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Lex

I speak in English, I love in French & I dream in Tchaikovsky

About Me

My name is Lex and I am a writer. I was born in London, England, started boarding school when I was eight (till I was eighteen - the ten-year stretch!), thus spending my entire childhood with evil housemasters, strict matrons and cold showers (never again!), whilst indulging in endless pillow fights (after lights-out), midnight feasts, boring rugby and cricket matches (yawn) and a famed attempt at sneaking out (also after lights-out). As for my personality, it is rather difficult to convey without meeting me, but according to others I am: amusing, eccentric, bright and happy, bordering the line between introvert and extrovert, full of useless knowledge of history and literature and able to laugh like a Super Villain. I am also very open minded, quite an adventure seeker and rather funny. Having been born with a silver spoon wedged down my throat, I have had to teach myself how to be independent and self-sufficient. I now work for my pennies, and take none from my parents. I'm riches to rags baby, and I've never been happier! There. I’m done talking about myself!

My Interests

Books, history (this is my biggest obession!), art (i've become quite interested lately)and rock 'n' roll.

I'd like to meet:

Isabella Blow, Sir Jock Delves-Broughton, Cecil Beaton, King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table, Sebastian Horsley, Alice de Janzé, Oscar Wilde, The Marquis de Sade, Anne Widdecombe MP, Nelson Mandela, Princess Michael of Kent, Mick Jagger...and Lord Rothschild ~ I want his art collection!Oh...and anyone interesting...and egomaniacs, airheads, party addicts, nerds, historians, punks, peasants, royals, human rights activists, sloane rangers, politicians & writers...I love you all!Lex xx

Music:

Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Marianne Faithfull, The Libertines,The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Led Zeppelin, Peaches, Babyshambles, The Dandy Warhols, Tchaikovsky, Edith Piaf, Adam & the Ants, Hole/Courtney Love, Suzie Quatro, Bob Marley, Ray Charles, Duran Duran, The Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack, The New York Dolls, Grace Jones, Har Mar Superstar, Iggy Pop, Nico, Peaches

Movies:

Interview w/ the Vampire, Velvet Goldmine, Vanity Fair, The Lost Boys, Rasputin, Brideshead Revisited, Maurice, The Goonies, Down & Out in Beverly Hills, Heathers, Gia, Coming to America, The Breakfast Club, The Craft, Party Monster, Underworld, X-men, Rebel Without a Cause, Boys Don't Cry, Domino, Weird Science, The Dreamers, V For Vendetta

Television:

Blackadder, Keeping up Appearances, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Dynasty, Nighty Night, The Catherine Tate Show, Allo Allo, Miss Marple, Young Posh & Penniless

Books:

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vanity Fair (I mean the novel - not the magazine!), Dangerous Liasons, The Great Gatsby, The Naked Civil Servant, Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Sylph, The Andy Warhol Diaries, Alexandra: The Last Tsarina, Lady Windermere's Fan, Hollywood Madam: the Heidi Fleiss Story, The Master & Margarita, Disco Bloodbath, Valley of the Dolls, The Happy Hooker, Lost Spledour: The Memoirs of Prince Felix Youssoupoff, Pride & Pejudice

Heroes:

Adam Ant (you've got to love the period costume), Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, The Marquess of Bath, Sir Winston Churchill, Mahatma Ghandi, Alva Vanderbilt, Cora Pearl, George III

My Blog

English Boarding School Slang

1) Okay Yah = Yes2) Yah = Yes3) Prep = Homework4) FAG = A younger boy who acts as a servant for the older boys 5) FAGS = Cigarettes 5) Titch = Younger boy 6) Sloane Ranger/Sloane/Sloaney = Rich Englis...
Posted by Lex on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:09:00 PST

My Boarding School Years

I shall never forget my first day at boarding school. I was eight years old and having, thus far, spent my childhood nestled safely in my mother's bosom, I was wholly unprepared for the experience tha...
Posted by Lex on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:17:00 PST

A Feast At Midnight

Now I'm rather upset because I'm the only person who seems to remember this brilliant film. I was 9yrs old when I first saw it. My housemaster, Pa Wommersley, allowed us to watch it and soon enough it...
Posted by Lex on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:54:00 PST