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john

I am here for Friends

About Me

i'm just a guy who's looking for something more in life than the status quo. i don't have all the answers, i'm not always right, i can be picky at times, and i lack a thing called patients. that said, i'd like to think that i'm smart, likeable, pursuasive, funny, and genuine.
i am a christian, but not just because i was raised that way. i am trying to figure out what it means to have an authentic relationship with the Creator of this world. if you have any thoughts on that, i'd love to hear them.
my philosophy on life: take risks, make a lot of friends, don't take yourself too seriously, travel as far away as you possibly can, laugh (a lot), and learn how just to be yourself. i'm still working on most of those.

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My Interests

"if you don't see any waves, make a bigger splash."

I'd like to meet:

scarlett johanson, jfk, conan o' brian, john mayer, winston churchill, jay-z, chris martin, God and his son, and other various cool people

a floridian winter

Music:

jack's mannequin, the fray, coldplay, fall out boy, david gray, the format, kanye west, death cab for cutie, aqualung, bob dylan, the killers, jay-z, bruce springsteen, damien rice, cute is what we aim for, bob dylan, augustana, john mayer, panic!, brett dennen, boys like girls

Movies:

good will hunting, dead poet's society, hitch, tombstone, ocean's 11, meet joe black, in good company, office space

Television:

colbert report, conan, vh1, cnn

Books:

focus, too pagan/too christian, velvet elvis, unleashing the ideavirus, searching for God knows what, punk marketing, the message, purple cow

Heroes:

anyone bold enough to change the world

My Blog

Just Words?

Just Words? What do you think? Who owns the copyright on these words? Most people say that some of the words Barack Obama recently used belong to Martin Luther King, Jr, Thomas Jefferson, and John ...
Posted by john on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:17:00 PST

2008: Year of Change

With the exception of a few, most New Year's Days come and go as I resolve not to declare a 365 day long resolution. This year was no different. In the weeks leading up to December 31st, I asked mysel...
Posted by john on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:38:00 PST

politics, take 2

i went on record in december (about a week out from the iowa caucus) to declare my humble take on the national primary season that was about to kick off. and now we find ourselves just over a month i...
Posted by john on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:33:00 PST

i’m going to the super bowl!

some of you may already know, i'm heading out to Phoenix on wednesday for super bowl xlii. i had such a blast last year as part of the casting team for super bowl xli in Miami, and was lucky enough to...
Posted by john on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:17:00 PST

after the holidays (tunes)

it's been awhile since i've posted a playlist for your listening pleasure. i thought what better time than after the holiday season when your ears are burnt out on chestnuts roasting and red reindeer...
Posted by john on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:02:00 PST

auld lang syne and new beginnings

you've sung it, i've sung it, we've all sung it. but the truth is i had no idea what those three little words meant until today. wikipedia says its scottish for "old long since", or better translate...
Posted by john on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:51:00 PST

obama vs. huckabee

ah yes, it's that time again. 'tis the season where we make our list and check it twice. each one of us must decide who's been haughty and who's going to pay the price. a time when we remember the ...
Posted by john on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:59:00 PST

people: the best and worst part of my day

i once heard a well respected executive, who's job it was to manage thousands of employees everyday, say "people are the best and worst part of my job." it's something that i agreed with, but probabl...
Posted by john on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:05:00 PST

book cover judge

i think this clip of paul potts singing "nessum dorma" pretty perfectly sums up just how far off the mark we can be when we label someone based on the most shallow of all things, their appearance. i'...
Posted by john on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:06:00 PST

change

The following was posted on www.johnmayer.com/blog...I've been thinking about something lately.Imagine this:You're on an airplane, sleeping with your head against the window, your heart set on being h...
Posted by john on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:14:00 PST