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Shelly

I am here for Friends

About Me

intimate. affectionate. ostensibly calm or wildly anxious. abhors stagnation and manipulation. resiliant. sorrowful. voyeur. admirer. extreme loyalist. unpretentious and extremely pretentious. amused. feeling. insecure. confused. complex. trusting in the notion that most people have honest intentions.

My Interests

my wedding, fashion, art, film, music, literature, politics, debate, philosophy, pop culture
"I am someone who is looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love."

I'd like to meet:

My brother in heaven.

Music:

Tori Amos will always reign Queen, but I also like frou frou, Sleater Kinney, Fiona Apple, METALLICA, Pink Floyd, Missy Elliott, Coldplay, the Like, Lily Allen, Gwen Stefani, Aimee Mann, U2, Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue, Tool, APC, Janis Joplin, Kanye West, Elton John, Genesis (yes- Genesis!), Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Counting Crows, the Killers, Green Day, Chemical Brothers, the Shins, Crushed Stars, BRMC, Simon & Garfunkel, Elliott Smith, Anna Nalick, the Doors, Billy Idol, Dixie Chicks, Garbage, Madonna, Poe...the list could go on forever.

Movies:

OK, asking me to select a favorite movie is like asking me to choose a favorite child, so I'll just list some favorites: American Beauty, Magnolia, Memento, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, Life is Beautiful, Chasing Amy, Mulholland Drive, Dances With Wolves, The Godfather, Heathers, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, the Doors, High Fidelity, Chicago, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, Election, The Royal Tennenbaums, Requiem for a Dream, The Last Temptation of Chist, Office Space, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Brazil, Seven...

Television:

Project Runway, Sex and the City, Friends, the Sopranos, Alias, Six Feet Under, The Simpsons, South Park, Penn & Teller Bullsh*t, The Daily Show, Seinfeld, Cheers, Chapelle Show, the Practice, Boston Legal, Big Love, Weeds, Entourage

Books:

Augusten Burroughs is my favorite. Check out Possible Side Effects, Magical Thinking, Dry, or Running with Scissors. I'm also sweet on Nick Hornby and David Sedaris.

Heroes:

My mom, Bono, and Jem because she is truly outrageous:..

My Blog

Is anybody out there?

Last night I was cleaning out my closet and I found a card from my now-deceased brother. It was for my birthday a couple years ago and said how he was so happy that our special relationship was still ...
Posted by Shelly on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:43:00 PST

Free Fallin'

I had a fairly unnerving occurance this weekend. I was taking a shower and out of nowhere my stomach felt quesy, my ears started ringing, and I lost all sense of balance. Next thing I know I'm fl...
Posted by Shelly on Tue, 08 May 2007 08:12:00 PST

A box of my very own

In order to protect a certain individual I won't reveal much, but I just wanted to document what was perhaps the most spectacular moment of my life. Yesterday I received a "special delivery" made...
Posted by Shelly on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:09:00 PST

Want a date with me?

So earlier today I got a random message from a guy on here asking what it is he has to do to snag a date with me. Unfortunately for this guy, I JUST got out of a relationship and I'm not really lookin...
Posted by Shelly on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:05:00 PST

Down With Love

I cannot believe I have done it to myself again. I have managed to repeat the same mistake I make in every relationship. Is it the men I'm choosing or is it me? I think I must take responsibility in t...
Posted by Shelly on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:17:00 PST

My Top Films of 2006

In honor of this Sunday's Oscar race, I've decided to compile a list of my personal favorite flicks from the past year. Unfortunately there were a few that I desperately wanted to see but didn't (Babe...
Posted by Shelly on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:50:00 PST

The Evolution of My Hair

I'm a hair color addict. Last week I colored my hair a deep brunette, which makes a total of 4 major color changes in 2006. (Not to mention all the small variation shade changes for each color.) Appar...
Posted by Shelly on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:33:00 PST

Nikki update and important prevention info.

For those of your keeping tabs, Nikki's surgery went very well yesterday and she's currently taking things easy at home. Hopefully we've knocked this cancer thing out and won't hear from it ever again...
Posted by Shelly on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:26:00 PST

BORED

Your Love Style is AgapeYou are a caring, kind, and selfless partner.Unsurprisingly, your love style is the most rare.You are willing to sacrfice your world for your sweetie.Except it doesn't really f...
Posted by Shelly on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:52:00 PST

Tagged

The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a blog about their 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule c...
Posted by Shelly on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:24:00 PST