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Brain

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I sold my soul to the man. I have liberated my soul, and now have one slightly tarnished soul for sale. Needs to go quick, because I could use the money.

I used to do cool things like read MMR and know who was hot and what-have-you. Now I read the Wall Street Journal and give people the Debt they want for the shit they don't need. sell ice to eskimos because I got a liberal arts degree in college.

I still drink too much coffee. Still true.

My Interests

Economics. Dive Bars. The Economies of Dive Bars. Modernist Literature. Music, or as you hip kids call it "the scene".

I'd like to meet:

Nobody. I'm now convinced that MySpace is used soley for government tracking purposes, and everyone of you is a spy. I will, however, add you if you are a spy that I know. You get to spy on me. You can spy on me alllllllll night.

Friends are now being ordered by whom I saw last. So, start vying for that critical spot now.

dear bar 107, you will always be in my top 8.

Music:

The Decemberists. The Lashes. The Donnas. The Helio Sequence. The Beta Band. Yo La Tengo. Tom Waits. The Dears. Slydell. David Bowie. Any band with [definate article]+[noun] for a name, really.

Movies:

The Bad and the Beautiful. Shaun of the Dead. Classic movies, and movies with Zombies.

Television:

I don't have TV anymore. I have Tivo, which is simultaneously the best and worst thing evar. The usual suspects: Arrested Development, the Daily Show, the Venture Brothers. I also watch all of those HBO series in hopes that they will once again stop sucking: Carnivale, Six Feet Under, and to a lesser extent, (jesus, did i last update this profile in 1998?) the Sopranos, Lucky Louie, etc. I have now also seen Deadwood, and I am impressed that the work "cocksucker" can be used to mean so many different things.

Books:

anything by James Ellroy, Thomas Pynchon, or Michael Connelly. Just finished: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. I also enjoy the occasional book of business motivational literature. Who knew that all of the worlds problems could be solved with analogies tilled from "City Slickers"?

My Blog

brother:

Brian: go bo sox!  Paul: Indeed! There were riots in boston last night!  Brian: actual honest to god riots?  Paul: Well, some car burnings, fights, arrests, maybe not LA-sty...
Posted by Brain on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:56:00 PST

random quote

"Of course I read in order to feel something. And to feel an end to my loneliness, of course, just as you." - Pierre Bayard, interview in the NYTimes...
Posted by Brain on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:29:00 PST

also:

oh god, so true
Posted by Brain on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:42:00 PST

A Warning:

Over the past two weeks, I have implimented a new policy regarding top 8, or whatever.  Basically, my top eight is in order of whom I saw last.  Luckily, the cat does not have a myspace (tak...
Posted by Brain on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:34:00 PST

Moustaches of the Investment World: Special Crime Edition

Moustache teasing ends in courtA self-employed financial advisor with an Edwardian-style moustache has promised a court he will shave it off.Charles Law, 48, of Borehamwood, in Herts, admitted assault...
Posted by Brain on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:41:00 PST

Moustaches of the Investment World: Part Four - Gross Moustache

 
Posted by Brain on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PST

Moustaches of the Investment World: Part Three

 
Posted by Brain on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:41:00 PST

Moustaches of the Investment World: Part Two

Gambling Moustache
Posted by Brain on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:13:00 PST

Moustaches of the Investment World


Posted by Brain on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:16:00 PST

joy!

I bought milk. Chili-Mac for all!!!My blog continues to be the center of important commentary in these difficult times.
Posted by Brain on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:23:00 PST