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Evan

Life is beautiful if you just let it come to you

About Me

............................................................ ............................................................ ...................."Doc, uh, my brother's crazy. He thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" And the guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much how how I feet about relationships. You know, they're totally irrational and crazy and absurd and ... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us need the eggs." -Annie Hall

My Interests

Film(writing, cinematography,directing, acting, production design).Theatre(writing, acting, directing, set design,lights, sound). Guitar. Cello.Piano. Photography. Improv(Foul Puppets Teen Improv Troupe yo!)

I'd like to meet:

.People I know, people my friends know, people interested in film, acting, etc.To all of my insecure friends: I do not put my Top Slots in order of importance, friendship, worth, etc.

Music:

Mainly, jazz, classic rock, soundtracks, and "indie" music.I met Graham Nash once in Cleveland.

Movies:

I used to have a list here, but it was just way too long and I couldn't update it enough and I don't care. Obviously, I love films, especially the late 50's through late 70's films. And here's a list I like to produce. Top Five American Relationship Films, specifically relating to romantic relationships--Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, High Fidelity, Annie Hall, Swingers, When Harry Met Sally--

Television:

Slings and Arrows. Arrested Development. Adult Swim. Meet The Press. Unscripted.The Simpsons. The Family Guy. The Daily Show. The Colbert Report. SNL. Robot Chicken. Real Time w/ Bill Maher. Monk. Scrubs. Countdown W/ Keith Olberman. The Black Adder. Charlie Rose.The First 48, Dead Like Me. Alfred Hitchock Presents. Twilight Zone. South Park. Seinfeld. And some other random stuff too.

Books:

No use in having a list here. I like to read as much as possible and I love to read plays and screenplays as well. Actually probably love to read those more than books.

Heroes:

.Robert Rodriguez,Quentin Tarantino, Two Kings: Martin Luther King jr. and Ryan King(SKF!)Michael Gondry, Skitch Macfadden, RFK, Dwayne Blackaller, Dano Madden, Neil Brookshire, Stitch Marker, Danny Peterson, & Andy Carey.

My Blog

A Would You Rather-ish question

You're in a WWII POW camp. It's cold, you rarely eat, and when you do, it's rotten, violent people yell at you in a language you don't understand, so your life always hangs in the balance. Friends are...
Posted by Evan on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:36:00 PST

An Essay from a Concerned Soldier

For starters I would like to open with a disclaimer. I am an active duty soldier currently deployed in Iraq but do not present my views on behalf of the military. The ideas I will be presenting are is...
Posted by Evan on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:54:00 PST

The Onion: Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended

Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended.onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;border: 4px solid rgb(65, 160, 65);border-width: 4px 0 1px 0;ma...
Posted by Evan on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:59:00 PST

OReilly Defends His Lack Of Iraq Coverage: Explosions In Iraq Dont Mean Anything

O'Reilly Defends His Lack Of Iraq Coverage: Explosions In Iraq 'Don't Mean Anything'A recent study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that in the first three months of 2007, Fox News de...
Posted by Evan on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:59:00 PST

Art Source Gallery Exhibit Update (and how you can go see it)

Art Source Gallery Juried ExhibitionThursday June 7 from 6-9 PM--This is the opening reception where awards are announced at 6:30Then the photos will be exhibited for the month of June.Hope you guys a...
Posted by Evan on Fri, 18 May 2007 07:48:00 PST

Art Source Gallery Contest (and how mine and my brother's photos are in)

So, my brother and I entered the Art Source Gallery contest with a few photos, and two of ours were selected! There were 160 submissions from 61 artists worldwide and only 19 were selected AND we're t...
Posted by Evan on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:43:00 PST

Peace Protest Article

This I found randomly at a site called Red State Rebels. It's a lot better than the one in the Statesman, so take a looksee:The father of an Army medic stationed in Iraq on Sunday asked his fellow Ida...
Posted by Evan on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:09:00 PST

I heart Obama

Excerpt from the 2004 Democratic National Convenition Speech:Obama: For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga, a belief that we are all connected as one p...
Posted by Evan on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:55:00 PST

Read this now please.

This is a Rolling Stone article that I felt compelled to share. Imagine a world where greedy pork producers pollute water, killing fish, animals and human beings while raking in billions of dollars. Y...
Posted by Evan on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:23:00 PST

Snakes on a Plane

Yes, I did just see the midnight showing of Snakes on a Plane(or S.O.A.P.) and it was everything I hoped it could be. Now, granted, going into the theater, everyone there knew it was going to be crap....
Posted by Evan on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:30:00 PST