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Hexxus

Go read a book.

About Me

{ "They say to me in their awakening, 'You and the world you live in are but a grain of sand upon the infinite shore of an infinite sea.' And in my dream I say to them, 'I am the infinite sea, and all worlds are but grains of sand upon my shore." }

My Interests

Film, photographs, snow, the beach, nighttime, daytime, humour, bowling, Burning Man, The Oregon Country Fair, travel, water, writing, reading, the occasional cigar, setting goals and reaching them, learning, snowboarding, the prospect of skydiving, the prospect of filmmaking, dreams.

I'd like to meet:

Zeus, or David Lynch, or anyone I can have a good conversation with. Although, awkward conversation can be fun too, so bring it on.

Music:

Nirvana, The White Stripes, The Residents, Radiohead, The Arcade Fire, Primus, Queens of the Stone Age, System of a Down, Modest Mouse, Wilco, Björk, Radiohead, Journey, Kyuss, The Mars Volta, The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Beck, The Zutons, The Comas, Soundgarden, Smog, Incubus, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles [duh], Wolfmother, Talking Heads, Alice in Chains, Tenacious D, Queen, Eagles of Death Metal, Rage Against the Machine.

Movies:

Being John Malkovich, Meet Joe Black, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Fifth Element, Conversations With Other Women, The Fountain, Lost in Translation, High Fidelity, The Matrix trilogy, Garden State, The Last Kiss, Memento, eXistenZ, Liar Liar, Freddy Got Fingered, American Beauty, The Prestige, Little Miss Sunshine, Good Will Hunting, Sideways, K-Pax, Death to Smoochy, Mulholland Drive, Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly, Pi, 21 Grams, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Mozart and the Whale, Winter Passing, Stranger Than Fiction, Grosse Point Blank, The Wedding Singer, Ghost World, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Truman Show, The Illusionist.

Television:

All else stops for LOST.

Books:

Catcher in the Rye. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs. Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius. Heavier than Heaven. Perfume. Jitterbug Perfume. All Kurt Vonnegut works. A Million Little Pieces. Crime and Punishment. Fight Club. The Prophet. Franny and Zooey. Choke. We. In Watermelon Sugar. Richard Brautigan, Charles Bukowski, and Jim Morrison's poetry.

Heroes:

some people I find to be pretty neat are Willy Wonka, Wes Anderson, Charlie Kaufman, Michael Gondry, Kurt Cobain, Tom Green, Jack White, David Lynch, Picasso.

My Blog

and the clouds roll in

*sigh...Perhaps it's best kept to that, a simple sigh. But then, devil knows I can't resist expounding. There are some very, very unfortunate things in life. Sometimes you just can't hit the mark you ...
Posted by Hexxus on Sun, 20 May 2007 02:17:00 PST

Granola spaceship

If birds flew as high as the sprinkled stars shine then all would be a bowl of salsa. That made a lot more sense as I was typing it, probably because the sentence hadn't yet ended. And then I looked b...
Posted by Hexxus on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:00:00 PST

Mexico!

I have the most incredible news. The mighty Zeus smiles upon me this day. So, I received a call from the radio station 105.1 "The Buzz" at about noon today. They left a vague message just suggesting I...
Posted by Hexxus on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:50:00 PST

flapjacks hot off the griddle

Remember when mailing letters became too much effort because the regular use of e-mail was implemented? Remember when e-mailing became too much effort because the regular use of text messaging was imp...
Posted by Hexxus on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:44:00 PST

Of trash and treasure.

All things should be cherished. Maybe. I mean, yes.I vaguely recall reading once about a certain Buddhist monk achieving enlightenment; he was in a butcher's shop and a customer asked the butcher what...
Posted by Hexxus on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:14:00 PST

the hardest button to button

Learning can be painful sometimes. But then, life can't always be key lime pie. Things are difficult now and then. I just wish I could choose where the difficulties lie, but that would sort of defy th...
Posted by Hexxus on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:22:00 PST

mismatched puzzle pieces

I was in the mood for a drive at around 11 pm, so I took one -- to Seattle. A nice little 5 hour drive roundtrip. I drove there, grabbed some McDonalds, and drove back. Lots of music on the drive, lot...
Posted by Hexxus on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:35:00 PST

The pinnacle.

Epitaphs scribbled on construction paper tombstones with crayons. The river runs through the canyon, the canyon stands around the river. The loneliest vulture sits perched upon the highest branch of t...
Posted by Hexxus on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:12:00 PST

sticks and stones

Gee whiz my arm hurts. "Why is this, Miles?" you ask in a concerned voice. I don't know. One thing I do know, is that staying up all night always sounds like a better idea when it's still night time. ...
Posted by Hexxus on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:49:00 PST

Schneit es in Weltraum?

Opinions can be pretty humourous sometimes. I think humour in things is important to recognize. Doing so makes life a lot easier and more enjoyable. Keep an open mind and a light heart. It's hard to ...
Posted by Hexxus on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:23:00 PST