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About Me

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R evolutionary A rtistic V irginal Y oung N eglected
you know that painfully annoying person who peppers conversation with song lyrics and catchphrases?
that's me
i love living in Chicago and wouldn't trade it for anywhere.
my family is the most important part of my life
according to a recent self-analyzation session, my body arrived a month too early and my soul is seventy years too late
i'm a classy broad
if you never fuck with my coffee or my cigarettes then your scars won't be from me!
i take the train everywhere
i love cupcakes and Lorna Doone's
if i hear something that moves me i will put it on a sticky note and display it for all to see
i have crazy bangs&an eyewear fetish
the many things i love
&the few i hate
are best described as i am:
irrational
i dread the evils of sunlight
i'm a DJ on 88.7 WLUW FM
dancing like an idiot to any music blasting from the stereo can only equal a good time
i can often be found
"taking Saturdays"
especially on Tuesdays
sidebar: Rhoda is the greatest whore in television history
i eat my baked French fries with shitloads of ketchup
and the deep fried variety with an unhealthy amount of
seasoned salt lemon pepper
i'm very old fashioned
[if i could waltz i'd stomp all over your heart]
if you move me
i will write your name or initials on my wrist
enclosed in a heart
of course
my body is sustained on a steady diet of
cheap wine
and rich chocolate
most ___oholics are fine by me
but ___ists will not be tolerated
you have been warned!
if you haven't noticed
i randomly slip into the third person
but the more you know me
the more you'll love her
[my tone will melt your heart!]
on a musical note:
i love going to shows
and adore local bands
before they get the shine put on
she's socially irresponsible and morally bankrupt
surprise me with a box of cherry cordials and I'll love you forever
you may judge me to be pretty full of
contradiction
and hypocrisy
and all out lies
but hey!
minds change
lastly & most importantly:
if you see me disheveling my way down the avenue at 4pm
and ask if i just woke up
i will say yes
trust me
it's much easier that way...

My Interests

[growing old up]
anyone who can keep up with me
boys
Anglophiles
fashion
writing
music
darkness
late night walks
randomness
phonies
poseurs
wannabes
[heartbreakers]
non-linear though
obsessions
espresso
[classic movie culture]
random acts of snobbery
bands that sell out
splendid things

I'd like to meet:

the reincarnated soul of Huey newton

or
let's just say [you] and work our way up.

but first
[you have to say hello]

Music:

AIR
American Analog Set
[Amy Winehouse]
[Antony&The Johnsons]
Apollo Sunshine
The Appleseed Cast
[The Arcade Fire]
Asher Roth
Atmosphere
Auf Der Maur
Azure Ray
The B-52's
The Beach Boys
The Beastie Boys
Ben Kweller
Beulah
Beyonce
Billie Holiday
Blonde Redhead
Blu & Exile
Bright Eyes
Broadcast
Broken Social Scene
The Carpenters
The Cells
Chk-Chk-Chk (!!!)
The Clash
Coldplay
[Common]
Copeland
The Cure
Cursive
The Damnwells
[David Bowie]
The Decemberists
Depeche Mode
Desparicedos
Destiny's Child [RIP]
The Dirty Things
The Dismemberment Plan
[Dylan]
Eisley
[Ella Fitzgerald]
Elliott
Emery
Esthero
Etta James
Eve 6
The Exits
Explosions In The Sky
The Faint
Feist
The Fever
Fiona Apple
The Flaming Lips
Flosstradamus
Fountains Of Wayne
[Franz Ferdinand]
The Futureheads
The Get Up Kids
Gomez
Gorillaz
The Go! Team
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
The Gossip
Greenday
Guided By Voices
Guster
Gym Class Heroes
The Hives
Hot Hot Heat
Hurry Up Offense
[Interpol]
Iron & Wine
Jason Mraz
Jay-Z
Jet
Jets To Brazil
John Legend
[Lennon]
Joy Division
Junior Senior
Jurassic 5
Kanye West
Keane
Kid Sister
Kill Hannah
Kings Of Leon
The Kinks
LCD Soundsystem
Led Zeppelin
Local H
Lola Rey
Lucero
Louis XIV
Low
Lowflying Owls
Lupe Fiasco
M.I.A.
Maroon 5
The Mars Volta
Mates of State
Matt Pond
Maximo Park
Mc5
Mcklusky
[McCartney]
[Metric]
Mindless Self Indulgence
Minus The Bear
Mofro
Mogwai
Morrissey
Motion City Soundtrack
Moving Units
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Nas
N.E.R.D.
Nick Drake
Noe Venable
The Notwist
Oasis
Of Montreal
OK Go
Outkast
The Pale
Paris/Texas
Pedro The Lion
Phantom Planet
Pink Floyd
The Pixies
The Postal Service
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Prince
Q and not U
Radio 4
Radiohead
Raised On Zenith
The Ramones
The Rapture
Ray LaMontagne
Razorlight
Rilo Kiley
Rooney
Rufio
[Rufus Wainwright]
Ryan Adams
The Secret Machines
The Shins
Shiny Toy Guns
Sigur Ros
Sluts Of Thrust
The Smiths
Snow Patrol
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Sondre Lerche
The Sounds
Space
Sparta
Spoon
Stars
A Static Lullaby
Steriogram
The Stills
Straylight Run
The Strays
The Stooges
The Streets
The Strokes
Sunny Day Real Estate
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Tegan & Sarah
Television
This Blue Holiday
The Thrills
Three 6 Mafia
Thursday
T.I.
Tilly And The Wall
The Tirades
TV On The Radio
Ugly Casanova
Van Gough
The Velvet Underground
Vendetta Red
Vhs Or Beta
The Vines
The Von Bondies
The Walkmen
Weezer
Wheat
The White Stripes
The Who
Wilco
[WLUW 88.7 fm]
Xiu Xiu
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Young Jeezy
Zack Hexum

Movies:

a raisin in the sun
[cat on a hot tin roof]
secretary
[the heiress]
mysterious skin
the kite runner
[singing in the rain]
mondays in the sun
russian dolls
brick
imitation to life

Television:

the dick van dyke show
[law and order]
[law and order: svu]
[law and order: criminal intent]

Books:

the awakening
[the ravishing of lol stein]
the story of b
autobiography of an ex-colored man
crime and punishment
the fire next time
[the spook who sat by the door]
soul on ice
[the edible woman]
the autobiography of malcolm x
jane eyre
youth in revolt
wuthering heights

Heroes:

Conan's Strike Beard

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