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Lonnie

We must speak by the card, or equivocation will undo us. -Hamlet

About Me

Music, piano. My album collection is only about 200 albums, but most of those are carefully selected.I'm high-strung, disdainful, affectionate, and known for my facial expressions and ability to impersonate nearly anyone.Focused on process and protocol.I talk too much.

My Interests

Good books, making up life stories for people at restaurants and bars, museums, music, wine, and old friends.

I'd like to meet:



Pedagogical gourmands.

Music:

50 Cent, Antigone Rising, Alanis Morissette, All-American Rejects, Alter Bridge, Antony and the Johnsons, The Arcade Fire, Badly Drawn Boy, Ben Jelen, Brazilian Girls, Brendan James, Bright Eyes, The Calling, Candlebox, Chris Thile, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Dashboard Confessional, David Crowder, David Gray, Death Cab for Cutie, Delirious?, Derek Webb, Devotchka, Ella Fitzgerald, Eve 6, Feist, Fleetwood Mac, Franz Ferdinand, French Kicks, Frou Frou, Goo Goo Dolls, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Guster, Herbie Hancock, Hillary Hahn / Natalie Zhu, Hydro, IMA Robot, Indigo Girls, Interpol, Jacob Prestidge, Jason Mraz, Jeff Buckley, Jennifer Knapp, Jem, Jewel, Jimmy Eat World, JJ Heller, John Mayer, Jonny Lang, Josh Groban, Joss Stone, Justin McRoberts, Kanye West, Kashmir, Kate Miner, The Killers, Kraftwerk, Kyle Riabko, Leela James, Leo Lotke, Lifehouse, The Lyndsay Diaries, Ludwig van Beethoven, Madeleine Peyroux, Matt Skiba, Máire Brennan, Martina McBride, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mary Gauthier, Massive Attack, Michael Jackson, The Mint, Modest Mouse, Natalie Imbruglia, The National, The New Pornographers, Nickel Creek, Nirvana, No Doubt, Norah Jones, Owen, Paul van Dyk, Pedro the Lion, Peter Cincotti, Phil Wickham, Rage Against the Machine, Rita Springer, Robin Hackett, Rob Thomas, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Cabrera (don't break balls), Shane & Shane, Shania Twain (!), The Shins, Sigur Ròs, Simple Plan, Sondre Lerche, South, Sufjan Stevens, Switchfoot, Teddy Thompson, Tom Petty, Tori Amos, Trent Dabbs, U2, Vertical Horizon, Verve Pipe, Wallflowers, Wilco, Yellowcard

Movies:

Netflix. Enough said.

Television:

All TV is gay, except for "Arrested Development" and "Family Guy." Addendum: The Office is the shit.

Books:

Flannery O'Connor / "Pather Panchali" by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay / "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald / "Gorgias" by Plato / "The Bible" by God et al / "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Elhenreich/ "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen / "Life with Jeeves" P.G Wodehouse

Heroes:

I have none. I think that's terrible.

My Blog

C'est facile de temps en temps, la vie

This past week was nearly a deluge of emotion, as though a fault line miles off the coast started jumping around, but I've managed to keep so busy that the sobriety of reflection hasn't yet caught up ...
Posted by Lonnie on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:45:00 PST

This Shit Is Sad

Kevin Federline. Such self delusionary people with no sense of responsibility, even to their own self-respect, create in me a morbid fixation. I suppose it is the falleness of man that makes us feel b...
Posted by Lonnie on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:37:00 PST

Pizza

Last night, a drunk lady on the elevator at home asked me if I was in town for Fashion Week (which was weeks ago). I said, "No, I DESPISE Fashion Week!" After she recovered from her aneurysm, she said...
Posted by Lonnie on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:23:00 PST

Philadelphia Trip

Today I took my youngest brother to Philadelphia for one last of my many day trips this summer. I've been wanting to go for quite some time and see the historical sights. It's inexcusable not to, sinc...
Posted by Lonnie on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:32:00 PST

Un Verre du vin rouge

"Pretty things / So what if I like pretty things." -Rufus Wainwright.Although their real utility don't approach that of my iPod, the pleasure they give me is vast. The workmanship and beauty of the ne...
Posted by Lonnie on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:17:00 PST

Atlanta

Salut! friends. I had a long, long weekend, commencing just after 5 AM (an ungodly hour for my habits this summer) on Friday morning. I, along with three other friends, road-tripped from Pennsylvania ...
Posted by Lonnie on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:17:00 PST

Summer Reading

Last evening I read "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. I bought the book a while ago and remembered to finally read it. It is a brilliant, quick read that had me thinking long after I finished ...
Posted by Lonnie on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:10:00 PST

Food...Large Quantities

In the past 24 hours I have eaten:1.) A large, deep-fried veal cutlet with mashed potatoes and cole slaw2.) A waffle cone with a large scoop of Caramel Praline ice cream3.) Six mozzarella-eggplant Fag...
Posted by Lonnie on Mon, 22 May 2006 07:18:00 PST

Spring Break

It's Spring Break. I decided to spend it in Pennsylvania with my family, which is just fine because I haven't seen them for several months anyway. And I get to drive and don't have to fend for myself ...
Posted by Lonnie on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:54:00 PST

Café

Have you ever considered the economics of coffee shop seating?  For example, this afternoon I went to "Cup o' Joe" on Waverly Place and Gay street to study.  Delightful little place; it's li...
Posted by Lonnie on Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:35:00 PST