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About Me


My Interests

alright, i suppose i'll put something here. i'm interested in lots of things. fun things, boring things, sad things, humorous things.i like shoes. i like purses. i like music. i like books. i like movies (well, some movies). i like painting (but i'm no painter). i like writing (but i'm no writer). i like taking pictures (but i'm no photographer).

Music:

www.urbanedictiontoo.blogspot.com this is where i rant and rave about my favorite/least favorite music.

Movies:

ok, here goes: the original star wars, amelie, breakfast at tiffany's, funny face, roman holiday, the departed, willy wonka (the original), the second resident evil movie (i'm a geek), all the harry potter movies (again, geek), i'm sure there's a ton that i'm leaving out here. ah well. so it goes.

Television:

the office!!!!!!!!! arrested development, lost, law and order, top chef, roswell....

Books:

i love vonnegut: slaughterhouse 5 and cat's cradle. i am also a fan of kafka's short stories.(probably my two favorite authors). but i also like palahniuk, flannery o'connor, james joyce, el saadwi, and a lot others.

Heroes:

dwight k. schrute and jim halpert, respectively.

My Blog

if you are easily offended

i found this site while google searching "feminism" for my final paper (a feminist critique of Zora Neale Hurston's "The Eatonville Anthology"). it's truly disturbing: Feminism is Evil!not only is it ...
Posted by betsy-chan on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:53:00 PST

a word everyone should know

Heteroglossia The term heteroglossia translates the Russian raznorecie (literally, multilanguagedness), a term coined by Bakhtin in the essay "Discourse in the Novel" (published...
Posted by betsy-chan on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:59:00 PST

amusement

Paris Hilton Won't Get Grandpa's Billions! .. entry --> Paris Hilton's grandfather will hand over 97% of his $2.3 billion fortune to charities when he dies. Barron Hilton has overlooked his 23 gra...
Posted by betsy-chan on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:08:00 PST

blog bloggy blog

You Have a Type A PersonalityYou are ambitious, driven by your desire to get things done.  Type A personalities are characterized by their drive and intense work ethic.  You are competitive;...
Posted by betsy-chan on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:00:00 PST

wish me luck

i'm running my first 5k tomorrow. hope i don't die. i may kick it michael scott style and do the carb overload thing. i'm doing it for all those afflicted by rabies. i hope one day we can stop this se...
Posted by betsy-chan on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:27:00 PST

this day is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S

hello all.this week finds me in much better spirits than last. for some strange reason things are looking up.i don't expect this to last.but, something that will come through for me.......the new seas...
Posted by betsy-chan on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:37:00 PST

can my week get any worse?

really! everything that could go wrong has and everything that could potentially go wrong probably will. i give up! if anyone needs me, i'll be dunking my head in the toilet and flushing.
Posted by betsy-chan on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:31:00 PST

yeah...so

if i don't respond to you guys in a timely fashion, don't be upset. it's not you, it's me. classes are keeping me pretty busy, as is work...... i still care for you all, i just need my space (pun?). h...
Posted by betsy-chan on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:27:00 PST

tracking thing

so i have had a lot of people ask how the tracking thing is working out for me. answer: not so great. it's alright if you want to see where in the country the people that are looking at your page are....
Posted by betsy-chan on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:50:00 PST

deux mot du jour

word of the day: avoirdupois ..av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz.., noun:1. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).2. Weight; heavi...
Posted by betsy-chan on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:40:00 PST