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johanna

All we have to do is buy a few semi-expensive outfits and act like it's no big deal

About Me

"I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now."

My Interests

Playing favourites, Vespas, drinking on a school night, photocopiers, Vince Noir, doing things I really shouldn't, my borrowed record player, Nudie suits, cowboy paraphernalia, dandies, things in space, Richard Hell, my Melbourne folk, the moon, Mark Ruffalo playing authority, chance meetings, semi-suburbia, climbing on rooftops in the middle of the night, Z-man, ferris wheels, fake authors, swings (and roundabouts), train lines, the lives of Keith Richards, misplaced nostalgia, Alan Rickman's speaking voice, true love, second-hand books, changing my mind, Band-Aids, hand holders, procrastination, Almost Famous boys, Wong Kar Wai women, polaroids, riding shotgun, daydreaming, sharp teeth, mix tapes, running away, the city at night, goldfish in plastic bags, breaking my own heart, rollerskates, feeding my werewolf obsession, water you can swim in, dancing badly with enthusiasm, the Goth Detectives, trams, harmonicas, second chances, making out, roadtrips, telegraph wires, louche behaviour, getting drunk & falling down in the street.

I'd like to meet:

Beau Brummel.

Music:

arab strap, i am kloot, gram parsons, kelley stoltz, the woods themselves, the pipettes, the monkees, straight arrows, gillian welch, super furry animals, dan kelly (& the alpha males), the zombies, black lips, youth group, peter fenton/crow, elvis costello, jonathan richman, pulp (oh! jarvis), red riders, the beatles & the stones, sparklehorse, big star, 50s/60s girl groups, rilo kiley, the broken dreams of the libertines, neko case, augie march, dappled cities fly, the go-betweens, ash, belles will ring, amy winehouse, bluebottle kiss, the long blondes, the byrds, custard, lloyd cole, bikini kill, huggy bear, nancy sinatra, dusty springfield, richard hell, spoon, kings of leon, you am i, rufus wainwright, wilco, grandaddy, ed harcourt, love, belle & sebastian, weezer, elliott smith, the field mice, jacques dutronc, the velvet underground, sloan, the beach boys, adam green, tom waits, the lemonheads, the primitives, suede, bowie, pavement, ultra orange & emmanuelle, paul westerberg/the replacements, ryan adams, blur.

Movies:

Heathers, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Our Man Flint, Grace Of My Heart, The Thin Man, Clay Pigeons, Pretty In Pink, Hustler White, Harold & Maude, Crybaby, Kicking & Screaming, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Desperately Seeking Susan, La Dolce Vita, A Hard Day's Night, Flirting, Gingersnaps, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, The Virgin Suicides, The Big Sleep, Ghostworld, Smithereens, American Werewolf In London, Hairspray, Almost Famous, Withnail & I, Secretary, The Royal Tenenbaums, Grosse Point Blank, Labyrinth, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, That Thing You Do, Tank Girl, But I'm A Cheerleader, The Adventures Of Sebastian Cole, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Revenge Of The Nerds, In The Mood For Love, A Life Less Ordinary. 007s. Bill Murray movies. Elvis movies where girls dance in bikinis. Blow Up, even though it's fucking boring, because everyone in it is really beautiful. Films with Monica Vitti and Marcello Mastroianni. 1960s spy flicks.

Television:

Mighty Boosh, The Avengers, The Monkees, Gilmore Girls, Firefly, Weeds, the new Doctor Who, Buffy, Twin Peaks, Blackpool, Life On Mars, Gossip Girl, Venture Bros.

Books:

I'm With The Band: Confessions Of A Groupie, Fabulous Nobodies, Special Topics In Calamity Physics, The Great Gatsby, Sweet & Vicious, Alice In Wonderland, Vile Bodies, Finn Family Moomintroll, Still Life With Woodpecker, Please Don't Kill The Freshman, Popism: the warhol 60s, In The Cut, Rock & Roll Babes From Outer Space, Please Kill Me, Edie, Wonderland Avenue, Kitchen Confidential, Archy and Mehitabel, Catch-22, Monkey Grip, The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, Pride & Prejudice, Under Milk Wood, Stoned, The Mortdecai Trilogy; Tom Wolfe, Hunter S Thompson, Oscar Wilde, Donna Tartt, Jeffrey Eugenides, Bukowski, Salinger, e.e. cummings, Stoppard, Capote, Chandler, Dorothy Parker, Tennessee Williams, Daniel Clowes, Red Meat comics. Idler magazine. Bust.

Heroes:

emma peel. nick & nora.

My Blog

"I was playing a dandyish elegantly wasted genius"

I forgot how much I love Alex James. He's a louche genius. He's probably my favourite rock star, unapologetically decadent in a world of whiney britpop babies. (and boring do-gooders like Bono). Blur ...
Posted by johanna on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:36:00 PST

F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E

And so. Jarvis Cocker live is even better than i could have dreamed. The fourteen-year-old in me is incredibly gratified. He's perfect, this lanky, charming, unselfconscious rock star. (Still. is he D...
Posted by johanna on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:44:00 PST

how naked are we gonna get

watching The Blow makes me really happy that i'm a girl.
Posted by johanna on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:19:00 PST

take a picture/let the light in on the exposure

the wonders of technology mean the polaroids on my wall are now also on your computer. look!http://www.flickr.com/photos/missjohanna/maybe you're in themxx
Posted by johanna on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:11:00 PST

stereo-oh

oh god i need my bed   Move To L.A. - Art Brut Girls Of Wild Strawberries - Guided By Voices Suddenly, Everything Has Changed - The Flaming Lips Sound Advice - Sparrow Hill Untitled - The Crayon ...
Posted by johanna on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:29:00 PST

left of the dial

okay, so i did this already but myspace appears to have eaten it - FBi comes over all pirate like tonight (or technically tomorrow morning) 'cause i clearly don't need to sleep and am doing the gravey...
Posted by johanna on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:40:00 PST

nerd love

so i finished a graveyard shift, yay me. and it ruled -     Rilo Kiley - I Can Do The Frug Giant Drag - This Isn't It The Blow - How Naked Are We Gonna Get The Robot Ate Me - Apricot Tea B...
Posted by johanna on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST