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Joel

This is not an EXIT

About Me

How much room do I have here?? Well, let's see I'm hopelessly addicted to a few things in life, I'll start the short version on the list:1. Diet Coke (I know it's sick and wrong but I love it)2. Music (if you have to ask me why I like vinyl we may have a problem)3. Books (I read way too much)4. Cars (it's much more expensive than a drug habit)5. Movies, I used to be a flim student and I haven't stopped loving film.Other than that I'm just a guy who tries not to take life too seriously and would die for his true friends.Things are really hectic right now but are just great, I really wouldn't change a thing right now. I'm very blessed to have everything I do, including the amazing people in my life.

My Interests

Well, time to update this:I love my job (crazy isn't it?) I love spending time with my family. Recently I've started nesting and learning how to fix all sorts of things around the house, I think that's something every new homeowner does though. I enjoy taking the dogs to the dog park, hiking, working out (when I have time...urgh), road trips (same time problem), I read a LOT, it seems like I'm always doing something but every once in a while I get to sit on the floor with my son and fiance and just relax.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone that is so cool they don't even know it and some of my old Navy buddies. Also, maybe me 10-11 years ago to tell me to straighten up and quit being such a douche.

Music:

This list would be huge but I'm not looking to get a hand cramp. Anything from Bright Eyes, to Van Morrison to As I lay Dying over to Murder by Death all the way back to The Spill Canvas.

Movies:

I used to be a film student so this list would be crazy, Spartan, The Spanish Prisoner, Au Revior Les Infants, The Ninth Gate, Memento, American Beauty, The Big Lebowski, Run Lola Run ( I think I'm in love with Franka Potente')

Television:

I don't really watch TV but I own every season of Scrubs and I think it's by far the best show ever made. No TV show has made me laugh or cry as much. I like Top Gear also.

Books:

Bret Easton Ellis, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (even though he's "hip" now thanks to Oprah....), Alexandre Dumas, Arturo Perez Reverte, Richard Russo.

Heroes:

Oh, without a doubt my mother. She emacipated herself at 13, had me at 18, left an abusive relationship. Then she took it upon herself to work three jobs, educate me and put herself through school. She then became head nurse with a 4 year degree from OHSU with an 8 year old son. The very definition of a hero is my mother.

My Blog

The dissapointment tour

So recently I bought the new Rise Against album... What a cliche' and trite piece of garbage it turned out to be. I'm really getting tired of bands I like that show so much promise turning into giant ...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:03:00 PST

So geez..... I used to do these all the time

Wow, it's been a really long time since I made a blog entry, so much so that it seems like a said that the last time I made one as well. I used to have quite a readership base and I'm sure most of the...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:23:00 PST

Update?

So I guess it's been a long time since I took a minute to throw something down on paper as it were... Things have been going at an accelerated rate that has almost been logarithmic in its pace the las...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:54:00 PST

What you fear the most...

The last few days have been very tough for me, they've also been very enlightening. I've found out things that I didn't figure would ever happen. I had an image of my father in my head last week that ...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:56:00 PST

Not arond very much.

To those of you who weren't aware my father passed away on Monday and I've been very busy trying to get everything handled so that he can be buried properly and his affairs can be in order. I won't be...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:43:00 PST

you think you know, you have no idea

i should know who i am by now, i walk, the record stands somehow thinkin' of winter your name is the splinter inside me while i wait ... and i remember the sound, of your november downtown and i rem...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:12:00 PST

Dookie??

Have you ever thought about shitting on someone? I mean literally pulling your pants down and violating someone with your fecal matter? I only bring this up because I've decided that I can think of no...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:39:00 PST

Well over 1000

So... My blog has over 1000 views, that's kind of incredible, I feel almost honored. That being said, thanks for reading, whomever you are. So, here's the new blog: It was going to be about something ...
Posted by Joel on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:24:00 PST

Watch for me on the news

So, if you see something on the local news about a young woman being pushed down a flight of stairs and then being the victim of repeated elbow drops from the top of aformentioned stairs, know that th...
Posted by Joel on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:38:00 PST

Bah Humbug...

This is the 4th x-mas in a row that I just wish didn't happen. It seems as if each year something happens and a shitstorm appears and messes up everything for everyone. The last good one I had wa...
Posted by Joel on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:36:00 PST