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David Darko

You should be in my space.

About Me


Artist, "Educator", Activist
Creative, Dark, Expressive, Progressive, Artistic, Innovative, Inspired, Reflective, Expansive, Intuitive, Bold, Genuine, Forward-Thinking, Emotionally Honest, Unique, Self-Renewing, Witty, Humane, Introspective, Visionary, Ironic, Serious yet Funny

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My Interests

Architecture, Art, Backpacking, Campaign Finance Reform, Camping, Civil Liberties, Drawing, Entrepreneurship, Environmentalism, Exploration, Film, Foresight, Hiking, History, Humanism, Innovation, Interior Design, Meditation, Music, Nature, Nutrition, Optimal Health, Organic Agriculture, Overpopulation, Painting, "Peak Oil", Progressive Politics, Psychology, Self-Actualization, Socially Responsible Investing, Sustainability, Travel

I'd like to meet:


Someone like...

Music:

"Without music, life would be a mistake." - Nietzche
Adam & The Ants,Aimee Mann,Alexi Murdoch,The Album Leaf,Alphaville,Annie Lennox,The Arcade Fire,Azure Ray,Bauhaus,Bel Canto,Ben Lee,The Beta Band,Boards of Canada,The Bolshoi,Brian Eno,Bright Eyes,Buchanan (Local),Califone,Camera Obscura,Camouflage,The Cars,The Chameleons (UK),The Church,The Cinematics,Clan of Xymox,The Clash,Client,Cocteau Twins,Coldplay,Cold War Kids,Colour Kane,Covenant,The Cult,The Cure,Dali's Car,Damien Rice,David Bowie,Death Cab for Cutie,Deccatree (Local),Depeche Mode,Echo & The Bunnymen,Editors,Elastica,Erasure,The Eurythmics,The Fall,Feist,Film School,Franz Ferdinand,Frou Frou,Garbage,Gary Numan,Goldfrapp,Handsome Furs,Hard-Fi,Icicle Works,Iggy Pop,Imogen Heap,Inspiral Carpets,Indochine,Interpol,Iron & Wine,James,The Jesus & Mary Chain,Joseph Arthur,Joy Division,Kasabian,Kate Bush,Kate Nash,The Killers,Kitchens Of Distinction,The Knife,Kruder & Dorfmeister,Ladytron,LCD Soundsystem,Lily Allen,Louis XIV,Lovage,Love & Rockets,Love Spirals Downwards,M83,Macha,The Magnetic Fields,Manic Street Preachers,Maria Taylor,Massive Attack,Mazzy Star,Mellowdrone,Mention (Local),M.I.A.,Miss Kittin,Modern English,Mogwai,Morphine,M-Ward,Mylo,Nada Surf,The National,Nena,Nephew (Danish),New Order,Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,Nick Drake,NIN,Nitzer Ebb,The Notorious MSG,Nouvelle Vague,Oingo Boingo,Peter Bjorn & John,Peter Murphy,The Pixies,PJ Harvey,Portishead,The Postal Service,Prince,Psychedelic Furs,Siouxsie & the Banshees,Sisters Of Mercy,Radio 4,Radiohead,Red House Painters,Remy Zero,The Replacements,Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve),Ride,The Roman Numerals,Roxy Music,Rush,Ryan Adams,Sarah McLachlan,Scissor Sisters,Seawolf,Secret Machines,Sex Pistols,She Wants Revenge,The Shins,Shout Out Louds,Sigur Ros,Silversun Pickups,Simple Minds,Slowdive,The Smiths,Snowden,Snow Patrol,The Sounds,Sparklehorse,Stars,Stellastarr*,Stereolab,Stereophoni cs,The Stills,The Stone Roses,Stoney,The Sugarcubes,Talk Talk,Talking Heads,The The,Throwing Muses,'Til Tuesday,Tom Waits,Tones On Tail,Tori Amos,Tosca,Trespassers William,TV on the Radio,U2,Ulrich Schnauss,Ultravox,The Velvet Underground,VHS or Beta,Visage,Viva K,VNV Nation,The White Stripes,The Wild Swans,Wire,Wolf Parade,Wolfsheim,Yaz,Yeah Yeah Yeahs,10,000 Maniacs

