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Annalise

i got accepted to the italy program!! viaggio italia!

About Me

I'm a city wander. I like to ride my bike places and get lost and somehow find my way home. I have a habit of being clumsy it's kinda part of who I am. I like to sew and do other things that involve fabric and yarn. I sometimes feel like my mind is an antique store, that occiasinally has a good find.

My Interests

music (see below), living in brooklyn, fashion-like stuff, sewing, knitting, being crafty in general, riding my bike, camper brand shoes (i have a lot of free pairs), going to museums alone, making stuff, fountain hopping, reading good books (i don't like bad ones), going to shops that sell used stuff, eating cupcakes, carrying grandma purses, flea markets, drinking coffee in large amounts, polaroid pictures, being benfRank's sister

I'd like to meet:

someone who likes hand knit scarves, cupcakes, and bike rides in all weather conditions.

Music:

sufjan stevens, the rosebuds, great lake swimmers, cat power, umbrella tree, the unicorns, sixpence none the richer, mew, radiohead, jeff buckley, sigur ros, bjork, frou frou, leona naess, coldplay, postal service, belle and sebastian, david gray, pete yorn, ben folds, aireline, ben kweller, damien rice, south, doves, the faint, kings of convenience, miwa, amelie soundtrack, iron and wine, the anniversary, mae, patty griffin, ryan adams , travis, garbage, elliot smith, death cab for cutie, aimee mann, mirah, camera obscura, servus tintenfish, self, the shins, sondre lerche, and when the weather's right.....mxpx and rooney,

Movies:

amelie, memento, donnie darko, dancer in the dark, the royal tenebaums, rushmore, waiting for guffman, spinal tap, office space, tommy boy, love actually, virgin sucides, my big fat greek, napoleon dynamite, garden state, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, saved

Television:

gilmore girls, family guy, and arrested development (there's always money in the banana stand.)

Books:

cradle-to-cradle (everyone on this planet should read this), johnathan franzen, me talk pretty one day, naked, about a boy, high fidelity, the grapes of wrath, truth and beauty, chocolat, dress your family in corduroy and denim, the bible magazines: flaunt and nylon

Heroes:

My father's parents, Max and Ilse Frank. They been through so much in their lives and did without so their children and grandchildren could have what they wanted. I'm so grateful for that.

My Blog

And now it has begun

I've been told that the way one spends New Years will determine how the rest of the year will unfold. If that's the case I will be surrounded by friends and Brooklyn...not a bad way to spend one's lif...
Posted by Annalise on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:28:00 PST

So much has happened

In the last two and a half weeks a ridiculous amount of activity has occurred. Well let's say in the last month. My finals didn't kill me thank God. I thought I wouldn't make it. I've realized and hav...
Posted by Annalise on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:31:00 PST

the thing about my life is

That at this point in my life I continue to find things to be fascinated by. For instance, beautiful spring days with a good friend that contain great art, sushi, fabric, and of course cupcakes. Bike ...
Posted by Annalise on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:08:00 PST

Part 2

So my adventure concluded today. Not to say that all adventures are finished just this one. On this trip we got pulled over two and a half times because the cops didn't think we had tags on the car wh...
Posted by Annalise on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:36:00 PST

Adventures in my Life

So 2006 has already been an incredible yeaar. This year has made me more impulsive, more uninhibited, and more adventurous than I ever have been in my life. I'm currently on a road trip cross countr...
Posted by Annalise on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:23:00 PST

it's the little things

i just returned to my favorite place in the world. spending 3 weeks in nashville was nice but coming back to the city was only semi-uneventful....but that's all together uninteresting. i love my bike ...
Posted by Annalise on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 07:05:00 PST

it's that time again

so the snow has started again here and i'm not sure if i'm ready for it. i can't let it keep me in doors because i have an unholy amount of work to do. honestly i'd rather get back in bed with my book...
Posted by Annalise on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 07:27:00 PST

clumsy clumsy

so in the fury of trying to hand the designer at my work a stack of papers that were sitting right next to her i slipped on a clear hanger in my cowboy boots and all 5 feet 11 inches of me went flying...
Posted by Annalise on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

rain, rain....

for some reason when it rains it puts me in this other world....like everything will eventually work out the way it's supposed to. this is starting to get a little too cliche. needless to say walking ...
Posted by Annalise on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

i have a place to live!

For anyone who has talked to me recently they know of my great trials and tribulations with trying to find an apartment. My room mate and I found one today! Yay for the East Village!!!
Posted by Annalise on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST