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Alejandro!

do me a favor, baby. don't reply. cos i can dish it out... but i can't take it.

About Me

i live @ the crofoot ballroom .
no, for real.
i like to vent unimportant thoughts here.
words to live by: sing in the shower.
treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
watch a sunrise at least once a year.
leave the toilet seat in the down position.
never refuse homemade brownies.
strive for excellence, not perfection.
plant a tree on your birthday.
learn 3 clean jokes.
return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full.
compliment 3 people every day.
never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
leave everything a little better than you found it.
keep it simple.
think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
floss your teeth.
ask for a raise when you think you've earned it.
overtip breakfast waitresses.
be forgiving of yourself and others.
say, "thank you" a lot.
say, "please" a lot.
avoid negative people.
buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
wear polished shoes. remember other people's birthdays.
commit yourself to constant improvement.
carry jumper cables in your truck.
have a firm handshake.
send lots of valentine cards.
sign them, "someone who thinks you're terrific."
look people in the eye.
be the first to say hello.
use the good silver.
return all things you borrow.
make new friends, but cherish the old ones.
keep a few secrets.
sing in a choir.
plant flowers every spring.
have a dog.
always accept an outstretched hand.
stop blaming others.
take responsibility for every area of your life.
wave at kids on school busses.
be there when people need you.
feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
don't expect life to be fair.
never underestimate the power of love.
drink champagne for no reason at all.
live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
don't be afraid to say, "i made a mistake."
don't be afraid to say, "i don't know."
compliment even small improvements.
keep your promises no matter what.
marry for love.
rekindle old friendships.
count your blessings.
call your mother.
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My Interests


music...
in all its various colours.
concerts.
karaoke.
tequila.
hennessy.
wine.
collecting vinyl.
moleskine journals.
tattoo art.
fashion-forward girls.
detroit tigers.
writing.
drawing crappy comics.

greenpeace.org
(an inconvenient truth)

writing hits, not songs.
anticipating grammy awards.
things of the audiophile nature.

silently judging you.
and being correct most times.
creating things.
over-analyzing everything.
getting struck by lightning
... but not feeling enlightened.

afterward, at least.

I'd like to meet:

people who like stuff.
cos i like stuff.
so you should like stuff, too.

randomly: conan o'brien, barack obama.
anyone involved in the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s.

and kat williams , my comedic idol. gotta check him out.

and stephen pastis, creator of pearls before swine.

Music:

ryan adams.
ben gibbard. (deathcab, postal service)
brand new.
a fire inside.
old skool U2.
old skool the cure.
the police.
the smiths.
duran duran.
blondie.
the sounds.
killers. lily allen.
amy winehouse.
kanye west
common.
the new JT album.
tribe called quest.
stevie b.
milli vanilli.
disco.
new wave.
indie.
hardcore.
rock en espanol.

i'm really diggin' gwen stefani right now, too (shhh)...
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Movies:

to be put simply: almost famous, wes anderson's films, john cusack movies, judy garland movies, star wars (iv, v, vi) (among other 80s fantasy movies), la bamba, grandma's boy, and crash sum up my genre-spectrum, however, the actual list goes on and on...
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Television:

at the moment: Ugly Betty.
... but DVD sets make it easier:
entourage.
lost.
american idol.
best week ever.
turner classic movies.
history channel.
CNN. (anderson cooper is sweet)
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Books:

dystopian novels.
catcher in the rye.
angels & demons.
stephen chbosky.
michael chabon.
chuck palanuik.
mitch albom.
pretentious magazines.
antique auction catalogs.
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Heroes:

Mom.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
R2D2.
Simon Cowell.
Ducky from Pretty In Pink.

My Blog

th wrttn lang o myspcrs & txt msgrs.

i like to consider myself a pretty passive guy. yes, i may have my pretenses about music, art, and film. but who doesn't? this particular phenomenon, though, has been annoying me as of late: myspacer...
Posted by Alejandro! on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:07:00 PST

MLK

Sleep, sleep tonight And may your dreams be realised. If the thunder cloud passes rain So let it rain, rain down on he. So let it be. So let it be. Sleep, sleep tonight And may your dreams be realised...
Posted by Alejandro! on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:21:00 PST

the only difference between dive bars and McBars is press coverage.

let me tell you about shitty bars and their social practices. tonight i went out with a few of my peeps. one of them wanted to meet up with a chick in Novi. that's right, B.F.E. now, i'm not one of th...
Posted by Alejandro! on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:13:00 PST

sorry, ive become an asshole. have a nice day.

in theory, i am a nice guy. i'm funny. i'm charming. i'm kind. i'm outgoing. i love my friends and my family. and i know how to express empathy for others. but really i'm an asshole. example:recently...
Posted by Alejandro! on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:07:00 PST

the old adage of nice guys finishing last.

ever wonder why the women you desire and respect ditch you and run straight to the open arms of a "jerk"? it's not masochism- it's a desperate attempt to find someone who adds something to her life. ...
Posted by Alejandro! on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:22:00 PST

STUPIDITY -- in law enforcement, and in ms. teen south carolina.

in an era when civilian crime is high, and in a region where gang-related crimes are not uncommon, how do law enforcement officers and the court systems have the audacity to even appease an incid...
Posted by Alejandro! on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:09:00 PST

12th street riots and freedom.

this week marks the 40th annivasary of the 12th Street Riots of Detroit in 1967. a largescale riot dwarfed only by the LA riots in 92, as far as modern riots are involved. you can read plenty about it...
Posted by Alejandro! on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:46:00 PST

my grandmother: Isidra Zavala Lemus (1920 - 2007)

early morning, Friday, 8 June 2007, my grandmother Isidra Zavala passed away. she had just turned 87.__________________________my grandmother gave birth to Ester, Anita, Manuel, Alberto (my father), A...
Posted by Alejandro! on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:20:00 PST

stop hovering over her telephone number.

coming from a calloused heart, i feel rather comfortable stating a fact: friends come and go. isn't that a saying? we've all had friends since we can remember. as a baby you tend to be fixated on that...
Posted by Alejandro! on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:20:00 PST

pan's labrynth

i just saw the best film ever! it's called Pan's Labrynth. directed by guillermo del toro, this spanish film is set in post-war Franco-Spain, where a little girl named Ofelia is taken into new surroun...
Posted by Alejandro! on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:03:00 PST