music, mayhem, dancing my pants off (sometimes literally), knitting, sewing, improv comedy, philosophy, walking, psychology, jewelry design, iPodding, having silly-head adventures, playing on swingsets, (but NEVER see-saws...) singing in the shower, reading, making madd Mix CDs, hunting down biblical action figures ( I have 7!) and other blasphemous things.
Music
The Pixies, Weezer, The Eels, Velvet Underground, Nina Simone, The Clash, Ani Difranco, Sleater Kinney, Bikini Kill, Fabulous Disaster, Bob Dylan, Metric, Deathcab For Cutie, Johnny Cash, The Cure, Postal Service, Belle & Sebastian, Tegan & Sara, Swale, The Jazz Guys, Dolly Parton, Lee Hazelwood, Loretta Lynn, Swedish pop as a whole; specifically Hello Saferide, Envelopes, Roybn, Teddybears.
Movies
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rushmore, Yojimbo, Amelie, Rashoman, Pretty in Pink, Donnie Darko, High Fidelity, Mindwalk, The Big Lebowski, Moonstruck, Hedwig, Clerks, The Jerk, Say Anything, Dr. Strangelove, The Great Dictator, Adaptation, Sherlock Jr., Suspicion, Marnie, Throne of Blood, Gone with the Wind, Richard III (McKellen version,), The Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra!), The Third Man, American Movie, ..
Television
Mad Men, Gossip Girl, 30 Rock, The Office, Deadwood, Golden Girls, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, the Simpsons, Family Guy, Buffy, The Hills (shut up) The OC, Iron Chef, Six Feet Under, Weeds, Wonderfalls, Celebrity Poker and Cheerleading competitions.
Books
Fifth Business, On The Road, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Tao Te Ching, Cat's Cradle, Eloise, Poetry of Stephen Dunn, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Dorothy Parker, Fight Club, A Prayer for Owen Meaney, The Little Prince, Picture of Dorian Gray, the Life of Pi changed me forever, I think. Dolly Parton's My Life and Other Unfinished Business. Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Heroes
Dorothy Parker, Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, my mom, Mae West, Dolly Parton, Freidrich Neitzche, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Shakespeare, Lao Tzu, Gandhi, Emile Zola, that dude who used to (maybe he still does) break dance on Venice Beach even though he has no arms or legs.
About me:
Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. -Herman Melville, Moby Dick
I don't add people unless I know them. That goes for bands, too. Nothing personal.
I like knitting and crappy television. I also like intellectual discourse and laughing a lot. And monkeys. And miniature livestock. And dancing. And being silly. And being serious. And skipping. And thinking about things, and then saying them out loud. Music to make my toes tap and my heart light. Or my heart heavy. You need 'em both, really. I say more then is necessary and feel more then is healthy. I do this under the theory that I'd rather live too much, too brightly, too intensely, then to leave anything unsaid, not thought, or unfelt. I love grammar, but hate spelling. I'm often confusing. It's unintentional, I swear.
Who I'd like to meet: People who are nice to people who are weaker then themselves. People who will dance with little-to-no provocation. People who can name obscure pop culture trivia facts without the aid of Wikipedia. Quirky people are interesting. Do you have acerbic wit? Then I'd like to meet you, although I won't lie, we might get in a fight. But I'll get over it lickity-split. People who like sewing things or making things. Wordsmiths. Truth-tellers.Banter-ers. Costume-wearers. Merry-makers. Outside-players. Laughers.
If you see this man wandering around, please give him my number.
"...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'"
Jack Kerouac
thank you, boots. that's one of the best dang cards i ever done got... the quote has lingered on me the past few days. thought i'd now express my sober appreciation.
(: noo problem i must say i have taught a lot of people and they all ended up being great lol. plus your cool so you will be able to do it lol. is there a lot of snow up there?
dang it, i'm not cool enough to know what yone IS, let alone why it's the bet establishment. I'm pretty sure it stands for Ye Olde New England something something...
Don't chase down that shot with a pint...Blood is all you need! Gulp down the new Beatallica single "All You Need Is Blood" with Sgt. Hetfield and crew on May 20th
"...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'"
Jack Kerouac 
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