The Pandemic Soul

I’M THE SHERIFF OF HANDSOMETOWN!

My name is Jordan. I moved to Los Angeles, CA in April of 2007, from Little Rock, Arkansas. I have a dog named Baxter.

I’m a gemini, so I’m always of two minds about everything. It’s hard to make generalizations about me. Most people would call me a radical liberal, perhaps even a utopian socialist.

I graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas (”a surprisingly liberal college in the heart of Arkansas…”) but I also did time at SUNY Fredonia in Fredonia, New York, and Loyola University of Chicago.

I have an entrepreneurial spirit, but a career in the corporate world. I couldn’t live without my TiVo. I eat way too much junk food. I never work out (anymore). People who chew with their mouth open or make any kind of noise while eating make me homicidal. I will always tell you when you have something stuck to your face or hanging out of your nose.

Interests

• transhumanism, humanism, atheism, Pastafarianism, space, sustainability, parapsychology, wikis, evolution, community, barn raising, writing, reading, naps, music, travel, truth, freedom, direct experience, change, democracy, open source movement, idealism, tech, computers, singularity, web 2.0, internet, gadgets, post apocolyptic fiction

Music

• 10000 Maniacs, A Perfect Circle, Alanis Morissette, Annie Lennox, Avril Lavigne, Bjork, Boozoo Bajou, Conjure One, Counting Crows, Cowboy Junkies, Cranberries, Deep Dish, Delerium, Dixie Chicks, Duncan Sheik, Emiliana Torrini, Enigma, Enya, Etta James, Evanescense, Fiona Apple, Jill Scott, Joan Osborne, Jose Gonzalez, Kelly Clarkson, Laura Nyro, Lisa Loeb, Loreena Mckennitt, Luscious Jackson, Madonna, Maria, Natalie Merchant, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, Patty Griffin, Pink Floyd, Poe, Pussycat Dolls, Rusted Root, Shirley Bassey, Stevie Nicks, Swayzak, Thievery Corporation, Tori Amos, Weekend Players

Movies

• The Day After, Terminator 3, X-Men, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Matrix Trilogy, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Village, Elizabeth, The Thomas Crown Affair, Moulin Rouge, 28 Days Later, Minority Report, Dangerous Liasons, Speed, The Contender, Star Wars, Contact

Television
On air/between seasons:

• Battlestar Galactica, The Real World, Road Rules, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Desperate Housewives, The Office, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, Big Brother, Survivor, Lost, Project Runway, Heroes, Brothers & Sisters, DirtySexyMoney, Weeds, America’s Best Dance Crew, Jericho, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Pushing Daisies, Grey’s Anatomy

Canceled:

• The O.C., Commander in Chief, West Wing, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Hell’s Kitchen, Friends

Books

• The Age of Spiritual Machines, A Gift Upon the Shore, On the Beach, Alas Babylon, Ringworld Trilogy, Myst Trilogy, Harry Potter, Vampire Chronicles, Dragonlance Chronicles, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Heroes

• Winston Churchill, Thomas Jefferson, Douglas Adams, Bill Clinton, Janelle Pierzina

Favorite websites

• BoingBoing
• Wikipedia
• Reddit
• Last.fm
• Flickr
• Independent Gay Forum
• Consumerist
• Lifehacker
• Towelroad
• Kenneth in the 212 - NSFW
• I Can Has Cheezburger?!
• PopUrls
• Think Progress
• Symbolic Order
• TechCrunch
• WebWare
• eHub
• Meatball Wiki

Want to know more?

• FaceBook
• mySpace profile

A long time ago on a website far, far away, I compiled all of those “All about you…” forwards/e-mails and put them into one big list so that I’d never have to fill one out again. In the hopes that this will cover everything trivial and superficially-informational about me, I’ve found that list and updated it. So here it is, in all its cheesy glory:

