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Mitchell

'It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfy

My Interests

Music:

G Love and Special Sauce, Paul Westerberg/The Replacements, Jimi Hendrix, Blues Traveler, Mike Ness/Social Distortion, Bob Dylan, Phish/Trey Anastasio, Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Beck, Hot Tuna, Sly and the Family Stone, Tom Waits, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Sublime, Richard Thompson, James Taylor, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Saul Williams, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Motochrist, Dead Kennedys, Ramones, Rollins Band, Mother Love Bone, Green River, Tad

Movies:

The Usual Suspects, JFK, Talk Radio, The Big Lebowski, Almost Famous, Magnolia, Wonderland, Million Dollar Baby, Barfly, Lenny, Lenny Bruce; Swear to Tell the Truth, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Jersey Girl, Dogma, Good Night and Good Luck, Punch Drunk Love, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, American Beauty, True Romance, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Donnie Brasco, Glengarry Glen Ross, Casino, Goodfellas, The Godfather I & II, Inherit the Wind, Boyz in the Hood, Come Feel Me Tremble, Memento, Insomnia, Swingers, Midnight Cowboy, Mean Streets, The Aviator, Dog Day Afternoon, The Player, Short Cuts, The Conversation, A Home at the End of the World, Serpico, American History X, The Shawshank Redemption, Blow, Traffic

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, South Park, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Mythbusters

Books:

I enjoy reading on a wide variety of subjects. I typically lean towards non-fiction with a political, philosophical, scientific and/or skeptical perspective. I am currently reading "Thus Spake Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche and "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton. I also frequently read magazines such as Skeptic, Reason and Skeptical Inquirer, among others.

Heroes:

I don't necessarily have any heroes, per se, but there are a lot of people I admire. Some of them are: Lenny Bruce, Paul Westerberg, Mike Ness, Kevin Smith, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Larry David, Henry Rollins, James Randi, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Haggis, George Reisman, Michael Crichton and anyone who has made significant contributions to society through the arts, sciences and/or critical thinking.