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Jared

...like it's going out of style

About Me

Random Things about Jared
I love to smile. The best people in my life are those that can make me smile until my cheeks hurt.
I'm Midwestern at heart. Originally from Cleveland, now in the Chicago suburbs.
I sing, though I know I don't have a good voice.
I'm in school and prefer to hang out with people with goals in life. I'm driven.
I drink peach iced tea and eat chinese food like it's going out of style.

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My Interests

accents, acting, activism, all-nighters for homework, art, auditions, autumn, being me, big cities, books, Borders, bracelets, candles, chatting, chest hair, chicago, chinese food, cleveland, coffee shops, college, color, court reporting, cuddling, dairy queen, dancing, dating, democratic party, democrats, downtown, drawing, dreaming, dreams, dvds, earth, eating, english, everything, fall, falling leaves, family, friends, fruit, gay activism, gay rights, glsen, grassroots organizing, guys, hair, hands, happiness, having fun, homosexuality, honesty, humor, ice cream, journalism, latin culture, latino men, leadership, literature, love, magazines with taste, mail, massages, men, mexican food, monogamy, mountains, mountain dew, music, my hands, my imagination, nature, nipples, oceans, paints, Peach flavored things, photography, pictures, planning, poetry, politcs, post cards, public transportation, rain, reading, rollercoasters, shopping, sleeping, smiles, Snapple, snow, stenography, stickers, sunrises, sunsets, talking, tall buildings, tarot, tarot cards, tattoos, tea, the news, theater, theatre, thespians, thunder, traveling, urban environments, waldenbooks, Washington d.c., water, whipped cream, words, work, working, writing, young adult fiction, your mom

I'd like to meet:

I'll talk to anyone. Some of the best people I have come to know are those I have just met randomly. If you sit next to me on a plane, I'm going to talk to you. If you are at a bus stop, and something sparks my interest, I am going to speak up. If you make me mad, I'm going to let you know. I'm honest. I like to talk. Communication is wonderful.
So, I'd like to meet you. I'd like to meet everyone in the world once.

Music:

Ani DiFranco, Ben Folds, Ben Harper, Blink 182, Blondie, Bottom Line, The Bravery, Bright Eyes, Coldplay, Dashboard Confessional, Destiny’s Child, Fall Out Boy, Fey, Five Iron Frenzy, Gloria Estefan, Hawthorne Heights, Jack Johnson, Keane, Killers, Madonna, Mae, Michael Buble, Missy Elliot, Musicals, My Chemical Romance, New Radicals, Postal Service, Queen, Regina Spektor, Rilo Kiley, Rufus Wainwright, Shakira, Stroke 9, The Strokes, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Tim McGraw, Tori Amos

Movies:

Boy's Don't Cry, Brokeback Mountain, Latter Days, Mona Lisa Smile, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Maria Full of Grave, Monster, Soldier's Girl, A Touch of Pink, A Woman's Daydream

Television:

Don't really watch television. One time I stayed up and watched horrible MTV shows until 4am. I think that was the end of my relationship with TV.

Books:

A Home at the End of the World, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Things They Carried, Things Fall Apart, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, Where the Red Fern Grows, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, A Separate Peace, Brave New World

Heroes:

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My Blog

Things I want to do in Chicago [Updated]

Take me to...... Second City... Navy Pier [check this one off the list!]... Marshall Field's on State [Now Macy's]... Lincoln Park Zoo... the Sears Tower Skydeck [check this one off the list!]... Wrig...
Posted by Jared on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:37:00 PST

George Bush meets Dr. Seuss

I'm the decider.I pick and I choose.I pick among whats.And choose among whos.And as I decideEach particular dayThe things I decide onAll turn out that way.I decided on FreedomFor all of Iraq.And now t...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:09:00 PST

The Alto women of Bom Jesus de Mata

Reading an article on Alto women of Bom Jesus da Mata for Sociology I discovered that these women do not mourn the loss of their children. A quote says of the burial place:Although a few fresh flowers...
Posted by Jared on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:13:00 PST

What are you waiting for? If not now, when?

What are you waiting for?  If not now, when?              The carpet, with its different sized blue spots on a bleak grey background, rem...
Posted by Jared on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:49:00 PST

Things I want to do in Chicago...

Take me to...... Second City... Navy Pier [check this one off the list!]... Marshall Field's on State... Lincoln Park Zoo... the Sears Tower Skydeck [check this one off the list!]... Wrigley Field... ...
Posted by Jared on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 03:20:00 PST

A Product of the 90's

Before the Internet & text messaging.Before Sidekicks & iPods.Before MIKE JONESSSBefore PlayStation2 or X-BOX.Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night.WHEN LIGHT UP SNEAKERS WERE...
Posted by Jared on Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:16:00 PST

First Semester of College Wrap-Up

Things I have learned my first semester of college1  ...  It is easy to get involved at a small school. 2  ...  Everybody drinks.  Even the people you think do not drink real...
Posted by Jared on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:53:00 PST