1. Name: Jordan
2. What does your name mean: 1. “To flow or descend.” 2. Of the River Jordan.
3. Nicknames: Ho-dache
4. Date of birth: May 30, 1981 (the real Memorial Day)
5. Zodiac sign: Gemini
6. Birth Location: Miami, Florida
7. Current Location: Hollywood, CA
8. Height: 6′
9. Eye color: Brown
10. Hair color: Medium Brown
11. Schools:
1. High School: Fredonia Central High
2. Colleges: SUNY Fredonia (1998-1999); Loyola U. of Chicago (1999-2000); Hendrix College (2001-2004).
12. High school graduation year: 1999
13. College graduation year: 2004
14. Pets: Dog, Baxter
15. Hobbies: Drooling on my computer, listening to music, watching TiVo, being angry.
16. Usually Found: In front of my computer.
17. Best advice I never got: “Look before you sit.”
18. Non-sport game that I excel in: Talking, attention getting.
19. Dream car: Realistic: Audi A6; Pleasant Fantasy: Mercedes 500 S
20. What do you drive: 2004 Volkswagen Passat, blue graphite.
21. Past cars: 2001 Jeep Cherokee, gray; 1996 Chevy Corsica, white; 1999 Ford Contour, dark blue.
22. Coolest experience ever: Europe 2004
23. Scariest thing I have ever done: Europe 2004
24. Stupidest thing I have ever done: Let a friend drive my car, resulting in a broken wrist (a.k.a.- The Accident).
25. Best memories: So many…
1. Pre-High School: World Jambo ‘95
2. High school: Everything having to do with HELP/Challenge, all FHS musicals, Quebec ‘97
3. College: Vegitating w/Tara after classes
4. Mid-College Crisis: The “extended vacation” in the summer of 2001 in Houston.
5. Hendrix: Parties of junior year w/roommate CJ and crew.
6. Post-College: Chillin’ at Lindsey’s house, hanging out w/Shannon and the Scooby Gang.
26. Character traits I look for in a guy/girl/friend: Caring, honest, lies (little white ones, of course) when appropriate.
27. Worst feeling in the world: Humiliation
28. Best feeling in the world: A group of people laughing about something genuinely funny.
29. Favorite thing to do on a weekend: Absolutely nuthin’.
30. Where do you see yourself in 10 years: A job in civil rights, finally at a pay level I can enjoy, living in a luxury apartment in Washington, D.C.
31. First thought in the morning: What’s that taste in my mouth?
32. Do you get motion sickness: No
33. Rollercoasters - deadly or exciting: Exciting
34. Future son names: Cain, Ulysses, Logan, Scott
35. Future daughter names: Gwendolyn, Morgan, Dawn
36. Are you a good friend: Sort of. I’m a high maintenance friend, but I’m very loyal.
37. Chocolate or Vanilla cake: Chocolate cake w/vanilla frosting.
38. What do you think about before you go to sleep?: “Wow, it’s already 2am?”
39. Thunderstorms cool or scary: Cool
40. If you could meet one person in the world, who would it be:
1. Historically Dead: Queen Elizabeth I
2. Recently Dead: Douglas Adams
3. Alive: Ray Kurzweil
41. Collections: Books, DVDs, pictures, memories.
42. What’s on your mousepad: “Krueger Beer” logo and slogan. Some other Krueger family had a brewery in Newark and their old memorabilia can be found all over eBay.
43. Do you eat stems of broccoli: Yeah, I love broccoli.
44. If a girl ever asked you for the shirt on your back, would you give it to her?: Not a chance. Let the bitch freeze.
45. If you could have any occupation when you get older, what would it be: CEO of the Human Rights Campaign.
46. If you could dye your hair one color, what would it be: Been there, done that. I’m good with my brown now.
47. If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be: An Ankh on my back.
48. Favorite brand of gum: I don’t chew it.
49. What’s on your walls in your room: Nothing, right now.
50. What do you like most about yourself: Open-mindedness, loyalty to friends
51. What do you like the least about yourself: My inability to overcome laziness
52. Do you believe in yourself: In doing what? In general, yeah, I guess.
53. Boxers or Briefs: Boxers.
54. Bacon bits or croutons: Bacon bits. I hate croutons.
55. Favorite salad dressing: Ranch or caesar
56. Do you drink: Only to stay alive. If this means alcohol, then yes, occasionally.
57. What type of deodorant do you use: Some hypoallergenic stuff, I don’t know the name.
