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nerd mafia

must not sleep...

About Me

some days, even i don't know what i'm about. i fidget a lot. i overthink everything, except for things that i probably should. i always ALWAYS have a song in my head. and if my headphones are in while we're talking, don't worry...i'm an excellent lip reader!
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My Interests

feeding my karaoke obsession, counting the days til my birthday, never sleeping, podcasting this american life, stalking my friends with my camera, obsessing over my niece's perfections, reading all kinds of books and stuff, talking myself out of buying every shiny magazine i see, making pretty clothes, scheming, plotting, planning...music, fashion, photography, art in general, movies, t.v., me.myself.i.eye.narcissism.hedonism.all the isms.people who find me fascinating...i'm fascinated by that.

I'd like to meet:

interesting people who can teach me new things about the world and myself...

Music:

corinne bailey rae, frou frou, bic runga, rachael yamagata, the like, gnarls barkley, anna nalick,ebtg, george, jean grae, mos def, massive attack, ben kweller, goapele, black buddafly, zap mama, dj krush, hooverphonic, tricky, martina topley bird, esthero, mellowdrone, alicia keys, en vogue, anthony hamilton, supernatural, blackalicious, ursula rucker, me'shell n'degeocello, zero 7, gorillaz, erykah badu, jason mraz, sarah blasko, maria taylor, amuro namie, morning musume (a sick addiction, i know), talib kweli, the roots, little brother, jaguar wright, martin luther, liz wright, portishead, les nubians, rjd2, prefuse 73, azeem with variable unit, saul williams, cibo matto, pizzacato 5, love psychadelico, do as infinity, na ja, original ai, les nubians, poe, hikaru utada (but only in j), jill scott, angie stone, handsome boy modeling school, thievery corporation, brazilian girls, the gossip, lots of stuff...

Movies:

high art, city of lost children, la reine margot, raising arizona, jawbreaker, bring it on, mean girls, the notebook, friends with money, kundun, i heart huckabees, secretary, napoleon dynamite, code 46, iron jawed angels, the color purple, election, clay pigeons, life of david gale, donnie darko, orlando, red corner, the king and i, ghost in the shell, innocence, but i'm a cheerleader, shaun of the dead, heavenly creatures, the merchant of venice, dancer in the dark, requiem for a dream, scottland PA, the girl in the cafe, the anniversary party, titus, cronicas, monsoon wedding, breakin' all the rules, mad hot ballroom, high tension, brotherhood of the wolf, maria full of grace, kissing jessica stein, gormerghast, hot fuzz, knocked up, finding neverland, crash, hotel rwanda, closer, so close, b monkey, wallace and gromit, the brothers, the yes men, bend it like beckham, pan's labrynth, freaks, old fred & ginger stuff, the sound of music, be kind rewind, lars and the real girl, planet b-boy...

Television:

ANTM,grey's anatomy, girlfriends, house, damages, the daily show, jeopardy (f*cking nerd!), harvey birdman attorney at law, boston legal, the 4400, the l word, big love, how i met your mother, arrested development, supernanny, any forensics show, lots of pbs, lots of discovery channel, lots of history channel...i love TiVo!

Books:

lullaby, me talk pretty one day, assassination vacation, fraud, the method actors, fierce invalids home from warm climates, jane eyre, hitchhikers' guide to the galaxy, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, house of leaves, middlesex, we wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families, the unknown errors of our lives, interpreter of maladies, the prophet, titus andronicus, wigfield, naked, holidays on ice, fingersmith, the poet game, pride and prejudice, wicked, confessions of an ugly stepsister, mirror mirror, nickel and dimed, are you there god it's me margaret, there's a monster at the end of this book, war of the worlds, white teeth, where the sidewalk ends, wocket in my pocket, a case of need, the tipping point, politically correct bedtime stories, postsecret: extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives, on beauty, the weight of water, zombie survival guide, world war z,too many books...

Heroes:

first, my nana (who i miss everyday) and my big brother, scott. and anyone famous from boston: matt damon. jay leno. conan o'brien. eliza dushku. anyone from the boston area who doesn't live there anymore and makes obscene amounts of money...also, floria sigismondi, matthew barney, and olivier theyskensMY VIDEO OF THE MONTH

My Blog

if only i had health insurance...

for those that haven't heard (perhaps you live too far away for me to complain to you in person), last week i cut myself rather badly in the kitchen while taking a break from a late-night dress-making...
Posted by nerd mafia on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:07:00 PST

show no shame

hello kiddies.something's been eating at me lately and i'm gonna share it with you:  some time ago, a good friend of mine told me that she wasn't sure if she liked being called a nerd anymore.&nb...
Posted by nerd mafia on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:34:00 PST

DON'T LET UNLABELED CLONED ANIMAL MILK/MEAT IN YOUR STORES

The federal Food And Drug Administration wants to allow the sale of milk and meat from cloned animals without labeling it as cloned.  If you  don't want cloned meat and dairy in our food sup...
Posted by nerd mafia on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:35:00 PST

damn! drama much?

right, so i've been in brooklyn for about six months now.  working for about three of those at a company i'm less than thrilled about for a sheisty bastard of a boss.  the job with the sheis...
Posted by nerd mafia on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST