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Ryan

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About Me

My name is Ryan. I was born in San Diego, CA but have moved around a few times as a Military brat, yet still consider CA my home. I was lucky enough to live in Okinawa, Japan for 3 years during the end of high school. I was an amazing experience that changed my life. It inspired me to love everything about Japanese culture and sparked my love for J-Rock, which I am very passionate about!

I am an avid guitar player that loves all types of Rock! I can apreciate the technicality in a metal solo and sooth my spirit with an acoustic track... as long as it has a guitar, I am loving it....

A special and Unique hobby of mine is collecting Japnese Rock. I learned a share of Japanese while living in Okinawa, and now love it!

My Interests

Rock music, Guitar, Japanese Things, Ramen, Umi, Poetry, Drawing, Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Origami, Music Magazines, CD Shopping, Dogs (Medium sized breeds), Photography, Sleeping In, Jumping...

I'd like to meet:

The members of my favorite Rock bands, i.e. Daniel Johns, Anthony Kedis, Kyo, Kaoru, and many other great musicians.

People that know Japanese and like Japan.People that play the guitar and like rock music of all types.People that are generally kind, open minded, fun loving, beach going, and cool.

Music:

Notable favorites: Dir en grey, Silverchair, Nirvana, Mucc, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Movies:

Forrest Gump, Better Off Dead, Lost in Translation, Fight Club, American History X, The Nightmare Before Christmas

Television:

MXC on Spike TV (based off of Takeshi's Castle with dubbed English... it is great!), Music Videos, Live Concerts, The Office

My Blog

Simple Updates... Since i never really write much

Japan was one of the best times of my life.... I posted tons of pictures on my page for everyone to enjoy!  I also went home to San Diego for a week and posted some pics of that... I miss Cali so...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:40:00 PST

So i jumped off a Cliff...

To celebrate the end of the School year, I jumped off a rock ledge into a small pond.  Check it out on my main page!
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

New J-Rock is Coming

I have recently been flooded with a host of great new J-Rock news and music that has been hiding from my knowledge.  I just recently discovered that some of my old favorite bands are releasing ne...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:23:00 PST

Dir en grey Live Review - Inward Scream Tour 07

Inward Scream Tour '07 - 10 FEB 07 @ Nokia Theatre in NYC Setlist (In order): G.D.S The Fatal Believer Agitated Screams of Maggots Mr. Newsman The Deeper Vileness SakuGrief -Kyo Vocal solo 1- Itoshisa...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:51:00 PST

I'm going to Japan

I just found out today that I am going to go to Japan this summer! West Point had funding to send 4 cadets to see the sights in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto and i made the cut! Seeing the anciet cultural c...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:38:00 PST

Music at its most intense: Dir en grey

Most people have life goals that revolve around a career, family, education, or overcoming huge feats and challenges.  Well, even though I may have goals that to bleed into those categories, one ...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:33:00 PST