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Jeremy

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I'd like to meet:

Someone who was made entirely out of metal. That would be sweet.

Music:

I hate labels. I hate when people say that they "hate country music" or that they "love ska" (these are, of course, examples, I also hate it when people say that they "hate ska" or that they "love country music", but I digress). They put themselves in these little boxes of things that are acceptable to like, and things that are acceptable to hate, all based on some arbitrary label that (in general) has nothing to do with any particular band (or even a given piece of music). It drives me insane. Who the hell cares if something is "punk" or if it's "metal" or whatever? The only thing I care about is whether or not something is good. I'll listen to anything, literally anything, if I think it will somehow escape the vast pit of mediocrity in which most of our culture is mired.

Books:

Authors whose work I enjoy include, but are not limited to Umberto Eco, Harlan Ellison, Ed McBain, George R. R. Martin, Terry Prachett, Joe R. Lansdale, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Andrew Vachss, Isaac Asimov, Orson Scott Card, Kurt Vonnegut, Donald Westlake, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, William Goldman, David Eggars, Jon Krakauer, Alan Moore, Roger Zelazny, Will Eisner, John Irving, J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Danielewski, Malcolm Gladwell, Brian Michael Bendis, Theodore Sturgeon, and Robert Anton Wilson. Actually this list could go on basically forever, I really like to read.

My Blog

Chicago

I was in Chicago this weekend, it was pretty sweet. Watched the Twins get stomped. Got to ride on the train. Bought some books.Best part of the weekend was the trains. You get on, you ride around, it'...
Posted by Jeremy on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:47:00 PST

People have subscribed to my blog? Suckers!

All you get to readAre poorly written Haikus.Or is it Haikues?
Posted by Jeremy on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:43:00 PST

Haircut

New haircut todayI'm looking good, looking fineGoddamn, I'm itchy.
Posted by Jeremy on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:19:00 PST

Cookies

My Friend's Mom's CookiesPeanut butter, chocolateDamn! They are tasty.
Posted by Jeremy on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:13:00 PST

Haiku

Another SunsetThe sky: On Fire, AliveMe: Trapped behind glass.
Posted by Jeremy on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:37:00 PST

Just another stupid Haiku

Gabba Gabba HeyNow I want to sniff some glueHooray! The Ramones!
Posted by Jeremy on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:45:00 PST

Books yo, books.

Boxing (a haiku):Thinking of the pastI wish I'd been a boxerI'm an idiot.
Posted by Jeremy on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:23:00 PST

My thoughts on Escape From New York, a haiku

New York: a prisonSnake: he's supposed to be deadMy Brain: exploded.
Posted by Jeremy on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:25:00 PST

If I could write my own obituary

If I could write my own obituary this is what it would say:Jeremy was a tall man, not as tall as a basketball player, but still pretty tall. He also did not like to eat fish.
Posted by Jeremy on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:15:00 PST

People don't let me fly their planes.

I was at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts today and there's something I just don't understand. What the hell is up with modern art? I consider myself to be somewhat intelligent, I'm not a genius,...
Posted by Jeremy on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:51:00 PST