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Gretchen

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Idiosyncratic. Bibliophile. Recovering misanthrope. My dog does not like the outdoors. Allergic to sugar. I have always wanted a Karmann Ghia. Sleep deprived. School is slowly killing me. Excited about what the future holds. This is kind of crazy: http://www.babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site/home?ID=344000

My Interests

Animal Welfare, Art History, Autumn, Books, Candles, the Karmann Ghia, Learning Languages, Literature, Museums, My Dog, Roller Skates, Sleep, Snow, Tea, Travel, Vinyasa, Wine

I'd like to meet:

People that make me laugh and can hold a conversation. Diego Rivera.

Music:

1980s pop, A Tribe Called Quest, Belle and Sebastian, Billie Holiday, Bloc Party, Calexico, Chopin, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, The Libertines, Low, Mum, Neko Case, Thao Nguyen, Charlie Parker, Kenny Rogers, Snow Patrol, Verdi, Wilco...too many to name

Movies:

A Room With A View, Amelie, Best In Show, Blue-Red-White, Crooklyn, Dr. Strangelove, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Garden State, Harold and Maude, Joan of Arc (1948), Life Is Beautiful, Metropolis, The Red Violin, True Romance, Velvet Goldmine, those stupid scary movies that make you jump

Television:

I have a strange fascination for bad television.

Books:

The God of Small Things, Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History, The Screwtape Letters, Has Modernism Failed?, Historical Fiction, The Book of the Courtier --- Umberto Eco, Oscar Wilde, Robert Creeley, Leo Tolstoy

Heroes:

My grandfather. Right now...people who love unconditionally.

My Blog

Love is not a victory march

Who would have thought changing my relationship status on MySpace would be so difficult.  I am not sure why I feel the need to clarify the change either, but here I am.  Kevin is my best fr...
Posted by Gretchen on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:32:00 PST