I think of myself as being someone who likes nearly any kind of music, and yet people are constantly proving to me that this isn't true. It was true in the 80s, though.
Movies
The Butterfly Effect; Changing Lanes; Enemy Mine; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Fandango; Four Weddings and a Funeral; The Fisher King; Ghost Dog; Groundhog Day; Practical Magic; The Shawshank Redemption; Waking Ned Devine. By far the best I've seen lately was Little Miss Sunshine.
Television
I don't own one, but I enjoy "Babylon 5", "the Shield", and "Top Chef". Once upon a time I really loved "Bread" and "My So-Called Life".
Books
Far too many to mention. If I were supreme dictator of the planet, however, the following would be required reading: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom; Illusions by Richard Bach; The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom; The Collapse of Chaos by Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart; the collected works of Epictetus; The Reinvention of Work by Matthew Fox; The Hard Questions by Susan Piver; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan; How to Be an Adult by David Richo; How We Believe by Michael Shermer.
Heroes
Theophrastus, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Peter Abelard, Max Planck, my granddad, Teppo Numminen, the Incredible Hulk, Zorro, G'Kar.
CURRENT MOON
Grant's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Friends
Religion:
Other
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
Education:
Grad / professional school
Occupation:
eternal student
Grant plans to do nothing more productive today than possibly changing out of her pyjamas... on second thought, nah. Posted at 10:02 AM Jun 30 view more
I'm an American graduate student in Classics and Ancient History in England. I love cats, ice hockey, science and science fiction, forests, sustainable farming and gardening, music, computers, making things myself, and good food. Lately I'm too immersed in schoolwork to do much of anything else besides eating, sleeping, and keeping my plants alive. Oh, and blogging. I make time for that.I no longer accept friend requests unaccompanied by a message. I find I'm sorry every time I do that. It doesn't have to be a long message, but if I receive a request without a message, I will know that you haven't read this and feel fine about denying it.
Most of my blog is set to 'friends only' because I can't abide spam and I don't care to be socially, academically, or otherwise 'dooced' for my opinions or running commentary on my own life, but I'm always interested in genuine, thoughtful feedback, and if you'd care to provide any I'll be happy to add you as a friend. Actually, that's more or less how I would define the word 'friend', anyway.
Some people are already putting out Christmas decorations. For some reason this one looked odd to me. Just thought I'd share it.
I don't know, but maybe the fiberglass wolf is festive all year around? Hope you are well... Yea, I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet but I doubt they do much in England for that anyway. :)
I just had a MySpace ad come up that said you just beat Lainey in an IQ test... 112 was your score hahaha Pretty sure both of you would be insulted with 112!
Thomcat needs some hiking advice, he is too gutsy for his own good and taking 8 1/2 mile desert treks. You still hiking? Hope you're having a great Summer, the IQ test message reminded me to say Hi... :)
If you only had a TV... and watched infomercials... you would know of the technology advancement "pooper scooper"... so simple a dog can use it. Even a physicist with a lazy dog can operate one! *ducking*
Another overly helpful idea for post pub survival... a folding Emergency thermal blanket. They are compact and lightweight. Not recommended for use in leather pants pockets since it ruins the whole skin tight deal...
OK, so you've returned. That's great, really it is, but where the Fuck is the blog??? I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for a blog telling me where you've been, what you've been doing... You'd better be writing it right now or I'll... Gosh, I don't know what I'll do. It's not like have money to come across the pond (if you're still over there, even) and wring your neck or put your fingers to the keys and force you to do more that post a newly doctored Chewbacca pic announcing your return...
Hey! Yeah, I never really liked Myspace much anyway, didn't know that many people, hard to use, you weren't posting often, MRLDii wasn't posting often, and various other excuses. So I pretty much abandoned ship.
In recent months, I've hooked into Facebook, which I like much better and have many many friends (mostly agility) on, and it's quicker to view info and easier to use (although not perfect). If you happen to ever decide to try facebook, look for Ellen Finch in Silicon Valley.
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