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Michou

I was promised pancakes.

About Me

Q: What's all of this about? A: Depravity, violence, love, passion, art, rugby, tiny silica gel balls that get stuck in your shoe, big screen TVs, hippies, ninja fights, tree climbing, tiny birds, manatees, bingo with the elderly, and fire. That's the nutshell. Everything else just falls into place.
Thanks to Billy for finding this video. If you ever feel like you're on the verge of losing your sense of wonder...watch this.

My Interests

Q: What are your interests? A: People who are willing to renew my faith in humanity.

I'd like to meet:

Q: Who would you like to meet in the real world? A: To be honest, I want to meet the same person everyone else wants to meet: me with different genitalia and a better hold on their finances. Q: What dead people? A: If they could be with soul and re-animated without a craving for human flesh? I'd say...William Faulkner, Sylvia Plath, Jackson Pollock, Vincent Van Gogh, JP Sartre, Samuel Beckett, Emily Dickenson, Peter Jennings, Chris Farley, the cast of Will and Grace, Geena Davis' career, and the Gutenberg of printing press fame.

Music:

Q: Why do you have such amazing taste in music? A: It's the culmination of my classical training and mostly isolated adolescence and early adulthood. When you generally avoid people you tend to turn to music.On my playlist: The Smashing Pumpkins (always and forever), The Rakes, The Futureheads, Priscilla Ahn, Ingrid Michelson, Jimi Hendrix, Interpol, She Wants Revenge, Maritime, Jump Little Children, Billie Holiday, the Gloria Record, Miles Davis, Cat Power, Fiest, The Octopus Project, Ted Leo, John Coltrane, The Shins, the Appleseed Cast, Jimmy Eat World (oh, poo on you, some emo can be good....sometimes...), Against Me, Rilo Kiley,Andrew Bird (holy cats can that man whistle), Boy Kill Boy, Beck, the Cary Brothers, Dealership, Deathcab for Cutie, Postal Service, The Dresden Dolls, Elliot Smith, the Get Up Kids, Hellogoodbye, Gregory and the Hawk, Iron and Wine, The Hives, Johhny Cash....I'm boring myself. The point- I listen to music almost ALL of the time.

Movies:

Q: Do you like movies? A: I see movies at least twice a week. My current Favorites: Full Metal Jacket I Heart Huckabees Juno Equilibrium The City of Lost Children Breathless ( the original) Stariway to the Gallows (Mol and Davis?!?! How can you go wrong?) The Puma Man (or "the pumaman" for those in the know) Spaceballs The Science of Sleep Shopgirl ..... The list goes on and on. I'm ridiculously nerdy about movies.Q: Why don't you get a life? A: I hate you.

Television:

Q: What do you like to watch on Television? A: Oh, just some of the worst shit you can imagine: Make Me a Supermodel, America's Next Top Model, Rock of Love, any " INSERT WORDS- Caught on Tape!" shows that show awful things happening to innocent bystanders...my mom has tried to get my to watch that lie detector show but I'm afraid that I'll like it so I purposely avoid it. Q: Do you have any redeeming television preferences? A: Project Runway, Heroes, Daily Show,Venture Brothers, NOVA, Family Guy... Q: Do you have any redeeming television preferences? A: Ha, I know. I'm like a 12 year old boy.... Q: What about Project Runway? A: Ok, a 12 years old boy who's confused about his sexuality.

Books:

Q: What kind of books do you like to read? A: Well, as I have a degree in World Lit. I like to read anything that makes it even more obvious that I’m much smarter than you.Q: Why are you such a bitch? A: I hate myself…no…wait. That’s not the reason. Stop asking me that.

Heroes:

Q: Who are your heroes? A: Besides myself? Ummmmmm... Sid Fowler, Robert DiNero, Lewis Black, Haruki Murakami, Jean Paul Sartre. I don't know. Anyone who lives without as much fear but with as much passion as possible....that excludes Sid because he prefers to fester in his own misery but I still think he's awesome so, he's on the list. Oh! And Rey because he made this and every time I watch it I laugh so hard I pee a little: Q: What about Jesus? A: What about him?

My Blog

Saturday Night or A Pocket Waltz

The Saturday Night smell of the city is solid. It tastes like the voices of a thousand people all talking at once about nothing in particular. I walk, un-hastily, on the side of Barton Springs toward ...
Posted by Michou on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

FAQs

So, I receive literally five e-mails a year from people asking me about me, DEMANDING more information about me. Here are some of their questions. Enjoy. Michou FAQs: Q: Why are you so awesome?A:...
Posted by Michou on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:18:00 PST

The Devil’s work is never done..

..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />    Today is one of those days where I feel small enough to fit in someone's pocket. Not in a bad way, mind you, just...
Posted by Michou on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:07:00 PST

more than fine

I used to think of this city as a closed fist, something menacing and exclusive, something that wouldn't let me in...but sometimes you just have to realize that you're closing yourself off instead of ...
Posted by Michou on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:01:00 PST

So this is the New Year?

So, this is the part where I say "Oh, 2007 is gone, look at all of the things that have happened."  Cue popular indie tune and commence slideshow. However, I won't reminisce. In fact, I've cleane...
Posted by Michou on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:07:00 PST

Best e-mail EVER

This is literally the best e-mail I have ever received:"So, I'm putting together an event and might need someone to saw in half. 1) would you be interested 2) how tall are you? Brad"I love my life. :...
Posted by Michou on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:35:00 PST

An Open Letter to All Hoes

Dear Ho- I'm simply writing you to let you know that you're getting a little out of hand.  Now, I know were not close but I think someone should say something. Yes, you do distract the lesser me...
Posted by Michou on Mon, 08 May 2006 09:44:00 PST

Disturbing Personal Quotes of the Week...so far

Monday at work:  My Boss: I met your dad last week when he came in for his event! He's so wise and sweet and I couldn't help bet imagine him naked. How was your vacation?" Manager: Michelle! You...
Posted by Michou on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:30:00 PST

My Birthday Wish...and my Zombie Action Plan ( ZAP)

This is what I want for my birthday- confirmation that I am NOT the only totally insane person out there. How did I decide that I want this? Observer- a random snippet of conversation from earlier th...
Posted by Michou on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:42:00 PST

eh....

 So it's almost one a.m. on a saturday night/sunday morning and i find myself, once again unable to find sleep anywhere. i've spent the last couples of hours watching bits of movies...the dreamer...
Posted by Michou on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:02:00 PST