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>>Jeremy aka JJ

I can tame any man...but what man can tame me?

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4Get Your Own! | View Slideshow I’m a constantly improving and constantly moving person who has a passion for and an opinion on all things design and many things in life. I go on trips every chance that comes my way. The humorous situations in my life can best be described as “Mad TV” moments. I’m a fun and quirky person with an abundant social life who thinks the glass is full and likes to keep it that way.Please, send a few messages first before asking me to add you as a friend, unless of course we know each other. Ninety percent of my friend list is made up of actual people I know, so I don’t make it a habit of just adding strangers Thanks for stopping by! -JJ

My Interests

My interests include all types of music, modern and impressionistic art, photography, theater, the beach, gadgets, cars, people, reading, travel, cooking, mid-century modern furniture, architecture, kayaking, UFC and kickboxing, riding my bike, playing bocce, travel & adventure, Sudoku, and I suppose a million other things.Also, these are amazing organizations I volunteer for or support that need your support in the Atlanta area. If you have some time, effort, or donations to give, please let me know!

I'd like to meet:

"I already know an awful lot of people and until one of them dies I couldn't possibly meet anyone else. " - Audrey Hepburn

Music:

Elefant, Robbie Williams, Deep Dish, Estero, Dubtribe, Sandra Collins, Paul Oakenfold, Rachmaninoff, Willie Nelson, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Petty, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Frank Sinatra, Ben Watt, , DJ DB, Roni Size, LTJ Bukem, MOP, Madonna, Placebo, Blur, Bent, old Michael Jackson, Olive, Prince, Joni Mitchel, Lenny Kravits, Liz phair, Jamiroquai, Postal Service, Felix da Housecat, Groove Armada, Emiliana Torrini, Cake, Elton John, Everything But The Girl, Man Ray, Theivery Corp., Tricky, Sneaker Pimps, GAR, Towa Tei, Kruder, Johnny Cash, Air, Basement Jaxx, Bebel Gilberto, Cafe Del Mar, Death in Vegas, Tiesto, George Michael, Godskitchen series, Goldfrapp, Kings of Convenience, Loretta Lynn, Massive Attack, PVD, Sasha, Scissor Sisters, Steve Lawler, Portishead, Shostakovich, The Delgados, The Streets, VA series, Motorcycle, Gabriel and Dresden, Junkie XL, Jill Scott, Jet, Mark Farina, George Acosta, Sandra Collins, Sander Klinenberg, Beck, The Cure, The Clash, Rincerose, Hot Hot Heat, Guster, Aya, DMob and DC Project, Phonique, Miguel Migs.

Movies:

Gataca, Kill Bill, Hero, Animatrix, Saved, Bad Education, Silence of the Lambs, Memento, Spirited Away, Ferris Buller, Zoolander, Mean Girls, Little Miss Sunshine, Trainspotting, Run Lola Run, Big Fish, Death Becomes Her, Serial mom, Amadeus, Best in Show, Batman Begins, The Usual Suspects, Schindlers List, To Kill a Mockingbird, Legally Blonde, Sin City, Layer Cake, The Princess Bride, James Bond, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Truman Show, Grease

Television:

Heros, Family Guy, Ugly Betty, The Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, Giada on Food Network, E true hollywood story. Oh, and Definately Mad TV.

Books:

An Arrows Flight - Mark Merlis, slack jaw - jim knipfel, 100 years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez , Jack Kerouac, Generation X, The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand, Alice Siebold, Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris, Tobias Wolfe, The Tender Bar, The Stupidest Angel, Shadows of the Wind, any good reccomendations...

Heroes:

My father, for living the American Dream and doing it on his own, proving that anything is possible if you want it badly enough and for showing me the values of hard work, and what is really important in life. My mother, for persevering as a single mother even when I know she wanted to just give up & for teaching me respect and the ills of procrastination by way of example. My friends Dave and Jeff, for encouraging me in business endeavors and having faith in my skills, and for their intelligence, tact and tenacity they exhibit in their businesses every day. Finally, Mel for her photo skills shown here.And finally, whoever came up with this ad campaign

My Blog

The rise and fall and eventual rise of life. My future at Home Depot.

Does this sound familiar to anyone else on the planet?  You go about your business, living your life the best you can, and one miraculous day you wake up and everything, for one brief moment, is ...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:56:00 PST

Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS needs volunteers! Dining By Design Tickets on Sale!

Greetings! I'm writing on behalf of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) 10th annual Dining By Design event being held at the Mason Murer Fine Art gallery in Atlanta on October 24...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:24:00 PST

RIP Todd Deardorff

Last week was one of the...stupidest (for lack of a better word) weeks of my life.  I went to Peru for one of the best vacation experiences of my life, learning about inca culture and Peruvian cu...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:03:00 PST

Can it wait?

As a child I can remember how everything in my life was important.  I also remember that, in my mind, if it was important to me at that moment, then surely it must also be important to everyone e...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:36:00 PST

The Fair Hottness...

The Italians really know how to do things right.  I went to Italy for the Milan Furniture Fair last weekend.  This is not just any show...its at the new Rho Ferro complex Milan built sp...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:19:00 PST

Hate Crimes and what you can do about it.

Ok, I'm absolutely pissed.  Someone beat a 72 year old man to death for being gay.  And the American Family Association says that voting for hate crimes laws means that Polygamy will be lega...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:16:00 PST

The self esteem of singles on Valentines Day, or

     Yesterday will go down in the record books as the best and most unusual "single" Valentines Day in my personal history.  I received several phone calls and texts from fri...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:58:00 PST

Silence is Golden; The study of foot in mouth disease in Mondern American Dating.

     Last week I spent all week with Jeff planning Todd's birthday extravaganza, which by the way went off without a hitch.  Over 100 people showed up, bartenders, food, tents...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:42:00 PST

Gay Cruising and other tales of narcissism...

As many of you know I've acquired an addiction to travel and this year will be no exception, with trips planned so far to Italy, the pacific side of Mexico, and South America.  But I'm always on ...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:30:00 PST

My Blog Readers...

OK, I know people have subscriptions to my blog, because when I make a post 16 people immediatly log on to check it out, but I don't know who you are.... I want to know who is reading these things, so...
Posted by >>Jeremy aka JJ on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:11:00 PST