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Dameon

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About Me

* Down to earth, playful kid at heart, and a hopeless romantic
* Balances idealism with realism; mostly positive, sometimes cynical
* Sensitive, empathetic, and extremely open, but quite autonomous
* Troubled with oppression, exploitation, pessimism, and willful ignorance
* Discharges through reflective solitude; energizes through adventure
* Abstract sequential thinker and INFJ (weak FJ) Meyers-Briggs type
* Independent, critical intellect, yet open minded and non-judgmental
* Deep and analytical; strives to recognize the complexity of issues
* Philosophical naturalist , spiritual pantheist ; fascinated in metaphysics
* Easily bored, always thinking, and loves to learn
I'm an Air Force E-6 Korean linguist assigned to Ft Meade, MD. I graduated Florida State with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences , and just recently dropped out of the University of Illinois online Master's in Environmental Studies . After just one semester, I realized that I was never going to get the education I need, a comprehensive critique of culture and civilization. Besides, deadlines and grades anxiety were causing depression, and I can't see myself in a career that would utilize this degree. The arduous task has begun on my own, and with earnest.
We are all too abstract and dynamic to be described by a few blunt words, but the nonexclusive lists on the left panel provide at least some insight for the curious visitor.

My Interests

Relax
travel
writing
jogging
dreaming
meditation
motorcycling
walking alone
wikipedia surfing
reading nonfiction
music appreciation
internet humor/ memes
and playing board games
... chess
... Taboo
... Scrabble
... Axis and Allies

Study
culture jamming
... stencil graffiti
urban planning
... new urbanism
... smart growth
green buildings
intentional communities
... ecovillages
radical social critique
... social ecology
... green anarchy
... anarcho-primitivism

Eventually
Sport
surf
repel
spelunk
sky dive
scuba dive
snowboard
breakdance!
study Hapkido
run a marathon
study Tae Kwon Do
climb a mountain
swim w/ sharks
... or dolphins

Operate
hang glide
fly aircraft
ride motorcycles
pilot a hot air balloon or
powered paraglider

Hobby
birdwatch
join Mensa
get published
drive a NYC cab
learn survival skills
shoot photography
attain chess master
speak another language
communicate on ham radio
produce public access TV show

Escapade
expatriate
explore Amazon
live at South Pole
backpack Europe
live in a commune
ride North America
witness Serengeti
walkabout Outback
frolic at Burning Man
hike Appalachian Trail
raft the Colorado River
wildlife refuge volunteer

Career
Intel
USAF
NGA
NSA

Enviro/Geo
NPS
EPA
USFS
USGS
USGBC
DoE EERE
DoE Sustainable
state park service
urban planner

Entrepreneurial
retrofit green building
home energy auditor
tribal business ?

Supplemental/Seasonal
green building institutes
university bookstores
coffeehouse barista
infoshop collectives
graphic designer
organic grocery
GPS surveyor
filming?

Walk Away
campervan living
drop out / hobo
intern natural building
international backpacking

Retire
off-the-grid cabin
on a secluded,
forested hillside
overlooking a lake

I'd like to meet:

I'm always looking to share stories with diverse strangers and make new friends in the process. So welcome to the tree huggers, gurus, kooks, geeks, nerds, dorks, artists, the gifted , and other authentic homo sapiens sapiens. Some examples:

Artist
Banksy
Shepard Fairy
Roy Lichtenstein (RIP)
Phil Hansen
Burton Morris

Design
Andres Duany
Peter Calthorpe
Paolo Soleri

Green
Professor Peter Jacques
Amory Lovins
Krystle

Prodigy
Harry Altman
Kim Peek
Daniel Tammet
Edward Witten

Author
Daniel Quinn
Jared Diamond

Comical
Maddox
Rob Cockerham
Bill Maher
Al Franken
Stephen Colbert

Music:

I trade CDs !
Email me to request a trade.

Favorites:
Pink Floyd
Portishead
Led Zeppelin
Nine Inch Nails
Depeche Mode

Always:
progressive rock
synth pop
trip hop

Usually:
electronica
classic rock
modern rock
hip hop
grunge
indie

Sometimes:
new wave
post punk
industrial
metal
blues
tango
jazz

Movies:

