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Derek Loves Words

Awesome Like A Car Crash

About Me

If you want to be miserable...write.
If you want to be happy...do anything else.

My Interests

Guitar
Saves The Day
Vegan Food
White V-Necks
Lato
218 Grand
Stories
Straight On
Museums
Fashion
Writing
Reading
Pop Music
Ranting
Fred Perry
Motely Crue
Friends
Cuddling
Running
Van Gough
First Edition Books
Piano
Wearing Slip Ons
Vegan Soft Serve
Spin The Bottle
Hot Chocolate
New Socks
Neil Diamond
Flying Kites
Crushed Ice
Painting
Touring
Thinking Too Much
2nd Street
The Cardigans
Ben Sherman
Sewing
Counting To 16
Scarves
Vinyl
Fortunate Son

I'd like to meet:

Zooey Glass, Dean Moriarty, Switters, Narcissus, The Chink, Seymore Glass, Henry Chinaski, Kilgore Trout, Ignatius Reilly, Arturo Bandini

Music:

Cardigans
Saves The Day
Minor Threat
Motley Crue
H.O.V.A.
Neil Diamond

Movies:

FUCKIN TANK GIRL

Television:

I'm not too punk for tv, i just don't have the self control not to watch it, so we don't have it.

Books:

I REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVE WORDS

Heroes:

Jill, because she doesn't eat meat cause if she bites into it she can hear it moo ..

My Blog

Forgotten

      Forgotten Derek Crossley       I pushed dirty clothes and my second-hand cowboy boots out of the way and pulled my favorite backpack out from deep within my...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:04:00 PST

First Time's The Charm

The fasten seatbelt sign illuminates like a dull orange flame, simultaneously beeping at me, causing me to look up from the headrest in front of me. The redundant, perpetually glowing ..no smoking.. ...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:51:00 PST

Q Is For Queer

Dial Q For Queer Derek Crossley   Soo-are you a fag or what? he asked, in the way only a short, stocky, gay, Mexican named Guillermo could.         ...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Sat, 06 May 2006 07:40:00 PST

Fish Bowl

Fish Bowl By Derek Crossley   Im lying on my back, staring up at my temporary canvas roof.  My cot creaks as I adjust the little bedding I have, as I try to get comfortable.  T...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:16:00 PST

Habitat

Habitat Derek M. Crossley Its a balmy seventy-six degrees, and an almost over-inflated balloon bobs up and down above his sandy blonde hair. He skips along the gravelly path, his cheeks turning a ...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:51:00 PST

Tipping Is Not Just A City In China

Tipping Is Not Just A City In China By Derek Crossley   He is sitting where he always sits, emphasis on sitting.  He never stands or walks or even ambles.  Not a trot or a waltz...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:58:00 PST

Saves The Day Is Better Than Your Favorite Band, Unless Your Favorite Band Is Saves The Day, In

I wake to the roar of the engine.  Why the hell does this Civic sound like a 747 taking off from Heathrow right now?  The windows are dark and the earth stretches out like a yoga instructor ...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:15:00 PST

Sundial In A Hurricane

Sundial In A Hurricane By Derek Crossley   "I'm late," she said.              As I choke on an invisible chicken leg and my dick t...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 09:42:00 PST

The Best Of Both Worlds Baby!

            She smiles at me with what could only be described as bedroom eyes.  Her bleach blonde hair falling just short of her massive fake breasts...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:32:00 PST

Ain't Nothin But A G Thang Baby

  I was in third grade, and like it was yesterday I can remember hearing over the radio, Theres so much drama in the LBC its kinda hard being Snoop D-O double G.     &...
Posted by Derek Loves Words on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:44:00 PST