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karen

if you're looking for sympathy, you can find it between shit and syphillis in the dictionary

About Me

abrassive like the finest grain sandpaper. January's little joke. idiot savant minus the extraordinary skill/savant part. i usually loathe the word "hella" unless it's refering to the band."it's perfectly monstrous how people say things behind one's back that are completely true"."i find that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, can produce the effects of drunkeness"

My Interests

cool hand luke egg eating contests, world domination, worrying, over analyzing the obvious, delinting my mostly black wardrobe, early retirement

I'd like to meet:

i'm crass. i curse. i drink. and on the very rare occasion, i smoke...so people who find that endearing and not repulsive.

Music:

broadcast, the walkmen, death from above 1979, the ponys, the clientele, stone roses, pj harvey, adorable, ladytron, adult., elliot smith, tv on the radio, !!!, camera obscura, ocean blue, suede, fruit bats, tribe called quest, the specials, my bloody valentine, siouxsie, chapterhouse, the unicorns, yo la tengo, kitchens of distinction, gang of four, interpol, the jam, le tigre, roxy music, elvis costello, the clash, liars, slowdive, jesus and mary chain, trashcan sinatras, desmond dekker, magnetic fields, charlatans u.k., clinic, pulp, inspiral carpets, enon, ride

Movies:

fritz lang's metropolis, henry fool, barton fink, rushmore, julien donkey boy, kids, donnie darko, the triplets of belleville, gattica, dummy, gummo, lost in translation, delicatessen, the corporation, 25th hour, battle royale, i heart huckabees, sexy beast, i shot andy warhol

Television:

30 days, freaks and geeks, remote control, square pegs, drawn together, aqua teen hunger force, the venture bros., celebrity poker, arrested development, the young ones, fishing with john, dog the bounty hunter, family guy, manor house (pbs' offer to reality t.v.)

Books:

confederacy of dunces, naked, hard boiled wonderland, catcher in the rye

Heroes:

my liver. william shatner.

My Blog

The Lady of Guadalupe Casket

holy shit.  Costco is really one stop shopping...  ...
Posted by karen on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:52:00 PST

the power of prayer?

ok, so i'm up at 2-something in the morning cause i'm stuck with restless leg syndrome (dude, i swear it's real).  i'm checking my emails, and one of them is from jason's mom asking if i wou...
Posted by karen on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:02:00 PST

today's overview

i don't put in much faith in it, but i do occasionally read my horoscope; for shits and giggles.  today's reads, "to really start feeling good, you need to forgo the useless quest for perfection....
Posted by karen on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:54:00 PST

What better place to advertise your own interests than on your unwitting spawn?

the ONION sells some pretty bitchin' t-shirts for daddy, mommy, and baby, too.  theo may soon be sporting "Your Favorite Band Sucks" across his itty bitty chest....
Posted by karen on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:33:00 PST

my first coloring book

Ok, so J and I got Sucker Free City  from Netflix a few months back.  I can't say that I enjoyed it all that much.  In fact, I think I walked away sometime about hal...
Posted by karen on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:57:00 PST

Alien

i have been feeling the baby's first movements for about 2 weeks now.  last night, i was trying to describe to jason how that actually felt.  from what i've heard and read, most women w...
Posted by karen on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:32:00 PST

the family jewels

my weekend actually started early friday morning by chugging 32oz of water.  it's a good thing that my ultrasound tech was gentle with me, cause by 8:45am, my bladder felt like it was about to bu...
Posted by karen on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:03:00 PST

piggy-backing on someone else's blog

this did happen... Doolittle Last week my friend Karen told me she was considering naming her child Velouria, after the Pixies song.  I suggested a couple of other Pixies titles... No. 13 Baby, ...
Posted by karen on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:55:00 PST

porker

after 4 months of rigorous training, and a diet constisting of mostly donuts, i have finally gained the 6lbs needed for me to tip the scales at 100lbs.  not since high school have i weighed this ...
Posted by karen on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:38:00 PST

it's cause we share the same dna

not even god can put the fear in me the way that my mother can.  and lucky me, i just recently spent 4 days with the woman and my stepfather.  to my surprise, the visit went&n...
Posted by karen on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:00:00 PST