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Monika

My inner child is a fat kid who just escaped from Fat Camp

About Me

I'm just a quirky girl from Austin.http://photobucket.com/albums/c178/usagisith/

My Interests

music, concerts, animals, hanging with my sister and my best friend, Alamo Drafthouse (downtown Austin), anime, manga, art, walking/jogging, volleyball, video games, Japanese language, Japanese oddities, movies (especially quirky movies ...Takashi Miike anyone? ^_~ ), trying to dance (swing, ballet, etc. -- I wish I could move like Gene Kelly or Donald O'Connor), voice acting, reading, meeting musicians/actors/puppeteers/etc., evolutionary psychology, supporting local businesses, smart comedy and political humor, sleeping

I'd like to meet:

fun people... nice people... honest people... open-minded/tolerant people

Music:

Spotlights

Add to My Profile | More VideosRemioromen - Konayuki

Add to My Profile | More VideosUVERworld - D-tecnoLife

Add to My Profile | More VideosThe Stereo, The Police, Sting, The Beatles, Superdrag, Weezer, U2, Blur, Travis, Turin Brakes, Coldplay, Elliott Smith, Bis, The Pillows, Let Go, Styx, Journey, Toto, Falco (those last 4 are kind of guilty pleasures *^_^* ), Duran Duran, Tori Amos, The Polyphonic Spree, Spoon, Modest Mouse, Andrew Bird, The Deathray Davies, Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, Bjork, The Rentals, Stellastar, Muse, The Killers, South, Petty Booka, The Impossibles, Kid Symphony, B-52's, David Bowie, Toadies, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, anime soundtracks...Ladies and gentlemen, I give you ??·????

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Movies:

Dune, Singin' in the Rain, Star Wars (all), Ichi the Killer, Perfect Blue, The Totoro Next Door, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, Nausica of the Valley of the Wind, The City of Lost Children, Audition, The Evil Dead (all/Army of Darkness), Bubba Ho-tep, Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, Indiana Jones, The Happiness of the Katakuris, The Last Unicorn, The Secret of NIMH, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Trainspotting, Watership Down, This is Spinal Tap, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Requiem for a Dream, Tokyo Godfathers, Rear Window, Fudoh, Suicide Club/Circle, Hard Boiled, The Killer, A Bullet in the Head, Amelie, Run Lola Run, Kill Bill, Memento, The Usual Suspects, The Princess Bride, Dancer in the Dark, Young Poisoner's Handbook, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Super Size Me, Tamala 2010: Punk Cat in Space, Cat Soup, Edward Scissorhands, American Beauty, The Limey, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Harvey, Shallow Grave, Moulin Rouge, Wizard People Dear Readers, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels...

Television:

Trigun, FLCL, Six Feet Under, Danger Mouse, The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Arrested Development, Malcolm in the Middle, Spongebob Squarepants, The West Wing, ER, Law & Order, The State, The Tick, Futurama, Seinfeld, The Daily Show, Conan O'Brien, The Late Show, Hana Yori Dango, Sailor Moon, Kodomo no Omocha, GTO, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu, Initial D, Read or Die (OVA), Crest/Banner of the Stars, She the Ultimate Weapon, Scrapped Princess, Iron Chef, Good Eats, Food Network (in general), G4, VH1 Classic, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (w/ Joel!!), South Park, Reno! 911, Dharma & Greg, Wings, Azumanga Daioh, Princess Tutu, Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai, Kimagure Orange Road, Ebichu the Housekeeping Hampster, His and Her Circumstances, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Dexter's Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls, Blue Seed, Oh! Mikey, Brisco County Jr., While You Were Out, Headline News, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Books:

Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune, Memoires of a Geisha, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?/Blade Runner, The Last Unicorn, Watership Down, 1984, The Jungle, The Princess Bride, Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, various manga and comics

Heroes:

Fran Healy

My Blog

this ones for Megan (not an update, but interesting, nonetheless)

I got tagged by Megan, so here goes nothing... This is about me. Eight silly and otherwise unknown things. Well, at least they may not be widely known... I tend to be fairly open with my friends. An...
Posted by Monika on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:15:00 PST

Ive been a bad, bad girl...

Hello all! I know, I know... I'm a horrible updater! >_**mid-May through early June 2006**I worked the short early shift on Friday the 19th, excited the entire day about Renate and Aaron's arrival....
Posted by Monika on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:41:00 PST

ch-ch-changes

(Thursday, May 18, 2006) I'm so excited!!!  Renate and Aaron are coming tomorrow! I just had to get that out first...  ^_^  The last couple of days have been a mixed bag of good and b...
Posted by Monika on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:26:00 PST

they come from the land down under

(Monday, May 15, 2006) First and foremost: Happy Birthday Gidget! Now that I've gotten that out of the way...  A couple of weeks ago I had to work at the Nova in Makinohara, but I stopped by t...
Posted by Monika on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:23:00 PST

schmorgazborg

(Tuesday, May 2, 2006) My hanami shenanigans are still haunting me... I'm receiving steady reports of how "cute" I was at the party and the karaoke after-party.  Yumi said it was "the Monika sho...
Posted by Monika on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:21:00 PST

a most peculiar night

April 18, 2006I was rather tired when I got off from work today. I usually have an early and short day on Tuesdays (I usually work from 10 to 2 on Tuesdays)... I like this shift because I get off ear...
Posted by Monika on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:10:00 PST

sakura/karaoke madness part II... shenanigans a-plenty!!!

Friday, April 7, 2006Yes, it's still the same day... I just thought that last blog was turning into a full-fledged novel, so I decided to break it up a bit. Here's a preview of this chapter: Monika ...
Posted by Monika on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:06:00 PST

sakura, sakura... and karaoke madness!!

(Friday, April 7, 2006)Hello all! As usual, I must apologize for my severe tardiness, but I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I signed up for internet service a couple of ...
Posted by Monika on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:33:00 PST

late, late... I'm always late

Still no internet at home, but I'm at Peta and Dave's right now with my laptop. I figured I'd give you people a little teaser... a blast from the past, if you will (it was from April, for goodness sa...
Posted by Monika on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:23:00 PST

it didn't quite stick

Okay, all these internet shenanigans are really giving me a headache.  Apparently we can only get online when the modem decides to have its little link light on, not when we decide that we want t...
Posted by Monika on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:52:00 PST