Purchase
Aeon Flux
American Beauty
Contact
Eternal Sunshine/Spotless Mind
Godfather I and II
Into the Wild
Legends of the Fall
Lost Highway
Lost in Translation
Luhzin Defence
Matrix
Office Space
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Requiem For A Dream
Royal Tenenbaums
Pulp Fiction
A Scanner Darkly
Syrianna
Box Office
Amelie
A Beautiful Mind
Boondock Saints
The Cell
Chasing Amy
The Darjeeling Limited
Dream for an Insomniac
Fight Club
Flatliners
Kill Bills
Last Temptation of Christ
Leon - The Professional
Magnolia
Memento
Mindwalk
Napoleon Dynamite
Pi
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Princess Bride
Waking Life
Rent
Big Fish
Braveheart
Clerks
Code 46
Dark City
Empire of the Sun
Following
Fresh
Galaxy Quest
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
Mullholland Drive
Natural Born Killers
Resevoir Dogs
Secretary
Shawshank Redemption
Serendipity
Sixth Sense
Slackers
Three O'Clock High
Unbreakable
The Village
What Dreams May Come
What the Bleep?
X-Men trilogy
Cable
28 Days/Weeks Later
A River Runs Through It
Aliens
Armageddon
As Good as it Gets
Clear and Present Danger
Con Air
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dances with Wolves
Desperado
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Darko
Edward Scissorhands
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fletch/Fletch Lives
Forest Gump
The Game
Grand Canyon
Heathers
Hero
Hunt For Red October
I Dreamed of Africa
Last Big Thing
License to Drive
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Lucas
Matchstick Men
Multiplicity
Ocean's Eleven
Papillon
Patriot Games
Phenomenon
Point Break
Powder
Pump Up the Volume
Raising Arizona
Seven Years in Tibet
Signs
Snatch
Superbad
Three Amigos
True Romance
Plus...
... indie flicks
... 80's classics
... documentaries
... motorcycle stunt videos
Directors
... Wes Anderson
... Darren Aronofsky
... Tim Burton
... Richard Linklater
... David Lynch
... M. Night Shyamalan
... Quentin Tarantino
Actors
... Jennifer Connelly
... Johnny Depp
... Anthony Hopkins
... Michael Keaton
... Bill Murray
... Jack Nicholson
... Winona Ryder
... Keifer Sutherland
... Christopher Walken

Television:

I loathe it,
but sometimes succumb
to the flickering glow
of the tubular god.

Forgivable
BCC/CNN/PBS
History Channel
Learning Channel
Discovery Channel
National Geographic Channel

Sinful
LOST
Scrubs
Seinfeld
Simpsons
South Park
Family Guy
Daily Show
Colbert Report
Law and Order
King of the Hill
Chappelle's Show

Damning
Fox News
MTV

Books:

Topics
Agroforestry
Altered states of consciousness
Alternative energy
Anarcho-primitivism
Anthropology
Animal behavior / Animal intelligence
Art; obscure, iconic, or surreal
Artificial intelligence
Chaos theory
Chess
... Queen's Gambit as White
... Queen's Gambit Declined or
... Sicilian Dragon as Black
Buying local
Cosmology
Culture
... ~ jamming
... counter ~
... sub ~
Disinformation
... propaganda
... pseudoscience
... urban legends
Economics
Ecology
Eco-tourism
Eco-village
Environmental design
Environmental planning
Environmental topics
Eroticism
Esotericism
Evolution
Game theory
Geographic Information Systems
Geography
... physical ~
... human ~
... United States ~
... urban ~
Green Party
Green technology
History
... Civilization
... Modernism
Indigenous peoples
Internet Memes
Korea
Memes
Metaphysics
Military intelligence
Mysticism
Mythology
Overpopulation
Paleontology
... Extinction events
Paranormal
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
... transactional analysis
Real estate
Renewable energy
Roads
Sustainability
Systems thinking
Taoism
Travel
Urban planning
... new urbanism
... public transport
... smart growth
... transit oriented development
Utopia / Dystopia
Voluntary simplicity
Plus...
... aerial/satellite photography
... almanacs
... atlases
... college texts
... maps
Authors
Richard Bach
Tom Brown
Fritjof Capra
Noam Chomsky
Richard Dawkins
Jared Diamond
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dorling Kindersley (publisher)
Jay Gould
Marvin Harris
Thomas Harris
Paul Hawken
John Holt
Aldous Huxley
Carl Jung
Farley Mowat
George Orwell
Edgar Allen Poe
Daniel Quinn
Ayn Rand
Henry David Thoreau
Kurt Vonnegut
Bill Watterson
Neale Donald Walsch

Heroes:

Effing Nuts
Ghost Rider (motorcyclist)
Andre Hartman
Aaron Ralston
Poon Lim
Shaun Ellis (ethologist)
Martin Strel

Emulate
Matt Harding

My Blog

Regaining control

It's a bit after the fact, but I wanted to share my Thanksgiving weekend in NYC with with my Aunt Lin. I did my best as her tour guide, and despite the cold weather we had a good time. Topping the lis...
Posted by Dameon on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:01:00 PST

Edumacation

Dameon, Yes. I will still accept your reply. I consider this a special circumstance so I will not take of late points for your reply. The group will benefit from your assistance and participation in f...
Posted by Dameon on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:29:00 PST

Offline

I believe that the pursuit of happiness mandates the continual betterment of oneself.  Even though every day and every moment is ripe with potential, the New Year in particular pro...
Posted by Dameon on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:01:00 PST

What friends are for

Yesterday was rotten from all sides and my friend Renee noticed.  Today she gave me this lovely letter: ...
Posted by Dameon on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:36:00 PST