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christine elizabeth

& i want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd.

About Me

i said i'd never join myspace, but lookie here, i did. hmm, what else? i love blistex.

i'm not sure what to say here. i can't decide how seriously to take it. lemme just say this: i'm like rose nylund when i tell stories and i have lots of favorite things.
even though i've been known to make a mistake once or twice in my day, mix-ups of you're/your, who's/whose, it's/its and there/their/they're make me crazy enraged like whoa. like, veins pop. i'm not kidding. i'm willing to proofread if you ever need a tip. but, capital letters? meh, no big woop.
my insides are like this: a mix of childlike glee and enthusiasm, nonstop nerves, and heartbreak for everything, all of it popping around like jiffy pop from the oven of my heart. get into it.
one thing i like is that which makes me giggle, and another is dismantling the problematic assumptions of myself and others, and thirdly i always enjoy finding typos on menus.

My Interests

i am interested in: the way things smell, politely subverting the dominant paradigm, puns and punctuation (but not so much punctuality, sadly), reality TV, accordian rock, dunkin donuts iced coffee, earrings that dangle, getting all the info but also minding my own beeswax, carnivals and county fairs, tj maxx and somewhat orderly thrift stores, finding funny things and tacking them to my walls, baby goats, accuracy, full disclosure, my damn family, and whimsical kitsch that others might call "crap." i don't like musicals, emoticons or the sound a soda can makes upon opening.

I'd like to meet:

a good night's sleep.

Music:

dolly parton. the casual lean. journey. le tigre. rilo kiley. ani difranco. arcade fire. gin blossoms. the shins. johnny cash. dismemberment plan. the decemberists. twangy and heartsick honky tonk. mix tapes i made and that were made for me over the last 10 years or so. iron&wine, loretta lynn, the smiths. i also have a warm spot in m'heart for some bands who mostly probably haven't toured since 2001. and others.

Movies:

shag and goonies and sixteen candles and help! and steel magnolias and coal miner's daughter and waiting for guffman

Television:

i am seriously into hour long dramas, made up or otherwise.
i also like that which is funny. for instance, these guys:

Books:

busy busy world. franny and zooey (especially franny). niagra falls all over again, here's your hat what's your hurry, the giant's house. perks of being a wallflower. youth in revolt. naked. tim sandlin anything. love is a mix tape. charles bukowski my homie. truth and beauty. feminist stuff. 305.42 if we're talking dewey decimal. lotsa short stories by various writers. lorrie moore. alice munro. also, ck williams. anne sexton. frank o'hara. your mom.

Heroes:

those that can handle it.