RANDOM SHIT ABOUT ME

ABOUT ME

I like the beach equally in the day and the night. I like to visit the places in the city that natives didn't know were there. I like the club where the DJ plays the music till 4 or 6 or 8AM. I also like the bar that plays it's music from a juke box. I like singing along to new wave songs when no one is listening (trust me, you'll like that i do it when you're not listening too). I like watching shows about UFOs and alien abductions. I like taking these silly quizzes on Facebook and XXXXXXX. I don't mind being stuck in traffic (unless i'm late, but then that's my own fault isn't it?). I love the big city. Radio sucks. I like finding new music on myspace or itunes.



I live in Mar Vista, but you've never heard of that, so let's just say i live in Venice.



I think i have worms. No, no, it's OK, they're in my computer. Wait, no, that's not OK. Damn! :(



Sometimes i rebel against grammar. I don't like capitalizing 'i' in the middle of a sentence, because i'm not that special. It is ok when you do it cuz it is proper english. Sometimes i make weak verbs strong when speaking, just for fun. I dislike the use of the verb 'to do' as an auxillary verb in english. I think Noah Webster didn't go far enough in changing the spelling of [American] english words. I like to make compound contractions in text (e.g., you'd've, mustn't've). I believe y'all should be a legitimate word. I lament that that the 3d person plural of 'to be' (are) is falling by the wayside in favor of the 3d person singular (is) when contracted with 'there.' (e.g., There's sodas in the fridge.)



Sometimes i'm a nerd.



I like looking at maps. I like reading history books. If i look something up on Wikipedia, i'll probably be stuck there for an hour reading random shit.



A big nerd.



I get artistic when i am sad or depressed. I've not been artistic for quite some time.



I'm a workaholic. I'm an alcoholic. Never at the same time though (tempting as it is).



I am a bastard. No, literally, i am a bastard. OK, sometimes figuratively too, but only if you deserve it.



I fucking love to cuss and curse like a damn sailor, but can probably curb it if it fucking offends you, you bastard.  (JK)



I was made to read the Bible as punishment as a child. I am now Atheist. I do too have morals. I function just fine with out a god. I totally respect your beliefs, however.



I want to go sky-diving one day, but not bungee-jumping. I love roller coasters, but cannot handle playground swings. I HATE talking on the phone, but i love my Blackberry. I have a horrible memory, but i remember useless & random facts. I want socialized medicine in the US. Oops, but that requires open-mindedness--oh well. I like cheese in a can, but not from a jar. I generally don't like fat, but i like it in my milk, but don't drink milk. Well, sometimes i drink chocolate milk. I believe the Lottery is a tax on the poor. Sometimes i buy scratchers.



I am poor.



Also not terribly bright, apparently.



I enjoy playing board games and card games. I don't like gambling. I have no desire to go to Vegas--ever. Unless you're paying. JK, i wouldn't let you pay for me.



I believe in the separation of church and state. I am pro-choice and anti-death penalty (wtf?). The electoral college is an anachronism. Calling US presidential debates debates is debatable. "Military Intelligence" is an oxymoron. Bush is simply a moron. The state should not recognize gay marriage. The state should not recognize straight marriage. I'd rather my taxes raised than cutting social government programs or education. I am pro-immigration. I am anti-ILLEGAL-immigration. I believe in affordable public housing. I believe the homeless question must be answered. I believe homeless policy must be questioned. I think Mr Obama will have aged more than any other president since FDR at the end of his term(s).



I don't think i've ever written so much about myself. I might copy and paste this to my FB and ryspace.



People ask me what i am/where i am from. I say American/Los Angeles. What they really want to know is that i am of Mexican and Danish decent, but that does not define me. I am human; so are you, let's go from there.





WHAT I’M DOING WITH MY LIFE

Had been in retail management for 10 years, but currently "at liberty" (damn recession!). You may find me on the sand, behind a drink, in an audience, before a screen or otherwise enjoying life in the meantime.





I’M REALLY GOOD AT

Being quiet, working hard, enjoying libations, spending money, listening, making dumb jokes, finding puns and thinking dirty thoughts & sometimes verbalizing them.



