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Beth Newton

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About Me

the bee's knees. the cat's pajamas.

My Interests

USB Flash Drives, red wine, The Return to Brazen, cicadas, seltzer, dive-bars, kissing on tip-toe, mind over matter, French language, French food, French film, Excedrin Migraine, Havaianas, old oak and magnolia trees, champagne and mango juice, birds, Bliss Labs, Rosebud Salve, the beautiful charade, TIGER POPS, dance parties that last until dawn, attractively quirky facial features, city gardening, cutting to the chase, l'esprit d'escalier, hell-raising, garlic pepper, true love, eating cookies, chicken lo-mein, wandering/exploring, random adventures!, K-mart feet, rooftops, brunch, flying kites at Coney Island, deus ex machina, black and pink, old graveyards, being Southern, being silly, being haughty, being kittenish, being mean, reading, movies, fireworks, taking absurd photographs, the moon and stars, being an omnivore, practicing my Quad voice until he deems it good enough to be considered a Quad voice, figuring out how I always end up with a bottle of tequila in my bag, although I do not drink tequila, SNOW PARTY! ....

I'd like to meet:

Found him.

Music:

Sun Kil Moon, Blonde Redhead, Azure Ray, Feist, Radiohead, The Cure, Silversun Pickups, The Sundays, ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead, Pinback, Red House Painters, Billie Holiday, Cat Power, Chavez, Sunny Day Real Estate, Interpol, Jawbreaker, Death Cab for Cutie, Etta James, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Iron and Wine, Mellowdrone, Brand New, The Notwist, Quicksand, Kings of Convenience

Movies:

Annie Hall, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Beauty, Walk the Line, Amelie, Jean de Florette, Manon de Sources, Happenstance, documentaries, documentaries, documentaries...

Television:

When I actually have time: The Hills, Law and Order, Wife Swap, The first 1/2 hour of Gossip Girl (gets pretty boring after that), Paranormal State

Books:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Valley of the Dolls, Beloved, Lolita, The Big Oyster: History on the Halfshell, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, The Great Gatsby, Shopgirl, To Kill A Mockingbird; Anything by Sedaris, Faulkner...

Heroes:


My Blog

Lock up your kids folks, Emo is sweeping the nation!

Hot Topic, you're to blame for this. My favorite is when the reporter says "advanced Emos cut themselves." http://gawker.com/news/nothing-feels-good/local-news-team-bl ows-the-lid-off-mysterious-emo-ep...
Posted by Beth Newton on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:46:00 PST

i love this.

gee, I wonder why..... width="425" height="350">..>...
Posted by Beth Newton on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:42:00 PST

Muahahaha!

My art project for the evening. I find this terribly funny. Hee....
Posted by Beth Newton on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:46:00 PST

5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 23, 29, 30, 36, 43, 48, 71, 73, 74, 75, 79, 85, 94, 97, 109, 111...

Gawkers 123 Reasons to Love New York Right Now READ MORE: New York Magazine, lists, metro Given the bitter weather and the spectacularly frustrating transit strike, this weeks New York provides a ...
Posted by Beth Newton on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:58:00 PST

Chocolate smells bitter, not sweet (a.k.a. Why I love this city)...

And let me just tell you, it really did smell like maple syrup- amazing.     October 28, 2005 Strong, Sweet Smell Reported in Manhattan By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:51...
Posted by Beth Newton on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:12:00 PST

Flickr

My new addiction. If you're my friend on here, feel free to add me there as well:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/84015900@N00/
Posted by Beth Newton on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 01:02:00 PST

Wedding Tallies

Total months planning: 2 Total number of hours it took me to find the perfect dress: 4.5(And it would've taken less if I had just gone to Angelo Lambrou first) Total number of trips to the Chanel coun...
Posted by Beth Newton on Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:00:00 PST

AIM is rotting my brain

Beth: could you try to wear mock turtle necks? that would be fucking mintMike: theres no incentive for me to do soBeth: yes there is, because it would be mintMike: i get enough abuseBeth: you would no...
Posted by Beth Newton on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST