beginnings, semicolons, incest movie marathons, getting caught, the god talk, airport terminals, forbidden love, violent thunderstorms, surreality, incongruity, relocating endangered insects, dramatic reunions, ice cream kisses, warrior princesses, exceptions, window-shopping for onesies, collecting you, the innate cockiness of redneck boys, avoiding endings at all costs, no apologies no regrets, my fake penis(es), those four-color clicky ballpoint pens, listmaking, love behind the ears, all these Pavarottis followin' me, atrocious karaoke for enthusiastic crowds, breakup songs, words you have to smile in order to say properly (like 'eleven' & 'elated', for example), playing peekaboo with strange kids in restaurants, dinosaurs, wedding dresses, narrow daylight, neverending stories, letting iTunes' random function make major life decisions for me, elevators, last lines
Music
Hanson (who are totally legit, thanks), Indigo Girls, the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, Chris Pureka, Sister Hazel, Erin McKeown, nineties pop, Sarah Harmer, Damien Rice, Dispatch, Stars, Julie Loyd, Christmas music, Regina Spektor, Spice Girls, Matt Caplan, Matt Nathanson, Michael Buble, Tegan & Sara, Elton John, Barenaked Ladies, Deb Talan, the Weepies, LFO, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, the Lucksmiths, Delilah's radio show (which I've been known to cry at), anything I can sing along with
Movies
Bam Bam and Celeste is, like, all I ever watch anymore. But in the interest of listing: Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Love Actually, The Hours, Frida, Mulholland Drive, Beautiful Thing, Chasing Amy, The Royal Tenenbaums, Angels in America, Waiting For Guffman, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, The Anniversary Party, A Very Brady Sequel, Sliding Doors, Velvet Goldmine, Jeffrey, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Mrs. Doubtfire, Spice World, Shortbus, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, movies where kids from the wrong side of the tracks dance a lot and learn lessons in self-reliance.
(also, like, any movie about school, including: Dead Poets Society; Good Will Hunting; Matilda; High School Musical; Loving Annabelle; Election; Maedchen in Uniform; The Children's Hour; Take the Lead; Freedom Writers; To Sir, With Love; The Hobart Shakespeareans; The History Boys. . .)
Television
Queer As Folk, Xena: Warrior Princess, Marion and Geoff, Animal Planet shows, The Golden Girls, Project Runway, Weeds, Ally McBeal, America's Next Top Model. I think that every series needs at least one musical episode to be legit.
Books
Tennessee Williams and Tom Spanbauer are my heroes, these days. Also: The God of Small Things, Life After God, Lolita, anything Jeanette Winterson, anything David Sedaris, Chuck Palahniuk's older stuff, anything Michael Cunningham, On the Road, Fatelessness, Cat's Cradle, The Woman Warrior, No One Belongs Here More Than You, At Swim Two Boys, Angels in America, The Things They Carried, Beloved, Sula, things Shakespeare wrote, Madame Bovary, The Piano Teacher, Love in the Time of Cholera, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The World According to Garp, A Widow For One Year, Two Or Three Things I Know For Sure, young adult lesbian love novels, juicy diaries/letters, anything Michael Chabon (especially his latest, and except the short stories), William Matthews, Richard Siken, Marilyn Hacker, Patrick Rosal, Stone Butch Blues, anything Paul Rudnick, The Book of If, The Boys of My Youth, Harry Potter, Harriet the Spy, Matilda, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
I've got a loud laugh, a killer memory, and a compulsion to make playlists for any occasion that arises. Slow-motion sequences in movies usually make me weepy, and so do ultrasound scenes - especially when the doctor asks the expectant mother, "Do you want to hear the heartbeat?" I believe in hope as a form of action, on its own. I'm thrilled by arguments, but get physically sick when I’m at odds with anyone I love for longer than five minutes. If I’m in the shower and I’m alone, then I am singing (laryngitis be damned). I always read my love interest’s horoscope before my own. I love gritty arthouse films and never miss an episode of America's Next Top Model, and manage to reconcile it all quite easily. I think that nearly anything is worth experiencing, so long as it makes for a good story later on. I regress to childhood and build forts when I'm stressed looking for escape. I wish on stars and triple-digit times and pink cars and necklace clasps and anything within eyesight, sometimes.
Who I'd like to meet:
people who remember all the lyrics to "Semicharmed Life;" karaoke fiends; really good storytellers; people who live beautifully and/or dangerously.
