Ari

brandeis university

i do construction with habitat for humanity

international dan cohen fan club

basketball, beer, beer pong/beruit, other sports (especially those involving beer)

i have only read one book in the past several years. it was kerouac's on the road and i thought it was quite awesome. it has caused me to consider reading another book.

billy madison, donnie darko, old school, garden state, fight club, office space, anything with johnny depp (dreamy!)

music that is catchy but sucks and everybody gets pissed off because you don't get sick of those songs like everyone else does

daily show, family guy, macgyver, the state

Pisces

i signed up for friendster a long time ago and had fun for a couple days then abandoned it. now i have something to say and i'm back.

the above checkboxes indicate that there are only seven reasons why i would want to meet someone. therefore, i chose the most unspecific of checkboxes, "just looking around". however, i want it to be known here and now that i am not interested in "just looking around". I am here for one reason and one reason only. and that is to share this story:

Recently I was taking a casual stroll down sunny Venice Beach when I spotted a man holding a fistful of pamphlets. Typically it is difficult to discern the crazies from the prophets in Venice Beach but something about this mans face laid to rest any doubts of his sanity. As I approached him, he handed me a pamphlet. Written on the front page in plain black letters were the words "The Truth about Circumcision". "It's a sensitive issue," he remarked through a half smile.

His genial, laid back personality belied the gravity and urgency of his crusade. Although I soon lost the pamphlet and forgot much of its contents, I find myself left with a few pieces of wisdom that have forever changed my life. First, the Jews are to blame. Second, feel sorry for the uncircumcised boy in the gym showers who faces ridicule because he is "normal" and beautiful. Third, babies feel pain too. Finally, reverse circumcision surgery is not a half baked dream but an attainable reality.

So, please, let out the truth about circumcision. It is a fad just like pogs and ipods. I, for one, will never forgive my mother for what her trend-sense-formed circumcision stance has taken away from me. And to all the uncircumcised men out there: stay strong, and please consider becoming an organ donor if you are not already; you could donate a foreskin that could change a life.

Also, check out this website from me and my brother's roadtrip in August, 2005:

http://brownebrothers.50webs.com

anybody similar to Cody from Step by Step

also, drinking buddies