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just james

You don’t get to pick your own nickname. They’ve gotta give you one. It’s like we’re all try

About Me

there were always in me two women at least, one woman desperate and bewildered who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a scene, as upon a stage, conceal her true emotions because they were weaknesses, helplessness, despair, and present to the world only a smile, an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest.
-anais nin

My Interests

movies, books, perezhilton.com, zombies, vampires, lycanthropy, serial killers, spicy food, vodka, taking pictures, writing stuff, and dipsomania.

I'd like to meet:

i'm good, thanks.

Music:

tori amos, depeche mode, the misfits, social distortion, concrete blonde, joy division, bauhaus, supersuckers, nine inch nails, marilyn manson, the cure, the killers, wanda jackson, dick dale, the smiths, ricky nelson, flogging molly, skinny puppy, vnv nation, richard cheese, velvet acid christ, johnny cash, she wants revenge, elvis presley, frank sinatra, descendents, interpol, the white stripes, the cramps, horrorpops, flametrick subs, the sundays, violent femmes, patsy cline, sia, feist, reverend horton heat, chris isaak, billie holiday…

Movies:

directors: tim burton, rob zombie, stanley kubrick, elia kazan, alfred hitchcock, george a. romero, peter jackson, sam raimi, quentin tarantino, john carpenter, john waters, wes craven, francis ford coppola, oliver stone, robert rodriguez, david lynch, orson welles, guy ritchie, steven spielberg, judd apatow...

actors: al pacino, marlon brando, robert de niro, gary oldman, johnny depp, jack nicholson, susan sarandon, jessica lange, edward norton, harvey kietel, steve carrel, meryl streep, john cusak, christopher walken, joaquin phoenix, michael madsen, anjelica huston, jake gyllenhaal, jeremy piven, maggie gyllenhaal, giovanni ribisi, sid haig, cary grant, sophia loren, robert downey jr, seth rogen, alan rickman, madeline kahn, deborah kerr, daniel day lewis, montgomery clift, bette davis...
..

Television:

heroes, dexter, entourage, ghost hunters, weeds, project runway, las vegas, mythbusters, america's next top model, deadliest catch, talk soup, battlestar; pretty much anything on vh1, discovery, e!, bravo, or tlc...and an ongoing love affair with the sopranos, buffy the vampire slayer, freaks and geeks, and six feet under...

Books:

i'll read anything, especially if one of these guys wrote it...kurt vonnegut, sylvia plath, poppy z. brite, anais nin, laurell k. hamilton, edgar allen poe, irvine welsh, ayn rand, tennessee williams, george orwell, charles bukowski, henry rollins...

Heroes:

i don't need a hero.

My Blog

storm’s comin’, pa

Perhaps my angst is due to the fact that I was publicly berated by a little old lady today, or maybe because the fatty crossing Flamingo kicked my car when I stopped short right before the crosswalk. ...
Posted by just james on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:25:00 PST

eddie update

thank you guys for all the prayers and well wishes...your comments in the last blog brought tears to my eyes. i always say you're the greatest friends EVER.eddie's lump is getting softer, but not sma...
Posted by just james on Tue, 08 May 2007 02:20:00 PST

i think i may need my friends...

eddie's been in the hospital since saturday and they aren't sure what's wrong with him. they have him on iv antibiotics, but they don't seem to be working yet. he's still coughing up blood, has a high...
Posted by just james on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:46:00 PST

a couple random pictures

had to get the pictures off my card, so i thought i'd share a couple with you. and yes. i do have the cutest kids ever. thanks for noticing. guess who's home?!?and here's what the long, hard road out ...
Posted by just james on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:59:00 PST

stuffed animals can be so entertaining

we found the museum of natural history last weekend. please, enjoy some photos of our family fun...zoë was not looking forward to taking us out in public that day......but vince did find the nice fami...
Posted by just james on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:59:00 PST

our new baby is here!!

i haven't named him yet because everything i come up with gets vetoed (baron von elmo and zero were my favorites). he's a 10 month old german shepherd and the foundation where we adopted him said he's...
Posted by just james on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:56:00 PST

stardust implosion 03.12.07 (the pictures)

well, they pretty much speak for themselves, but of course i had to comment on them. the implosion was one of the coolest things i've ever watched, seen, felt & heard. unfortunately (and obviously...
Posted by just james on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:17:00 PST

yeah...but i am SO not full of myself.

so many typos... What Your Soul Really Looks LikeYou are a wanderer. You constantly long for a new adventure, challenge, or eve a completely different life.You are a grounded person, but you also leav...
Posted by just james on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:47:00 PST

the new one(s)

shannon and i are a dangerous pair...but at least i'm over the whole tattooing my feet thing. these hurt like a mofo.my la vida loca homegirl got her finger inked...she's so hardcore. hopefully she'l...
Posted by just james on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:51:00 PST

bon voyage, grrrl!

so, i uh...i decided like just a minute ago that i want a potluck going away party. everyone has to bring a breakfasty food and alcoholic beverage. bacon & beer? french toast & vodka tonics? ...
Posted by just james on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:42:00 PST