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Merritt

m.e.r.r.i.t.t.

About Me

I made this video using the dance scene from Napoleon Dynamite and a slew of characters from World of Warcraft. I think it turned out well but I happen to be the kind of nerd who gets excited by dorky stuff like this.

My Interests

Dogs lookin' for homes here!

I'd like to meet:

other people named Merritt.

Music:

pj harvey, metric, ronghole, the stills, peaches, prince, joanna newsom, house ooooof jealous loverrrrrs, live though this, electric six, beyonce, jay-z, nelly, purple rain purple rain purple rain, the police, hall and oates, yacht rock, butterfly child, yeah yeah yeahs, vhs or beta, palace brothers, !!!, tv on the radio, air talkie walkie, brainiac, N.E.R.D., cat power, primal scream, new order, bloc party, the shins, pleasureseeker, twilight singers, gwen stefani, the notwist, closer by nine inch nails, michael jackson, m.i.a., depeche mode, the comas, clap your hands and say yeah, silly one hit wonders from the past three decades including Super Bowl Shuffle, Unbelievable (sorry), Eye of the Tiger, and that weird 70s "you're beautiful" song where she sings crazy high.. Minnie Riperton... it think that's it, i love the Flashdance soundtrack particularly "he's a dream". Sunny Day Real Estate "how it feels to be something on". Dummy by Portishead is one of the best records ever. I never get tired of it.

Movies:

Goodfellas. Hoop Dreams. Heavenly Creatures. Office Space. The Ice Storm. Hands on a Hard Body. Meet the Parents. I don't enjoy watching dumb movies on TV. I love documentaries. Microcosmos. Stevie. Some Kind of Monster. Monster and the documentary about the same story... Arlene something? Can't remember her name. The Tiki + Kiko series. The Departed. Pan's Labyrinth. Borat.

Television:

project runway. it makes me want to sew.

Books:

There's Noone Who Belongs Here More Than You -- Miranda July. Blindness by Jose Saramago. Amazing. I also love non-fiction like Word Freak (great read -- even if you aren't a Scrabble nut), Stiff, Kitchen Confidential (you won't be able to put it down). I read in the bath. It is a great system because I take lots of baths and therefore end up reading a lot. Unfortunately all of my books have warped pages as a result.

Heroes:

Damien Mendis. My dog. My god. My cat. My tac. Joe + eoJ. sidneM neimaD.

My Blog

My Uncle Fred died. Who is Uncle Fred?

I recently found out that my Uncle Fred died. I didn't know that Uncle Fred existed. One member of my family said that they had never told me about him because he is the black sheep of the family, due...
Posted by Merritt on Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:55:00 PST