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I am here for Friends

About Me

Just an aimless fool who's trying not to take himself too seriously. I'm very reclusive by nature, and I generally steer clear of crowds. My approach to life is "I don't know." I like going for walks with my camera, looking for beauty in things that most people are too busy to notice. I love looking at old junk and love to scour the countryside for interesting, weathered and abandoned stuff.

I love to listen to rain and thunderstorms through open windows in the spring, and shuffle around through the leaves in the fall. I like learning new things, watching clouds, going for long drives in the country, and telling stupid jokes. And I like hanging out with my friends in smoker-friendly environments.

My Interests

Playing my guitar, taking pictures, drawing, painting, designing t-shirts, writing, reading, daydreaming, and wandering aimlessly looking at things.

I'd like to meet:

A lot of people who are dead. And a few who aren't.

Music:

Yes, please. Lots of it.

Movies:

Can be really cool. Or they can really suck.

Television:

I don't have a TV.

Books:

Would probably make me smarter if I read them more often.

Heroes:

Lao-tsu, Gandhi, Jesus, and Buddha.

My Blog

Oh, these are the hustlers in my neighborhood

Some of the panhandlers in my neighborhood have now decided to forego their routine of hassling everyone in sight for money. They have now taken to hanging around in the gas station parking lot with a...
Posted by " " eric " " on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:45:00 PST

Listen to your mother

It happens to every kid. You see the other kids at school wearing something new or doing something different, and so you want to do it too. Kid: "But mom! Everyone is wearing underwear on their head t...
Posted by " " eric " " on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:59:00 PST

Wanna know how much youre worth?

"Wanna know how much you're worth?"Good. Neither do I. This blog is an apology and an explanation regarding a recent Myspace phenomenon. I keep getting these messages from people saying "I bought you ...
Posted by " " eric " " on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:44:00 PST

Im sure glad that Im not a woman...

That sounds like a misogynistic thing to open a blog with, so I'll clarify why I said that. I'm sure glad that I'm not a woman, because stuff like the following story seems to happen to them:Recently,...
Posted by " " eric " " on Sun, 25 May 2008 12:09:00 PST

People with too much time on their hands

Something happened at work a few weeks ago that reminded me of how some people have way too much free time. Or perhaps they just need some pointers in how to spend it constructively. I originally wrot...
Posted by " " eric " " on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:57:00 PST

Thanks to the bands

Just now I was trying to picture the sensation of playing music in front of people; the idea of being in a band and doing shows. And that led me to think about something I always think of whenever I g...
Posted by " " eric " " on Sun, 04 May 2008 08:54:00 PST

Those stupid bluetooth earpieces

You must have seen them. Ridiculous little pieces of blue and silver plastic with flashing blue lights that people have sticking out of their ear in public. Unlike iPods and other personal music playe...
Posted by " " eric " " on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:27:00 PST

The Meaning of Life

I was searching for a photo and I stumbled across this story. I didn't write it, but I thought it was so awesome that I had to share it.-----------------------------------------------The Meaning of Li...
Posted by " " eric " " on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:40:00 PST

Where your tax rebate will go...

I got this sent to me by a friend and I thought it was funny enough to share.---------------------------------WHERE YOUR TAX "STIMULUS" REBATE WILL GO:The federal government is planning to send every ...
Posted by " " eric " " on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:21:00 PST

From the Tao - Chapter 9

I wish I knew how to read Chinese, that way I wouldn’t have to rely on translations of the classic Taoist writings. This is Chapter 9 of the Tao te Ching from the translation I have:Fill your bo...
Posted by " " eric " " on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:24:00 PST