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About Me

i'm a pretty laid back person. quiet, even, but that really depends on the capacity of how well you know me. i can be very engaging when my mind's put up to it. i suppose i'm a bit on the crazy side. but then, who isn't? intelligent, yes. funny... depends on your sense of humor. i'm a lot of other things, but i'll save those for the sake of conversation.on AIM, i am damnedsleeper.

My Interests

destroying the natural order of things. actually, just destroying in general.

I'd like to meet:

anyone who can be content enough to just sit back and enjoy the day going by would be great. and people who drink a lot.

Music:

esthero. the two alter-egoes of tomoko kawase. maria callas. akfg. bonnie pink. the cardigans. the cure. the decemberists. dispatch. erik satie. fiona apple. the mars volta. gackt. the brilliant green. goldfrapp. gorillaz. interpol. israel kamakawi'wo'ole. jay chou. kagrra. mae. gaetano donizetti. malice mizer. michael bublÃ©. nujabes. the pillows. spitz. rain. the rasmus. sade. utada hikaru. tsuneo imahori. yann tiersen. the postal service. renata tebaldi. nobuo uematsu. various others.

Movies:

auntie mame. 2046. the court jester. clean. just like heaven. anything by mel brooks. hero. kill bill, volumes 1 & 2. sleeping beauty. interview with the vampire. various kevin smith films. chicken run. battle royale. anything by miyazaki. battle royale. stephen chow movies. how to marry a millionaire. shrek. but i'm a cheerleader. the fifth element. ready to wear (prÃªt-Ã -porter). amelie. breakfast at tiffany's. x-men. gods and monsters. little man tate. beautiful thing. elizabeth.

Television:

absolutely fabulous. matt groening's creations. family guy. drawn together. project runway. smallville. will and grace. robot chicken. anything on food network. various home and gardening shows.

Books:

the phantom tollbooth. the power of one. anything patrick dennis. the cobra event. the vampire chronicles. great expectations. a little princess. journey to the west. the devil wears prada. the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. dune. the grapes of wrath. to kill a mockingbird. anything by virginia woolf. i can't remember the rest, but if you put it to my face i might recognize it.

Heroes:

i guess GOD. don't get me wrong, i'm the kind of person that should and will most likely go to hell. but the omnipotence thing. oh...! gotta get me some of that.

My Blog

vacation diaries, part one

july 15:we left los angeles at about two am... followed by a fourteen hour flight to taoyuan international airport in taipei, taiwan. the plane ride provided by eva air was exceptional compared to my ...
Posted by raphael on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:09:00 PST

damn

school is now in session, and it sucks like hell. acccording to my schedule, which will be finalized when my boss and next door neighbor gives me a WORKING schedule, i will have no such thing as a day...
Posted by raphael on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:16:00 PST

as proof of my very unreachable unreachablility...

... here is a short but happy update on my state of being. i am alive and being stuffed continuously. i am spending a lot of time with my cousins. i found boba repackaged in the philippines....
Posted by raphael on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:22:00 PST

i will be unreachable for some time.

...the reason being that i will be out of the country (pretty much against my will at first, but a stopover in taipei made it easier to swallow). in any case, due to the omnipresence of the almighty i...
Posted by raphael on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:42:00 PST

rant.

what i have been feeling lately needs get out of my system. so here it is. hopefully it won't take too much of your time if you take the time to read it.in a nutshell, it involves someone i care about...
Posted by raphael on Sat, 05 May 2007 11:47:00 PST

in questa reggia...

in questa reggia (in this palace) is an aria from the opera turandot by giacomo puccini. while the story of the opera itself is interesting, the names for the characters are... rather stereotypical (i...
Posted by raphael on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:11:00 PST

it was a very good beer.

indeed, it was. i'm extremely happy that good beer does exist... in san diego's very own microbrewery, karl strauss. not knocking on sapporo, of course. sapporo's damn good.my only regret is that the ...
Posted by raphael on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:51:00 PST

must... steal... from amandor!

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?So, here's how it works:1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc)2. Put it on shuffle3. Press play4. For every question, type the ...
Posted by raphael on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:55:00 PST

goodness, gracious me.

watching ian somerhalder dance to l'ami caouette in his underpants, while an obvious testament to the nerdiness of most actors, is vaguely breath-quickening.jesus.- bettina...
Posted by raphael on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:53:00 PST

TAIKO, baby.

Posted By:remotely.concernedGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by raphael on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:44:00 PST