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Zach

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About Me

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."

My Interests

wakeboarding, snowboarding, playing guitar, reading, writing, psychology, philosophy, poetry, chess, drawing, music, sounds, feelings, energy.

I'd like to meet:

Challanging assumptions. Being receptive to new ideas. Recognizing similarities or differences. Making unlikely connections. Taking Risks. Building on ideas to make better ideas. Looking at things in new ways. Taking advantage of the unexpected. Taking chances.

Music:

Tray Tryon, Mars Volta, Sounds of Animals Fighting, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Time Lapse Consortium, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Subtle, Circa Survive, Rx Bandits, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Four Tet, 311, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Incubus, Aphex Twin, Dieselboy, DJ Tiesto, Andy C, BT, Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Thievery Corporation, Dubconscious, The Doors, Mute Math, My Morning Jacket, Beethoven, Mozart, Miles Davis, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jamiroquai, Jurassic 5, Phish, Zero7, Fiona Apple, The Books, Soul Coughing, The Symetrics

Movies:

THE FOUNTAIN, CITY OF GOD, A SCANNER DARKLY, Waking life, The Machinist, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, L.A. Confidential, The Matrix, American Psycho, Memento, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, Boondock Saints, Sin City, Saving Private Ryan... I'm a fan of movies so I like just about any film that pushes boundaries

Television:

It's a show about nothing.

Books:

The Art of Looking Sideways, Doors of Perception, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dune, American Psycho, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, Man's Search for Meaning, Lucky You, Frankenstein.

Heroes:

Steve, Tora, and Alex Routhier.

My Blog

Tao Te Ching -Lao Tzu

The other day I was told "the universal constant is emptyness. That which is empty binds all things together." Then I remembered this quote from the Tao Te Ching, the book of Taoism written by Lao T...
Posted by Zach on Thu, 24 May 2007 08:46:00 PST

Something I learned the other day

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence" - AristotleEverything we do in life is geared towards finding happiness.  Every creature no matter how...
Posted by Zach on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST