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About Me

I try to create more than I consume. I try to eat healthy, exercise regularly, sing on key, be "political," respect other people's privacy and space, and follow my mother's well-meant advice. But I don't. But that's ok. That's me.

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My Interests

I enjoy the simple things that make life beautiful - action movies, foreign films, cartoons, cheese, and chocolate. Videography. Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Thursday nights at the Art Institute. Poetry. Karaoke. Kissing. Good books, good beverages, good conversation.

I'd like to meet:

More people of mixed ethnic backgrounds, authors, songwriters, lovers and fighters. Someone who will perform for me the acoustic version of "Everlong." Someone who will test my Japanese conversational skills.

Music:

I like anything that is not prefaced by the word "hardcore."
Right Now: I've been listening to a lot of folk/rock music, a genre that I have termed, "fawk."These days: I CAN'T STOP PLAYING THE NEW FEIST!!! It's freakin' sweet. You oughtta go to her website and check out her new videos. Brilliant Direction. I'm also listening to a lot of Page France and I'm rediscovering my love for Neutral Milk Hotel.

Movies:

Anything with Stephen Chow, he's dreamy. Amelie, Adaptation, Waking life, Donnie Darko, The Secretary, Kill Bill 1 & 2 (but mostly 1), Kundun, House of Flying Daggers, ARMY OF DARKNESS, oh! and Stranger Than Fiction.

Television:

I like cartoons. Cartoons cartoons cartoons. Dig that ADULT SWIM. I get most of my news from the Daily Show. John Stewart makes current events fun and not so threatening to everyday existence. I love Stephen Colbert. If he started a crazy suicide cult I just might join it for the cool t-shirts the authorities would find our bodies in. I also like The Office. Both the UK and US versions. So much like my own work life it's scary.

Books:

Sedaris, Coelho, Chomsky, Seuss. Right now: I'm too busy for leisure reading!!!

Heroes:

Mom. For a little woman, she had a whole lotta strength.

My Blog

She Writes Again!

I don't know what came over me when I made the decision to take on a full-time job. I only thought of the things I would be gaining - money, health insurance, travel opportunities. I never really thou...
Posted by .marissa. on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:48:00 PST

Dear Boys With No Game... Try Harder.

I always feel bad for the boy who has no apparent pleasing qualities whatsoever who still tries to hit on me. I just get embarrassed for them. Did you really think your sad one-liner could have got yo...
Posted by .marissa. on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:23:00 PST

I hate my body.

Lately, my body just hasn't been cooperating with me. And I can't understand why it is being so mean. I'd like to think that for the most part, I'm good to it. I rub it when it aches (and even when it...
Posted by .marissa. on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:32:00 PST

Feeling Forrest-y, OR, The Longest Metaphor EVER

There's a little voice that keeps whispering in my ear. It tells me to run. RUN! And, God, I really want to. I want to run so fast and so far that when I finally stop, and look back, everyth...
Posted by .marissa. on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:21:00 PST

Hibernation

You know how it feels, I'm sure. Sometimes, you just want to be left alone. No one to bother you, no one to judge you, no one to voice their opinion... Lately it feels like everyone has been "all u...
Posted by .marissa. on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:02:00 PST

workin' girl

I ought to go to sleep because I have to work in the morning. But I can't because I'm too excited because tomorrow is my last day. I find it funny that the closer that I get to my last day at work, th...
Posted by .marissa. on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:33:00 PST

Time... is just a word.

I figure any good year starts in pink spandex. The bar my friends and I finally decided to spend this New Years at was having an 80s night, so Janine and I got all dolled up for the occasion and parti...
Posted by .marissa. on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:02:00 PST

All About My Mother

This is my mother's eulogy. I was debating on whether or not I wanted to post it, but then I decided I would, as a lot of people have asked me for a copy; it would explain why I suddenly went missing;...
Posted by .marissa. on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:28:00 PST

Tired of People

I dont want to play this game no more. This whole maintaining relationships game is too hard and too time-consuming. Fuck it. Fuck it all. I dont need it. I dont care. Im tired. Im tired of ...
Posted by .marissa. on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:21:00 PST

YAY! FINALLY! CALI PICS!

Here are some crappy pictures I took during my brief tour of Southern California. You're beautiful when you laugh. Me & Emmy! (I just got off a plane, ok? Let's see how refreshed you look ...
Posted by .marissa. on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:38:00 PST