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gruber

the journey is the destination

About Me

ninja in last life, samurai in the one before. adherance to honor, historically, was the achilles heel of the latter, but exploitation of this weakness by the former, by default, caused its own necessary extinction. talk about resulting ronin. and i don't believe in past lives.

My Interests

maximization, bliss

I'd like to meet:

dennis rodman, eddie vedder, god

Music:

pearl jam, though jimi hendrix has the first appointment when i get to heaven

Movies:

romeo and juliet, way of the gun, donnie darko, finding nemo; know them, know me

Television:

only for complete fucking idiots

Books:

nietzsche, shakespeare, rand, hesse, marquez, murakami, hemmingway

Heroes:

mark twight

My Blog

on instruction, continued

pain may be the only teacher, but facing the enemy is not always as smart as running; some enemies need defeating, some serve only to show the direction one should not head, rightly inspiring opposit...
Posted by gruber on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:26:00 PST

on instruction

i sit. there are thousands of items to attend to, a thousand ways i should head. i sit; the question of direction, importance, heirarchy once more equalizes all--even the truly pressing--to that of...
Posted by gruber on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:25:00 PST

on budweiser

beer is best enjoyed at 129MPH
Posted by gruber on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:49:00 PST

on the realm of emotion and opinion

"how's your grandpa?"the answer included "spoiled brat", "double-edged sword; the more he recovers, the more he understands, the more he becomes depressed, the more he strains my grandma, the more st...
Posted by gruber on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:19:00 PST

on family and friends

one chooses friends. one doesn't choose family. love being the result of choice, one loves, by default, friends more than family--unless one makes them friends.
Posted by gruber on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:21:00 PST

on happiness and the basic state of man(kind)

"coffee?"i'd been pondering that one for over five minutes. i declined, because i didn't know the answer. i didn't know if i wanted coffee because i couldn't decide if happiness is a--if not the--ba...
Posted by gruber on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:22:00 PST

on authenticity

the iPod. every day, 90% of on-the-go music listeners use one. exhibit a: the classic hipster -tight jeans (rolled to show leg tattoo)-single-speed bike (made from a HUFFY older than them)-courier ...
Posted by gruber on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:20:00 PST

on the trivial

there's no going back. you aren't warned, and aren't aware you're deciding. withdraw into your mind. 'progress' is redefined--the hard way. tolerance for the extraneous evaporates. even the abili...
Posted by gruber on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 01:04:00 PST

on bliss

ah, the old back and forth. dissatisfaction drives humanity to greatness, but keeps it from enjoyment. when one finally stands naked on that New York terrace he's dreamed of owning, will his thought...
Posted by gruber on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:45:00 PST

on focus

tricky bastard, that, and one that's sisters with a razor's edge. friends want the best for you, if they're true, but often have a tough time with the rest of that package. what's best for me, at th...
Posted by gruber on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:11:00 PST