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We The Living

Gold in the Sunset....and Diamonds on the Sea...

About Me

big confusing contradiction.

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My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

maybe you...if you're lucky. View All of My Friends

Music:

lots of stuff. Seriously. Metallica, Pearl Jam, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, System of A Down, Tool, From Autumn to Ashes, Shadows Fall, The Haunted, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Used, Smashing Pumpkins, AFI, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Pantera, Megadeth, Soil, Superjoint ritual, Devil Driver, Audioslave, Taproot, Sevendust, , Cold, Nonpoint, , 311, System of a Down, Polly Esther, Zebrahead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Temple Pilots, Powerman 5000, 36 Crazy Fists, Tapeworm, Everclear, Chevelle, Billy Idol, Static-X, Powerman5000, lostprophets, Disturbed, hed (PE), Godsmack, God Forbid, Sublime, Sick of it all, David Bowie, Queen, Led Zeppelin, RUSH, Blue Oyster Cult, Thin Lizzy, Doors, Peter Frampton, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lynard Skynard, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Trust Company, Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Diamondhead, Misfits, Danzig, Iron Maiden, Children of Bodom, Trivium, Opeth, Cattle Decapition, Nightwish, Nile, Lamb of God, Dark Tranquility, Lacuna Coil, Quo Vadis, The Black Dahlia murders, Dimmu Borgir, Vader, kidneythieves, Mindless Self Indulgence, Fuel, Foo Fighters, Mudvayne, Nine Inch Nails, the Beatles, Bush, The Who, Molotov, Dr. Gonzo's Bazooka Circus, Quixotik, Crashing tide, Bob Dylan, Mudvayne. Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Ben Harper, The Innocent Criminals, Ziggy Marley, Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffet, JOHNNY CASH, Loretta Lynn, ALISON KRAUSS, Union Station, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, misc country songs. The more pure minimalist or traditionalist it is the better. Lots of Jazz, blues, and BeBop. Dizzy, Buddy Rich, B.B. King, Otis Reading, etc etc. Juanez, Gypsy Kings,Robi Rosa, The Egg, Infected Mushroom, Oakenfold, Violent Femmes, DK, etc. etc. etc. I fall in love with a new band or artist everyday.

Movies:

Princess Mononoke Apocalypse Now The Green Mile Shawshank Kill Bill 1&2 Jackie Brown Saving Private Ryan Finding Nemo Blazing Saddles The Lion King Dumb and Dumber Memento Man on Fire I Am Sam X-men Jurassic Park Apt Pupil Stand By Me X Gladiator Alien 1 and Resurrection Predator 1 & 2 The Quest Jackie Chans first strike Final Fantasy the Movie Star Wars (pretty much all except ep 1) All Quiet on the Western Front The Thin Red Line Dawn of The Dead Shawn of the Dead 28 Days Later The Amityville Horror Jaws A Beautiful Tears of the Sun The Matrix Dazed and Confused Crouching Tiger Ghost in the Shell The Shining Game of Death Scarface Carrie Dolores Claiborne The Godfather I & II Bitter Sugar The Green Mile A Clockwork Orange Full Metal Jacket Eyes Wide Shut Metropolis Ninja Scroll Samurai X: Trust Perfect Blue Kung Pow: Enter the Fist…

Television:

South Park, Family Guy, Gungrave, Inuyasha, Samurai Shamploo, Cowboy Bebop, Nip/Tuck, The Shield, most things on Comedy Central.

Books:

Ayn Rand, Hemingway, Stephen King, Elmore Leaonard, Richard Preston, Frost, Poe, Sun Tzu, Jared Diamond, Carlos Eire, Camus, Carl Jung, Huxley etc.

Heroes:

Ayn Rand, Hemingway, Guy Harvey, Musashi, Tony Royster Jr., Yoshitaka Amano, Mom & Dad & G-parents.
Anthony G is my hero.
Anthony G is my hero.
Anthony G is my hero.

My Blog

"The Heart of the Matter" Don Henley

this is a good song, and I hope it will help me get through this. I got the call today, that I didn't wanna hearBut I knew that it would comeAn old, true friend of ours was talkin on the phoneShe...
Posted by We The Living on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:44:00 PST

Which is worse?

All theory and no action? Or, vice versa? What is stopping most of human kind from reaching, even scraping the surface, even near approaching their full potential? Is there any such thing as true free...
Posted by We The Living on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST

Outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

The dictionary definition of a sacrament, and what a vague definition at that, don't you think? Why has the word come to take on such a misunderstood meaning or such a limited one in our day? Can't th...
Posted by We The Living on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:21:00 PST

We Were Once Wolves...and Free

Once, we were wolves, kings, soldiers, architects of our own homes and destinites, and trailblazers. Through progress and the facilitation of convenience, we have lost this once noble distinction. Now...
Posted by We The Living on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST

Movies you should see (yes YOU). part 1

Every now and then I have these periodic acute insomiac streaks where my mind seems to be most active at night, and unable to settle down enough to allow my body to succumb to the days wear and t...
Posted by We The Living on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:37:00 PST

Synesthesia, Insomnia, a spiral force, and the like...

The morning sun is not my friend. This poses a serious prolem because now this symbol of newness, refreshed vibrance, and life for as long as I can remember carries a dicotomous presence in my psyche....
Posted by We The Living on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:37:00 PST

Asian Night a.k.a. The Tokyo Roll...

So Asian night at the Broken Arrow was a success. After a few weeks of Southern comfort food and Italian under our belts, and now the venerable "Asian" night (it was really more a Japanese/Thai fusion...
Posted by We The Living on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:57:00 PST

Beurre clarifique, sesame oil, and curry paste

I stumbled across a little ethnic market yesterday, markedly very Indian in ownership as indicated by the colorful array of posters featuring veiled Hindu-looking belly dancers and curious lookin...
Posted by We The Living on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:55:00 PST

Set Menu; Seafood

- Roasted Ratatouille and shrimp salad with mango caviar and feta-tomato chutney. - Shrimp stuffed mini sweet peppers with a sweet faux lemon pepper aioli and toasted  pine nuts- Sole roulad...
Posted by We The Living on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:38:00 PST

New blog, class notes.

I've decided to make a new addition to my blog, this time pertaining to the material covered in class. Observations, recipes, tips, tricks, will all be included. This will not be a daily entry, but wh...
Posted by We The Living on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:49:00 PST