Derek profile picture

Derek

Studying the Past to guide me thru the Future.

About Me

Writer and P/T Teacher on American Culture. Movie reivewer. East Coast education and West Coast lifestyle.

My Interests

Movies; books; US culture; politics; ethnic cultures.

I'd like to meet:

Woody Allen; Spike Lee; Tawny Roberts; Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Jessica Alba; J.D. Salinger; Patricia Cornwell; Gay Talese; George Clooney.

Music:

Thelonious Monk; Alicia Keys; Madonna; Christina Aguliera; Black Eye Peas; Shakira; Rolling Stones.

Movies:

3 Days of the Condor; Citizen Kane; Spy Game; The Talented Mr Ripley; Anne Hall; Inside Man; Ocean's Twelve; Out of Sight; Love Actually; Intolerable Cruelty; National Treasure; After the Sunset; Closer; Fellini's 8 1/2; Modesty Blaise; The Running Man (Lee Remick); The Last Seduction; Darling; Dreamers; Duffy; Point Blank; Wild Things 1-3.

Television:

Alias; MI-5; Veronica Mars; 24; The L Word; Entourage; Smallville; Lost; Hustle; The West Wing.

Books:

The Godfather; Play It As It Lays; Armies of the Night; Best & Brightest; Blind Ambition; Cruel and Unusual; How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale; My Life, Bill Clinton; Who Killed Society; The Man Who Cried I Am.

Heroes:

Bill Clinton; Hugh Hefner; Martin Luther King; Muhammand Ali; Lady Di; Norman Mailer.

My Blog

Community

As one of the thousands who work or live on college campus' around the USA, I'm at a total loss for words to express my sorrow, hurt and feeling of frustration at the senseless event that occured at V...
Posted by Derek on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:39:00 PST

Have a Safe St. Patty's Day

Hi Friends,Today is St. Patty's Day, and if you're partying on campus, at a friend's house or at a club, remember to have a Designated Driver.  Peace & Love,Derek117...
Posted by Derek on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:52:00 PST

Independence Day

For those of us who live in America, "Independence Day,"or the 4th of July, is a uniquely American Holiday. Whether we moved to America or were born here, Independence Day serves to remind us of the ...
Posted by Derek on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:24:00 PST