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They were dancing like dehydrated Helen Kellers.

About Me

If Beyonce considered lesbianism, then I'd consider it too. But only for her. And maybe Drew Barrymore.So yeah, Dave Gahan is where my libido lies currently. I'm back into my love/obsession with Depeche Mode after a long hiatus. I blame that on the Manics.Anyway, I'm Irish. I can drink more than you. People find it amusing that I know a lot of hip-hop and rap tracks by heart. I laugh at my own jokes. Guys in eyeliner give me a femme-boner. I love old Bollywood movies and music.I can speak, read and write in three languages and I'm learning a fourth one-the language of love. Pssshaw, hell no. I live in Brooklyn and I heart it. I'm smart a lot. I have my masters, which is fist ass, if I do say so myself.

My Interests

My hobbies and interests include: tracking down my biological father, crank calls, corresponding with prisoners, internet poker dating, chasing dust bunnies, drinking the water in Mexico, trimming ear hair, origami, creative thanksgiving dioramas, making license plates, and pitying the fool who don't like Mr. T..............
You Are 21% American
You're as American as Key Lime Tofu Pie
Otherwise known as un-American!
You belong in Cairo or Paris...
Get out fast - before you end up in Gitmo! How American Are You?The man, the myth, the legend. Amitabh Bachchan.

Music:

*DEPECHE MODE*, Esthero, Manic Street Preachers, Regina Spektor, Nouvelle Vague, The Roots, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Mahendra Kapoor, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's, White Stripes, Bent, Morcheeba, Cirrus, Hepcat, Beyonce, Coldplay, Kanye West, Gnarls Barkley, Armin van Buren, Madonna, Prince, Radiohead, Desi Arnaz, Astrud Gilberto, Celia Cruz, Johnny Cash, Grandmaster Flash, George Clinton, Duran Duran, the Clash, U2, Bob Marley, Chris Botti, CCR, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Freestyle, Feeder, Ibizarre, Talvin Singh, Flaming Lips, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Les Nubians, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, the Cure, Depeche Mode, Propagandhi's, Jeff Buckley, Marvin Gaye, the Charlatans, Motorcycle, Chemical Brothers, Thievery Corporation, Nightmares on Wax, Zero 7, Bjork, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Al Green, Sasha and Digweed, Postal Service, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Luda, and Snoop, Motown..... And this delicious being below that makes me *skeet*... ..

Movies:

Three Times East is East, Love Actually, Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, Swingers, Baghban, Any Pedro Almodovar movie, Cinema Paradiso, Ma Vie en Pink, Sita Sings the Blues, L'Aubergole Espagnole, Monsoon Wedding, Amelie, Dil Chahta Hai, Garden State, Hitch, the Guru, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Glass Bottom Boat, Roman Holiday, Bringing Up Baby, Move Over Darling, Send Me No Flowers, Pillow Talk, Motorcycle Diaries, Run Lola Run, When Harry Met Sally, Crash, Austin Powers, Steel Magnolias, The Game, Requiem for a Dream, But I'm a Cheerleader, An Officer & a Gentleman, Wedding Crashers, Born into Brothels, Harold and Maude, Water

Television:

MXC-Most Extreme Challenge!! CSI Miami, I Love the 80's, Best Week Ever, Flavor of Love, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, Seinfeld, the Kumars at No. 42 Late Night w/ Conan, Mad TV, Golden Girls, Queer Eye, Weird Weekends w/ Louis Theroux, I Love Lucy, anything on the Food Network, and my guilty pleasure is Judge Joe Brown and Judge Greg Mathis

Books:

Stolen Harvest by Vandana Shiva--actually anything Vandana Shiva has written--she is QUITE brilliant!! The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, The Greater Common Good by Arundhati Roy, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, A Sky So Close by Betool Khedairi, anything by David Sedaris--he is a genius! Behind the Red Mist by Ho Anh Thai, The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls and our Fantasy of the Exotic Orient by Sheridan Prasso, Engaging India: Democracy, Diplomacy and the Bomb by Strobe Talbott, Incendiary Circumstances by Amithav Ghosh, World Orders Old and New by Noam Chomsky--actually anything Noam has written, Sorrow of Empire by Chalmers Johnson, Rights From Wrongs by Alan Derschowitz, Selected Political Writings by Gandhi, My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle, Against Empire by Michael Parenti, A Bed for the Night by David Reiff, War Talk by Arundhati Roy, Siddartha by Herman Hesse, anything by Nick Hornby, Pablo Neruda, Jean-Paul Satre, Kierkegaard, Albert Camus, Ho Anh Thai and Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Heroes:

My Mom--she's simply the most amazing person. No, really. Jesus, MK Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vandana Shiva, Arundhati Roy, FDR, Strobe Talbott, Dr. Gudelunas, Dr. Harris, Dr. Noerper, Dr. Kissane, Nina Paley, Noam Chomsky, Amartiya Sen...so many progressive and forward thinking individuals I aspire to become...

My Blog

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I'm going to the Bahamas this weekend ooOOOoooOOOoo
Posted by courts on Wed, 30 May 2007 12:41:00 PST

The BEST Part of the Superbowl was...


Posted by courts on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:08:00 PST

READ THIS NOW!!!!!!

Dude.   I'm smart.   I got a mutha frakin A on my masters thesis!!!   I'm graduating on Monday January 22nd!!!!!! I'm having a party!!! For me!!! On Saturday!!! You betta go!!!! &nb...
Posted by courts on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:57:00 PST

Ta daaaaa!!!

Yeah, I know I havent written a blog in foreva...but I've been cold chillin with my master's thesis....   and....   it's.....   FINISHED!!   Which means I'm pretty much finished wi...
Posted by courts on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:53:00 PST

The Science of Sleep

It's awesome. Go see it.   Please.  
Posted by courts on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:16:00 PST

Motorcade Madness

Being back in New York City has been quite an exciting event. I wasn't really looking forward to coming back from California. But as soon as I landed, it's been simply mah-velous! I write to you from ...
Posted by courts on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:23:00 PST

Carribbean Carnival & a Jive Rabbi

Labor Day weekend in Brooklyn....   West Indies Carnival at Prospect Park, practically on my front doorstep..   the crowds..     Dance of the Jive Rabbi....   A lil' Jive...
Posted by courts on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:29:00 PST

Adventures of My Own Personal Anniversary

Birthday was basically shit. Thanks to everyone who was kind and thoughtful enough to take a few seconds to acknowledge my birthday. Some of my good friends at home failed at that, sadly...   SO...
Posted by courts on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:20:00 PST

I Need A Hug :(

Lately I'm sort of feeling somewhat of a reject. Why do I manage to get stuck in awkward situations? What is it about me that makes people nervous, or at loss for words and actions? Do I hav...
Posted by courts on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:25:00 PST

Birthday Blues

So, my birthday is one week away from today, and for the first time, I am not excited about it. I'm not particularly depressed over it either. I'm usually the one that's in your face about how special...
Posted by courts on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:52:00 PST