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chelle

Hell is other people

About Me

In no particular order: I jump rope like nobody's business. I heart motown. I lack any sense of coordination unless I'm dancing. I may just have the world's worst jukebox playing inside my head at all times. I can stare at a puddle in a parking lot for a solid thirty minutes. I sit in bars and doodle on napkins. Sometimes my doodles end up on hot metal pressing into my skin. I have a morbid sense of humor. I often say what I'm thinking.. be it good or bad or completely off the subject. I like to feel comfortable in my own skin. If I am dissatisfied with any aspect of my life, I seek change. I work hard. I don't expect others to do it for me. And when I succeed, I don't thank a man in the sky. I am absolutely in love with the people I've acquainted myself with over the past 6 years. Before meeting them, I'd forgotten how to laugh out loud and enjoy each day of my life. I live for the weekends, when I can run outdoors and disregard the fact I'm one day closer to wormfood. When I'm not taking random roadtrips you'll find me dancing. I look forward to new experiences. I like to meet people that can keep up with me.

My Interests

acrobatics, animal rescue, anime, anthrozoology, atheism, b-movies, backpacking, beetles, behavioral ecology, blues, bubble tea, camping, cartoons, cinchers, climbing, coffee shops, cog, cold metal, comfortable silence, crêpe stands, cycling, dancing, dead hookers, disco, doodling, driving my car, ethology, evolutionary biology, fiery sunsets, final fantasy, fire, flying kites, francophile, french films, funk, george h. smith, hair dye, hiking, karaoke, kayaking, kittens, making a mess, margot tenenbaum, metaphysics, my gameboy, neil gaiman, oregon coast, organized mischief, ornithology, painted toenails, painting, people watching, pickled ginger, playing outside, playing with my food, ponies, pretending i'm an adult, reading, recreational mathematics, rhythm, road trips, robots, rooting for the underdog, salsa!, scarification, scissors, sculpting, setsuna, shoes, silent films, singing in the streets, skin, skylines, snowboarding, soccer, spiders, spoken word, stiletto heels, sushi, tenchi muyo!, the ocean, the pacific, the sandman, the sun, tropical fish, trouser socks, whitewater rafting, wildlife rehabilitation, wine, working out, zen, zombies, zoology

I'd like to meet:

Old friends and fresh faces for good conversations about absolutely nothing. Dance partners in crime. Children at heart. Coffee enthusiasts. Anyone who's forgotten how to fly a kite. And maybe for a change, I want to meet someone that can show me something new.

P.S. While I'm sure you're fantastic, I don't add anyone that doesn't send a message first.

Music:

abba, alien sex fiend, amon tobin, animals on wheels, anything box, aphex twin, apoptygma berzerk, attrition, autechre, baxter, beatles, bis, blondie, bloodhound gang, blues, bob marley, blur, book of love, brit pop, bright eyes, chem lab, cibo mato, cindi lauper, cold cut, converter, crossover, darkwave, das ich, david bowie, dead kennedys, depeche mode, dink, disco, dir en grey, dj shadow, drum'n'bass, elastica, ethyl meatplow, fc kahuna, felix da housecat, fiona apple, funk, garbage, gary numan, hells bells, hocico, iggy pop, informatik, infected mushroom, james brown, janes addiction, killer pussy, kittie, less than jake, lab report, lauryn hill, ladytron, lycia, L7, mc 900ft jesus, malice mizer, madonna, massive attack, mazzy star, mercir, merzbow, mika, ministry, moby, morrissey, morcheeba, meg lee chin, motown, mum, mu-ziq, new order, new wave, nina hagen, nitzer ebb, paul simon, patsy cline, peter murphy, plaid, pietasters, pigface, pixies, porno for pyros, portishead, pretenders, psychic tv, psychodelic furs, pwei, queen, radiohead, ramones, rasputina, regina spektor, revolting cocks, richard hell, ruby, rufus wainwright, salsa!, sheep on drugs, sister machine gun, shirley bassey, siouxsie and the banshees, skinny puppy, sleeper, smiths, sneaker pimps, soft cell, strawberry switchblade, suicide commando, switchblade symphony, 7 year bitch, takako minekawa, the cardigans, the cure, the teddybears, the darkness, the mountain goats, tegan and sara, tori amos, trance, tricky, trip hop, underworld, U2, :wumpscut:

I go through phases. Lately I've been listening to a lot of indie, house, blues, and falsetto.

