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Aaron Charles

sometimes i put the mirrors on my car askew just to make driving more interesting

About Me

i'm usually a pretty relaxed kind of guy. give me a stuffed pizza, good game on, and i'd be happy. when not doing back-breaking labor all day, i'm hanging with friends. i live for music and art! Myspace Layouts According to the "Which Big Lebowski character are you?" quiz:

Why don't you check it out? Or we cut off your Johnson!

My Interests

reading, writing, and 'rithmatic. not really. the talking numbers from sesame street didn't really stick. i suck at math. i go back and forth with drawing and writing. part time guitarist. not that good yet though.

I'd like to meet:

anyone who could teach me a thing or two.

Music:

led zepellin, snow patrol, incubus, jimi hendrix, grateful dead, stone temple pilots, velvet revolver, joe satriani, the ataris, yes, tom petty, pink floyd, the beta band, the weakerthans, mushroomhead, soil, cradle of filth, mudvayne, korn, green day, tenacious d, matisyahu, captain beyond, the foo fighters, 30 seconds to mars, audioslave, soundgarden, the postal service, my chemical romance, rise against, filter, the killers, most classical, some opera, metal on and off. NO COUNTRY, INSPIRATIONAL, RAP, OR R&B UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!

what breed of music are you?
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You scored as classic rock




classic rock


65%

Indie


65%

Punk


60%

grunge


55%

metal


50%

mainstream rock


50%

reggae


50%

ska


45%

Emo


25%

industrial


20%

country


20%

Pop Punk


20%

Pop


10%

rap


5%

Movies:

boondock saints, equilibrium, lord of the rings- yeah. they kick ass. deal- the matrix (the only one that counts), hidalgo, pirates of the caribbean 1 & 2, finding neverland, strangeland, blade, 40 year old virgin, anchorman, old school, donnie darko, six string samurai, trainspotting, natural born killers,

Television:

family guy, lost, heroes, cops, american dad, simpsons, anything thats on

Books:

george r. r. martin (a song of ice and fire), the da vinci code, chuck palahniuk, ann rice, stephen king

My Blog

different names for the same thing

ok. the ’veterans memorial tollway’. tell me something, please. when you think veterans, what comes to mind? personally, i think of the older generation of soldiers. so, does naming a toll...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:46:00 PST

days of old....reborn??

a thought crept into my head this afternoon on my long drive home. it started as a mere memory of a great time, but evolved a bit.disclaimer to certain readers of this blog:    you already k...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:55:00 PST

huh...

so i had this dream last night. it was a bit surreal. it definitely resembled downtown palatine around those bars. but different. anyway, i made my way into an irish pub. it was much bigger than most ...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:05:00 PST

do friends have expiration dates?

before i begin this, let me tell you all how these thoughts were brought out. as some of you may know- and may not approve of- i was a pothead for a while. the company i work for has instituted a drug...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:14:00 PST

dreams

this was the first dream in months that i've actually remembered. maybe it stems from watching no more than two minutes of a shoddy 'journey to the center of the earth' remake.    ...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:33:00 PST

what thoughts boredom brings

being as this is a chill weekend, i thought i'd keep the spirit going on this fine sunday afternoon. here's the scenario:      i was sitting finishing my coffee this morning and i...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:59:00 PST

who wants to know?

i saw the strangest thing today. i was leaving wal mart and some guy just strolled in front of me. you know those kind. don't even look across the street, and they sure as hell don't break stride. any...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:18:00 PST

sleep when you're dead

staying up late, if not devoted to a date, party, small social gathering, taffy pull, or what have you, is a bit pointless. although, it does offer me another source of amusement. late night infomerci...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:48:00 PST

cinco de mayo, money woes, and a dying breed

i can't keep track of the time. its a growing problem, i think. today, for instance, i thought it was the middle of april. keep in mind that just yesterday i was trying to plan for cinco de ...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Fri, 04 May 2007 03:28:00 PST

almost beaten by a fucking door

the marriot courtyard in oakbrook is a fine establishment. nice rooms, decent food, and plus, most of the women working there are HOTT!! anyway, since there are so many crews from so any different com...
Posted by Aaron Charles on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:20:00 PST