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trent

chrome my rims and ice my chains

About Me

overworked. overfed. foggy. really, really fucking nice (i could add more reallys). the JAPcessory of the year. gnome minded. spread thin. curry addicted. always underdressed. wicker parked. 1% vocal. crazier than you can imagine. morally bankrupt. bored... yet not. love the lake. love tortas even more. negative ion collector. dealbreaker. moves. shakes. underslept. west sided. apathetic. stroller fearing.

"i do what i want"

bleh.

going to tokyo and shanghai in september the freakin azores and hawaii... looking forward to that more than you can imagine.

i have flickr!

why not try AIM while youre at it - trentimusmaximus .

My Interests

food, india, maps / atlases, the sunday new york times, capitalism, math, "art", smokin', tattoos, guys with tattoos, apathy, the WP, lake shore drive, music, french, old gold coast ladies, aa, bombay sapphire, slavery, expensive t-shirts, nice people, barbequed meat, devon street, image consultation, printing, fast cars and or volvos, the roman empire, otoro, citrus, the rural south circa 1920, dark chocolate, 2am shadows, ninjas, pirates, bkny, coq d'or, hotel lounge singers, nippon, hummus, cheese, drinking on the street, bubbly, passing out, galena, ely fucking minnesota.

I'd like to meet:

im good right now, thanks.

Music:

belle and sebastian, the dandy warhols, notorious b.i.g., the magnetic fields, kanye west, grandaddy, peaches, jay-z, the 6ths, new order, the epoxies, talib kweli, potishead, common, big L, death cab for cutie, daft punk, jets to brazil, underworld, outkast, joy division, cat power, the shins, coalesce, reggie and the full effect, the starlight mints, diverse, blondie, mates of state, the postal service, glass candy, at the drive-in, david bowie, the yeah yeah yeahs, q-tip, the faint, a tribe called quest, gravy train!!!, felix da housecat, queen, aesop rock, junior senior, the descendants, le tigre, adult., the go gos, mount sims, fleetwood mac, mos def, paul johnson, dj lego, derrick carter, medeski martin and wood, waldorf, st germain, depeche mode, the cure, the beastie boys, norther state, jefferson airplane, the cars, michael jackson, miss kitten, the get up kids, fountains of wayne, fulflej, the smashing pumpkins, james iha, sleater kinney, cassius, modest mouse, the anniversary, the bee gees, the doors, blur, elliot smith, hole, gorillaz, orbital, handsome boy modeling school, prefuse 73, rjd2, the avalanches, nas, air, basement jaxx, the game, deerhoof, guns n' roses, the flaming lips, concrete blonde, kylie, dimitri from paris... i am forgetting things.

Movies:

waynes world!, the red violin, selena, kids, pootie tang, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, joy luck club, zoolander, what's eating gilbert grape, beetlejuice, requiem for a dream, napoleon dynamite, tank girl, gremlins 2, kill bill, hackers, devils rejects, go!, cruel intentions, lost in translation, donnie darko, dont tell mom the babysitters dead, party girl, saved!, you got served, traffic, cremaster, candyman, harold and maude, she devil, teen witch, dig!, hentai...

Television:

south park, ugly betty, roseanne, american undercover, hbo prositute documentaries / brent owens, modern marvels, rome, 2057 (so fucking good!) project runway... bleh.

Books:

valis, perks of being a wallflower, american psycho, freakanomics, a brief history of time, the heart is a lonely hunter, ender's game, non-fiction, anything about the projects... memoirs.

Heroes:

the hookers at the point. or andy warhol. or maybe mario batali... hmmm.

My Blog

beat you black and blue

i think that this is the first time i can ever say i am so happy this week is over and man, i can not wait until i have a drink tonight.  seriously.maybe i will start writing in this thing again....
Posted by trent! on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:26:00 PST

smashing pumpkins, the drama returns.

so it is not really a secret that i "followed" the smashing pumpkins as a teenager.  see, while i did go to quite a few shows "following" really doesn't begin to touch on their involvement in my ...
Posted by trent! on Wed, 09 May 2007 04:55:00 PST

KO-REE-AHHH, AHH AHH.

carlos: shh, im listening to this thing about asian americans on npr.trent: asian americans?! why do you care about them??carlos: it is a thing about the shame of the VT shootings.this was my phone co...
Posted by trent! on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:43:00 PST

3 tattoos / year goal.

work has been killing me and there are ugly protestors gathering outside.  apparently boeing makes bombs or something... who would have thought, i have only known of them as landlords and purveyo...
Posted by trent! on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:18:00 PST

the season has arrived

last week i took some time off to run around the midwest - wisconsin to be specific.  the vacation was the best!  despite my desire to sleep and do nothing all day i think we accomplished a ...
Posted by trent! on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:15:00 PST

1 cup of oatmeal, a french crueller and some water.

my weekends are sacred.  and by sacred i mean i like to indulge my desire to stay up until 5am and sleep in till 2.  except this weekend i am reminded exactly why i dislike my job.so i am si...
Posted by trent! on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:51:00 PST

stupid survery ala chicago

kevin made me do it.- Northside or Southside:WESTside- Bears Superbowl or Cubs World Series:cubs-Cubs or White Sox?cubs- Favorite Chicago Athlete (all time):who cares? da brat is sort of athletic look...
Posted by trent! on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:48:00 PST

shake shake shake

it is warming up.i wore a hoody today.  (surprise surprise)  sans jacket!and even though the river still has ice bergs flowing down it i think the winter is down for the count.who needs beac...
Posted by trent! on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:52:00 PST

i know cause you told me last weekend...

a quick to-do list:more business trips to new yorkno more back-to-back heavy drinking nightsbook all flights on jetBlue from now on; tv is great on planespay attention to work email over weekendget th...
Posted by trent! on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:02:00 PST

lame-ocity

shit has been busy.  i did this survey and it was so funny i laughed out loud for a few minutes....Put your music player on shuffle.Press forward for each question.Use the song title as the answe...
Posted by trent! on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:37:00 PST