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DEMETRI

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About Me

MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING: My sweet and sexy partner Josh, playing with our Boxer Buddha and MinPin Sandwiches, indie electronic modern rock music (like Ladytron, Cut Copy, and The Presets), poking fun at silly things, water parks, sunny summer days, making new friends from around the globe, barbecues, Folsom Street Fair, vegemite on toast, a strong cup of coffee in the morning, independent films that make you think and cry, laughing at British comedies, French fashion on the runway, sharing the holidays with friends, Trannyshack, going on vacation, nightlife, road trips, creative video games, mentoring a young person, a warm Croque Monsieur from a Parisian cafe, a trip to the art museum on a rainy day, Powerhouse, clever music videos, practicing French with a native speaker, a new pair of sneakers, really bad cross-dressers, and a job well done.
MAKES LIFE INFURIATING: Republicans, ignorance, arrogance, substance abuse, stepping in dog poop, miscommunication, mistaking steroid use for hard work at the gym, superficiality, cutting in line, a broken computer, a stained shirt, accepting violence but not accepting sexuality and nudity, abuse of power, not accepting constructive criticism, inability to self-reflect, being mean, blaming everyone else for your problems, doing a poor job.
PLACES TO VISIT (2008): Montreal, QC - October 4 - October 19
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My Interests

Popular Culture. Alternative Music. Independent Film. International Travel. Fashion, Modern Art, and Politics.

MY FAVORITE CITIES 01. Paris - Romance, Fashion, Cuisine, Art 02. San Francisco - Natural Beauty, Progressive Politics and Faggotry 03. London - Cosmopolitan Chic with European Civility 04. Chicago - Friendly, Fun, and, unfortunately, Freezing 05. Melbourne - Artistic, Exciting, and Engaging 06. Berlin - Filthy, Cheap, and Crazy 07. Los Angeles - The City Everyone Loves To Hate 08. Barcelona - Gaudi, Picasso and Spanish Men 09. New York - Overrated, but I Love New York! 10. Hong Kong - East Meets West Chaos

I'd like to meet:

Freaks like me. Music geeks. Radical homosexuals. Liberal intellectuals. Pop culture fanatics. People with good taste. People who act in poor taste but know better. People who make me laugh. People who challenge, stimulate, and inspire me. Creative types. Musicians. Jake Gyllenhaal! Oh, and I'd like to have a dinner party with all of my "Heroes."

Music:

IN GHOST COLORS: Cut Copy 01 Feel the Love 02 Out There On the Ice 03 Lights & Music 04 We Fight for Diamonds 05 Unforgettable Season 06 Midnight Runner 07 So Haunted 08 Voice in Quartz 09 Hearts on Fire 10 Far Away 11 Silver Thoughts 12 Strangers in the Wind 13 Visions 14 Nobody Lost, Nobody Found 15 Eternity One Night Only
APOCALYPSO: The Presets 01 Kicking and Screaming 02 My People 03 A New Sky 04 This Boy's in Love 05 Yippiyo-ay 06 Talk Like That 07 Eucalyptus 08 If I Know You 09 Together 10 Aeons 11 Anywhere
VELOCIFERO: Ladytron 01 Black Cat 02 Ghosts 03 I'm Not Scared 04 Runaway 05 Season of Illusions 06 Burning Up 07 Kletva 08 They Gave You a Heart, They Gave You a Name 09 Predict the Day 10 The Lovers 11 Deep Blue 12 Tomorrow 13 Versus

Movies:


TOP 25 FILMS 01. Blade Runner (1982) 02. Amélie (2001) 03. The Color Purple (1985) 04. The Sound of Music (1965) 05. The Hours (2002) 06. Aliens (1986) 07. Thelma and Louise (1991) 08. Donnie Darko (2001) 09. Hedwig & The Angry Inch (2001) 10. Nightmare Before Xmas (1993) 11. Happiness (1998) 12. American History X (1998) 13. Far From Heaven (2002) 14. Contact (1997) 15. Shortbus (2006) 16. Brokeback Mountain (2005) 17. Harry Potter (all of them) 18. Best In Show (2000) 19. Showgirls (1995) 20. Silence of the Lambs (1991) 21. Bowling for Columbine (2002) 22. 16 Candles (1984) 23. Trainspotting (1995) 24. Muriel's Wedding (1995) 25. Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Television:


Shows I love are Family Guy, America's Next Top Model (guilty pleasure), Heroes, and The Closer. Other shows I heart are The Simpsons, Absolutely Fabulous, SNL, and Little Britain.

Books:

Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Euginedes The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Heroes:

BARACK OBAMA, OUR NEXT U.S. PRESIDENT
KEITH OLBERMANN
RACHEL MADDOW
JON STEWART
FUNNY LADIES: WIIG, RUDOLPH, POEHLER
CHRIS MATTHEWS
STEPHEN COLBERT

My Blog

A Sydney Diary

After 14 hours in the air (which was quite smooth, actually, thanks to Qantas) from San Francisco to Sydney, a delegation of 30+ San Francisco community leaders took a bus tour of the city. It was a n...
Posted by DEMETRI on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:37:00 PST

Best Songs of 2007

01. Ladytron "Destroy Everything You Touch" (Vector Lovers Remix) - I do declare that this is one of my favorite tracks of all time. And, this particular remix is just perfect! VL adds depth and warmt...
Posted by DEMETRI on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:33:00 PST

Best Albums of 2007

01. Blonde Redhead "23" - Super dreampop on the classic 4AD label. Check out the title track, "The Dress," "Spring By Summer Fall," and "Silently." If you thought Misery Is A Butterfly is good, well.....
Posted by DEMETRI on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:09:00 PST

Folsom Street Fairs Leather Last Supper

Statement from The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, PhDSenior Director, Academic Research & ResourcesThe Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and MinistryPacific School of ReligionBERKELEY, CA...
Posted by DEMETRI on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:26:00 PST

Notes from Berlin

Hi, honey! I'm here at the apartment. Everything is fine. I made it to Berlin, but my bag is still in Frankfurt. It should be here tonight. Or, I'll just have to do a little shopping at ROB. Maybe I c...
Posted by DEMETRI on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:39:00 PST

Reasons Why I Love San Francisco

Today has been a near perfect day in San Francisco. After an enjoyable breakfast at a corner cafe, eating my yogurt and granola with fruit and a strong cup of coffee, I came home and decided to take ...
Posted by DEMETRI on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:56:00 PST

Music Is My Motivation

If you couldn't tell by now, most of my blog entries concern the topic of music. And, based on my page, my interest in popular culture is largely based in the alternative/indie music scenes. Some peop...
Posted by DEMETRI on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:38:00 PST

Best Albums of 2006

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 200601. GOLDFRAPP..."Supernature"Technically, this album came out in 2005, but the impact was felt in 2006 with hit after hit like "Ooh La La," "Number 1," "Fly Me Away," and "Ride A ...
Posted by DEMETRI on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:57:00 PST

Concerts 2006

Concerts that I've seen this year... January - Imogen Heap February - Saint Etienne March - Belle & Sebastian April - Ladytron and The Presets Coachella - Ladytron, Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, The M...
Posted by DEMETRI on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 03:02:00 PST

Shortbus and me

If John Cameron Mitchell's new movie is a reflection of my life (sex, boyfriend, friends, freakiness, emotional expression), then I am definitely riding high on the Shortbus. If you aren't familiar wi...
Posted by DEMETRI on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:12:00 PST