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Bill

I can live without your touch if I die within your reach.

About Me

I just moved to Philly with the beautiful and charming Rebecca. I'm currently looking for a new job, but the search isn't going too great. I have a band called the Ink Spills that I am currently desperately striving to make something happen with.

My Interests

music, guitar, literature, writing, not monkeys, lactose intolerance, live music, playing live music, recording, mixing, production, movies, video games, philosophy

I'd like to meet:

friends, musicians, fellow lactose intolerants

Music:

Paul Westerberg, the Wrens, Guster, Weezer, Ryan Adams, the New Pornographers, Pearl Jam, the Replacements, Jimmy Eat World, Gin Blossoms, Elliott Smith, Heatmiser, REM, Ben Folds, Jump Little Children, the Hold Steady, and more..

Movies:

Empire Records, Lost in Translation, Howard the Duck, Garden State, A Beautiful Mind, SLC Punk, Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Knocked Up, the Emperor's New Groove, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Love Actually, the Fifth Element

Television:

Samurai Jack, Scrubs, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Wonderfalls, Star Trek: TNG, Firefly, the X-Files, Heroes, House

Books:

Nick Hornby, Kurt Vonnegut, David Sedaris, Douglas Coupland, Joe Meno, Fight Club, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Elegant Universe

Heroes:

Peter Petrelli will kick your ass.

My Blog

Also

Also, I had a discussion with Brian the other night about what art is. And I think one of my pet peeves is that people confuse self-expression for art.People also confuse simple objects for art. Peo...
Posted by Bill on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:15:00 PST

Another Rumination on Music

Sometimes I feel the need to defend my taste in music. I always feel that I want to be like this super indie kid, but considering that most of the artists that I love are on major labels, I fail. Al...
Posted by Bill on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:05:00 PST

I Challenge Some Mad Hope

Just thought I would post a new blog. I recently went to Target and spent too much money on Heroes and Lost DVDs.  I have already finished devouring Lost seasons 1 and 2 and anxiously wait until I ma...
Posted by Bill on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:06:00 PST

Life at 23 years 5 months and 15 days.

This is my blog talking about my life.  You know, where I'm at right now.  Just in case you were wondering.  Just in case you are like me and you use MySpace as a means to see what peop...
Posted by Bill on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:07:00 PST

Heroes

I changed my hero to my favorite hero on Heroes.  Damn straight.  I was a little torn between Peter and Hiro and Sylar.  Maybe I'll change it over time.
Posted by Bill on Wed, 09 May 2007 05:57:00 PST

Paul Westerberg and the 'Mats

A disproportionate amount of my favorite soings were written by Paul Westerberg.  I'm not much of a song guy--there's just too many songs out there to pick just a few and call them 'favorites' so...
Posted by Bill on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:08:00 PST

The rules of geometry do not apply to NJ.

Everything that  I learned in 9th grade must be false if two roads that run in a north-south direction--routes 1 and 206--INTERSECT. Impossible you say?  Tell that to I-295N that turns into...
Posted by Bill on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:41:00 PST

The end of the the world as we know it?

What would happen if we put Jack Black and Jack White in the same room?
Posted by Bill on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:25:00 PST

Some Observations

Observation #1:  I watched an entire season (an then some) of Dead Like Me today.  I did not leave my house, I did not pass go, I did not collect $200.  I really think that says somethi...
Posted by Bill on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:19:00 PST

Midnight Munchies

MUST--FIGHT--MIDNIGHT--MUNCHIES!!! This is how I spend too much money and put on a few pounds when I'm not working.  I did the same thing back in January when I didn't have a job: I went out eve...
Posted by Bill on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:58:00 PST