Hehe, I can be persuasive, what can I say?! ;o) Hehe. I am free all week during the day, (as I still have not received a job yet). So, call anytime, I promise I will be here to answer. I am ready to trade stories and hear from you again! Yay for boy band songs, hehe!
Hey! I hope that things are going well over there for you. Remember you better let me know if you are coming out here anytime soon. Miss you and love you.
Yeah they are both girls. I have a few pics on here. Mine is black and white named Indy. Mikes is the tabby cat and I think he is thinking of calling it lucky.
Yes, we do always seem to make it work, just means you will have to come to SD. I was not doing okay, but today I got to talk to Brian and he is in for a while, so I'm good for a little bit, ha. What about you?
Awww, I miss you too and they had so much fun in the snow, haha. Okay, don't be mad, but my car broke and it cost over $800 to fix, so that puts me almost a grand behind where I need to be by the time Brian comes home, so I'm not going to make it. I'm just going to spend the holidays here at the house with the dogs. I'm so sorry :( I'm going to miss you.
Awww thank you so much. I miss you too and can't wait to see you again. I will be in Erie Thanksgiving time, if you're around... I sense a BK trip, haha. Never to old for those. Thank you so much hunny.
OH YES!! You heard/read right! Yay that's exciting that you will be around! You call from the road, I will be here, lol. Definitely need to be filled in and the date is so much closer than we originally planned and it's so exciting, and I've got butterflies and it's crazy but in the best way! Talk to you soon!
Hehe, I can be persuasive, what can I say?! ;o) Hehe. I am free all week during the day, (as I still have not received a job yet). So, call anytime, I promise I will be here to answer. I am ready to trade stories and hear from you again! Yay for boy band songs, hehe!
Hey! I hope that things are going well over there for you. Remember you better let me know if you are coming out here anytime soon. Miss you and love you.
Yeah they are both girls. I have a few pics on here. Mine is black and white named Indy. Mikes is the tabby cat and I think he is thinking of calling it lucky.
586.651.3916
Log that number in your head because I miss you so much. We need to talk. And we need a reunion again.
Call me ASAP!
Young Steven
Yes, we do always seem to make it work, just means you will have to come to SD. I was not doing okay, but today I got to talk to Brian and he is in for a while, so I'm good for a little bit, ha. What about you?
Awww, I miss you too and they had so much fun in the snow, haha. Okay, don't be mad, but my car broke and it cost over $800 to fix, so that puts me almost a grand behind where I need to be by the time Brian comes home, so I'm not going to make it. I'm just going to spend the holidays here at the house with the dogs. I'm so sorry :( I'm going to miss you.
Hey Come Spend The Holidays With Me!
I miss talking to you. I hope you're doing okay. I reallllly hope I see you this month. I'll even come home early if it means that I get to see you.
Hope that you are as excited about tomorrow as I am!
I know. It made me sad that gay day at Cedar Point didn't happen this year with you. It made me super sad.
Call me when you have time!
xoxox
young steven.
p.s I will get my lesbian wings!
And PS - Weezy will be with me!
Hey, I hope you're doing well. Thanksgiving you better be in Erie, because I"m going to be there and we need to catch up again! I miss you!
Hey you! I hope you're having a great day today. Happy Birthday, hun.
Thanks for The Comment LOVE LOVE LOVE Ya Thanks For Cheering Me Up With You Dashing Words!
Happy pretty soon Birthday Jen!!! Hope you have a really really fun one!
nice new profile and happy early birthday too!
MM
PS: The pictures look AMAZING!!!
Awww thank you so much. I miss you too and can't wait to see you again. I will be in Erie Thanksgiving time, if you're around... I sense a BK trip, haha. Never to old for those. Thank you so much hunny.
Hey I got creative!
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Hey! Will definitely do that :o) You drive safely as well okay?!
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Granite Falls, NC
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Your photo comments, to sweet and cute! Thank you!
I'll see you in just a few days!!!!
I am so glad you are coming! Talk to you and see you again soon!
OH YES!! You heard/read right! Yay that's exciting that you will be around! You call from the road, I will be here, lol. Definitely need to be filled in and the date is so much closer than we originally planned and it's so exciting, and I've got butterflies and it's crazy but in the best way! Talk to you soon!
yeah! do you have my number? I would love to see you and so would cooper. he says your name in his sleep...probably.