Movies:

A Beautiful Mind
Amadeus
Apocalypto
Baraka
Basquiat
Benny & Joon
The Big Lebowski
Batman (1989)
Blade Runner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Buffalo '66
Bulworth
CONTROL
Dangerous Liasons
Don Juan De Marco
Donnie Darko
Eternal Sunshine...
Garden State
Henry & June
High Fidelity
The Hunger
Idiocracy
I (Heart) Huckabees
Labyrinth
Last Life in the Universe
Little Children
Max
Office Space
The Phantom of the Opera
Punch-Drunk Love
Rapa Rui
The Sea Inside
Science of Sleep
Sex & Lucia
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood
V for Vendetta
Waking Life
Walk The Line
Wicker Park
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Documentaries
The Corporation
A Crude Awakening
The End of Suburbia
The Future of Food
Immigration: By The Numbers
Zeitgeist
McLibel
The 11th Hour

Television:

Hardly touch the stuff. Far too busy. But...

Books:

Currently reading:
Peak Oil Survival: Preparation for Life After Gridcrash
The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel

Heroes:

Fictional

Real Life

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)

"Unlike the plagues of the dark ages or contemporary diseases, which we do not understand, the modern plague of overpopulation is soluble by means we have discovered and with resources we possess. What is lacking is not sufficient knowledge of the solution, but universal consciousness of the gravity of the problem and the education of billions of people who are its victims." -Martin Luther King, Jr., 1966, Upon receiving the Sanger Award for Human Rights.

My Blog

Carlin will be missed

Here are just two of what I consider to be his best, most poignant routines. See what I love about Carlin, is not the fact that he's vulgar, but that he is, at his core, an int...
Posted by David Darko on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:01:00 PST

Im voting Republican

MADE YA LOOK!!!  ...
Posted by David Darko on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:10:00 PST

John Cusack EVICERATES John McCain!

Can you smell what the Cu-man is cookin?  Smells like... [sniff, sniff] JOHN MCCAIN!  ...
Posted by David Darko on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:36:00 PST

The National Conference for Media Reform

I thought I'd share some video from what I consider to be one of the most important movements in this country, that being the media reform movement.  It has certainly come a long way since my und...
Posted by David Darko on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:17:00 PST

Come with me if you want to live.

Or should I say survive the next 30 to 50 years.  I've believed for a LONG time now that I would see another great depression in my lifetime.  Now, I'm sadly 100% sure of it.  Yes, you ...
Posted by David Darko on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:24:00 PST

If you must see a movie in a cemetery...

If you must see a movie in a cemetery, like I've done before and did tonight, I defy anyone to suggest a better one than this! I already counted this film among my favorite...
Posted by David Darko on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:26:00 PST

No More Lobbyist Contributions to Democratic Party!

Obama's In Control: No More Lobbyist Contributions to Democratic Party ABC News reports: It's been less than two days since he crossed the delegate threshold to become the Democratic presidential nom...
Posted by David Darko on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:15:00 PST

The Power of Truth

I'd like to thank those of you who have stepped up today and left me anonymous messages in my "Truth Box" (new to my profile). I have to admit I was a bit blown away by some of them.  And while I...
Posted by David Darko on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:15:00 PST

Immigration & Overpopulation, Continued.

Seeing as I failed to fully explain the linkage between overly liberal immigration policies and overpopulation I'm somewhat surprised no one bothered raising the challenge of, "What difference does it...
Posted by David Darko on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:36:00 PST

How Liberal Immigration Policies Impact Overpopulation

As I like to tell my friends, I'm not a liberal, I'm a progressive.  And by that I mean to say I'm not someone who believes if we all hold hands, sing kumbaya and throw money at all our social an...
Posted by David Darko on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:36:00 PST