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m3k

i fought the war and the war won.

About Me

good at Scrabble. makes a mean meatball. drinks in six languages. will kill suck at fantasy baseball this season.

My Interests

reading, writing, running, thumb wrestling, racketeering, spanish olive oil, art, cooking for friends, getting deep, traveling, being home, continuing education, lip gloss, cuba, cellos, anusara yoga, speaking russian, "the now," the universe, humility

I'd like to meet:

kristen hersh, scott boras, billy pilgrim, charles wallace, grover (gro-ver), ten-thousandaires and other assorted travelers, rakes and renegades.

Music:

karen dalton, spoon, pixies, my sis, anything inara, surfer rosa, wilco, c + c music factory

Movies:

baumbach, anderson, coens, stuff with gael garcia bernal, angelo baladamenti soundtracks

Television:

cooking. lost. the wire and arrested development (RIP).

Books:

the omnivore's dilemma. down with corn!

Heroes:

alexander joy cartwright.

My Blog

8 great seconds and 7 long, boring months

Today I experienced probably the best sports-related 8 seconds of my life when, walking through the Padres spring training facility, I passed, in quick succession, Trevor Hoffman chatting with his wif...
Posted by m3k on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:23:00 PST

Support people with good taste

I met my friend Jennifer in a flourescent-lit back office of the film festival where were were both working in 2004. We eyed each other cautiously at first, she skeptical of my weird obsession with ho...
Posted by m3k on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:07:00 PST

finally! (O’Reilly v. Cuban)

Thank you, Bill O'Reilly, for finally getting it right! The reason why the Iraq war became "difficult"? The far left. (Naturally).The single biggest threat to American troops in Iraq? Could it be .......
Posted by m3k on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST

Politics for the confused/indifferent/disenfranchised

When I first turned 18, I vowed never to miss an election. And for eight years, I didn't: presidential races, mid-terms, city council run-offs ... you name it, I punched a ballot and collected my "I v...
Posted by m3k on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:29:00 PST

DJ me: Sunday

My darling friend Claire has invited me to guest DJ during her Sunday soul happy hour at the Whistle Stop this weekend. She's really cool and hip and owns, like, obscure Otis Redding vinyl, so it shou...
Posted by m3k on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:18:00 PST

is it me...

...or does this look more than a little bit like a mugshot?...
Posted by m3k on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:30:00 PST

he didnt touch the plate!

cocksucking rockies.i'll be at the bar.Edit: ....Nope, still hasn't touched the plate.
Posted by m3k on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:26:00 PST

how is this guy famous?

name-checking "happyness" and beyonce (twice)? "I shop so much I can speak Italian"? giving a shout out to Security Guard Barry? somebody PLEASE explain this. ....If you're gonna short-circu...
Posted by m3k on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:00:00 PST

A Swiftly Tilting Planet, indeed (RIP Madeleine LEngle)

If there was one person most responsible for instilling in me whatever sense of imagination I have, it's children's book author Madeleine L'Engle. I have no idea what my childhood would've been withou...
Posted by m3k on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:30:00 PST

Quirkiest batting stances in baseball

A few of my favorites:Ichiro: Like a colt, or a knock-kneed ballerina (not that I'm makin' fun ... with a .362 average he can have the batting stance of a flamingo for all I care).Coco Crisp: As if th...
Posted by m3k on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:21:00 PST