About Me

  • About Me: this is is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. if you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?

More About Me

  • Nicknames: fatguy. robindurden. mob boss. cult leader. statistical anomaly.
  • Nationality: second generation korean american
  • Religion: religion destroys... the cross is freedom.
  • Heroes: jesus. tyler durden. forrest gump.
  • Interests: appreciating appreciation. cigars. digital photography. hiking/backpacking. nature. music/art. film/art. anything foreign. humanity/honest expression. food/folks/fun. exploring. devirginizing. reading people like a book. creating alter ego's.
  • Expertise: i am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world...
  • Occupation: sales manager
  • Industry: technology consulting
  • Website: http://eddiebanee.net

Books

  • Favorite Books: bible (particularly romans). cracked. voyage of the dawn treader. gangster. da vinci code.
  • Favorite Authors: c.s. lewis
  • Favorite Quotes: "i am beset by ironies."
  • Recent Reads: lullaby. running w/ scissors.

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: japanese. brazilian. korean. cuban. greek. armenian.
  • Favorite Dishes: sushi/sashimi. churrascaria. korean bbq. in 'n out. al pastor. pulled pork. lamb of any sort.
  • Favorite Desserts: pinkberry w/ rice cake. flourless chocolate cake @ bizou. yakisito at yaki's. dark chocolate.
  • Favorite Drinks: sole. perrier. san pelegrino. voss. calistoga. see a pattern here?
  • Favorite Junk Foods: filet-o-fish. cheetos hot fries. baked white cheese puffs.
  • Best meal ever: best meals are shared w/ good company & a fine cigar afterwards.
  • Favorite Restaurants: chomp sushi. sushi zo. fogo de chao. in 'n out. father's office. sevan chicken. family restaurant. carnitas michoacan. cafe bizou. mario's.
  • Foods I hate: white man's modern twist on ethnic food.

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: magnolia. fight club. forrest gump. mulholland drive. everything is illuminated. the sea inside. city of god. oldboy. 2046. fallen angels. salton sea. fireworks/hanabi. punch drunk love. the squid and the whale. eternal sunshine of a spotless mind. american beauty. little miss sunshine. jackass 2. twilight samurai. talk to her. adaptation.
  • Favorite Actors: daniel day lewis. phillip seymour hoffman. naomi watts.
  • Favorite Directors: pt anderson. wong kar wai. takeshi kitano. david fincher.
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: it's only after we lose everything that we're free to do anything. -tyler durden
  • Movies I can watch over and over: fight club. blood sport. north shore.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: leslie feist. gorillaz. leslie feist. fiona apple. leslie feist. bonobo. leslie feist. bjork. leslie feist. sigur ros. radiohead. leslie feist. nouvelle vague. leslie feist. bebel gilberto. leslie feist. beck. devotchka. leslie feist. gnarles barkley. leslie feist. g.Love. leslie feist. jimi hendrix. leslie feist. nina simone. leslie feist. kid koala. leslie feist. mirah. leslie feist. muse. leslie feist. portishead. leslie feist. devics.
  • Favorite Genre: music that's difficult to categorize
  • Favorite Lyrics: common - i used to love h.e.r.
  • Songs for Roadtrips: sneaker pimps - sick
  • Songs I hate: 98% of what they play on power 1o6. singles that reflect a single serving culture.
  • Guilty Pleasure: nelly furtado
  • Band I wish I was in: a date w/ fiona apple or leslie feist would be ideal.

Television

  • Favorite Shows: sopranos. simpsons. family guy.
  • Favorite Channels: discovery channel. food network.
  • Favorite Reruns: the wonder years
  • Characters you relate to: tony soprano. homer simpson. spike spiegel.

Video Games

  • Games I Play: mike tyson's punch out. contra. kung-fu.
  • Favorite Characters: heihachi mishima. ryu.
  • Proudest Achievements: beating mike tyson's punch out all the way through.

Travel

  • Places I love: all places foreign
  • Places I've been: kyrgyzstan
  • Places to see before I die: the rest of the world
  • Dream Vacation: japan/sushi brazil/churrascaria. if it was outside of just the cuisine, alaska in the summer... greece... dominican republic...

robindurden

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    • Name: Robin
    • Country: United States
    • State: California
    • Metro: Los Angeles
    • Gender: Male
    • Member Since: 8/23/2005
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Memories (1)

  • heavens3y3
    i was sitting on the top of the stairs looking down on the amphitheatre of yn education building. i just got off the phone with my friend who was deciding between ucla and berkeley and i was trying to convince her to go to cal so she can see something outside the so cal that she always lived in. and

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  • holajika
    i was looking for sites about Miami in Florida, i want to visit it next summer. but all the sites that i found about Miami, even those ones saying they are OFFICIAL, are not opening, the best i can see on those sites is first page with broken design, no pictures, few links, that don't work.... i ne
  • holajika
    @robindurden - @robindurden - hey.... you already replied.. does it mean you are everyday in here?
  • robindurden
    @holajika - hey jyldyz! i e-mailed you but no response... get in contact w/ me!
  • holajika
    hello there! i'm alive here/// lol how are you doing? i didn't check for my xanga for a while.. it was good to see you again...
  • SQUIDy_KiM
    well, that was fun
  • SQUIDy_KiM
    chatboard!
  • robindurden
    this is a test...