jnakasone

About Me

I'm a senior at multnomah university in portland, oregon and am probably one of the most eccentric people to ever walk this planet. i'm originally from Hilo, Hawaii and have lived there all my life. i have thoughts, fears, doubts, questions, problems, opinions, a bias, and ideas. i hope to one day be a writer and use my gifts and talents to continue working to make the world a better place.

My Interests

writing, reading, music (listening, writing, playing), movies, conversing, living life one day at a time, chicken pad thai, dark beer, coffee.

Music

ALL TIME FAVORITES:, underøath, copeland, MXPX, thrice, brand new, paramore, august burns red, sigur rós, OTHERS:, acceptance (RIP), the album leaf, the almost, anberlin, the ataris, atreyu, augustana, beatles, between the tress, blindside, breanna paletta, brie stoner, bryan adams, chiodos, the classic crime, coldplay, dashboard confessional, dave matthews band, death cab for cutie, derek webb, the devil wears prada, devin chapman, dustin kensrue, eisley, further seems forever (RIP), jack johnson, john mayer, johnny cash, the juliana theory (RIP), kyle stuck, lights, manchester orchestra, modest mouse, no greater sky, number one gun, radiohead, right away, great captian!, ryan adams, saosin, something corporate, sufjan stevens, taylor swift, tumbledown, the who, and much more!

Movies

i'll admit that i enjoy watching romantic comedies and what some would consider "chick flicks" but I think my taste in movies is pretty well rounded. Action, drama, comedy, documentary., On a more serious note, a few timeless favorites are Saving Private Ryan, Walk The Line, Transformers, Pay it Forward, V for Vendetta, Saved! (you can't say it doesn't make you think about how the world views Christians!), Across The Universe, The Dark Knight, Etc.

Television

the only show i watch regularly is the offfice.

Books

C.S. Lewis books, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Gutter, The Dirty Little Secret (Craig Gross), Starving Jesus (Craig Gross and JR Mahon), Velvet Elvis, Sex God (Rob Bell), The Irresistible Revolution (Shane Claiborne), Blue Like Jazz, Searching For God Knows What (Donald Miller), A New Kind of Christian (Brian McLaren), Let Justice Roll Down (John Perkins), Far From Home (Joseph Stowell), How To Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie), The Shack (Paul Young), Celebrity Coffee Tables (Cosmo Kramer)