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turn on the heat!

I am here for Friends

About Me

I just smelled that most amazing summer rain smell the other day when I was sitting on my porch, and that means that it is time! Time for summer, sweating, suntans, and field work.I study and teach/grade history. I love it. I have a cat. I love her.Soon I will head to Guatemala for a second summer of fieldwork. So, if you live in Guatemala City or Antigua and are a big ol' queer or, I guess, a big ol' het, then message me...

My Interests

reading. writing. labor history. radical history. philosophy. vegan cooking. vegan baking. music. music. music. fresh fruit. guatemala. folklore. fighting oppression. having fun. reassembling clothing. trees. natural medicine. kink. social justice. humility. compassion. tea. coffee. long walks. thrifting. dumpsters. butch/femme. destroying false dualities. shaking tail feathers. bicycles. social awkwardness. geeks. travel. eventually leaving the airport. harpaxophilia. scabies swimming pools. midnight banana splits. caffeine freak outs. filling up leaky tires. smoking fags with fags.

I'd like to meet:

Buddies, pals, nerds, you.

Music:

i love it all so much. but especially 80s pop, folk, punk, folk punk, queercore, reggaeton, salsa, calypso, dance hall, bachata, and italo disco hits of the 80s. really, i love it all.

Movies:

The Breakfast Club. Zoolander. Thank You for Smoking. The Notorious Bettie Page. Dead Poets Society. Rocky Horror Picture Show. Master and Commander. Shrek. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Go Fish. Motorcycle Diaries. Lost and Delirious. What Dreams May Come. Secretary. Foxfire. Crash. Grease. Airplane. Alexander. Hell House. The Cell. Road Trip. A Mighty Wind. Waiting for Guffman. Best in Show. The Curse of the Queerwolf.

Television:

television on dvd. and wacky races. and tom and jerry.

Books:

Books are my favorite things. Here are some that I love: The Little Engine that Could. The Velveteen Rabbit. The Monkey Wrench Gang. Grapes of Wrath. Ishmael. Some of the Dharma. Desolation Angels. Dharma Bums. On the Road. Bastard Out of Carolina. Speaker for the Dead. A Walk in the Woods. Cat's Cradle. Hope for the Flowers. Siddhartha. Dharma Punx. Without A Net. Fight Club. Just about any Howard Zinn, bell hooks or Ward Churchill. Some books have inspired me - they include Race Rebels by Robin D.G. Kelley, Silence on the Mountain by Daniel Wilkinson, all books by Greg Grandin, Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua.

Heroes:

Folks who lead by example and aren't afraid to admit mistakes.

My Blog

once upon a highschool...

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!1. Who was your best friend?the marching band weed smokers and pill poppers, kids in the c...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:33:00 PST

newest ramen recipe. eat your heart out vegweb dot com

3 c. water1 pkg ramen noodles (quickly discard non-vegan flavor packet)1 can corn or 1 c. frozen corn1 1/2 c. leftover chickpea, onion, broccoli, carrot stir fry1 cube vegetable boullion2 generous squ...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:04:00 PST

pretty much the longest survey ever.

i love fridays. i don't have class, i don't have meetings (generally), all i have to do is to have fun. and sometimes having fun means wasting time. and sometimes wasting time means taking surveys. re...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:24:00 PST

I love telling lies... Lies lies lies!

..> ..> I love to tell lies... Subject let's lie survey (it's more fun) LIE on every answer!!!1. Would you get back with your last ex if you could?In a heartbeat. It's all I've ever dreamed of... 2....
Posted by turn on the heat! on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:04:00 PST

I love telling lies... Lies lies lies!

..> ..> I love to tell lies... Subject let's lie survey (it's more fun) LIE on every answer!!!1. Would you get back with your last ex if you could?In a heartbeat. It's all I've ever dreamed of... 2....
Posted by turn on the heat! on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:04:00 PST

60 Question blog for the bored...

Guess I'm a little bored. Sitting at the folks' house, waiting for them to pass out so that I can go for a late night walk and smoke a cig. What bill do you hate paying the most?I don't really care fo...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:08:00 PST

wtf?! omigawwwwd! fucking weird horoscope!

this is so fucking weird. oh, dear myspace, you know my life better than i do... read on. Saturday, December 16, 2006 Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) It might feel as if conflicts with others are irresolvabl...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:06:00 PST

D's Playlist 9 Dec 2006

Yeah! Today's Playlist... 1. Close to Me - The Cure 2. Your Love - The Outfield 3. The Promise - When In Rome 4. Love Bizarre - Sheila E. and Prince 5. Consequence of Sounds - Regina Spektor 6. Row Li...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 09:53:00 PST

Damn surveys are tempting...

I just needed to say that. I'm not actually going to post one, but damn... it's tempting. You could thank me for not posting one.  
Posted by turn on the heat! on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:34:00 PST

Oh, damn... Playalist Part Deux 10/24

Sure, I should be reading Foucault, but sometimes even the postmodernists have to dance, mmmkay? Today's Playlist: Go West - King of Wishful Thinking Go Go's - Vacation Pet Shop Boys - Send Me a...
Posted by turn on the heat! on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:46:00 PST