Cultivating bitterness. Misty things, crunchy things, carrot sticks, dark places, fog, sun breaks, crescent moons, twilight, saltwater, fish nets, prickly things, saguaro cactuses. Drunken discussions about urban planning, U.S. farm policy, sociology and economics. Hiking. Watching TV with my grandma. Nature photography. Vitamin water. Interdimensional space travel.
“When we remain creative, we remain happy because we’re tapping into who we really are.â€
I'd like to meet:
Well, as I have experienced a series of romantic disasters in the past two years, I'm currently taking a sabbatical, at least until I can clean my room -- which should take a few weeks. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be my friend. I would like to meet and engage in dialog with people from other countries, if for any reason but to convey the message that we Americans aren't all a bunch of gun-toting, Bush-loving, flag-waving hoo-haws. As David Cross would say, I would like to "expand my fucking cultural horizons." Also, anyone who can hold a conversation for more than five minutes that doesn't involve talking shit about other people.
Music:
I want you to make me a mixed cd.
Movies:
"I don't like movies that tell you, ..It's important to love' or whatever the heck it is. I don't need someone to tell me that. And I certainly don't think that I have the right to tell anybody else that. I sort of live in a state of confusion. And rather than represent cut-and-dried things, I feel like my gift is to represent that confusion." -- Charlie Kaufman...'s Go To Prison!, Cabin Boy, The Secretary (2002), This is Spinal Tap!, Life in Debt, La Bamba, Ghost World, Fubar, Chaos, Legends of Rita, Freaks!, Ghost Dog, Beat Street, Where the Buffalo Roam, Trail of the Screaming Forehead, Rueben and Ed, Friday (but not Friday II), The Big Lebowski, Y Tu Mama Tambien, City of God, Il Postino, But I'm A Cheerleader!, 300 Motels, Bejing Bicycle, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, Eat Drink Man Woman, Donnie Darko, Kissing Jessica Stein, Shower (China), Lucia Lucia, Scary Man (Vs. The Birds), Committed, Happy Times, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Life Is Beautiful, Soft Fruit, Muriel's Wedding, Dead Alive
Television:
Arrested Development, News Radio, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. Show, Stephen Colbert, all mock-news shows, for that matter (except the one on FOX – that one's not even remotely funny). Other fav's: When House Cats Go Bad, Night Boat - The Crime Solving Boat, People Getting Hurt, People Who Look Like Things, Talk to the Hand, Lobstermen: Jeopardy at Sea, Faces of Confused Elderly, When Buildings Collapse.
Books:
The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think my heart almost broke. Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people.Other fav's: "One-Hour Orgasms for Dummies," "Smoke Yourself Thin," "Get Confidence, Stupid!" and "Heal Your Life, One Tattoo at a Time". But also reading: Chuck Palahnuik's "A Walk in Portland, Oregon," and "Choke," "The Almond" by Nedjma, "Freakonomics," "Best Newspaper Writing of 2004," and "Fateful Harvest" by Seattle Times investigative reporter Duff Wilson.
I also enjoyed "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Polan, "Guns, Germs and Steel," "Nickle and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America," by Barbara Eirenrich. "Fast Food Nation" made me cry. Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm," "Wizards of Media Oz." Hippy-dippy and on existentialism; the books that made me what I am today: "A Seperate Reality" and "Journey to Ixtlan" by Carlos Castenada, "Ishmael," "Celestine Prophey," James Redfeild, "Be Here Now," "Think on These Things" and anything by Krishnamurti...This profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5
Heroes:
My brother Brent. My brother Keith. My brother Scott (well, sort of). He Tianwu, the Chinese amputee and human mule. Lightning Rod. My journalism professors Rick Epting, Lyle Harris and Jim Napoli. Queen Latifa. Maragaret Cho. Jason Johnston aka Seaweed Man. Josh Young. David Stray Ney, Lana. Jeremy Edwards aka The Copy Reaper. Andrew Grubb. Steve Pool (the weatherman from KOMO television in Seattle). NY Times columnists Paul Krugman and Maureen Dowd. Comedian David Cross. Michael Franti, John Stewart, Willie Nelson.
Dating & Relationship Advice
MySpace Layouts
