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sean david

seancarasso

About Me

watch the videos below. all different. all me. what i want in the world. what i strive toward. what i find righteous, what has arrived. also, i'm fun.

My Interests


water, outdoors, eclectics, travel, spooning, the beach, snowboarding, passion, intellect, introspection, history, wine, revolutionizing the world, campfires, beautiful views, sno-beach, grilling steaks, the words "indeed" "perhaps" and "booya", the art of governing, wakeboarding, opera, mermaids, convos till sunrise, pulling over to watch the sunset, the smell of WD-40, backpacking, sushi, SCUBA, good coffee at 7am, philosophy, jammin in my car loudly, museums on rainy days, cliff jumping, hablando espanol con taylor ellison, skydiving, water, water, roping and horseback riding, love, INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE, eccentricity, love.

Music:

beatles, metric, billy joel, imogen heap, joshua radin, frou frou, sufjan stevens, death cab, rufus wainwright, brandon james, micheal jackson, pedro the lion, metric, keane, jon mcglaughlin, marc cohn, interpol, ray lamontagne, all american rejects, don mclean, amiici, the band, josh groban, green day, the fury, nat king cole, willie nelson,

Movies:

Forest Gump, Braveheart, Good Will Hunting, Goonies, Gross Point Blank, Meet Joe Black, Newsies, Silverado, Legends of the Fall, Moulin Rouge, Life as a House, American President

Books:

Les Miserables, Long Walk To Freedom, My Life: Bill Clinton, In But Not Of, The Belgariad, Primary Colors, Ragamuffin Gospel, The Lost Art of Discipleship, The Gospel According to Robert F. Kennedy

Heroes:

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, nelson mandela, bobby kennedy, james madison, aristotle, sunny garcia
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: sean d carasso
Birthday: 2-20-82
Birthplace: so cal
Current Location: ATX....travelin lots y lots
Eye Color: hazel = drives the ladies crazy with that mushy non color
Hair Color: blondish brownish (depends if it's been sunny lately)
Height: 5'9'' on my best days
Right Handed or Left Handed: righty tighty
Your Heritage: jewish, italian, greek, german, scottish, irish, french, norwegian, hungarian, spanish, english, swedish, 3 native american tribes, dutch, world.
The Shoes You Wore Today: PF FLYERS. vintage amazingness
Your Weakness: salt on tortilla chips. oh yea, and women with them jewel-like eyes
Your Fears: mediocrity. abandonment.
Your Perfect Pizza: straight of the streets of manhattan with artichoke hearts, sardines, ham, green olives. YUCKITY YUM
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: save 75% of income. it's gonna happen; just you wait and see.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: i use "suhweet" often
Thoughts First Waking Up: look at dorothy.
Your Best Physical Feature: lower back to butt. sheer sexiness.
Your Bedtime: natural? 3am. b/c of job? 11pm.
Your Most Missed Memory: rawhide ranch as it once was.
Pepsi or Coke: soda is KILLING the world. pepsi.
MacDonalds or Burger King: fast food is KILLING THE WORLD. burger king.
Single or Group Dates: single fo sho! romance moves the world.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: say no to processed sugar
Chocolate or Vanilla: neopolitan
Cappuccino or Coffee: hmmm. both. together. once it hits your lips. so good.
Do you Smoke: on occasion
Do you Swear: not too often
Do you Sing: indeed
Do you Shower Daily: make a valiant effort
Have you Been in Love: yes.
Do you want to go to College: did, done, done it.
Do you want to get Married: yes.
Do you belive in yourself: yes.
Do you get Motion Sickness: NO. i lika the motion
Do you think you are Attractive: ?
Are you a Health Freak: naw but def uber healthy.
Do you get along with your Parents: YES. they're wondeful. the best.
Do you like Thunderstorms: to dance in the rain is to live
Do you play an Instrument: guitar. it's among the ways i pour myself out.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes.
In the past month have you Smoked: yes.
In the past month have you been on Drugs: naw
In the past month have you gone on a Date: ooo la la la yea.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no but MUH.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: many, many, many times.
In the past month have you been on Stage: indeed i have my friends.
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: ha! i'm actually doing that as soon as i get off the computer! bizarre.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope
Ever been Drunk: yea
Ever been called a Tease: haha. no.
Ever been Beaten up: yes.
Ever Shoplifted: yes. (what boring way to phrase these questions...let's do it SAT style with elaboration...)
How do you want to Die: smiling
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: one who lives his life giving back.
What country would you most like to Visit: japan.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: chrystal blue
Favourite Hair Color: i'd say blonde but i always seem to fall for bronettes
Short or Long Hair: long if it's wavy and sexy. short if it's sassy and purty.
Height: 5'5'
Weight: 110
Best Clothing Style: FUNKY but classy. able to be refined yet always fresh. surfer with hipster with elegant with hippy. i can picture her now... ;)
Number of Drugs I have taken:
Number of CDs I own: HUNDREDS
Number of Piercings: none. what a shame i say.
Number of Tattoos: none, but 1 is on the wwwaaayy.
Number of things in my Past I Regret: too many to count. thank god for forgiveness.
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

My Blog

P.E.A.C.E.

Riot Police surround the Peace Conference en masse. Depending on the day and which diplomat is attending, they are either lounging in the shade asking attendees for cigarettes or glaring at high aler...
Posted by sean david on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:07:00 PST

Sometimes

Last night my iPod slipped out of hiding. I was digging in my backpack and there it was. I've been so engulfed with the world of Congo these past few weeks that I had thoroughly ignored such indulge...
Posted by sean david on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:45:00 PST

NKUNDA & I

The following is one of the great adventures of my young life. I hope you'll take the time to dive in. I know it is long, but then again, so was the day.~~~~~~~~On this Sunday Sabbath, I met me a pas...
Posted by sean david on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:10:00 PST

Titu Prison

Tonight I lost my cool. My composure just&.went missing.Some American doctors have come to Goma for a few days to help at a local hospital. They are loving people who are working tirelessly to help ...
Posted by sean david on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:36:00 PST

The Question

For the first time in 4 months, I miss America. I've just finished watching "About a Boy" with Hugh Grant on my laptop, and can't help but want to go back to the world of fine cars and fine wines. O...
Posted by sean david on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:47:00 PST

Falling Whistles

As I'm writing you, the sun is setting just over the lake that is central to Goma. My computer screen is blurry and unclear. I cannot help the weeping that clouds my vision and falls on my keys.Bob ...
Posted by sean david on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:41:00 PST

Domesticated Day

Today began as domesticated as any one of my American days. I woke up early, jumped in the lake for a quick swim, grabbed a bit of pineapple and was off to the bank. After following guns and bullets...
Posted by sean david on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:22:00 PST

The Mai-Mai

Waking up, my first thought was, "No matter what, show no fear." On this particular day, we were heading out to meet the Mai-Mai commanders. Walking down to the kitchen, the Goma morning was sunlit ...
Posted by sean david on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:35:00 PST

Breached Ceasefire

My first day in Northeast Congo marks the first day of preparation for the Peace Conference. After 11 years of war, America called a cease-fire and peace talks have begun. There are five armies figh...
Posted by sean david on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:10:00 PST

Congo - An Introduction

I've always believed that circumstances don't decide the man - the man decides the circumstances. Now I'm not so sure. If a man is placed in extraordinary circumstances, is he not given an unprecede...
Posted by sean david on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:39:00 PST