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Shante

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Oh, you know. Just another guy, unlike any other...

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My Interests

life, living, learning, experiencing, breathing, sleeping, thinking, trying, doing, music, sights, sounds, smells, bright shiny objects, traveling, languages, cultures, psychology, knowledge, computers, networks, business, linux

I'd like to meet:

People interested in interesting interests; like my interests for instance.

Movies:

this is a definite 'work-in-progress', but whose movie list isn't?

Here goes:
a clockwork orange, pi, reservoir dogs, se7en, fear and loathing in las vegas, monty python and the holy grail, the star wars trilogy, the gods must've been crazy, the life of brian, the village, Dazed and Confused, Requiem for a Dream, Super Troopers, Fight Club, Austin Powers, Caddy Shack, Poltergeist, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Mallrats, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Encino Man, The Shining, Dogma, Kill Bill (both), Vanilla sky, Schindler's List, Blade Runner, Hudsucker Proxy, Sin City, Snatch, Dodgeball, Old School, Anchorman,

Books:

Books? no. Authors, yes.
dr. seuss, fyodor dostoevsky, stephen hawking, douglas adams, ambrose bierce, ayn rand, edgar allen poe,

My Blog

Sliced Caterpillars

So every once in awhile, you find interesting, unintentional animals in your dinner. In high school I had a science teacher who told us the story of finding a mole/vole in his chili. It was the depres...
Posted by Shante on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:41:00 PST

In God I trust

I've always had a bit of a problem with our currency's tagline: "In god we trust". I thought somewhere in our hazy past, we had attempted to separate certain topics. A few minutes ago, I had a thought...
Posted by Shante on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:10:00 PST

Nazi Reno Post Office

Anyone ever look at the counter tops at the downtown post office (VIrginia / Mill by the Sienna)?In addition to the semi-creepy eagles, which always looked a bit more gothic than traditional Americana...
Posted by Shante on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:37:00 PST

Entertainment

A funny thing struck me on entertainment. It's been striking me to various degrees for awhile now, actually. Some people can keep themselves occupied with a ball of string. Others enjoy tanning themse...
Posted by Shante on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:15:00 PST

Little Boxes

So, this, according to the interweb, is a real housing community in Ixtapaluca, Mexico. 300+ low income homes in a complex with more than 10,000. Click the photo for more pictures. Ok, so this song h...
Posted by Shante on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:34:00 PST

ADD + Expanding horizons.

Alright, so, it's ok to have ADD, and buzz around unassisted, curiously investigating whatever catches your eye. Make Magazine, on the other hand... a finely distilled collection of insanely great pro...
Posted by Shante on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:21:00 PST

Arrested at Safeway, part I

So, this was a productive Sunday morning. Went out and did me some shopping -- Cereal, Milk, juice, goat chevre, you know, the essentials. Strolling out the door, two unsavory looking gents stop me. T...
Posted by Shante on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:27:00 PST

An ode to button-down striped shirts.

Look at my button down striped shirt! Fucking look at it! This shirt means one thing! I'm coming home with some pussy tonight! That's right! It's been a long week at the office and it's time to blow o...
Posted by Shante on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:02:00 PST

Jimmy Flies

So today, a bit of excitement: While rolling down Lakeside Drive in my freshly detailed, blue, 2000 GMC Jimmy, 2 door luxury SUV, I was attacked. Attacked by a younger, leaner, sprier, model of my ow...
Posted by Shante on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:09:00 PST

No sex tonight.

This was entertaining, thought I'd share.----------------- Original Post -----------------From: alDate: Jan 10, 2006 1:11 PMI never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so muc...
Posted by Shante on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:23:00 PST