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Paulalala

I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetary

About Me

I'll show you where the sizzler is.

My Interests

making films, watching films, blood n' guts, zombies, vampires, and monsters of Apollonian/Dionysian duality. evolutionary biology. all you can eat buffets. the Royal Georgian Navy. the history of food. art in its many forms. all around shenanigans and chicanery. vegan food. vodka. dancing. Being gay for unicorns. Arguing with Will about crumbs on the counter. bhangra. being a bad speller with a good vocabulary. punching the hobbit. Mr. Blonde. retro pin-ups. shotguns and gas masks. tofu and vegetables. rice. cookies. Pomps, not quiffs. Eating. Disembowlings. goth clubs. Rock clubs. Corsets and stockings. Suits and ties. Old books, used book stores, and libraries. European history. Trying to teach myself various languages.
Harry Potter You crave your own knight in shining armour: the
guy who will swoop in and save you, and manage
to be a sweet lover and good dad all at the
same time. You are the girl he's fighting for!

Who is your Harry Potter love match? (for girls)
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I'd like to meet:

Ichabod Crane crossed with Hunter S. Thompson.And this guy.

Music:

rock and roll, motherfucker.

Movies:

Movie Monster Insurance, good, bad, and gruesome horror, Heathers, Evil Dead 2, Harold and Maude, The Jerk, '60s sex comedies, '50s teensplotation, 28 Days Later, Planet Terror, American Werewolf in London, Black Christmas, Nightmare on Elm Street 1 & 3, The Other Side. John Waters, Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright, Arch Hall Jr., Devi Snivley, Jane Rose, Heidi Martinuzzi.My movie is to the right. You should watch it.

Television:

Coupling UK, The Dick van Dyke Show, The Simpsons, Monty Python, Joss' shows, Charlie's Angels (with Cheryl, not Farrah, and before Tanya), the Prisoner, the State, Robot Chicken, Moral Orel.

Books:

Anything on the British Royal Georgian Navy. Lovecraft. Austen. Philip K. Dick. Patricia Briggs. Lillith Saintcrow. Proust. I'm currently reading "Flow My Tears the Policeman Said," a history of coal, a fantasy novel that would probably embarass me if I read it in public, and am trying to slog my way through the Bible. (Just kidding about the Proust, but I do own some Tolstoy if that impresses you.)

Heroes:

my grandmother. John Waters. Poison Ivy and Cheetah. Whomever realized that you could make blood from Karo syrup. I support O'Neill Sea Odyssey, which takes grade school kids out on the ocean to teach them marine science and conservation, at no cost to the schools or the kids. http://www.oneillseaodyssey.org/

My Blog

The Proud Owner of Sexy New Stitches

I had to get dental surgery today. I had some kind of infection-growth-thing on my gums, so I had to get a gingevectomy, which I think is a fancy dental term for "give us a couple hundred bucks and we...
Posted by Paulalala on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:25:00 PST

Is mopping a skill or a talent?

There was a leak in the kitchen sink at work today, and since I was the one who found the giant puddle of water on the floor I was the one that had to clean it up. I remember, years ago, reading an in...
Posted by Paulalala on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:43:00 PST

Movie Monster Insurance upcoming screenings!

My last film "Movie Monster Insurance" will be playing at these upcoming horror & scifi festivals and fright nights. They are all in October (big surprise, eh?):1) Shriekfest here in LA!!!!Raleigh Stu...
Posted by Paulalala on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:47:00 PST

My film is playing in Illinois!!!

If you're near Morris, Illinois, my film "Movie Monster Insurance" is playing on Friday, the 19th as part of the Indy Horror Fest: http://www.indyhorrorfilmfest.comFriday night, 6pm. Why do I keep get...
Posted by Paulalala on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:51:00 PST

One More Reason Why I Have the Best Job Ever: Robot Chicken Star Wars!!!

My job is awesome. For those of you who don't know, I work for the company that makes "Robot Chicken" and "Moral Orel," two stop-motion shows on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network's late-night animation for...
Posted by Paulalala on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:30:00 PST

My kitten has become a man.

It's true. He turns a year old this week-ish. We're not 100% sure since he was rescued after birth by Lisi, who fostered him until he was old enough for me to take him. Thanks to Lisi for introducing ...
Posted by Paulalala on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:47:00 PST

William and Kate

So Kate Middleton and Prince William have split. It's even in the LA Times this morning. They report that the Brit tabs are saying the couple split because Kate's mother was too much like a prol... I ...
Posted by Paulalala on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:14:00 PST

Kettle One and Bubble Yum

Last night was the first in a series of much-talked-about-but-never-actually-scheduled get-togethers with rhyming themes, e.g. sangria and tortillas, samosas and mimosas. I think it worked because it ...
Posted by Paulalala on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:59:00 PST

It will be a Black Easter without Bob Clark

Bob Clark made a lot of films in a lot of genres. "A Christmas Story." "Porky's." But I can never let a December go by without watching "Black Christmas." "Black Christmas" is, in my opinion, the b...
Posted by Paulalala on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:56:00 PST

Why I Will Never See The 300

From a review of the film from the New York Times: "300 is about as violent as "Apocalypto" and twice as stupid... it offers up a bombastic spectacle of honor and betrayal, rendered in images that mig...
Posted by Paulalala on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:27:00 PST