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Swaggerprance

A witty saying proves nothing.

About Me

In the semi-home stretch of grad school and looking forward getting back to everything that I put on hold (i.e. friends!). This has been a very strange year and I am still adjusting, so I'm not quite sure what I'm "about" quite yet.

My Interests

collecting certifications, film preservation/documentation and accessibility, archival studies, bringing down Fred Segal and other such atrocities, building "skill sets", activities involving non-sentient targets (archery and the like), over-extending myself...

I'd like to meet:

My buddies who are so far away now. :(

Music:

adult, the clash, swell maps, the fall, t.rex, sabbath, nina simone, wire, television, fad gadget, ESG, guitar wolf, the stooges, bauhaus, eno, !!!, the velvet underground, goblin, misfits, samhain, poison girls, visage, bowie, NWA, Public Enemy, the make-up, adam & the ants (that's right! And I have a kick-ass memorobilia collection), atomic rooster, zombi, pentagram, kraftwerk, captain beyond, witchcraft, gary numan, MC5...

Movies:

annie hall, battle royale, wild zero, return of the living dead, 28 days later, the conversation, vagabond, the apartment, near dark, once were warriors, my life as a dog, rubin & ed, krush groove, purple rain, breakin', orlando, wet hot american summer, ginger snaps, This is England, I stand alone, the 7 faces of Dr. Lao, the day after, nights of cabiria, liquid sky, night of the comet, the wicker man (original)...argento, rob zombie, herzog, billy wilder, mike leigh, todd haynes, jarmusch...

Television:

battlestar gallactica (new), bald guy eats animal junk, Howard TV, all in the family, good times, spitting image, the league of gentleman, V, the outer limits, connections, super rookie, mr. show, alien nation, fawlty towers, the office (both), family guy,

Books:

Ionesco, Bertrand Russell, Satre, Vonnegut, Robert Anton Wilson, Anais Nin, Tom Robbins, David Sedaris, Rule by Secrecy, The White Boy Shuffle, Venus in Furs, true crime, film theory...

Heroes:

Yes, and I can't thank them enough.

My Blog

Grammie and Grandpappy

There are so many stories to tell about them.  They were trapeze artists in Vaudeville.  For now I post their photos.  I remember she'd always make me Quik chocolate milk and called me,...
Posted by Swaggerprance on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:56:00 PST