58. Favorite shampoo or conditioner: Neutrogena.
59. Have you ever been skinny dipping: Yep. In Jessica’s pool.
60. Do you make fun of people: All. The. Time.
61. One pillow or two: 1 regular sized and one body pillow.
62. Do you get along with your parents: Somewhat.
63. What’s your bedtime: 10:30pm
64. Craziest person or silliest person you know: Hmm, I’d say Tara’s the craziest.
65. Reincarnation, yes or no: Haven’t you asked this before? No.
66. Deaf or blind: I’d rather be mute, but if I’m forced to be one of these two, I’d go for deaf.
67. Do you consider yourself a good listener?: Yeah. Stacey talks all the time, so I’ve developed the habit.
68. Would you rather be short or tall?: Tall, but not too tall. A few inches more and I’d be set.
69. Do you like to dance?: Like Fred Astaire.
70. Are you too shy to ask someone out?: Yes, in person. No, online.
71. Do you like to talk on the phone?: Only to certain people. Everyone else I hate talking to on the phone, though.
72. Do you think boys or girls have it easier?: We both live in our own versions of Hell.
73. If you had a round-trip ride in any time machine, where would you go?: Rome, before the fall.
74. If you were invisible, what would you be doing?: Spying on people.
75. Do you like Adidas, Nike, Fila, or Reebok (or other) best?: New Balance.
76. If you could change your name, what would it be?: “Rock”
77. Have you ever thought you were going to die?: I know I’m going to die. But, if you mean, prematurely, yes. Plenty of times.
78. What’s the hardest thing about growing up?: Puberty.
79. Would you eat a bowl of live crickets for $40,000?: Add a couple more zeros on there and you got yourself a deal.
80. If this Sunday, you could do ANYTHING you wanted, what would you do?: Eat a bowl of live crickets for $4,000,000.
81. What’s the worst word you know?: Anything that carries a negative connotation towards a minority.
82. Have you ever wanted to run away?: Many times.
83. What’s your worst fear?: Going on a trip and leaving all my luggage at home. (Seriously! I have nightmares about this.)
84. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: I don’t sleep. Haven’t you ever seen those circles under my eyes?
85. Have you ever felt you were in love?: Not truly in love, no.
86. If you were stranded on an island who would you want to be with you?: Someone really good looking, someone really intelligent, and someone really smart. Or all that in one person. Whatever’s easiest for the powers that put me there.
87. Piercings? Tattoos?: Left lobe pierced. I don’t wear anything in it anymore, though.
88. Creed/Religion: Atheism
89. Do you pray?: Not any more.
90. Fav. summer thing do: Sleep.
91. Fav. amusement park ride: Loopy roller coaster.
92. Fav. music video: I watch everything on MTV except the videos.
93. Fav. band(s): Alanis Morisette, Tori Amos, Madonna, Fiona Apple, Annie Lennox
94. Fav. food: Steak, Lobster, Kiwi, Watermelon.
95. Least fav. food: Peas, and pretty much most green veggies.
96. Fav. sport: Sitting on my rear.
97. Fav. actors: Russell Crowe! Tom Welling, Dean Cain.
98. Fav. actress: Cate Blanchett
99. Fav. cartoons: Clone High, Futurama, Simpsons
100. Fav. animal: Wolf
101. Fav. day of the week: Friday!
102. Fav. month: December (only if there’s a lot of snow).
103. Fav. parts of newspaper: Newspaper? How quaint.
104. Fav. thing to wear: Windpants and a sweatshirt.
105. Fav. book: Trilogy of Myst.
106. Fav. toothpaste: I use some natural stuff that doesn’t give me canker sores. Don’t know the name.
107. Fav. cereal: Frosted Mini Wheats, but I eat them out of the box, no milk.
108. Fav. candy: Cadbury Creme Eggs
109. Fav. stores: Barnes & Noble, Best Buy
110. Fav. place: My car or my room. Take your pick.
111. Fav. pro sports team: Sports? Huh?
112. Favorite game: Hard to get.
113. Favorite colors: Blue
114. Favorite sound: Rushing water.
115. Favorite smell: Cake in the oven.
116. Favorite perfume/cologne: Hugo
117. Favorite holiday: Christmas!
118. Favorite subject in school: History
119. Least favorite subject: Math
120. Least favorite line from a movie/play/etc.: “You have me, (villan’s name), let the girl go!”