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ryan robot

Half of what I say is bliss, the other half is meaningless...

About Me


things to know [maybe]:
- i'm filipino
- i can be shy
- i'm pretty quiet (at times)
- i'm sarcastic some most of the time
- i'm also somewhat of a cynic
- i'm a pretty nice guy (some say to a fault)
- i'm somewhat of a romantic at times
- i like to think i'm easy to get along with
- i like to pretend i'm interesting sometimes
- i also like when people pretend with me
- i love music
- i play drums
- i love film
- i like horror
- i like to draw
- i write useless words (but not recently)
- i like to write letters
- i still collect comic books
- i enjoy my coffee/tea and crossword in the morning
- i like to collect odd toys and figures
- i like to take aimless walks some nights
- i think getting lost driving somewhere can be fun (sometimes)
- i think rain and thunderstorms are romantic
- i also think i'm a huge dork
- i major majored in chemistry
- x-rays = my job
- i also tend to post odd things in my profile blog.
aim: distortedfantasm
LJ: thisboysgotwoe

My Interests


Fancypants, art, oil pastels, photography, music, percussion, baseball, the ny mets, the FAN sports radio, team mascots, brian molko, silent film, classic horror, d.w. griffith, lillian gish, traffaut, kurosawa, godard, fellini, charlie chaplin, vincent price, the rat pack, kevin smith, writing, the written word, vonnegut, ninjas, hopeless romantics, pen pals, handwritten letters, secret messages, surprises, mix tapes/cds, curious eyes, soft lips, sleepy kisses, love notes, stargazing, whispering, story time, cozy naps, a caress of a cheek, fingers through hair, female fragrances, endless conversations, special picnics, outside dining, lunch at the park, swingsets, train stations, cemeteries, zombies, thunderstorms, crossword puzzles, word games, yahoo graffiti, comic books, muppets, chemicals, forensic science, LN 2 , x-rays, q-cel, new platinum, slacker sessions, hot cup runs, green tea, peppermint tea, chai, caramel macchiatos, margaritas, jack and cokes, yuengling, SoCo + Lime, stoli, wine, sushi, wasabi, texas pete hot sauce.

I'd like to meet:

Most definitely her awesome Kelleyness.

Would be nice:

And also...

- someone to trade mix cd/tapes with.

- baseball fans [especially mets fans].

- someone to play scrabble with.
[or yahoo literati, a scrabble wannabe. hit me up for a game]

- someone to do crazy madlibs with.

- someone to do crossword puzzles with.

- someone to have ridiculous correspondences with while i am at work.

- someone to be penpals with.
[ let us bring back the art of the handwritten, snail mail letter. ]

- someone who doesn't mind putting up with me because apparently i'm trouble.

- someone who'll send a message before trying to add me.

- ALSO people who don't thank me for the add. instead, how about saying something witty, funny, or interesting.
any or all will do. try it, it's fun. you'll be surprised.

- if you meet any (or all) of this criteria, you should probably drop me a line. thanks.

- i also like people who use this:

I have a few friends.

and the rest...

Music:



a
the academy is
afi
alkaline trio
ash
the ataris
atdi
avenged sevenfold
azure ray

b
badly drawn boy
bayside
the beastie boys
beck
belle & sebastian
ben kweller
beulah
the bled
blonde redhead
the blood brothers
blur
bob dylan
boysetsfire
braid
brand new
bright eyes
broken social scene
broken spindles
built to spill
butch walker
the buzzcocks

c
cat power
catch 22
circle takes the square
the clash
copeland
the cure
cursive

d
david bowie
dead kennedys
the dead milkmen
dean martin
death cab for cutie
the decemberists
denali
desaparecidos
the distillers
the doves

e
echo and the bunnymen
the eels
eisley
the elected
elefant
elliott smith
emery
every time i die

f
fata
the faint
feist
the flaming lips
the foo fighters
frank sinatra
franz ferdinand
from first to last
frou frou
funeral for a friend

g
gatsby's american dream
the get up kids
gbh
glassjaw
the gorillaz

h
the helio sequence
her space holiday
himsa
hopesfall
hot hot heat
hot water music

i
iggy and the stooges
imogen heap
interpol
iron and wine

j
jack's mannequin
jamisonparker
jawbreaker
jenny lewis
jimmy eat world
johnny cash
joy division

k
the kaiser chiefs
the killers
the kinks

l
lamb of god
le tigre
low

m
mae
the mars volta
the matches
matisyahu
matt pond pa
mc chris
mc lars
metric
mewithoutyou
mike ness
minor threat
the misfits
modest mouse
morrissey
motorist
murder by death
muse
my bloody valentine
my chemical romance

n
nada surf
nat king cole
neutral milk hotel
the new amsterdams
new order
the new pornographers
nick cave
nick drake
norma jean
northstar

