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A. Lois Payne

Sweet potato chips are pretty awesome.

About Me

I'm a girl. I'm not a good runner, but I have been known to do it. I don't like eggs and I have never had an omelette. However, I have sampled haggis. I can tell you strange stories about encounters I had with public officials and how the liked and loathed me at the same time. I enjoy butchering "Come Sail Away" by Styx,"Don't Stop Believin" by Journey and Britney Spears songs when I karaoke. But it doesn't take much to butcher a Britney Spears song as they are already bad when she sings them. I once lived next door to a creepy guy who enjoyed taxidermy. He once asked me if I wanted to go down the street to the bar called the Zoo. I passed on his offer and I never regretted that decision.

My Interests

Listening to music, reading, watching movies, working on sweet dance moves, roller derby.

I'd like to meet:

Canadians, members of the band Styx and South Dakota Martini Makers.

Music:

Anything that doesn't suck like celine dion. Some bands/artists I like are Rufus Wainwright, Arcade Fire, Tori Amos, the Pixies, Donovan, the Ditty Bops, The Shins, Scissor Sisters, Ben Folds (Five), Blondie, Modest Mouse, Eels, Postal Service, Elastica, ELO, Belle and Sebastian, Erin McKeown, Beatles, Beach Boys, the Troggs, Of Montreal, the Hives, Europe, William Shatner, Cat Power, Aimee Mann, Liz Phair, Ben Kweller, The Rapture, Regina Spektor, Flaming Lips, Peter Schilling, Violent Femmes, David Bowie, Autolux, Phoenix, Visqueen, Abba, The Magnetic Fields, The New Pornographers, Bobby Darrin, Pat Benatar, Deirdre Flint, Echo and the Bunnymen, Blondie, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Iron and Wine, the White Stripes, Jackie Wilson, Nick Drake, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, REO Speedwagon, Outkast, Peggy Lee, Velvet Underground, Men Without Hats, Cyndi Lauper, Radiohead, the Push Stars, Interpol, M83, the Pogues, T-Rex, The Go! Team, Brigitte Bardot, The Sleepy Jackson, M. Ward, the Oldsmobile Theme Song, the Rolling Stones, Pink Martini, Rockapella (it's the guys who did the theme song for Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego — the game show), Phil Collins (old school ... none of that Tarzan crap), The Concretes, The Association, Panic! At the Disco, The Owls, Sleater-Kinney, Trembling Blue Stars, Viva Voce, Galaxie, 500, The Decemberists, The Weepies ...

Movies:

Some movies I like are: Little Miss Sunshine, Kung Fu Hustle, Napoleon Dynamite, May, The Usual Suspects, Garden State, Elizabeth, Amelie, the Incredibles, the Iron Giant, Ginger Snaps, Rushmore, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Goonies, Shaun of the Dead, Waiting for Guffman, the Hudsucker Proxy, In America, Vertigo, Heaven, The Third Man, Night of the Living Dead...

Television:

Most shows I've really enjoyed have been canceled or ended. The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Freaks and Geeks. Wonderfalls. Dead Like Me. Pasadena. Carnivale. Other shows I like that haven't been canceled are: The Daily Show, Project Runway, Weeds and other ones that I can't name for fear of being mocked (ok. OK! I watch Gilmore Girls! ARE YOU HAPPY?!)

Books:

Anything by Sarah Vowell, Laurie Notaro and David Sedaris ... I also read newspapers, magazines...blah blah blah.

Heroes:

Those kids on Degrassi Junior High and Mr. Rosso.

My Blog

More Proof!

More proof that the world loves my car, Phil Collins. Tonight on "30 Rock" on NBC, there was this exchange between Tracey Morgan and Alec Baldwin....TM: "I'll make you a mixed tape. You like Phil Coll...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:10:00 PST

Plunge!

Almost a year ago, some of the Roller Warriors (including myself) decided to raise money for the Special Olympics of Kansas. In turn, we were allowed to jump in the freezing waters of Shawnee Lake in ...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:55:00 PST

Hitting the Ta

I hit the road this weekend with Boobarella, Cherry Smash and Kitten KaBrutal. We were heading to the 'Ta -- home of Kristie Alley and Don Johnson -- for laughs, drinks, roller derby, drinks and more ...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:15:00 PST

Wait ... what time is it?

I'm getting ready for work right now and doing my usual routine. I generally have the TV on so when I'm doing something like ironing I have something to watch. I look at my clock. It runs about 30 min...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:44:00 PST

The Ta!

Tomorrow, I'm heading out to Wichita -- aka the Ta, Do-Da. I'm going to the Big Boys Toy Show. That in itself is amusing because it's an event that normally wouldn't even come close to being on my rad...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:12:00 PST

Stick Figures ... Every Once in Awhile!

Look! It's Donald Trump! What an ass!
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:34:00 PST

Stick Figures ... Every Once in Awhile ... Special Edition

Look! It's Dominant Jean of the KC Roller Warriors!
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:31:00 PST

Go elf yourself

So, I feel like I should have know about this earlier. But I didn't. And that's OK. Because I have THIS for you now! Enjoy! ...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:57:00 PST

In memory

I've always liked James Brown as an artist. Mainly because he makes music that generally makes me happy and when I get happy, I dance. I dance like a fool.So, since he died yesterday, here's a James B...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:02:00 PST

Wednesday night

I met up with Cherry Smash and Lauren Blockall tonight at a bar & grill in the OP. It was good times! We drank some beer and ate some fried stuff ... the fried stuff wasn't so good. I mean, it was...
Posted by A. Lois Payne on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:22:00 PST