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Tanya

today is the beginning of the rest of my life.

About Me

i'm a bit of a mess.

My Interests

i love: laughing. my friends. my family. the moogent. music. going to shows. camping. travelling. roadtrips. the ocean. my bmx. spinning class. kickboxing. going to the gym. movies. books. snowboarding. crossword puzzles.
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Music:

matt costa. dustin kensrue. the notwist. bouncing souls. strung out. against me! bad religion. face to face. no use for a name. propagandhi.a wilhelm scream. afi. grade. ignite. boys night out. millencolin. satanic surfers. strike anywhere. moneen. tiger army. corb lund. social distortion. imogen heap. jack johnson. xavier rudd. gogol bordello. bright eyes. damien rice. feist. greg graffin. nikola sarcevic.sufjan stevens. drive by punch. the johnsons. these bright lights.

Movies:

40 year old virgin. elizabethtown. garden state. meet the parents. snatch. the secretary. life aquatic. the squid and the whale. little miss sunshine. short bus. the science of sleep. everything is illuminated.

Television:

family guy, house, nip/tuck

Books:

i love books. i usually read sociological and psychological biographies, books about sex, gender, pop culture, deviance. im trying to read more fiction. Some of my favourite authors: kundera, haddon, palahniuk, bryson, don miguel ruiz, art spiegelman, oliver sacks, lauren slater, kafka, kahlil gibran...

Heroes:

people who finish their thesis.

My Blog

words of wisdom...from a meta-analysis of self-help books?

i was thinking about my obsession with nonfiction and self-help books on my walk to work this morning.  thinking about how i go through these phases or acute obsessions on a certain topic before ...
Posted by Tanya on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:19:00 PST

missing a sound i'll never hear again.

i used to call my mom and tell her about my day on the walk home from work or school.  i realised today, on my walk home, that i will never hear her voice again.  i will never speak to her o...
Posted by Tanya on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:20:00 PST

shitty shitty people

I tend to live in a world, where i see beauty in most people and situations.   i am constantly amazed by the kindness and compassion of people, often complete strangers.and i am not sure why, bu...
Posted by Tanya on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:28:00 PST

an intense few days

Wednesday night:  i got wasted and really angry, when a good friend, an ex boyfriend, who claimed to still want to date me started a brand new relationship with another friend's ex girlfriend rig...
Posted by Tanya on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:13:00 PST

my mom walked today!!!

my mom just called, she stood on her own today and walked 8 steps!!!after much too long, and so much frustration, pain, physioi am thrilled!...
Posted by Tanya on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:31:00 PST

i cant escape the ex-fiance - a long diatribe

Almost 3 years post breakup...a break up of first love, of soul mates,  the high school sweethearts that were made for eachother, the perfect couple....i was finished, i was over it, i had moved ...
Posted by Tanya on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:28:00 PST

2006...i bid you farewell

2006 has been less than recipe for a delicious personal life.  a very ill mother in the hospital for over 10 months, combined with a general lack of romantic relationships, sprinkled with minor h...
Posted by Tanya on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:19:00 PST

super hero!!!

Your Superhero Persona  by couplandesqueYour NameSuperhero NameMullet ManSuper PowerMind-ReadingEnemyTrailer Trash TomMode Of TransportationGiant Hamster Named SkippyWeaponWire Hanger...
Posted by Tanya on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:02:00 PST

grad student nightmare

after months and mpnths of preparing data to be analyzed to find something.......realising that there might not be anything to find.FACK.
Posted by Tanya on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:51:00 PST

weird animal facts!!!

these may not be accurate, i didnt check the sources.  but i like them anyway and i think you should to.Mostests: Fastests: Fastest Animal - peregrine falcon, a bird (100-200 mph) Fastest Mar...
Posted by Tanya on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:12:00 PST