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Johnny O

libranphoenix

About Me

Not much to say. I'm a being in constant change captivated by this reality and the many people who inhabit it ... i also like to write.Register at the Humboldt State Lumberjack for HSU news!

My Interests

Philosophy, politics, evolution, drumming, being outdoors, writing short stories and news stories, general mischief, debating just about anything maybe to often, poetry, being a teacher, exploring the world, learning my ABCs, reading good books as opposed to bad ones, good microbrewed beer, tequila sunrises

I'd like to meet:

Anybody and everybody.

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Stability |||||||||| 40%
Orderliness |||| 13%
Accommodation |||||||||||| 43%
Interdependence |||||||||||||||| 70%
Intellectual |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Mystical |||||||||||| 50%
Artistic |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Religious || 10%
Hedonism |||||||||||||||| 63%
Materialism || 10%
Narcissism |||||||||||| 50%
Adventurousness |||||||||||||| 56%
Work ethic |||||||||||||| 56%
Self absorbed |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Conflict seeking |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Need to dominate |||||||||||| 50%
Romantic || 10%
Avoidant |||||| 30%
Anti-authority |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Wealth |||||| 23%
Dependency |||||| 30%
Change averse || 10%
Cautiousness |||||||||||||||| 70%
Individuality |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Sexuality |||||||||||| 43%
Peter pan complex |||||| 23%
Physical security |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Physical Fitness |||||||||||||||| 70%
Histrionic |||||| 30%
Paranoia |||||||||||||| 56%
Vanity |||||||||||| 50%
Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Female cliche |||||| 30% Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
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Music:

I dig it all, for the most part

Movies:

Depends.

Books:

Some favorites:
"People's History of the US"- Howard Zinn
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" - Philip K. Dick
"Johnny Got His Gun" - Dalton Trumbo
"1984", "Animal Farm" - George Orwell
"Brave New World", "Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell" - A. Huxley
"The Basketball Diaries" - Jim Carroll
"Ishmael", "Story of B" - Daniel Quinn
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" - Jared Diamond
"The Coming Anarchy" - Robert Kaplin
"Cat's Cradle", "Breakfast of Champions" - Kurt Vonnegut
"Unequal Protection", "What Would Jefferson Do", "Last Hours of the Ancient Sunlight" - Thom Hartmann
Every damn book! - Chuck Palahniuk
"Culture Jam" - Kalle Lasn
"Ecotopia" - Ernest Callenbach
"The Exception to the Rulers" - Amy Goodman
"Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" - JRR Tolkein
"Fahrenheit 451" - Ray Bradbury
"Dune" - Frank Herbert

Heroes:

Those who sacrifice themselves to never stop questioning, those are the true heroes of history.
"When the doors of perception are cleansed, then everything will appear as it truly is...infinite. -William Blake
"When we talk about God, it's like a fish discussing the existence of the sea." -Rumi
"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds." -Bob Marley
"Stronger than all the armies is an idea whose time has come." -Victor Hugo
"The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it." -Unknown
"And someday we'll remember so much that we'll build the biggest goddamn steamshovel in history and dig the biggest grave of all time and shove war in and cover it up." -Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451)
"The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom. Without access to true chaos, we'll never have true peace. Unless everything can get worse, it won't get any better." - Chuck Palahniuk (Choke)
"Our republic and its press will rise and fall together", -Joseph Pulitzer
"Civilization will not attain perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest." - Emile Zola
"Silence gives consent." - Canon Law
"Don't hate the media, become the media." - Jello Biafra

My Blog

New age of weaponry

Won't be long before our government starts using this shit on us... GO HERE FOR A PIECE OF THE WEAPON:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj1hGarg8lk...
Posted by Johnny O on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:14:00 PST

President’s leadership under fire (The Lumberjack)

President's leadership under fireFaculty support vote of no-confidence, others waryBy Karla Rivas and John C. OsbornDick and Lois Wild donated money to Humboldt State University since 1961. Many campu...
Posted by Johnny O on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:38:00 PST

Campaign moves to stop college tuition hikes (The Lumberjack)

Campaign moves to stop college tuition hikesBy John C. OsbornA group of students, parents and concerned Californians will aim to stop rising college tuition in California. The Tuition Relief Now campa...
Posted by Johnny O on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:36:00 PST

just a thought

mainstream media.blanket warm, snug.show the public games in face ofcontroversy. feed people to lions, cheer the riots.watch celebrities cry.hear them talk fashionbefore they drop the bomb on you.watc...
Posted by Johnny O on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST

Arising from the ashes (The Lumberjack)

Arising from the ashesMoving forward in the face of tragedyBy: Briana Alfaro and John C. OsbornPosted: 10/31/07Smoke crept across Palomar Mountain and lingered in the valley below. Beneath the smoke S...
Posted by Johnny O on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:17:00 PST

Footage from SoCal Fires

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Posted by Johnny O on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:45:00 PST

The buck stops here (The Lumberjack)

The buck stops hereDemands for accountability in recent administration pay increasesBy: John C. OsbornPosted: 10/10/07In the wake of another raise for executives in both California university systems,...
Posted by Johnny O on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:55:00 PST

Execs get raises, students face higher tuition (The Lumberjack)

Execs get raises, students face higher tuitionBy: John C. OsbornPosted: 9/26/07For Carrie McMoyler, the idea that students have power is a facade. She felt disempowered after Humboldt State University...
Posted by Johnny O on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:01:00 PST

Textbook shuffle (The Lumberjack)

Textbook shuffleWhere to get cheap textbooks, and why they're so expensiveBy: John C. OsbornPosted: 8/22/07Paula Scher is starting over. She came to Humboldt University to enter the post-baccalaureate...
Posted by Johnny O on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:46:00 PST

Fake $100s hit Old Town (Times-Standard)

Fake $100s hit Old TownJohn C. Osborn/The Times-StandardEureka Times StandardArticle Launched:08/19/2007 04:15:17 AM PDTEUREKA -- He came into the Chapala Cafe in Old Town and placed a small to-go ord...
Posted by Johnny O on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:37:00 PST