Movies:

Schindler's list, The Sweetest Thing, Funny Face, Endless Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Royal Tenenbaums, Amelie, Donnie Darko, Coffee and Cigarettes, What's New Pussycat, Jean de Florette, Benny and Joon, Wings of Desire

Television:

Some of my favorites are/were: Addams' Family, Aah! Real Monsters, Battlestar Galactica, Beetlejuice (the cartoon), M.A.S.H., Firefly, Friends, Dharma and Greg, PBS, Discovery Channel, Star Trek (all series), Twin Peaks, Doctor Who, The Mighty Boosh.

Books:

My top Five: Atheism - the Case Against God, Zen Flesh Zen Bones, Alice in Wonderland, Snow Crash, and Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains. An honorable mention goes to Time's Arrow and I Love You Like a Tomato. I am currently reading a lot of Mercedes Lackey.. yes I realize it is just a bunch of trash fiction but it's good. I still hate Atlas Shrugged.

Heroes:

Grandmother Estelle, who journeyed through life with the utmost grace. Bonnie Parker. I like to think she was gorgeous, madly in love, and an exceedingly tough woman. Also, Ed Viesturs and Martin Strel. They're two of the most amazing men alive today.

My Blog

Woohoo, were in the news

Thriller in Seattle made the King 5 news! You have to look pretty hard to see me in their little video, but I'm back in the far corner during one of the dance intros. Check it out here. Note the 50-60...
Posted by chelle on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:31:00 PST

Weird Al! ..and Thriller Practice Schedule

So awesome!!1!! Haha, he even wore the fat suit for the Michael Jackson spoof, and busted out the segway for White and Nerdy. What a fabulous show. Big thanks go to Lori for her 5th row, center stage ...
Posted by chelle on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:43:00 PST

marry our daughter?!

I think this link falls into the "omg wtf haha woh.. wait what?" category for the day. Anyway, it was so messed up I had to share. Enjoy.Edit: Thank goodness it was a hoax.. and for an interesting cau...
Posted by chelle on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:13:00 PST

Seattle Thriller Dance Crew!

Thriller in Seattle!!! I am so excited about this I could pee. A) I love dancing B) I love making an ass of myself in public C) Who doesn't love zombies? D) Who doesn't motherfucking love Michael Jack...
Posted by chelle on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:03:00 PST

okay so

In a book fight between Garcia-Marquez and Allende, I'm confident that Allende would win.
Posted by chelle on Sun, 20 May 2007 12:58:00 PST

stop me if you can..

This weekend I will be leaving Seattle for a little camping and lounging on the beach. I am going whether anyone intends to accompany me or not. Also, yes I promised to call this week. No I did not wr...
Posted by chelle on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:40:00 PST

Ladytron

Not as good as their US debut tour. I left after their third song. If it wasn't for The Presets  my $20 would have been wasted.
Posted by chelle on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:24:00 PST

What I really need is..

two more days in a week. The sheer number of opportunities available at PAWS is a smidge overwhelming. Currently on my list: animal enrichment. However, it's another day per week for a total of three ...
Posted by chelle on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:52:00 PST

zombie opossum

Monica put it best when she said "you know.. when the zombie virus breaks out, *points* you're at the front lines". Yep. Someday you'll find my undead corpse running into walls and perhaps a little mo...
Posted by chelle on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:50:00 PST

sweaty matchbook

Neighbors.. home of the sticky floors. I found a smooth spot under the fan and danced until I was sweating buckets. In my hands is a piece of paper with a gay man's phone number.. except he isn't gay ...
Posted by chelle on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:24:00 PST