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charlene

ducks can actually walk very quickly when they put their minds to it

About Me

I can't wait until i'm 78. for real. oh and a make-up artist told me that i was a drag queen in a woman's body and i really appreciated that as a compliment. and, i hate rushing.

My Interests

leisurely bus rides through cities. and now while discovering a new city: bus roulette (taking buses you're not familar with just to see where they go).

I'd like to meet:

jb jeyaretnam.people with strange expertises gleaned from previous or current odd jobs.precocious kids between the ages of 3-11 (preferrably with glasses) or old people (age 65 and older) with endearing eccentricities (perferrably with glasses).stencil graffiti artists.

Music:

obsessively listening to songs on repeat.

Movies:

in the mood for love

Television:

not owning one gives me a misplaced sense of self-righteousness.

Books:

provocations by soren kierkegaard

Heroes:

the woman cab driver who i had a long discussion with tonight.the guy from iran who posted the code to get through flickr firewalls imposed by authoritarian governments.

My Blog

may's quota is up already

it is hard for some people to believe, but yes, i do have to endure racist stupidness on a regular basis. i try to limit these instances to a one per month quota. (there are certain environments wit...
Posted by charlene on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:55:00 PST

april is the cruelest month

"APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering 5Earth in forgetful snow...
Posted by charlene on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:12:00 PST

things that make the world a better place

I ordered a cd from cdbaby.com. They said when they shipped the cd they would send me an email "from a real person." Never would have guessed a cd notification email could be so funny. And I quote dir...
Posted by charlene on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00:00 PST

like i said, i can't wait till i'm 78

today in class, I laughed so hard I drooled. yeah, it wasn't a shining moment of diplomatic elegance. and this is the second time in two weeks that i laughed so hard in class i had a hard time pulli...
Posted by charlene on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:43:00 PST

el dorado

before, i had my location as "dhaka, el dorado, bangladesh" just because mystical, mythical, magical places like atlantis or el dorado are appealing. especially when they're ironic. BUT a few weeks be...
Posted by charlene on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:50:00 PST