o
of montreal
ok go
okkervil river
onelinedrawing

p
panic! at the disco
paramore
piebald
phantom planet
pistolita
the pixies
placebo
plain white t's
poison the well
portishead
the postal service
pretty girls make graves
pulp

q
q and not u
queen

r
radiohead
the ramones
the raveonettes
recover
the refused
reggie & the full effect
relient k
rilo kiley
rise against
rogue wave
rufus wainwright
ryan adams

s
sammy davis jr
senses fail
saosin
saves the day
say anything
serge gainsbourg
the sex pistols
shai hulud
the shins
simon and garfunkel
skycamefalling
sleep station
the smashing pumpkins
the smiths
the smoking popes
social distortion
sparklehorse
spoon
stars
the starting line
stereolab
the stills
the strokes
the subhumans
sublime
sufjan stevens
super furry animals

t
tbs
ted leo
the thermals
they might be giants
thrice
thursday
tsol
tsunami bomb

u
underoath

v
the vandals
the velvet underground

w
the walkmen
the weakerthans
weezer
wilco
wu-tang clan

y
yeah yeah yeahs

z
zolof the rock and roll destroyer
zwan

to name a few. this list grows all the time, it's hard to keep track...

Movies:



28 days later
8 1/2
alphaville
amelie
better off dead
chasing amy
clerks
a clockwork orange
dogma
donnie darko
doom generation
grosse pointe blank
harry potter (all)
high fidelity
house of wax
igby goes down
j&sbsb
kill bill (1+2)
lost in translation
LOTR
mallrats
night of the living dead (romero's of course)
nosferatu
pulp fiction
reservoir dogs
say anything
seven samurai
star wars (all)
that thing you do
the 400 blows
the big lebowski
the boondock saints
the cabinet of dr. caligari
the crow
the goonies
the pit and the pendulum
zombie

plus more...

Television:



the colbert report
conan
the daily show
family guy
law and order [ ci + svu ]
the oc
robot chicken

+history channel
+discovery channel

Books:



a clockwork orange
dirk gently's hollistic detective agency
griffin and sabine
harry potter [all]
hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy
the long dark tea time of the soul
lord of the flies
LOTR
on the road
the stranger
Vonnegut [all, especially breakfast of champions]

Heroes:


My Blog

Guess Who! [ 12/20 solved ]

It's that time again people. So if you don't know the rules by now, maybe you should be doing something else.1. Paramore [ Heather ]2.3.Anberlin [ Heather ]4.5.6.7.8. Death Cab for Cutie [ Heather ]9....
Posted by ryan robot on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:45:00 PST

Anti-VD

Valentine's Day is like herpes: just when you think its gone for good, it rears its ugly head once more. No wonder some people prefer to call it VD.Yes, it's that special time of year when chocolate m...
Posted by ryan robot on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:23:00 PST

The Stolen Shall Be Reclaimed! (name that band foo!) [2/20]

Since Ross likes to steal my ish, he reminded me that this is quite a fun game. So here we go with Name That Band! Take 3... and if you don't know the rules by now, maybe you should be doing something...
Posted by ryan robot on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:09:00 PST

Top 10 in '06

These are my personal favorites from 2006. Feel free to tell me yours.Runners Up: Top 1010. The Sounds [ Dying to Say This to You ]9. Junior Boys [ So This is Goodbye ]8. Isobel Campbel & Mark Lan...
Posted by ryan robot on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:28:00 PST

COME ON FEEL THE ILLINOISE! [part deux]

Since the last one didn't go so well, and it was a while ago, I thought that I'd throw this baby in the lazurus pit and resurrect it. So here we go! 1. Open your Winamp/iTunes. 2. Put the shuffle-mode...
Posted by ryan robot on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:19:00 PST

Women shoplift four times more frequently than Coin Operated Boy

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Coin Operated Boy! Coin Operated Boy can taste with his feet! Europe is the only continent that lacks Coin Operated Boy. Human beings are the only animals that copulate wh...
Posted by ryan robot on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:20:00 PST

Top 10 in '05! [ better late than never ]

So, I finally got around to compiling my Top 10 favorite albums of 2005. Out of a long list of albums I liked from this past year, and after a lot of thought put together a nice little top 10 list. Al...
Posted by ryan robot on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:53:00 PST

do you remember?

This really isn't applicable to everyone I guess, but hey, whatever... Leave one memory of you and me together.It doesn't matter if I know you a little or a lot, anything you remember!Next, post this ...
Posted by ryan robot on Sun, 13 Nov 2005 09:45:00 PST

COME ON FEEL THE ILLINOISE! [5/20 solved]

1. Open your Winamp/iTunes. 2. Put the shuffle-mode on. 3. Find a picture of the first 20 artists. If the same artist comes again, skip. 4. Have your friends guess who the artists are. 5. Tag 5 people...
Posted by ryan robot on Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:52:00 PST

i say wow.

i have some relatives that are just fucked up.i mean, FUCKED up.
Posted by ryan robot on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:51:00 PST