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pat

darling, you gotta let me know, should i stay or should i go?

About Me

alcohol anything taboo art/indie films baggage beat poetry being different being mediocre black and white photos blues breaking the rules chinese movies cliches comfortable silence communication cool plays dance day and night daydreams dvd games expression extreme sports first impressions freedom funky fashion genuine laughter good food gossip heartbreaking lyrics hugs imperfection individuality irony jazz joy rides karaoke life love managing ephesus meeting perfect strangers music new york new york performance poetry peter pan syndrome philosophy photography playing hooky playing the guitar portraits random thoughts road trip rock 'n roll skimboarding small knowing smiles spontaneous greetings tearjerkers teenage rebellion tension the beach travel

that's what lil pats are made of.. well, at least this particular lil pat.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

anybody who likes having fun! old friends, new friends..
and this guy:

Music:

dave matthews band, incubus, jeff buckley, joni mitchell, ani difranco, imogen heap, fiona apple, joe satriani, john mayer, justin king, the strokes, the music, postal service, jimmy eat world, led zeppelin, sting, the beatles, carlos santana, queen, bob marley, jimi hendrix, wolfgang, brain salad, cynthia alexander, nyko maca, ephesus, jamiroquai, cosmic love, justin timberlake, urbandub, pinikpikan, radioactive sago project, pedicab, sandwich, updharmadown, fall out boy, anthony green, circa survive, bloc party, radiohead, mars volta, motion city soundtrack, death cab for cutie, broken social scene, elliot smith, rufus wainright, regina spektor, the hives, the magic numbers, pupil, arctic monkeys, ok go, wolfmother, pretty girls make graves, gnarls barkley, orson, amos lee, john frusciante, red hot chili peppers, pinback, placebo, the rapture, shiela and the insects, yeah yeah yeahs, matisyahu, the vincent black shadow, jenny owen youngs, the red jumpsuit apparatus, taken by cars

Movies:

all richard linklater films (waking life, before sunrise, before sunset, dazed and confused, tape, a scanner darkly, slacker, suburbia, school of rock, etc.), dogville, fahrenheit 9/11, requiem for a dream, memento, the departed, confessions of a dangerous mind, reservoir dogs, clockwork orange, mullholland drive, dancer in the dark, donnie darko, true romance, particles of truth, heights, enemy of the state, man on fire, dogma, lotr, my sassy girl, il mare, little manhattan, imagine me & you, waterboys, enter the phoenix, mallrats, empire records, dream for an insomniac, a date with jao mapa, memoirs of a geisha, 300, rent, oscar, stranger than fiction, stomp the yard, any dance flick, any disney/pixar movie, concert dvds/vcds

Television:

LOST, HEROES, dexter, prison break, gilmore girls, will n grace, young americans, grey's anatomy, discovery travel and adventure, c.s.i. & c.s.i. ny, who's line is it anyway?, conan o'brien, that 70's show, the o.c., one tree hill, so you think you can dance, reunion, supernatural, queer as folk, related, strangebrew, meteor garden (so sue me!:P)

Books:

smaller and smaller circles (fh batacan),subterranean thought parade (lourd de veyra),shadowboxing in headphones (lourd de veyra),def poetry jam on broadway...and more (ed. russell simmons),LOTR (jrr talkien),harry potter (jk rowling),essential rumi (trans. by coleman barks),the da vinci code (dan brown),angels & demons (dan brown),sophie's world (jostein gaarder),forbidden fruit: women write the erotic (ed. by tina cuyugan),joyful noise: poems for two voices (paul fleischman),little prince (antoine de saint exupery),hope for the flowers (trina paulus),wolves in the wall (neil gaiman),sandosenang sapatos (dr. luis p. gatmaitan),hell bent for leather: confessions of a heavy metal addict (seb hunter), the day i swapped my dad for two goldfish (neil gaiman)

My Blog

in your dreams (title still in the works)

count back from ten.watch the sheep jumpon the cusp of REM.retrace the steps towards the bed.go back, go backto when your thoughtswere screaming the shadowsthat covered these wounds.clean the slate.'c...
Posted by pat on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:06:00 PST

give me something more than awesome.

"transformers is awesome" just has to be the biggest understatement ever.there should be a whole new term made up for that kind of awesome. like, biting my nails-sitting at the edge of my seat-eyes te...
Posted by pat on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:49:00 PST

in the words of mr. russ davis...

public transportation, here i come...got into an accident the other night. was too tired. i should've learned though. when feeling sleepy, sleep it off a bit first before heading home.. but it happene...
Posted by pat on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:39:00 PST

kaibigan lang

hindi sa wala akong tiwala.masakit lang. masakit parin.dahil nandiyan parin siya. sila.habang ako nandito naghihintay.dahil ayaw mo silang saktan.habang ako hindi makahingasa hagulgol at sa sakit ng p...
Posted by pat on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:50:00 PST

better than labels

i see them,these words,parading around,teasingand tauntinglike a chick cliquelaughingat an inside jokethat was me.i just wasn't partof the in crowd.friends.best friends.lovers.in a relationship.domest...
Posted by pat on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:35:00 PST

up against life

you're moving on borrowed time.another loan would only be denied.life, the loan shark that it is,won't settle for a refundbecause yesterday is used upand tomorrow doesn't matter.waiting for a way outw...
Posted by pat on Tue, 29 May 2007 07:56:00 PST

to the indian giver

oh, mr. indian giver,don't play such games.don't let me savor lifeif there's a bitter aftertaste.don't get me highif you're only to let me crash.don't give me hopeif you're only to take it right back....
Posted by pat on Tue, 22 May 2007 07:37:00 PST

forget sunsets.

at this new sunrise,make your 'hello'sand 'good morning'sreek of promisesof more 'see ya later'sand 'no tomorrow's.woo meand we'll seewhat we can doabout avoiding the sunset....
Posted by pat on Fri, 18 May 2007 12:46:00 PST

waking up.

i had a pretty bad asthma attack early this morning..ever had those dreams where you're falling and right when you hit the ground, you wake up suddenly? i had one of those.. and when i woke up, it fel...
Posted by pat on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:21:00 PST

on the run.

pain isn't a state of mind.people can't turn it off as easily as a lightswitch. you try to distract yourself with all sorts of things but even that isn't healthy because all you're doing is running aw...
Posted by pat on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:10:00 PST