Henry Chinaski

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About me: My Dad's Puerto Rican, my Mom's Mexican. I was born and raised in Chicago. My family moved to South Florida the summer before my senior year of high school. That fucking sucked balls, but I realize now it was probably for the best. After graduation I worked just long enough to get the fuck out of there and travel the country. I've been to 33 different states. Eventually I did decide to go to school. At that point I happened to be living in Tallahassee, Fl. a notorious college town. I started at TCC (Tallahassee Community College)for the first two years. But, then I decided to move home to save money and finished my last two years at a school in South Florida; FAU (Florida Atlantic University), I got a degree in the two subjects that interested me most; History & Sociology. Although right now I am working in a completely unrelated field. I do plan on using my degrees to become a teacher. I probably spend way too much time thinking about the problems of the world. I'm annoyed by things like the overuse of the phrase "life is good". It's a great phrase I use it often. Sometimes when your life is going extremly well, it's the only thing you can say. But, by plastering it on your car or cloths you're immedialty dismissing the millions of people in this country alone (not to mention all over the world) who's lives are anything but good. Don't forget it's at their expense that your "life is good". It's a phrase meant for certain great moments in your life, not life in general. Most people have no idea how social divisions keep most people oppressed. Meanwhile, they are running out to buy the latest toy and daydreaming about a nicer car and a bigger house. Too many people feel the only way to judge each other is by how nice/new their house, car and clothes are. That and the fact that almost everyone on this planet knows we are completely ruining the environment for future generations and no one seems to care are the two farthest reaching trends of ignorance in our society. At this point I may seem a little negative but I never express my annoyences around my family, friends or co-workers. I only express thers sentiments in my writing and in ocasional but rare conversations. I also do realize that the rest of this may make me sound like a hypocrite to some people (people who don't know me). But, I love life and know how to enjoy it. I keep well-informed but I don't take myself too seriously. I pride myself on my sense of humor and I've had as much fun as a person can have. I work in sales which I enjoy because I'm good at it and I'm good with people. I do not necissarily consider myself a "people person" due to the fact that I dislike most people I come across (especially here in South Florida)and I have no faith in humanity. I do however have faith and believe strongly in the human spirit. I think this world is only a small step away from turning in the right direction. Most people who have gone down the wrong path did so because they they realized how many others are the same way. This is the reason why selfless people who go out of their way to help others appear foolish. It is altering this perception that will be the first step towards real change. ..
Member Since:November 11, 2003
Last Login:About 4 days ago
Location:Pompano Beach, FL
Birthday:November 23
Music means to me:Music is confirmation that there is more "out there". It's a Universal language transmitted by beings but conducted by the cosmos. I love it all! I listen to Bluegrass, Ambient Electronica and everything in between. I love to go to Shows and experience it live. I go to ALL kinds of shows. Too many people are caught up in one particular "scene" and they only really listen to one or two genres. I'll check out any band or group at least once, if they're good at what they do, then I will appreciate seeing them do it. Popularity is not a good way to measure music. Some of the best shows I've seen have been in an empty room and some of the worst have been in front of a sell out crowd. I love going to Jam Band shows but at home I really only listen to the big three: The Good Ol'e Grateful Dead, Phish and Widespread Panic. What I'm mostly listen to right now is Undergound Hip Hop and Indie Bands. My favorite artists going are - [Indie]: Noah Kusack, The Arcade Fire, ...Trail of Dead, and Built to Spill - [Hip Hop]: El-P, Mr. Lif, Murs and Quasimoto/Madlib - [Jam]: Stillwood, Billy Gilmore, Brother Bean, Perpetual Groove &; Sound Tribe Sector 9 - [Rock]: Ween, Weezer, Wilco, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins - [all time favs]: PHISH, The Dead, The Beatles, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Pavement, Led Zeppelin, and all other CLASSIC ROCK - [Favorite Albums]: The Beatles, "The White Album" and Company Flow, "Funcrusher",
Schools:Wm Fremd High School - Palatine, IL 1993-1995 Marjory Stonemen Douglass - Parkland/Coral Springs, FL 1995-1996 Tallahassee Community College - Tallahassee, Fl 2003-2004 Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton, Fl @004-2006
General Interests:Living, Loving, Laughing, Drinking, Eating, dancing to live improvisational music, Other Cultures and the Great Outdoors.
Other Distractions:I love to read, especially; The classics, Political/Military History, Philosophy, and Mystery Thrillers. My Favorite authors include; Charles Bukowski, Fitzgerald, Kafka, Harry Crews, Carl Hiasen and Dave Barry. A few of my favorite books; - [Mystery Thrillers]: "Dirty South", "The Beach House", "Tricky Business", and "Sick Puppy". [Classics]: "A Conferderacy of Dunces", "Cat's Cradle"' "Animal Farm", "The Jungle", "Siddhartha", "The Sun Also Rises" "The Corrections"(2001) and of course the best book ever "The Catcher in the Rye" (Fuck! the phonies) I do own a T.V. but only to use to play dvds. I love to watch concert dvds and movies, especially; independent films and dark comedies, my favorite directors are Wes Anderson (ex. "Bottle Rocket", "Rushmore", "The Royal Tenenbaums") and Todd Phillips (ex. "Bittersweet Motel", "Old School", "Starsky and Hutch" and "School for Scoundrels") - A few of my favorite movies are "Donnie Darko", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Igby Goes Down" and "The Door in the Floor", [Independent]: "Little Miss Sunshine", "Rick", "Factotum", "The Squid and the Whale", "American Splender", The Tao of Steve", "Roger Dodger", "Owning Mahoney", "Half Nelson" "Acts of Worship" and my favorite movie:"Bittersweet-Motel"

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