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Charlie

Enlighten up

About Me

I worry too much and rarely answer my phone or return calls. I'm the friend you hate to love. Special talents include reciting my abc's backwards and standing on my head. Oh, and I always throw salt over my shoulder and would like to live in Asheville, NC one day.

My Interests

British radio. Lolly-gagging. Playing with babies. Talking to old people. Giant trampolines. Blowing/popping bubbles.

I'd like to meet:

Kurt Vonnegut's ghost and a yet unknown soothsayer in Cassadaga.

Music:

The Clash. Brazillian Girls. Jamiroquai. CCR. Al Green. Otis Redding. Chicago. TV on the Radio. GusGus. Stevie Wonder. Calvin Harris. David Bowie. War. Todd Rundgren. Tears for Fears. Kings of Leon. Tom Petty. Steely Dan. Joe Jackson. Pixies. Outkast. And I love, love, love Sam Sparro.

Movies:

Rushmore. Goldie Hawn movies. Marie Antoinette. Hot Fuzz. So I Married an Ax Murderer. The Graduate. The Goonies. Father Goose. Roxanne. Donnie Darko. Raising Arizona. Mr. Mom. Sixteen Candles. Pretty in Pink. High Fidelity. Shaun of the Dead. The Lost Boys. Little Miss Sunshine. The Rachel Papers. Goodbye Columbus.

Television:

Crap reality shows. Conan O'Brien. People's Court. Curb Your Enthusiasm. The Wonder Years. Absolute Power. Dexter. Chapelle's Show.

Heroes:

My brother Ben.

My Blog

daily guru

"True liberation is recognizing there is no longer anything -- including desire and the human condition -- from which you are seeking to escape."
Posted by Charlie on Sun, 11 May 2008 02:04:00 PST

a freshwater oasis on Hwy 192

i've decided the choice is simple. i can either question why everything is the way it is. or i can decide how i want things to be and make it so. mumbo-jumbo? maybe. but this pearl of wisdom lulled m...
Posted by Charlie on Sat, 03 May 2008 01:38:00 PST

driving a go-cart on the wrong side of the road

yeah, welcome to the u.k. i mean what the f?! of all the stupid-ass things a country could do. i'm sure there's a reason behind the backwards driving here. a reason brits will probably happily and rig...
Posted by Charlie on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:07:00 PST

dreaming of dolphins

it was such a happy dream. i ran into this sweet, pasty little dolphin that i introduced as an old acquaintance. but the dolphin insisted we were friends and brought me into the pod. strangely comfort...
Posted by Charlie on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:23:00 PST

ah, the sounds of fake war

so, i'm in the east German countryside at this u.s. base where NATO troops train too. it's in the middle of nowhere and that's why they can do all kinds of crazy life-fire exercises. i didn't eve...
Posted by Charlie on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:10:00 PST

wah, wah

thought i was so tough...but now i'm kinda bummed that it's thanksgiving eve and i'm not only working the holiday but i don't have anywhere to go for dinner. i'll be hanging with don king as ...
Posted by Charlie on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:11:00 PST

theyre not attacking me because im a woman, theyre attacking me because im ahead.

not saying i'm voting or not voting for Clinton should she win the nomination, but what a great line she had in last night's debate! ...
Posted by Charlie on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:38:00 PST

first snow

it's still a novelty to me. i'm sure in a few months i'll be cursing mother nature and her wretched snow. but for now...it's beautiful. a few more snowfalls and i'll be able to stop counting all the o...
Posted by Charlie on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:51:00 PST

shopping with heat

seemed strange to watch a guy, machine gun strapped to his side, use the self-checkout at the grocery to pay for his fruit loops.
Posted by Charlie on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:37:00 PST

seriously, enough with graphics already

i understand you want to show-off your creativity by doctoring up your myspace page with all those glittery graphics and slideshows and personality profiles and whatever-the-hell else you add to ...
Posted by Charlie on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:25:00 PST