Oh, and punctuation & grammar. Not that i use them all the time, but please, if your writing is unclear, use 'em! Proofread!
Punctuation is hot!
People who can use a comma turn me on.



No, i am not an ass. OK, sometimes i am. Mostly i am nice though. :o)






THE FIRST THING(S) PEOPLE USUALLY NOTICE ABOUT ME

I'm not entirely convinced i am that noticeable. I am mostly fine with that.







MY FAVORITE BOOKS, MOVIES, MUSIC, AND FOOD

BOOKS: I like history books, boring, right? Well, get this: i have a book of the history of writing history in the US, and it is freaking fascinating! Is that a new level of boredom for you? Haha. I also enjoy reading about linguistics and psychology. Biographies of historical figures are good too.

I generally can't get into fiction. I used to like to read the Choose Your Own Adventure books as a child, though.

MUSIC: I like all kinds, from baroque and swing to new wave, electro & progressive rock. some of my favorites: Mellowdrone, Oslo, Blackfield, The Dissociatives, Test Your Reflex, Something For Rockets, Model A, Oceansize, VNV Nation, Esperanza Spalding, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Travis, PJ Harvey, Beck, Jimmy Eat World, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, DJ Alexander, Sergis Varda, DJ Tye, DJ Paulo, Anoraak, The Human League, Depeche Mode, Cure, Morrissey, The Smiths, Duran Duran, New Order, Joy Division, Yaz(oo), Erasure, Psychedelic Furs, Devo, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Flock of Seagulls, Talking Heads, Mary J Blige, Jay-Z, En Vogue, Biggie, Snoop, Eminem, Ashanti, Mariah, Madonna

TV: I watch a shit-load of TV. I wish i didn't. It can ruin my day. It's just so damn addicting! I won't list all my shows here, just a few favorites. Newsradio, Father Ted, I Love Lucy, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Seinfeld, Friends, Will & Grace, TBS, Vin Scully, Dodgers games, Kings games, hockey, most things on The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, etc.

MOVIES: Sciuscia, The Ten Commandments, Cube, The Breakfast Club, Chinatown, Glory, Les Quatre Cents Coups, idk, i can't think of all the ones i like. If i ever come across Die Hard, Delta Force or the Poseidon Adventure on TV i have to watch, but idk y. I usually go for comedies or disaster flicks.

FOOD: I like spicy food! Mexican, Thai, Indian. I am a glutton for Tito's Tacos. I'm willing to try new things, but generally, i dislike seafood-- there's something fishy about it and i'd probably dislike insects, cuz they bug me. I prefer my animals to not be in the same shape/form they were in when they were alive.






THE SIX THINGS I COULD NEVER DO WITHOUT

1)friends
2)music
3)sex
4)family
5)money
6)TBD

How about a magic lamp, and i'd only make one wish: to have unlimited wishes. Why is it that no-one thinks of this when they find a lamp?






I SPEND A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT

My next drink.
Why the Kings have to suck every year.
What will happen on 21 December 2012.
Dirty thoughts.
Ways to spend what little money i have.
Which season of Newsradio to watch [again].
Another drink.
What i will do with my future Super Lotto winnings.
Realize that i don't play the Super Lotto.
Sex.
Why Los Angeles lacks sufficient and accessible green space and how i would fix it.
Why Los Angeles lacks sufficient rail transport and how i would fix it.
Why Los Angeles is dirty and fragmented and how i would fix it.
Why i wasn't a Los Angeles city planner.
Why I love LA so much.






ON A TYPICAL FRIDAY NIGHT I AM

Working the corner of Santa Monica and Highland.

(Just kidding)

5pm-6pm: Maxin' & Relaxin'
6pm-7pm: Chillin'
7pm-8pm: Kickin' it
8pm-9pm: Keepin' it real
9pm-10pm: scheming
10pm--> drinking, talking, slurring, dancing, stumbling(--but not driving)






THE MOST PRIVATE THING I’M WILLING TO ADMIT HERE

I admit nothing. I was out of town with friends that night. I don't know what you're talking about.






YOU SHOULD MESSAGE ME IF

you want.