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If you label me, do you not negate me?

I'm so Emo my grass cuts itself

About Me

I started taking pictures at age 3 1/2, and haven't stopped yet.I do senior pics, classic portraits, model portfolios, boudoir, and nudes.Would you like to get some new up-to-date pics? Email me for a link to my portfolio ... Or let's get together in person and you can see my full portfolio. All shoots come with a money back guarantee. You will be happy or you pay nothing.

My Interests

Besides taking photos I like cooking, eating, minneapolis institute of arts, lake calhoun, lake como, lake harriet, and music. I'm teaching myself to play violin. And I'm working on some book projects. "America's Forgotten" will have stories and pictures about those people in America we rarely think of, such as the homeless, the poor, prositutes, people who are discriminated against, etc. If you know of someone who should be included in this book, let me know. "The Sound of Your Walking" is a novel that I'm almost done with. I'm also working on a cookbook and a book about the diversity of people in Minnesota.

I'd like to meet:

Dolores O'Riordan, John Hughes, Martin, Natalie MacMaster, Sarah McLaughlin, Alanis, Santana, Blue Oyster Cult, Oksana, Mike Judge, Jesus, Clinton, Matt Damon, Santana, Ghandhi, anyone who can sing to me Chrissie Hynde's 1994 hit and mean every word of it, and you!

Music:

Panic! at the Disco, Alyson Greenfield, Mylo, Jamiroquai, Violent Femmes, Scissor Sisters, Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Natalie MacMaster, Santana, Dubliners, Alanis Morissette, Ari Scott, AWB, Barenaked Ladies, Baz Luhrmann, Beck!, Bee Gees, Blink 182, Borodin, Costenos Band, Cranberries, CCR, Doors, Fuel, Garbage, Gloria Estefan, Green Day, Guns N Roses, Jars of Clay, Heart, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Kansas, Kieran's Irish Pub traditional songs, Michael Jackson, Michael W. Smith, Najwa Karam, Nat King Cole, Nirvana, No Doubt, Pearl Jam, PFR (Pray For Rain), Rebecca St. James, Rich Mullens, Ricky Skaggs, Sarah Morris, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Sugar Hill, Supertramp, Peter Gabriel, Tchaikovsky, Will Smith, Young MC

Movies:

Garden State, Office Space, It's a Wonderful Life, Good Will Hunting, Groundhog Day, Breakfast Club, Beautiful Girls, Titanic, Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrman), Bourne Identity, Great Outdoors, JFK, Hoffa, Christmas Vacation, The Royal Tenenbaums, Swing Blade, Pumpkin, Veronica Guerin, Boys Don't Cry, Ikiru, Dogville

Television:

Scrubs

Books:

Wear Sunscreen: a primer for life; the Book of Celtic Wisdom: Poems, Proverbs, and Blessings; Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Dispair (Pablo Neruda); Uncle Tom's Cabin; Reaching Out in Love: Stories Told by Mother Teresa; Rich Dad, Poor Dad; RealAge Makeover; The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Tupac Shakur); The Lords and the New Creatures (Jim Morrison); the Highly Sensitive Person; She's Come Undone; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Screwtape Letters; Brave New World; 1984; the Bible

Heroes:

(see people I'd like to meet)

My Blog

DR. COX

Dr. Cox, on the newest episode of Scrubs, just burned on the competing hit show, Gray's Anatomy. So take that Dr. Dreamy!
Posted by Matt Dahl on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:00 PST

We're rushing, rushing into the void

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. This life is short.  Watch Woody Allen's "Everyone says I love you" or "It's a Wonderful Life."  Or get really artsy and rent Kirasawa's Ikuru. Lif...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:18:00 PST

10 Reasons to Eat Local Food

  Eating local means more for the local economy.  According to a study by the New Economics Foundation in London, a dollar spent locally generates twice as much income for the local econom...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:36:00 PST

Slash Health Care Costs 90%

Consumer Health WarningDo not buy any foods or groceries containing the following ingredients: Sodium nitrite (meats) Monosodium glutamate (soups) Aspartame (diet soda) Yeast extract (s...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:41:00 PST

Is your American dream turning into a nightmare?

I'm creating a photo-journalism book about "America's Forgotten," spanning from homeless people to poor people to anyone else who feels like they are at the nightmare end of the American dream. I've ...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:57:00 PST

Eating Well for a Healthy Mind

There is growing evidence that chronic low-grade inflammation contributes to the development of many diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, and diet can be an important factor in addressing potentia...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:05:00 PST

Volunteers and music lovers needed


Posted by Matt Dahl on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:34:00 PST

Art with a conscience

Guerrilla Art at the Altered Esthetics art gallery at 1300 Quincy St. NE, Minneapolis.  The show will feature 50 artists from around the world, featuring art of various themes: religious and poli...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:32:00 PST

Fill of Love

(music and lyrics by ari scott ©2002) fill of love all i ever wanted was to be accepted andall i ever wanted was not to be rejected andall i ever wanted was just somelove love love love love love lo...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:19:00 PST

EarthFusion Festival update

"celebrating a peaceful, sustainable and just Earth through music and the arts" The festival will be August 25 & 26 2006, at the Roseville Central Park in Roseville, MN. This festival's mission i...
Posted by Matt Dahl on Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:45:00 PST