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Anson Monroe

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

About Me

I've gone there and back again, and here I am today.

My Interests

Music, Film

I'd like to meet:

Batman. Definitely Batman. Then maybe I could be Robin and save the city.View All Friends | View Blog | View Pics | Add Comment

Music:

Nine Inch Nails, Muse, Bjork

Movies:

Memento

Batman Begins

Shawshank Redemption

The Boondock Saints

The Power of One

The Seven Samurai

Collateral

Television:

Lost
Battlestar Galactica
Boy Meets World
24
Sliders
The Office
Scrubs
Dead Like Me

Books:

East of Eden, Ordinary People.

Heroes:

I have a lot of heroes. Everyone I meet in life inspires me to be a better person, and for that I'm truly grateful.

My Blog

Zero-Sum

To You, that I have known.To You, that I will come to meet.To You, that I walk beside never glancing toward.To You, who has shown me scorn.To You, that will never look beyond the surface.To You, who s...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:40:00 PST

Without you, everything falls apart. Without you, its not as much fun to pick up the pieces.

The horizon stands far above me, like a stranger somehow familiar looming at the door. Every day I look at this horizon and I know how it feels to be trapped. My life is not cruel, horrible, or wicked...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:23:00 PST

Last time I saw you, we had just split in two. You was looking at me. I was looking at you.

It's funny, the many faces we show to people. Take for example the person you are around your closest friends. Normally we would never be at ease with showing or being this person in front of our pare...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Sun, 27 May 2007 01:14:00 PST

Shame on us for all we've done and all we ever were

College is almost over, and over the course of the year I've learned many truths about myself. A love for Leonardo DiCaprio, for instance. No matter how things turn out, I'm glad I came. I'm also glad...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:12:00 PST

The Heaven's Fall, Yet Still We Crawl.

I've been thinking to myself lately, "Why is it I am most inspired to write only when things are at their bleakest?" A friend of mine, Katie Zook, spoke of something similliar at Time-Out a couple of ...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:30:00 PST

It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

The way God works in our lives is nothing short of amazing, miraculous, and mysterious. It's taken me five months to feel at ease and understand what God wanted from me, but I think that moment is fin...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:27:00 PST

Once an old person finds a grape, all their bitterness about World War II goes away.

I really miss chinese food. Like... you have no idea. My favorite thing about back home in Washington was the ludicrous amount of chinese food available for consumption. Here in Idaho, there really is...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:45:00 PST

I'm the most dangerous man in this prison. You know why? 'Cause I control the underwear.

In two months, my life will be complete. Oh yes, in two months I'll finally be a grown man.December 11th is the day of a new beginning in my life. December 11th... The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Prince...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:26:00 PST

When all else fails, there is always delusion.

Had class at 9:10 this morning. Woke up at 8. Put my head down for what I thought was all of five minutes. Next thing I know, it's 9:30 and I'm missing class.Bah.
Posted by Anson Monroe on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:19:00 PST

The leading cause of death in dance-related accidents is Anson Dickson...

I've been in Idaho, here at NNU, for the rough course of a week now.Let's start out by saying that I love not working at the hotel right now. My coworkers are awesome, my boss is cool, but man... I am...
Posted by Anson Monroe on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:05:00 PST