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Emmett

Everything I'm Not Made Me Everything I Am

About Me


"How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement. No matter how temporary."

- Craig Thompson

"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my friend"


- Albert Camus

"It's easy to be miserable. Being happy is tougher - and cooler"

- Thom Yorke

My Interests


My mind is all over the place.

I'd like to meet:


..
You are all I need.

Music:

Radiohead
Björk
Weezer
Rufus Wainwright
John Williams
Muse
Rammstein
Interpol
The Smashing Pumpkins
M.I.A.
Santogold

Movies:

2046, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Amelie, American Beauty, American History X, Austin Powers, Batman / Batman Returns / Batman Begins, A Beautiful Mind, Beauty and the Beast, Brokeback Mountain, Cach, Chicago, Closer, Crash, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Dancer in the Dark, Dawn of the Dead, Der Untergang, Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Love...., Donnie Darko, Dogville, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Exorcist, Fight Club, Forrest Gump, Full Metal Jacket, Garden State, Gladiator, Harry Potter Franchise, Joyeux Noel, Jurassic Park, Kill Bill, La Vita e Bella, Lon: The Professional, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Lost in Translation, Magnolia, The Matrix Trilogy, May, Memento, Metropolis, Minority Report, Moulin Rouge!, My Neighbor Totoro, Old School, The Others, The Pianist, Pleasantville, Requiem for a Dream, The Ring, Saving Private Ryan, Scary Movie, Schindler's List, Shallow Grave, Shaun of the Dead, The Shining, Signs, Sin City, The Sixth Sense, Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2, The Star Wars Saga, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Talk to Her, There's Something About Mary, Toy Story / Toy Story 2, Trainspotting, The Truman Show, V for Vendetta, Velvet Goldmine, The Village, Walk the Line, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Young Frankenstein, X-Men / X2: X-Men United, Young Adam, I can't list everything off the top of my head.

Television:

Cowboy Bebop, Gargoyles

Books:


Hawaii by James Michiner
Mila 18 by Leon Uris
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
MAUS by Art Spieglman
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

Heroes:

FDR, Banksy.

My Blog

In some alternate universe I would be singing this

Til then I'm quite happy anyway. *grin* ...
Posted by Emmett on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:49:00 PST

I’ll be your thrilla in Manila

How many texts are in your inbox?86 right now.... Where did your last hug take place?Today leaving work. Have you kissed anyone on the lips within the past month?Yes Who was the last person you talke...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:33:00 PST

dont be so shallow

Who has your heart?My family and friends that I love very much.Who was the last person to call you?ginaWhat was the last non-alcoholic beverage you drank?Soda, which is amazing because I stopped drink...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:49:00 PST

The "I should be sleeping right now before I go back to work" survey.

Do you hate the last guy you text?Haha not at all. When was the last time you took a nap?I knocked out for about an hour when I got home from the OC a couple hours ago.... Do you only drink bottled w...
Posted by Emmett on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:50:00 PST

Survey! - If you want the real stuff go to my blog!

1) Happiest moment of 2008 so far?The best night I had this year was the night of my birthday dinner with the closest people I have.2) What did you wake up to this mor...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:01:00 PST

Strange [Feeling In Your Bones] Part II

It's strange when you realize that you might not love someone as deeply as you once did. Is that the truth though or am I lying to myself? Falling out of love happens yes, when it comes naturally. For...
Posted by Emmett on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:28:00 PST

Thanks mom and dad! You guys think Im an alcoholic!

I'm out with Chris, and I get a phone call from my parents asking me where I am. I told them I was hanging out in the valley. The purpose of their phone call is to tell me that there are cops out stop...
Posted by Emmett on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:11:00 PST

Goodbye Fall Semester!!!!

Today is the final day, I have one final left, to write some essays in-class. I also have two essays that are due today but only one is finished.  I'm going to see if I can turn the second one in...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:48:00 PST

Friends Collage 2006

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust      ...
Posted by Emmett on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:13:00 PST

Ramblings of a 21 year old.

What can be said of the present moment? Life:With the year drawing to a close, it's that time of year where I reflect on things. I won't go into detail just yet, but there are lots of good memories f...
Posted by Emmett on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:57:00 PST