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neil

what's unfashionable, is what other people wear.

About Me

it's frustrating that they limit your space for "favorite music" as they do. i'm horrible with picking favorites. i find myself caught very much in the trap of an old adage; viz., that the more you learn, the more that you realise you do not yet know. i'm fiercely loyal to my friends and interminably enthusiastic about my hobbies. i am particular about my friends, my food, and my words; i live richly. i have tendencies towards minimalism and excess. i'm a proponent of the subjunctive form. i think valrhona cacao is the most attractive shade of auburn. according to eMode, i am the intellectual combination of "visionary philosopher," a chihuahua, and a gorilla. what's not to like?

My Interests

food, wine, music, philosophy, texture, chocolate, movies, travel, architecture, fashion, design, driving, color, oregon chai: kashmir green tea with vanilla s(oym)ilk, dictionary.com, strindbergandhelium.com, science, the human body, and the human mind

I'd like to meet:

people who're honest, reliable, and sincere . . . thinkers, pragmatists, problem solvers, and the purposefully creative. saucy, stylish, self-respecting, and brilliant people who live intelligently: drop me a line. [.. curarine] *** as a note: i'm really very happy to meet new people. but the following simply will NOT happen: adding you as a friend if i don't actually know you, writing you back if you're in the phillipines and have no real connection to me, and talking to whiners. i can't stand whiners. we've all got problems -- only the most trivial of these are topics for discussion with people we've just met on IM.

Music:

massive attack, sarah mclachlan, squarepusher, µ-ziq, audioslave, ottmar liebert, tricky, mc solaar, propellerheads, nine inch nails, orbital, thievery corp., bjork, aphex twin, coldplay, goldfrapp, radiohead, royksopp, outkast, flunk, talvin singh, +

Movies:

(in no particular order) The Tokyo Breakfast Pilot, Rejected, Amelie, Run Lola Run, The Birdcage, The Thomas Crown Affair, Eyes Wide Shut, The Fifth Element, Se7en, Dancer in the Dark, As Good As It Gets, Secretary, The Red Violin

Television:

tv rots the brain, but i have weaknesses for Frasier, Mad About You, South Park, Crank Yankers, Ab Fab, Animaniacs, The Family Guy and, more recently, the Simpsons.

Books:

st-exupery: the little prince, tagore: fireflies, borges: collected fictions, bierce: the devil's dictionary, guyton + hall: medical physiology, sedaris: me talk pretty one day, working on rosen: the philosopher's handbook