Posted by Jestin on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PST

Dear Ladies of Summer

Dear Ladies of Summer 2007,I don't know how to go about saying this nicely so lets just put it up front: What the fuck? I know you're all a little crazy because of the media and stereotypes and sexis...
Posted by Jestin on Wed, 28 May 2008 05:08:00 PST

Live Large

A list for men. On life.150 things we can do to help ourselves through.1. Date an older woman.2. Lose your virginity to an older woman.3. Have your young and tender heart carved into bite-sized piece...
Posted by Jestin on Tue, 27 May 2008 07:08:00 PST

Secret People Day

Today is a special day.  Secret People Day.  We all move through our days pretending not to notice each other.  Or only noticing each other in predefined ways.  But I see you. ...
Posted by Jestin on Thu, 15 May 2008 06:01:00 PST

stolen

I knew I was in over my head when I was walking down the beach staring off towards the sunset. It wasn't the sand in my toes or the rays of sun on my face or the passers by that I couldn't handle. It ...
Posted by Jestin on Tue, 06 May 2008 08:48:00 PST

Shephard’s

It was the kind of conversation you only have around sunset.  When the superficiality of the day starts to fade and all you're left with is the sun-parched core of what's real. It's the little t...
Posted by Jestin on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:03:00 PST

Tampa

Anywhere that has a lot of cute, smart, young, successful, sexy women who want to fuck is going to be expensive.  I'm just sayin'. Oh, and I'm a lovely shade of fire engine truck....
Posted by Jestin on Sat, 03 May 2008 03:32:00 PST

EPC Girl

Dear nice girl who works at the Eden Prairie Cub checkout counter,You're beautiful. And the first question I always ask beautiful girls is whether they think they're smarter then they are pretty or p...
Posted by Jestin on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:18:00 PST

six-word autobiography

Welcome to The Six-Word Autobiography Contest.There's a book of these things floating around out there. Maybe you've heard of it. Famous people summing up their entire existences in six words.The Six-...
Posted by Jestin on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:01:00 PST