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candra

About Me

i like music.art.photography. hankies in back pockets.my purple walls.orange cats.birds on telephone wires.christmas lights.vacations that include beaches (sand in belly buttons).accents.wearing scarves.kiddie pools on rooftops.coffee made at home.wearing ties and special socks.girls&boys who play guitar.unpopular bars.sushi.bendy straws.crepuscular rays.striped sheets.

My Interests

i like interesting things.

Music:

nouvelle vague, radiohead, the cure, 13&god, leonard cohen, mates of state, the be good tanyas, giant drag, tricky, belle&sebastian, billie holiday, bjork, peaches, the faint, black heart procession, her space holiday, stars, hooverphonic, black sabbath, morrissey, morcheeba, ms. john soda, esthero, the magic numbers, pulp, the magnetic fields, blonde redhead, felix da housecat, mirah, breeders, bright eyes, cat power, catatonia, stephanie says, the lovemakers, lucinda williams, modest mouse, pureka, feist, hope sandoval/mazzy star, gypsy kings, maggie gyllenhaal, pixies, loveage, vitesse, yeah yeah yeahs, willie nelson, tegan & sara, coco rosie, the concretes, coralie clement, josh rouse, diplo, jenny lewis, fischerspooner, electrelane, porno for pyros, portishead, manu chao, velvet underground, underworld, tracy chapman, massive attack, natalie merchant, nancy sinatra, nina simone, otis redding, paco, the rapture, rolling stones, samia farah, serge gainsbourg, sigur ros, sinead o'connor, ani difranco.. and of couse, i am open to suggestion!!

Movies:

anything by pedro almodovar -- beautifully shot and brilliant storylines, grease, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, me without you, happy endings, walk the line, match point, cq, lost in translation, dreamlife of angles, welcome to the dollhouse, tape, dancer in the dark, amelie, go, edward scissorhands..

Television:

hello, gossip girl. flight of the conchords are my heros. lost reminds me of home.

Books:

currently reading lolita

Heroes:

good kissers.

My Blog

going. going.

it's fading.... .like a dream that i had a week ago, i strain my brain to try to remember. it's trivial to me, i remember things that don't matter: ::standing backwards on the subway leaning against t...
Posted by candra on Fri, 16 May 2008 04:15:00 PST

janis said it best.. .

A woman left lonely Will soon grow tired of waitingShell do crazy thingsOn lonely occasionsA simple conversationWith a strange men now and thenMakes for a touchy situationWith a conscious now and then...
Posted by candra on Fri, 16 May 2008 04:11:00 PST

there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.

i fell an accident that couldn't be avoidedits left me feeling emptywith something strange growing inside of meuncontrollably.i feel it moving and flexing beating to some unbalanced rhythm but beating...
Posted by candra on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:53:00 PST

personal space

What distance is appropriate for a particular social situation depends on culture. It is also a matter of personal preference. People may feel uncomfortable if the distance is too large (cold) or too ...
Posted by candra on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:15:00 PST

blink. blink.

blink. blink.something's changed.the grass is greener, the sky is bluer.the sand is warmer, the water's cooler.how did i find this place?today i sat and drew a map, i tried to remember.was it real? or...
Posted by candra on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

feels like spinning

my head is spinning.. no drugs. no booze. swirling around. i am ready to puke.the world around me blurs. no matter how much i rub my eyes.i can't believe what i am seeing,it's hard to hear what i'm he...
Posted by candra on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:42:00 PST

are you depressed?

yes?well there is something you should know...a wiseman posted this on the side of a building in manhattan:Shot with Canon PowerShot A75.you better believe it....
Posted by candra on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:27:00 PST

note to self:

let it roll away with the clouds.let it set with the sun....
Posted by candra on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:39:00 PST

i confused love

Yo se que un dia volueraTriste penaYo la voy a guscarYo no me acuredo de ellaAmor amor amadoAmor bien agitandoAmor con mi quererHoy para vivirAmor confundiY no sage llorarHoy para vivirNo sares confun...
Posted by candra on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:57:00 PST

*lung cancer and liver disease*

atleast it was a good time.good times. running and falling. falling again.chasing and racing.life guard stands and tanning beds.itchy left arms and itchy lovehandles.moonburns and bikini lines.beers a...
Posted by candra on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:33:00 PST