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Thomas

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About Me

It seems that people define themselves completely based upon what they buy, own and want. These are the things that I purchased from iTunes:
The great thing about iTunes is that I didn't even buy anything real – I bought an idea, and now I'm giving Apple free advertising space on this barely-functional social networking website.I also have an &nbsp &nbsp for things that I want, but don't need. But I really want them, in case you find an extra $1500 between the cushions of your sofa or in the bottom of the washing machine.

My Interests

saxophones, bass clarinets, rating things on a scale of one to fun, sears catologs, cherry kijafa, vintage postcards, star jones, hot or homeless?, photography, writing, activism, this american life, found magazine, 100 year old scrapbooks, pop art, post-modernism, sweaters, musicals, coffee shops, fancy teas, conversation, conservation, mysterious mail, r&b, crunk but not junk, Threadless

I'd like to meet:

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Maybe if Lead Belly had an Amazon.com wishlist he wouldn't have had the blues so bad.

Music:

The Magnetic Fields, The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, David Bowie, Le Tigre, The Moldy Peaches, Gerry Mulligan, Ella Fitzgerald, AIR, Sam Cooke, Burl Ives, Arlo Guthrie, The Beatles, The Postal Service, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Rufus Wainwright, The Strokes, Deathcab for Cutie, Dave Brubeck, Beck, Woodie Guthrie, Outkast, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, The White Stripes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The New Pornographers, The Animals, Lauren Hill, Macy Gray, The 6ths, Adam Green, Kimya Dawson, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Mamas and the Papas, Bill Withers, Chuck Berry, Cibo Matto, The Clash, The Cure, Count Basie, The Smiths, Curtis Mayfield, Donovan, The Doors, Duke Ellington, Elvis Costello, Eurythmics, Fats Waller, Jimi Hendrix, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, Miles Davis, My Bloody Valentine, Paul Simon, RUN-DMC, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Loretta Lynn, Ray Charles, Alan Toussaint, James Carr, They Might Be Giants, John Legend, Placebo, Bjork, The Breeders, The Hives, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Nico, The Velvet Underground, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jurassic Five, Louis Armstrong, Public Enemy, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Cannonball Adderly, Ralph Stanley, The Ramones, The Rolling Stones, Wu-Tang Clan, Sarah Vaughn, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sergio Mendes, The Smashing Pumpkins, Van Morrison, Wilson Pickett, Zoot Sims, Allison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Betty Harris, Carole King, Cyndi Lauper, Mark Mothersbaugh, Oingo Boingo, Devo, Elliott Smith, The Fairfield Four, Frank Sinatra, The Langley Schools Music Project, Sufjan Stevens, Tom Waits, Dizzee Rascal, Interpol, The Streets, Eurythmics, Missy Elliott, Mr. Lif, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire, Blondie, Joan Jett, Little Richard, Fats Domino, The Scissors Sisters, MIA, Imperial Teen, Kanye West, John Pizzarelli, Rihanna, Louis Prima, Kelis, Kiki and Herb, Gorillaz, Cat Power, Tilly and the Wall, Badly Drawn Boy, Rhymefest, Soweto Gospel Choir, The Black Keys, MF Doom, Dangermouse, Cee-Lo, The Kleptones, Dr. Dre, Snoop, Eric B. and Rakim, Wilco, DJ Earworm, Lady Sovereign, Mika,

Movies:

Lately:

Volver
Half Nelson
Do the Right Thing
Return to Oz
The Big Lebowskir
Charade
Bad Education
Pan's Labyrinth
9 to 5

Television:

the sarah silveman program, cheers, king of the hill, taxi, dr. who, matlock, newsradio, nature, arrested development, the office, star trek: the next generation, ghostwriter, jeeves & wooster, da ali g show, six feet under, big love, degrassi junior high, the wire

Books:

catcher in the rye, ghost world, fast food nation, an arrow's flight, the acme novelty library, paul moves out, dress your family in denim and corduroy, sylvester and the magic pebble, the history of beauty, white teeth, angels in america, zany afternoons, homer price, the acme novelty library, an arrow's flight, the history of beauty, lizard music, farenheit 451, the laramie project, the egypt game, jimmy corrigan

My Blog

Blue You

I saw two bad movies over the weekend. They were both amazing.First, I saw September Dawn. If you haven't read about it yet, it's about the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The filmmakers call it America's ...
Posted by Thomas on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:39:00 PST

I guess thats why Im broke and youre so paid

Somehow, I got on Fox Searchlight's spam list  possibly from when I tried to get into the advance screening of Coffee & Cigarettes. The emails are pretty dull, but not annoying enough to go to the wo...
Posted by Thomas on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:13:00 PST

Wheres your cup at?

My brother Jake introduced me to the world of child beauty pageants through a movie called The Living Dolls last year. The documentary is both funny and scary  to such a degree that every screening s...
Posted by Thomas on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:00:00 PST

Ye Olde Weddinge Receptionne

My parents received this wedding invitation from someone in their neighborhood. Isn't it great the way the textured polyester looks just like suede? The spray-painted dowels on the ends add some extra...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:34:00 PST

Dear Blogosphere

I have a problem. There are a bunch of jerkwads outside my window cracking open cans of Milwaukee's Best and talking about skateboarding movies and shotgunning beers. Have you ever heard of shotgunnin...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:06:00 PST

Ring Ring

I took this picture with my cellular telephone on the way to work today. My favorite part is that the writer's marker ran out of ink after the H in Hot, so she got a new marker to finish the job....
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:52:00 PST

The Ad Carnage Continues

Another awful ad targeted at the MySpace gay:Note this detail shot:It looks like Travolta's main inspiration for Edna Turnblad was Riding the Bus with My Sister. And maybe Carnie Wilson's stomach-stap...
Posted by Thomas on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:49:00 PST

Try not to breathe too deeply.

Marcela and I drove to Seattle on Tuesday. It was so hot that night, we decided to leave at midnight in a big electric blue pickup truck that my dad loaned us. Our trip was somewhat heavenly  we stay...
Posted by Thomas on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:06:00 PST

It's just bad business.

Remember that gay nerd who was also a doctor? It turns out he's a country musician, too! I can't wait to see what he will be next. Could he be a construction worker? A lumberjack? A Klansman? He's lik...
Posted by Thomas on Wed, 23 May 2007 08:50:00 PST

The Sequel

Yesterday, I posted an item about a fake nerd that you can meet on Match.com. Today, I found out that not only is he a nerd, but a doctor too. Observe:NERD...DOCTOR.The doctor ad is possibly weirder t...
Posted by Thomas on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:40:00 PST