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About Me

Name: Brian Known Aliases: Brian 5, Brain, Poodle, Bucky, Spike, Bo Brian, Bug, BRi-BRi Occupation: I'm one of those magic sprites inside your television. Likes: Big words, movies, music, boys, coffee drinks, having blue eyes, wit, whimsicality, practicality, creativity ... basically anything ending in "-ity" Dislikes: Ignorance, stupidity, apathy, being so freaking forgetful, spicy food, flesh-eating zombies, cats, bloodsports, papercuts First person to call me "Brian 5": Luke Finck Least Favorite Cosmonaut: Sergei "Asshat" Moschenko Celebrities I've Been Told I Resemble: Tobey Maguire, Clay Aiken, Jake Gyllenhall (once), Tim Roth, Paul Reubens Favorite Neighborhood Loony: 'Spenders McFeely Favorite Sexual Position: Third from the bottom Favorite Parker Posey quote: "It's the day of the show, y'all." Most Overrated Actor of All Time: Nicholas "What? Me emote?" Cage Worst W.C. Fields Impersonator Ever: My mom Top Friends Theme: June 8, 2007 Who'll I'll Accept Friend Requests From: Friends. You know, people I actually know from Eve.

My Interests

Daydreams. Silent contemplation. People-watching. Vampire slayers. Reference books. Indie movies. NPR. ReadyMade Magazine. Installation art. Rube Goldberg devices. Edward Gorey. Iced Americanos. Sushi. Steampunk. CBS News Sunday Morning. Dictionary.com. British humor. Free things. Rude comments. Inappropriate laughter. Stolen moments. Found objects.

I'd like to meet:

Tony Parker. He slipped into my life as easily as vermouth into a glass of gin - quickly and just a bit too smooth.

Music:

Mika, Muse, Regina Spektor, Scissor Sisters, Rufus Wainwright, Air, Garbage, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, Sufjan Stevens, Daft Punk, Pink Martini, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, Annie Lennox, Martha Wainwright, Michael Buble, Postal Service, I Monster, Ladytron, Fantastic Plastic Machine

Movies:

Fight Club, the Kill Bill movies, Amelie, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Donnie Darko (the original version), Mars Attacks! (yes, really), Ed Wood, Casablanca, North by Northwest, House of Yes, Priscilla, Clue, A Fish Called Wanda, Noises Off!, Psycho Beach Party, Girls Will Be Girls, 28 Days Later, Go, Breakfast on Pluto, Delicatessen, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Die Mommie Die!, The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine

Television:

Ugly Betty, Futurama, the new Doctor Who, Lost, Buffy, Ab Fab, Fawlty Towers, Alias, French and Saunders, Family Guy, The Office (both of 'em), Harvey Birdman

Books:

Right now I'm reading a collection of short stories by Neil Gaiman called Fragile Things. I also enjoy David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, Douglas Adams, Agatha Christie, and Charles Busch, among others.

My Blog

Quite easily the oddest advertisement ever

Interesting at the very least, huh? You should check out their website (http://www.wetanz.com/holics/rayguns.php). It's neat....
Posted by brian 5 on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:29:00 PST

And they just keep on comin'

You know how I blogged the other day about bizarre stuff I've encountered lately? Well, I have a few additions to the list.I went to the Church Street post office the other day to mail a Netflix...
Posted by brian 5 on Tue, 15 May 2007 05:56:00 PST

Four interesting things that have happened to me over the past week

1) I was almost home the other night, when an elderly gentleman in shorts, a windbreaker and a cap jumped out at my car from a side street, brandishing a tennis racket with the wooden frame stil...
Posted by brian 5 on Tue, 08 May 2007 03:29:00 PST

Telephony

(Phone rings. My mom answers.)Mom: Hello?Me: (in a nasally voice) Hello. Is this the party to whom I am speaking?Mom: (laughs) Why, yes it is.Me: Gracious good afternoon, madam...
Posted by brian 5 on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:52:00 PST

It's like they read my mind.

For someone who works in T.V., I really don't watch a lot of it. For pleasure, that is. During my daily George Jetson routine, I'm surrounded by more television monitors than you can count...
Posted by brian 5 on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:28:00 PST

Sex, Zombies, Cars, Women - just what a Sunday night needs

Easter Sunday. A time for quiet reflection. The day we recall that magical moment when the Easter Bunny rose from the dead and decided to celebrate by hiding colored eggs where children co...
Posted by brian 5 on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:41:00 PST

Even better the second time

Below is a bulletin I posted earlier this week. I'd just finished reworking my profile page, and I wanted my friends to swing by and check it out. However, I didn't want to be one of those...
Posted by brian 5 on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:22:00 PST

Attack of the Monster Blog

First of all, my apologies to my subscribers for going so long without blogging. I just wasn't feeling it for awhile, and once I stopped, it was very difficult to get started again. Yes, ...
Posted by brian 5 on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:21:00 PST

"I don't really think you thought this plan through."

I went to see Meet the Robinsons today with the bro. Yes, I realize it's a kiddie movie, but I couldn't resist. I really enjoyed it, although I think paying $17.50 for two tickets to a mat...
Posted by brian 5 on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:24:00 PST

Texts passing quietly in the night

First of all, for those who have been "blog tagged", please see the previous entry titled "'Blog tagging' is so hot right now" for instructions on what to do. Second, for those of you waiting wi...
Posted by brian 5 on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:38:00 PST