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Lisa

Compu'er says noooo

About Me

I love words, music, and escapism. And any combination of the three. My life feels a bit like a disaster...but a colorful one...for I'm interested in everything but seem to be capable of completing nothing. You should see the state of my bedroom. I work at the International Rescue Committee (refugee aid and advocacy) and I absolutely love what I do. Unfortunately, I don't get paid for it (ah...someday) so I pay the bills...if I'm lucky... working as a barista at Bulldog News. Come visit. If you're a cute boy, you're likely to get a discount:) The more I learn about the world...the more of it that I visit...the less my life in the US makes sense. I've got itchy feet, as they say, and a life that fits nicely into a backpack...so if you've got a plan and a plane ticket, I'll probably want to meet you. **UPDATE** I'm living in Dallas for the moment, hanging out at the old folks home with my grandmother. All of my friends in this city are over the age of 80. That is all.***

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My Interests

Apparently, I enjoy wasting time on myspace when I should be writing something (anything) worthwhile. Right. What do I love? Traveling, writing, reading everything, Scarecrow Video, wine, music!, The Stranger, home grown tomatoes, the smell of dirt, early morning light, Coffee and Cigarettes, being a sarcastic bitch, mircrobrews, used CDs and independents that sell the really good ones, Edinburgh, wasting time on important things, nectarines, used bookstores (Myopic in chicago has set my standards), family-owned restaurants, Montmartre, making an ass of myself on the dancefloor (beware my flailing limbs), talking in bed, trying to be a better person, the Trabant Chai Lounge, trains, Road Records, crazy people who ride public transport with me (here's to the men and women of king county metro transit), being lost, talking over pints in the afternoon, making fun of people who know I'm only joking, text messages, planning escapes.............this is sounding cheesy so I'm done.

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet happy people. Sad people. People who are restless. People who are honest. ***But if we're being particular here, I would really like to have been a fly on the wall when Che Guevara and ol' Fidel met for the first time...

Music:

Apart from a middle school stint as a clarinetist (what?), I've never played an instrument, but I swear to god in my next life I'll play the guitar. Or the banjo. I'm sure that whatever I'm listening to at any moment says a lot about whatever's going on in my life. Right now? The Band (Big Pink on repeat...), Feist, the Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, a live Neil Finn CD, the Avett Brothers, and "Where is My Mind" on repeat. Righto...I'm sure all of this means something but I have no idea what. The Frames are my favorite band in the world...seeing them live is something of a religious experience for me. Go to one of their shows and you'll understand. Oh...and I really really really want to see Herman Dune with Bellx1 at Malahide Castle. I'll pay for the concert ticket if you pay for the plane ticket. Mmmmmmmmmmmkay?

Movies:

What I can think of now... In America. In the Name of the Father. Millions. Amelie and Garden State. The Commitments. The Snapper. Coffee and Cigarrettes. Trainspotting. Delicatessen. Run Lola Run. The Princess and the Warrior. Intermission. The Edukators. Born into Brothels. All Woody Allen films. L'Auberge Espagnol. Motorcycle Diaries. And the Goonies, of course.

Television:

Little Britain is hilarious and Matthew just sent me practically every episode of Father Ted ever created. Sweet. Other than that, I have no cable, so it's fuzzy reruns of That 70's Show and Seinfeld. I refuse to watch the nightly shit they call news. Ask who's creating it and READ it.

Books:

For some reason, I've been reading a lot of books by young, slightly alcoholic aspiring writers with delusions of grandeur. I had to stop reading Factotum again because I was getting a little depressed and starting to crave whiskey for the first time in my life. Oops.

Heroes:

Right now, it's Jillian. The dorkiest person I've ever met...who knows and doesn't care. Which pretty much makes her the coolest person in the world.

My Blog

Bumbershoot 2007: Highlights and one important life lesson

Bumbershoot was wonderful.  I can't believe I've missed so many years of this.  Not waitressing (i.e. not being a slave to the Wednesday-Sunday night scramble for liquor sales and big tips) ...
Posted by Lisa on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:41:00 PST

Sigur Ros and Dublin

You know those CDs you have that you connect so strongly to some time in your life, some experience that you've had, that you only let yourself listen to them occasionally, like rations, because you d...
Posted by Lisa on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:32:00 PST

From La Paz to Salta

By the time I finally got out of La Paz, I was more than ready to go. AlthoughI really enjoyed being in a large city again, the crowds and the smog reallytook their toll. And although La Paz is big ...
Posted by Lisa on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:05:00 PST

Blogging in Bolivia

OK then...After six weeks in Cusco, I had to leave last week.  Although I was feelingready to be moving again, I actually had a really hard time leaving that city.  It really has something s...
Posted by Lisa on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:43:00 PST

Another Saturday nigt. In Cusco.

I spent two hours getting ready to go out.  It wasn´t that I was overly concerned with how I was going to look, it was that I was still so hungover from Friday night that I was exhausted and had ...
Posted by Lisa on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 03:23:00 PST

The Art of Seduction. Kind of.

Girls, I´ve got a doosie for you.  Imagine.  You find yourself on a date with your much older Spanish teacher, and you´re not exactly sure how you got here...although you suspect that drunke...
Posted by Lisa on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:22:00 PST

The Trek

To everyone -Thanks so much for all of the birthday wishes.  It really meant a lot,especially being on a continent of strangers.As some of you know, I spent my birthday on a five day, five night ...
Posted by Lisa on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:33:00 PST

My Ireland

            It's funny how, in hindsight, you associate certain memories with one another.  We met eachother early in my trip, and now, ...
Posted by Lisa on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:24:00 PST

Now why why why not?

Oh I can't keep it in, I can't keep it in, I've gotta let itout.I've got to show the world, world's got to see, see all thelovelove that's in me. I said, why walk alone, why worry whenit'swarm over he...
Posted by Lisa on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:30:00 PST

ahhh...Jordan Catalano...*sigh*

After a bleak start to what is sure to be a bleak summer quarter, I came home yesterday in a bad mood, desperate to forget the fact that I've got another 60 credits to finish before graduation.  ...
Posted by Lisa on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:10:00 PST