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Ashley Devin

My manners, abominable at times, can be sweet. As I grew older I became a drunk. Why? Because I like

About Me

I like grass, pretending to play the guitar, writing, my dog, musicmusicmusic, coffee, shows, uncontrollable laughter, and biting sarcasm.+All I can do is be me. Whoever that is. -Bob Dylan

My Interests

mockumentaries. academia. giuseppe the dog. parker the cat. bobby pins. nerdy boys. bongs, not bombs. wanting to save the world, but not knowing how. being alone. kerouac. cherry limeades. liquor. my brilliant friends. celebrity sex tapes. greenery. hugs. weightlessness.

I'd like to meet:

Unpretentious people. Scruffy faced boys. People who can make me laugh until I cry. And Bob Dylan. And anyone who can blow my mind. And for real, Bob Dylan.And I can't help it, I would die to meet this man:

Music:

DMB. Bob Dylan. Kings of Leon. Radiohead. Frightened Rabbit. Teitur. Doves. The Shins. Wilco. Iron and Wine. Damien Rice. Ben Folds. The White Stripes. Live. Guster. Florez. My Morning Jacket. Jimi Hendrix. Elton John. O.A.R. Jump Little Children. Ben Harper. The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. I also enjoy a little offensive rap every now and then. Okay, all the time.

Movies:

LOTR. Harry Potter. American Psycho. A Mighty Wind. Death at a Funeral. Major League. Fargo. Chasing Amy. Clue. Raising Arizona. Say Anything. Clerks. Clerks 2. High Fidelity. Waiting for Guffman. Zoolander. Office Space. Old School. Royal Tennenbaums. Spinal Tap. Mallrats. Best in Show. Dogma. 40 Year Old Virgin. Superbad. Wedding Crashers. Dick. Juno. Anchorman. The Big Lebowski. I also like movies where everyone dies in the end.

Television:

Arrested Development. Curb Your Enthusiasm. The Office. Flight of the Conchords. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. My Name is Earl. Seinfeld. Family Guy. Reno 911. Simpsons. Lost. South Park. 30 Rock. Shows about ghosts, forensics, cults, and sharks. And maybe sometimes I watch American Idol. Maybe.

Books:

Harry Potter. Naked. Me Talk Pretty One Day. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You are Engulfed in Flames. Clearly, anything touched by Sedaris. On the Road. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. The Bright Forever. The Lovely Bones. All classic literature. Crime novels. Trashy magazines.

Heroes:

My heart is saying Mom, but my gut is saying Britney Spears.

My Blog

Crapapple Express.

Let me do you a favor.  If you're thinking about seeing Pineapple Express....just....don't.  I usually love Apatow and crew...I consider Superbad to be one of the funniest movies to come out...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:49:00 PST

An Open Letter to Ted Strickland.

Dear Ted Strickland-         I feel about Ohio the same way I feel about my mother.  I love it, I'm always missing it, I'm excited at the thought of seeing...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:08:00 PST

Blue Box = Shit Box.

 Editor's Note- Please do not expect much from this.  I've been doing some writing for a real estate site, and it's sucked all the creativity out of me.  But, I just want to get this st...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:17:00 PST

God to Ashley: 'I will SMITE you.

Alright, Beth has been begging me for the past couple of weeks to write a blog about my bathroom shenanigans at work.  The work bathroom is a weird place for me, as I can never simply walk i...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:26:00 PST

Pop Culture Holler!

Yay for some Pop Culture Awards.  It is a way for me to write, which is something I love, without actually having to form coherent paragraphs containing the always pesky thesis statement, body, a...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:35:00 PST

Dissections: The College Party.

So you're having a college party.  You've studied hard all week and gone to some of your classes.  You've been soaking a watermelon in Popov Vodka all week.  Your roommate is picking up...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:17:00 PST

Yet another open letter to Britney Spears.

Ok, Brit, look.  You have been in my life for as long as I can remember.  We'll just ignore the fact that you never return my calls, answer my fan mail, or even acknowledge my concerned open...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:51:00 PST

The Neighbors of Frazer Avenue.

Say all you want about the residents of our Frazer Avenue house.  Say we were disgusting, vile, immoral cretins who took pleasure in defacing another man's property, one pink polka dot at a ...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:34:00 PST

It's a sad, sad day for humanity.

I'm not really the kind of person who makes fun of dead people, or who rejoices when somebody dies, as karma scares the hell out of me, so I am just going to respectfully blog about the passing of Jer...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:32:00 PST

Chapter Two: The Basement.

As I said once before, stories of Frazer Avenue could fill a book.  A very long book.  Sifting through my many memories, I came up with what I am writing about today:  The Basement.&nbs...
Posted by Ashley Devin on Wed, 09 May 2007 03:16:00 PST