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Dustin

I miss the stars

About Me

I start as a sophomore at the American Academy of Art this fall and couldn't be more excited. I spent a few years going to school for Chemistry which I don't regret. At least I know now that that is not where I want to be and I will not wonder some time down the road whether or not I should have taken that path. Art is my passion and my first love. I can't wait to make a life out of something I have enjoyed since childhood.
Friends are important to me. Without them I don't know what I'd do. I've got some great friends and I wouldn't trade them for anything.
Oh yeah, and I like music. A lot. More often than not you'll find that the music I've got playing on my page represents my current mood, happy, sad, angry, fun, thoughtful...or it might just be a song I really like.
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My Interests

Friends, art, reading, reality tv, coffee shops, shopping, Express, H&M, chick flicks, Drew Barrymore, BIG CITIES, new people, new experiences, diversity, bowling, rock climbing, Chicago (duh), equality, traveling, volunteering, puppies, the color olive green, DANCING, Oregon, drawing, painting, being creative, thought provoking movies, being goofy, traveling, Germany, Europa, bookstores, thunderstorms, stargazing, spring, fall, DDR, singing along to songs, songs that evoke an emotion in me, road trips, inside jokes (Is that gonna be ok for you?)

I'd like to meet:

These puppies:

Puppy Shower
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Music:

I love music that actually means something. I like when I can feel an emotion behind the lyrics and a purpose for them being written. That being said I do enjoy music that's written just for fun as well. I'll listen to pretty much anything unless it has a twang. e.g. gospel (especially southern), country and blue grass. *cringes* Some of my favorites though, are, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, The Bravery, The Shins, Josh Groban, Madonna, Black Eyed Peas, dance, trance, techno and anything I can shake my booty to, Switchfoot, Maroon 5, The Killers, The Garden State Soundtrack, Aqua, Scissor Sisters, Modest Mouse, Gorillaz, Anberlin, Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne, Jem, Guster, James Blunt, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Royksopp, Ladytron, Matt Costa, Tegan and Sara, Gregory and the Hawk, The Dandy Warhols, The National, The Magnetic Fields, PlayRadioPlay!, Husky Rescue, Rilo Kiley, Goldfrapp, Aaron Sprinkle, Mae, Landon Pigg, Rufus Wainwright, Franz Ferdinand, Hellogoodbye, Rocky Votolato, ATB, Die Prinzen, The Format, Regina Spektor The Hush Sound, The Sounds, Sufjan Stevens, Shiny Toy Guns, Mika, Melody Club, Sea Wolf, Feist, The Last Goodnight, Rogue Wave, CocoRosie, Kaki King, Santogold, Jay Brannan

Tegan and Sara are amazing:

Movies:

Ever After, Never Been Kissed, The Wedding Singer, Gattaca, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Amelie, Sordid Lives, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Whale Rider, The Goonies, Mean Girls, Shall We Dance, Memoirs of a Geisha, KIDS, Labrynth, The Dark Crystal, The Never Ending Story, Little Miss Sunshine

Television:

Reality TV, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Home Makeover cuz it makes me cry, America's Next Top Model, Family Guy

Books:

Anything by authors: David Sedaris and Truman Capote.

The Lord of The Rings, Harry Potter, The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fast Food Nation, No Exit, The Flies

Heroes:

Is it sad that I have never had a hero?

My Blog

A New Era

So the next evolution in the Dustin Yoder story began yesterday. Well, it's been in the making for a while now but yesterday the last bit tipped the weights, possibly marking a new era in my life. I d...
Posted by Dustin on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:01:00 PST

Part of my story

This may be more than you ever wanted to know about me, but I feel it provides a good commentary for my coming out story. The following is an exchange that I had with a cousin of mine who had just joi...
Posted by Dustin on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:36:00 PST

What Happened to Christianity?

12/14/2006 NEW YORK (CNN) -- What the hell happened? Where did we go wrong? How was Christianity co-opted by a political party? Why are Christians supporting laws that force others to live by their st...
Posted by Dustin on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:01:00 PST