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Carrie

Who wants to skate?

About Me

I love sarcasm, belching as loudly as possible, getting the fuck out of dodge, smoking while drinking, and staring intently at computer screens for no other reason than self-involvement. I have a degree in photography, but I realize I'd rather make installations. I'm in the process of applying to 6 different grad schoos, with is both ridiculous and timesome.I used to play roller derby, but now I like ice skating. I'm not very good yet, but I try. The spins tend to be better than the jumps. I'd like to make it to FS 5 by March (my 1 year skating aniversary) We'll see. )

My Interests

Spinning on ice skates! I really, really want to be able to blur. I wanna teach art to college kids after grad school. I like anyone whose ever been in the Saatchi collection. (I'm not picky, although Jenny Saville is way up on the list). Dressing up all pretty. Moments of pure, yet unexpected bliss. Street art. People who can draw better than I can. Jenny Saville. Smorkin Labbit. Dunny. Edward Keinholtz. Re-ment Minis.

I'd like to meet:

$600 Harlick boots.

Music:

Adam Ant, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Gary Numan, The Damned, PJ Harvey, Interpol, The Pixies, God knows anything new wave, White Stripes, Elliot Smith, Billy Idol, Ramones, Joy Division, New Order, The Boomtown Rats, Psychadelic Furs, Iggy Pop, Roxy Music, The Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Misfits, Sex Pistols, Ultravox, Cat Power, Lou Reed, Radiohead, Television, Verbena, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Siouxsie, The Cure, TFF, The Plasmatics, Cult, Clash, Beach Boys, Buzzcocks, Gang of Four, Stranglers, Stooges, Beatles, NY Dolls, Patti Smith, Melvins, Wire, XTC. Garbage trucks in the alley at 5am. Fingernails on a chalkboard. Xtina.

Movies:

Labyrinth, Breakfast Club, Fight Club, The Legend of Billie Jean, Lost Boys, Secretary, The Kill Bills, Kundun, The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Monthy Python's Holy Grail, Battle Royale, A Clockwork Orange, MASH, Gummo, Trainspotting, The Pianist, 28 Days Later, The Neverending Story, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, Near Dark, Dawn of the Dead, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, .

Television:

Buffy, Angel, South Park, Monthy Python, Family Guy,The Tick, Red Dwarf, The Prisoner, MST3K, Mr. Show, Simpsons, Arrested Development.

Books:

Brave New World (Huxley), A Clockwork Orange (Burgess), And I Don't Want to Live This Life (Spungen), Art on the Edge and Over (Weintraub), 80629: A Mengele Experiment (Church), Please Kill Me (Mcneil, Mccain), What The Buddha Taught (Rahula), 1984 (Orwell), The Fountainhead (Rand), The Odyssey (Homer), Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver), anything by Judy Blume, On a Scale That Competes with the World: the Art of Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz (Pincus)

My Blog

Expanding my repertoire

Yes, dear reader, another damn post about ice skating. Hope you're ON board, or your going to BE bored.I got so much out of my monthly lesson yesterday. Linda and I covered a lot of ground. First w...
Posted by Carrie on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:53:00 PST

Yes, even more of me skating

So I put another video of me spinning on my profile. I seriously had to omit the jumps footage because it is THAT BAD. EVeryone knows my Salchows sux. I have no proper edge control- I can never hol...
Posted by Carrie on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:17:00 PST

I need to go to grad school NOW

I want to go to grad school because I feel like it's now or never. I've seen too many people at my work succumb to their dead-end jobs, and they have lost their creativity. I've had this goal to go f...
Posted by Carrie on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:50:00 PST

I think I broke my finger

Friday I dropped a 70 lb A/C unit on it. See, I yanked it out of the window and the A/C started leaking water, so I ran it over to the bathtub where the accordian-like window covers hit the sliding...
Posted by Carrie on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:20:00 PST

Preternatural Ice Midget

So there is this itty-bitty 4 year old in Evanston who is probably the best, most talented figure skater that I've ever seen. Were she 12 years older, she'd probably be a World champ. Anyway, little ...
Posted by Carrie on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:28:00 PST

Dear Derby.

Dearest Derby,Let me be honest- I've been seeing someone behind your back. Her name is Ice Skating and she's awesome. We've been going out for quite some time and I've decided that she is the one I...
Posted by Carrie on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:22:00 PST

I <3 craigslist.

Here's a couple of gems for you today. Enjoy. Coca-Cola Blak? You can't be serious. So, I found this shit while doing a soda run for a friend. I used to have this ...
Posted by Carrie on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:32:00 PST

Sorry...

I deleted 112 people from my friends list this morning. I was thinking about deleting the whole damn account and then I stopped. So if you want to be put back on, email me.Some days I just feel like...
Posted by Carrie on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 07:50:00 PST

In Cars...or trucks.

GARY NUMAN IS PLAYING AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES!!! August 14, $20.Yea! I've only waited like, 12 years, to see the old man. Even if he's awful and painful to hear (And there's a fair to moderate chance...
Posted by Carrie on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:56:00 PST

For Paul and Melissa

Aarrgh. I had to sit in a four-hour prepro today. For all you non-photo studio people out there, this is pre production meeting to discuss specifics for every shot in a given catalog. Really dry, bo...
Posted by Carrie on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:18:00 PST