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Justin West

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me



I'm the tall guy sitting in front of you in the movie theater. Sucks, doesn't it?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Music:

Nick Drake, Paul Simon, Guy Forsyth, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, Amos Lee, The White Stripes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Gourds, Bob Schneider, Tom Waitts, Johnny Cash, Dwight Yokam, Outkast, The Roots, Billy Joel, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tool, Green Day, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Reel Big Fish, Flogging Mollies, The Weepies, Jeff Buckley, Harper, Jack Johnson, Aphex Twin, Radiohead, Flight of the Conchords, The Gourds, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Harry Connick, Jr., Leon Redbone, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, James Blunt, Led Zepplin, The Doors, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, Panic! at the Disco, The Raconteurs, Paolo Nutini, Peter Gabriel, Marvin Gaye, John Coltrane, Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Blue Oyster Cult, Jack Johnson, The Guess Who, The Killers, The Black Keys, The Beta Band

Movies:

Pulp Fiction, Swingers, Se7en, Fight Club, Bladerunner, Dark City, Love and Sex, The Story of Us, Solaris, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank, Indiana Jones, Cloverfield, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffalo Roam, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs, Goodfellas, Heat, Natural Born Killers, Leaving Las Vegas, Saving Grace, Memento, Pi, Following, Requiem for a Dream, Rear Window, The Big Sleep, Casablanca, Rebel Without a Cause, Paper Moon, The Big Lebowski, The Hudsucker Proxy, O' Brother Where Art Thou, Cast Away, Apollo 13, Groundhog Day, Broken Flowers, Lost in Translation, Coming to America, Dead Poet's Society, Good Will Hunting, JFK, The Shawshank Redemption, Clue, Traffic, The Godfather, Twelve Monkeys, Brazil, Eyes Wide Shut, Alien(s), Panic Room

Television:

Seinfeld, Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Wonder Years, Who Wants to Marry an Amputee, The Sopranos, The Altos, The Office, Entourage, Who Wants to Marry a Recently Divorced Amputee

Books:

Hunter S. Thompson, John Steinbeck, Frank Herbert, Stephen King, Nick Hornby, Chuck Palahniuk, Phillip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan, Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler

Heroes:

Hunter S. Thompson, Bill Hicks, Stu Ungar, Mimes

My Blog

Funniest Person in Austin - Tonight!

From the Statesman:AA-S Best Bet - 'Funniest Person in Austin': Mario DiGiorgio, winner of 1999's "Funniest Person in Austin" contest, is hosting the fourth night of the annual contest this evening. ...
Posted by Justin West on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:34:00 PST

This Is Why I Can’t Tell Her

I didn’t write this, but got it as a part of a chain. Yes, I’m a sap, so this kind of inspired me a bit. Take it or leave it, however made up it is...--------------- This is why I can&rsqu...
Posted by Justin West on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:35:00 PST

FPIA 2008 Complete Lineup

Monday, April 7thHost: Brendon WalshBob KhosraviBobby DiPasqualeChris KeimlingDale AlexanderDario KonjicijaEric KrugIrshad JamesJoel KeithJonathan PaceJoe StaatsLil CharlesLynette LamonicaMeghan Mille...
Posted by Justin West on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:38:00 PST

March 4 - Done and Done

I've hit that two-hour period here at work that can be aptly described as a "lull." I'm tethered to the desk by way of a telephone cable, despite the fact that the chances of a call coming in within t...
Posted by Justin West on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:09:00 PST

Clinton Paying Black Supporters to Picket

"I stopped at the intersection of Lovers Lane and Greenville this afternoon, and immediately noticed people standing on each corner (and on a couple of the medians) holding Hillary Clinton signs. Ano...
Posted by Justin West on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:37:00 PST

DISTURBING: Not All Soldiers Are Heroes

I've always said that. One does not become a hero simply by signing and suiting up, getting your ass shipped to the desert. People have called me "unpatriotic" because of this. I disagree. I am most c...
Posted by Justin West on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:55:00 PST

Two in the Bush

Fantastic weekend, culminating with great conversation and confirmation that, while I may be a pussy at times, I'm capable of swallowing my own stomach. It is indeed amazing how things can sometimes ...
Posted by Justin West on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:01:00 PST

Yes. We. Can.

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Posted by Justin West on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:10:00 PST

COMIC: Realfield

Strangely, if you remove Garfield from his own comic and replace him with a real cat, it becomes much, much funnier... Lonely fucker.Source: http://juannavarro.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/realfield-like-. ..
Posted by Justin West on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:24:00 PST

Photos Were Taken

As promised, though delivered quite late, here are the photos I snagged during the opening of the Barack Obama campaign headquarters here in Austin, followed by the photos taken at the rally held down...
Posted by Justin West on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:35:00 PST