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diesel mockingbird

"letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.

About Me


Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be!

My Interests

the 1920's & 1930's, road trips involving small towns' second hand stores, tag sales and bingo with the locals... also soul searching, porch sitting, daydreaming, owl watching, hand holding, mornings, porches, blankets, tea, thunderstorms, the south, conversing, project making, hydrating, kittens, laughing, loving, sparkling water, or any kind of water, kentucky bourbon, adventures, old things, unusual things, abandoned places, yoga, reading, photographing, planes, moving, sighing, discovering, learning...
oh, and the library.

Professional Porch Sitters Union Local 415

I'd like to meet:



Send your ways to me.
Send your call to me.
Send your days to me.
Send it all to me.

Xenoglaux

Music:

to name a few i have enjoyed on one occasion or another...

songs:ohia
whiskeytown
camera obscura
my morning jacket
ride
dwight yoakam
faron young
the rentals
ryan adams
patsy cline
mates of state
ms john soda
jimmie rodgers
mono
the cure
rilo kiley
wilco
uncle tupelo
pinback
spoon
the smiths
beulah
mac dre
the anniversary
the new pornographers
her space holiday
the postal service
refused
cursive
dramarama
son volt
360 bpm
andre nikatina
new order
the jealous sound
desaparecidos

Movies:

lost book found, masculin feminin, wild strawberries

they make nice lullabies.

Television:

i'll come over and watch it with you.

Books:

i read a lot, and am always open to suggestions.

currently reading:
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley

Heroes:

amanda jean & bobby gunz
..

My Blog

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month!

I knew there was a reason I was born in September!celebrate!!!! Drink Bourbon in September!Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, Bulliet, Blanton's, Basil Hayden's, Maker's Mark, Ridgemont Reserve, Jim Beam, ...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:16:00 PST

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

You Are WhiskeyYou're a tough drinker, and you take it like a manThat means no girly drinks for you - even if you are a girlYou prefer a cold, hard drink at the end of the dayEvery day, in fact. And m...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:03:00 PST

Experts say people can die from a broken heart

Unrequited love can be a 'killer'Lovesickness can kill and should be taken more seriously as a legitimate diagnosis, according to health experts.Frank Tallis, a clinical psychologist in London, is amo...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:23:00 PST

50 questions

 1. Last beverage you consumed? jello shot for $10 2. Are you a sexual predator? right 3. What is in the backseat of your car? i haven't seen my car in many months 4. Three words to explain wh...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:03:00 PST

caturday survey

1] What is the highlight of this weekend?television was nice last night, breakfast was good this morning, looking forward to dinner this evening, the park tomorrow and possible furniture shopping. i t...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Sat, 12 May 2007 01:39:00 PST

every kiss is a goodbye

i once saw a tattoo on a girl that read:the one you love is never the one that loves youat the time, this upset me quite seriously and it has stuck with me ever since. the romantic in me didn't want t...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Fri, 11 May 2007 08:32:00 PST

doppelganger

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Posted by diesel mockingbird on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:54:00 PST

MeowChat: It's not just for crazy cat ladies

By Christie Keith, Special to SF GateIn a sea of the über-hip at Austin's South by Southwest Festival last  week, I was talking to SXSW panelist and blogger Liz Henry and  mentioned MeowChat...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:22:00 PST

'cause if i sit and think i'll go crazy

i am lost. it is 328am. i cannot sleep. this happens more often than not. anxiety flows through every cell in my body. i am fucking everything up. everything. i need a vacation from myself. i'm reckle...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:48:00 PST

sleep doesn't come so easily

...Put the houses in a rowOn the streets we used to knowAnd all the things out in the yardThat can hang there to and froAnd if the money isn't rightCan I be yours tonight?I've an easy heartFrom the wi...
Posted by diesel mockingbird on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:36:00 PST