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About Me

sorry, but i've put down finnegan's wake for the time being. i look at it as life-long endeavor, you know, a marathon -- if i were to keep it up at a full sprint i'd blow out both my knees and end up barely hobbling through hardy boys adventures for the rest of my days. so no more high-brow "about me" section. i'm reading some pynchon right now, but it's the crying of lot 49 and that barely counts, right? otherwise... what do you need to know about me? i'm learning to be better about answering questions, so ask away. i'm also working on doing more asking. i try to pay attention to the present moment, but don't always do such a good job. i'm currently beating the robots at online catan about 65-70% of the time.

My Interests

riding my bike. settlers of catan. uwajimaya. kinder eggs. places far. places near. music for 18 musicians. the conet project. layers upon layers upon layers. keeping my eyes open. being nice.

I'd like to meet:

the blooms and their young protÃ©gÃ©

Music:

Ramones. The Clash. Daniel Johnston. Buzzcocks. The Replacements. The Jam. Elvis Costello. Wesley Willis. Wire. Stiff Little Fingers. The Sonics. The Saints. Minutemen. New Order. Joy Division. The Smiths. Descendents/ALL. The Damned. The Specials. Fivehead. The Beatings. The Marked Men. The Wedding Present. The Methadones. Subset. The Hold Steady. Explosions in the Sky. Steve Reich. J.S. Bach. F.J. Haydn. G.F. Handel. W.A. Mozart. Antonio Vivaldi. John Coltrane. Thelonious Monk. Bill Evans. Keith Jarrett. Miles Davis. Bill Frisell. Dave Holland. Jimmy Smith. Steve Tibbets. William Basinski. Godspeed You! Black Emperor Jandek.

Movies:

American Movie. Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Rashomon. Seven Samurai. Halloween. Rushmore. La Dolce Vita. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. This is Spinal Tap.

Television:

Young Ones. Bottom. Father Ted. Trailer Park Boys. The Simpsons. Futurama. The Wombles -- old series. Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Books:

um...

Heroes:

Joey Ramone, Coy, Mommy Coy.

My Blog

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damn it's been a while since i've posted anything to this myspace thing. this one will have to be short 'cause i'm running low on battery power and when the computer shuts down i'm going back to slee...
Posted by very metal on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:28:00 PST

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wait - turns out it's pronounced am-ber-gur-ree. who knew? well, somebody did i guess....
Posted by very metal on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:29:00 PST

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have a nice little chat with anna: go here, then click on "ask anna" up near the top. also talk to hank. this information courtesy of minor tweaks....
Posted by very metal on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:06:00 PST

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(another) lunch update: the tofu pad thai at mekon river on 6th street, austin texas... delicious. first time with the pad thai. almost embarrasing to admit that. i'm stretching my ...
Posted by very metal on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:30:00 PST

why can't i leave the subject blank? (II)

oh my the ma po tofu at p.f. chang's is spicy. absurdly so. yep p.f. chang's is a primarily work-related place to eat. you let people from work choose where to eat and that's wh...
Posted by very metal on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:56:00 PST

why can't i leave the subject blank? (I)

there was a time when people used to stop by and check out my little stupid ass myspace profile. a while ago. likely the same 5 or 6 people, which would explain why they all got sick of se...
Posted by very metal on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:57:00 PST

For the love of small towns

So there I am, in the middle of nowhere on 71 heading to Austin, and I stop to fill up the car and get a drink. I take my bottled water to the counter and ask for some Ibuprofen. Aside from trying ...
Posted by very metal on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Warning! Destroy Before Reading...

Nobody really cares, but... Part of me wanted to like Alex Rodriguez - he's an incredible baseball player, and the few times I saw him play he put on a show. Actually, mostly the Seattle fans put ...
Posted by very metal on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It's not like I'm Valentine's Day bashing, because I'm not. That's a tired take, and I don't agree with it at all, really. But flipping through radio stations in the morning, I happened on Houst...
Posted by very metal on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Thanks for asking"

"To resist despair in this world/is what it is to be free..." ---Operation Ivy, "Sound System" I work in an office with the nicest person in the world - her name is Laverne, and she works at the f...
Posted by very metal on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST