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hallie

i've got this red right hand that points me south

About Me

do your best. don't make assumptions. don't take anything personally. be impeccable with your word. i love people and usually can't express it.

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My Interests

keys strings polaroidfilm electricaltape fireescapes oilpaints music driving layinginbed breakdowns dedication nightmares trauma firstdates datesafterthat makingmixes missingsomeone poetry dance roadtrips sunshineand the struggle never ending.

I'd like to meet:

i know enough wonderful people who do nothing but make me a better person. anyone to add to that list, i suppose.

Music:

bright eyes. metric. radiohead. elliott smith. jon brion. sol seppy. rilo kiley. thao. death cab for cutie. beck. modest mouse. joanna newsome. azure ray. sigur ros. broken social scene. wren kennedy. emily haines. say anything. devotchka. joni mitchell. built to spill. MGMT. LCD soundsystem. rogue wave. tom waits. mirah. the decembrists. yeah yeah yeahs. band of horses. charlotte gainsbourg. the honorary title. TV on the radio. coco rosie. cansei de ser sexy. brand new. daft punk. murder by death. bob dylan. MIA. pedro the lion. the shins. eisley. bjork. tilly and the wall. neva dinova. the crimea. of montreal. tim fite. earlimart. foo fighters. the elected. the beatles. portishead. bella lea. weezer. m ward. damien rice. the good life. the faint. the postal service. the pharcyde. saves the day. pretty girls make graves. desaparecidos. commander venus. kings of convenience. ladytron. ellen allien. cake. straylightrun. onelinedrawing. freezepop. the unicorns. polysics. hanson. pj harvey. deerhoof. spiritualized. the anniversary. tori amos. rufus wainwright. park avenue.

Movies:

royal tenenbaums, wristcutters, eternal sunshine for the spotless mind, i 3 huckabees, thumbsucker, little miss sunshine, the host, amelie, the secretary, magnolia, punch drunk love, paprika, garden state, shaun of the dead, fight club, suicide club, requiem for a dream, romy and michelle's high school reunion, wet hot american summer, 3 iron, the proffessional.

Television:

arrested developement, scrubs, big love, law and order: SVU, law and order: CI, the venture brothers, heroes, six feet under, home movies, metalocolypse, ninja warrior, family guy, futurama

Books:

the perks of being a wallflower, even cowgirls get the blues, the last night of the earth poems, crime and punishment, another roadside attraction, invisible monsters, the bluest eye, heart of darkness, speak, where the echoes go. currently reading: textbooks textbooks textbooks.

Heroes:

emily haines, sol seppy, conor oberst, zooey deschanel, viner, thao...and the many people i know that are doing what they want to do no matter the success of it.

My Blog

tokyo, japan

.."> we made the plane.."> subway.."> first train ride, keisei line.."> view from our first hostel.."> our romantic room.."> blessing myself at the sensoji temple.."> incense .."> street. .."> stand h...
Posted by hallie on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:42:00 PST

you sigh

i recently remembered what it was like to have friends for the first time in three years or so when i stumbled upon an old notebook in my closet. i really, really miss it.  people that have frien...
Posted by hallie on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:54:00 PST

sunning

it can't sun all the timeso it's been raining since yesterday.it clouded and showered and lightningedand we laid ourselves down in sheetswith cracked windows.dreamed of sun.then wokeand snuck to the s...
Posted by hallie on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:27:00 PST

south

towns with nothing but cemetaries and thriftshops. as though nothing was needed that couldn't be passed down.
Posted by hallie on Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:10:00 PST

cannon canyon cafe

there is a man, he occupies the table opposite meswallowing spit and listeningto the bustling boys bussing tables.he swallows and he listens, and watches passers-bypassing by with dead or dying eyes-i...
Posted by hallie on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:13:00 PST

not here and now

there's a time and shade for you,it's morning grey in my room.and if you are so lucky as to fade,you best lay low and let the sun glow you away.i've got your spirits upand your heart in the cloudstoo ...
Posted by hallie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

the girl

go on, boys. kill what won't be missed.
Posted by hallie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

interlude 5,000

dark thoughts are waiting to be proven wrongin the lobby of nearly lost hopes and dreamssucking joi de vive like a vacuum machineout of people who stare like there's nothing to watchswallowing saliva ...
Posted by hallie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

you blue

i'm ill with griefi cannot sleepand etch with greyonto yellow pageto the rhythm of blue lightand the bite of denial.to the rhythm of blue.
Posted by hallie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

beautiful humans

beautiful humans speak in ink blue silk woven into a blank sheet of snow. scrawl your address on my wallet innards. next time i see you i will be an iris at alcatraz.
Posted by hallie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST