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eric

Would you rather have a Lexus or justice? A dream or some substance?

About Me

Funky homosapien, shape-shifting nomad, insomniac-sleepwalker, head-nodder, feet-stomper, lover, fighter, dreamer, nothing...Selfish, ignorant, arrogant, human...

My Interests

Basketballing, sushi, sunshine, rainy days, ugly shoes, chapstick, burritos, old jeans, plants, B&W photos, eyeglasses, tea, chewing gum, dancing, instant noodles, bracelets, waves, curly hair, dark beers, writing, friendly dogs, green, purple, orange, allergy medicine, avocados, flip flops, bicycles, chopsticks, salt water, colored socks, sleeping, dreaming, kimchee, mechanical pencils, talking, listening, dolphins, skateboards, monkeys, big erasers, vitamins, station wagons, headphones, mountains, tattoos, turtles, taking deep breaths...

I'd like to meet:

My grandparents and relatives in China... and a bunch of people that are already dead... mostly Malcolm X and Bob Marley...

Music:

My first and last love will always be Hiphop although I must admit her and I haven't really been on speaking terms for the past decade or so... Pssshhhh... But either way I'm really happy that these people exist[ed]: The Beatles, James Brown, Blackstar, John Coltrane, Coldplay, Common, D'Angelo, The Doors, Esthero, Mark Farina, Gangstarr, Astrud/Bebel Gilberto, Herbie Hancock, Gregory Isaacs, J-Live, Michael Jackson, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Kaskade, KRS-One, Fela Kuti, Madlib, Bob Marley, Maxwell, Pizzicato Five, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Roots, Roots Manuva, Sade, Gil Scott-Heron, DJ Shadow, Nina Simone, Soulstice, Spearhead, Stevie Wonder, The Strokes, Tito Puente, Toots &; The Maytals, A Tribe Called Quest, Tupac, Chucho Valdes, and Wu-Tang.

Movies:

Bamboozled, Fight Club, City of God, Zoolander, Amelie, Matrix, Hotel Rwanda, Babel, Friday, The Motorcycle Diaries, Do The Right Thing, V for Vendetta, American History X, Love on a Diet, Jungle Fever, Requiem for a Dream, Being John Malkovich and The 40-Year-Old Virgin..

Television:

"The remarkable thing about television is that it permits several million people to laugh at the same joke and still feel lonely." -T.S. Eliot

Books:

Politicalsciencesociologyphilosophyethnicstudiesstuff, but the big ones will always be Culture Jam, Brave New World, Siddhartha, and Animal Farm..

Heroes:

Slaves and exploited immigrants, but mostly my dad, mom, and Donatello (the Ninja Turtle, not the artist).

My Blog

Selling my wonderful little car...

So my family and I have fallen upon some pretty rough times and at this point I don't see any other choice beyond selling my beloved little red Del Sol to try and help out... I really w...
Posted by eric on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:53:00 PST

Chalkboards and squatters...

So I've been wondering why I've been so sad lately. Maybe it's because I'm sick. Maybe it's because I have too much homework. Or maybe it's because I happen to be writing this in the library at 4:30 i...
Posted by eric on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:48:00 PST

Rudy Gay Jerseys...

I can't stop thinking about how funny that whole Rudy Gay jersey ordeal is going to be. I must have giggled to myself at least twenty times today. C'mon, Rudy "Gay" jerseys? Hilarious. So I have a col...
Posted by eric on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:47:00 PST

What if?

So I must admit, I was rather intrigued (read: obsessed) with the NBA Draft this year. I probably spent a fifth of my day shuffling through the latest mock drafts, and feverishly reading through trade...
Posted by eric on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:57:00 PST

His PENIS is "L" shaped!!! Hahaha...

Anyway...uhhm so I uploaded a video onto my "MyVideos" section of "MySpace" just cuz I wanted to see if it worked... AND IT DID! It's not really a new video or anything especially neat- really it just...
Posted by eric on Mon, 08 May 2006 05:01:00 PST

Next stop: Thailand... Oh wait... OOPS! My bad...

It is 12:10 am. I was supposed to be on a plane headed to Thailand right now. No, wait, I was supposed to be on a plane headed to Thailand at 12:10 am yesterday, tuesday, no wait today, this morning. ...
Posted by eric on Thu, 22 Dec 2005 02:31:00 PST

30...31... Tookie... Hawaii... Thailand...

I should probably just go to sleep right now... But I'm curious to see what might come out... It's been 28.. 29.. 30.. 31 hours since I last slept now... I can't feel my toes... So I'm all but officia...
Posted by eric on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:01:00 PST

A Shout Out To All My" Wiggas"

        It was not the first time I had seen him, but it felt like it. Something was definitely different. Was it the oversized FUBU shirt that seemed to hang lifelessly ...
Posted by eric on Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:39:00 PST

To see my journal go to www.xanga.com/checktharhymeyo

Thats where I talk about all sorts of freaky, illegal, shit that I do to myself... uhhm nevermind... www.xanga.com/checktharhymeyo
Posted by eric on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST