Ryan - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm fortune's fool but it has paid off so far... Despite my goals in life, I live on a spontaneity that refreshes my mind and saturates my memories with good times. Whether it's Alaskan speedos, Chiang Mai moonshine, or free-fall hypoxia, I won't knock it until I've tried it. This optimism about experience is my point of view a contagious characteristic that I believe can pull this world out of its greatest depression. Here's a bit of my own: 1. What's life without family & friends? I've got the best in the world loving parents, two bros., one sister, two nephews, and a crew of do-anthing-for-ya homies! 2. My girlfriend is beyond words selfless, beautiful, and most definitely smarter than I am. 3. This man's best friend is a little guy named Rocco. He's not much for size but his heart is bigger than the house. 4. And finally, dream-like prospect I live in New York. I'm a designer, and to me that mean's getting paid for doing something I love.Can I ask for anything more?

My Interests

Travel/Culture, Art, History, Conversation, Sports/Games, Expression, Funny Faces...

Movies:

Top 3? Okay... Shawshank Redemption, It's a Wonderful Life, and lately...Crash

Books:

THE FOUNTAINHEAD (by Ayn Rand), The New York Trilogy: City of Glass (Paul Auster), The SHEDnedd Hypothesis (Ryan Brown), Life of Pi (Yann Martel), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini) are all recent reads that I'm willing to ad to my "favorites" list. The Fountainhead is highly recommended for artists or those who consider themselves altruists. The Kite Runner is recommended for those who are ignorant of life in the middle east. Life of Pi, is great for a new take on all religions and their relationships to one another. The SHEDnedd Hypothesis is by your's truly and addresses society's detachment from the real world in which we live.

Heroes:

There are many great men and women throughout history I would consider heroes. Far too many to name here. I have no one person I model my actions after or aspire to imitate. The common theme I find in my heroes are those who overcame and sacrificed something to live their ideals of truth, love, benevolence, or justice.