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Xan

I am here for Friends

About Me

I'm a girl who likes to try as many things as I can, as long as it doesn't involve heights.

My Interests

beadwork, Pez, piano, guitar, hiking, bicycling, catching flicks, movie marathons, record shopping, comics, collage, journaling

I'd like to meet:

Other geeks.

Music:

Elvis Costello, Kirsty MacColl, Kate Bush, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds, New Order, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, Talking Heads, U2, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, stellastar, Say Hi to Your Mom, Colin Hay, AC/DC, Motorhead, XTC, Robyn Hitchcock, 10,000 Maniacs, Amiee Mann, Michael Penn, R.E.M., Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Judas Priest, The Clash, The Ramones, James, The House of Love, The Flaming Lips, Alison Moyet, Edwyn Collins, The Divine Comedy, Billy Bragg, Squeeze, The (English)Beat, Roxy Music, Tom Petty, New Order, Joe Jackson, Pulp, Devo, Weird Al, The Clientele, Tresspassers William, Rush, Death Cab for Cutie, Iron & Wine, Richard Thompson, Hem, World Party, Led Zeppelin, The Violent Femmes, Cake, Goldfrapp, Concrete Blonde, Howard Jones, Tom Jones, Prince, Ivy, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Nigel Kennedy, Barenaked Ladies, Yaz, Squeeze, Beastie Boys, Cat Stevens, Buddy Holly, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Dixie Chicks (politically), songs penned by Jim Steinman

Movies:

Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension, True Stories, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Logan's Run, Flash Gordon, Ninotchka, Dr. Strangelove, Raising Arizona, Dune, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, this list is way too long. If it is not a romantic comedy or chick flick weeper or war glorifying treacle, I probably like it.

Television:

The Twilight Zone, The Simpsons, Twin Peaks, MST3K, Dr. Katz, Adult Swim, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Futurama, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, pretty much all shows featuring Muppets, The Tick, The Addams Family, On The Air, History's Lost and Found, The New Detectives, Friends, Mystery!, Fawlty Towers, Jeeves and Wooster, Bottom, The Young Ones, Medium, The Closer, Monk, VH1 Classic, Degrassi, Flavor of Love, Pimp My Ride, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Neverwhere, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Quantum Leap, Northern Exposure, American Gothic, The X-Files, The Kids in the Hall, The Prisoner, Black Books, Aeon Flux, The Critic, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Supernatural

Books:

Something Wicked This Way Comes, Making History, The Hollow Man, Replay, Beggars in Spain, The House on Mango Street, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Historian, How Soon is Never?, Ender's Game, The Alienist, The Secret History, Making History, Hell House, I Am Legend, American Gods, The Mists of Avalon, Breakfast of Champions, The Lord of the Rings, Blankets, American Elf, Tom Strong, Fables, V For Vendetta, From Hell, Where the Wild Things Are, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Curious Sofa, The Figure in the Shadows, Mephisto in Onyx, Replay, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater

Heroes:

Kirsty MacColl, Jim Henson

My Blog

It’s my birthday, b-b-b-birthday!

Well, not YET...My birthday is this Saturday, the 19th of April. I share it with Tim Curry, Ashley Judd, and Hayden Christensen. Since Chris and I will be in Pittsburgh on my actual birthday, and si...
Posted by Xan on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:28:00 PST

Sore fingers

I just spent about an hour practicing the guitar and my left hand fingers are actually throbbing. So here is a survey.SEVERAL RANDOM YET DELIBERATE QUESTIONSStory behind your myspace name:it's my nam...
Posted by Xan on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

Random thoughts

Sometimes I wonder why I seem to be so good at connecting other people, but I have such a hard time keeping in touch with said people.Jamie Lee Curtis is just really damn cool, even in a commercial fo...
Posted by Xan on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

After a day at work, I feel like talking about me for a change

I've been trying to articulate an revelation I had about myself last week, but I can't seem to put it into words. Until then, here is a stupid survey.I also saw Avenue Q last night. Everyone should ...
Posted by Xan on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:58:00 PST

Nick Lowe knows how I feel

I too, am a mess.Not sure why. I just feel like every thought I have right now is only halfway to being coherent. My brain is a jumble, and I don’t think I could say or do anything clever if m...
Posted by Xan on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:42:00 PST

Who the hell orders pizza using the name, "Torchwood"?

So I’m finally caught up on all 3 seasons of Doctor Who, and I am now starting in on Torchwood. I didn’t like it much at first, but I really loved the 9th episode and realized I was prett...
Posted by Xan on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:07:00 PST

Charisma and Dexterity

Farewell, Mr. Gygax. If only rods or staves could truly prevent us from departing this mortal coil.We'll always remember you with every roll for maximum constitution. You brought us fantastical esca...
Posted by Xan on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:14:00 PST

Who or Zep?

Fan rivalries. I think this subject popped into my mind after reading Troy's blog about a plan to have Michael Bay direct a Nightmare On Elm Street remake.Sure, I'll wait while you go get a mint so y...
Posted by Xan on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:58:00 PST

Like Morrissey, today’s survey comes from that shameful decade, the 80s

1.How old were you in 1980?42. How old were you in 1989?133. Were you a Toys R Us kid?More Children's Palace than anything else.4. Did you watch Transformers?Nope. I didn't like action cartoons as a ...
Posted by Xan on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:15:00 PST

Ruler of all I survey....

Stole this one from Jill1. What bill do you hate paying the most?Hospital bills. There are none right now knock on wood, but I HATE those.2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?The Melt...
Posted by Xan on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:57:00 PST