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Courtenay

Don't point that gun at him, he's an unpaid intern.

About Me

I am a writer/photographer that adores the following: absurd incidents involving a vintage polaroid camera, my husband, a shopping cart, and an empty parking lot; Monsieur Hulot movies; laughing like a loon with my friends on the phone; drinking real green tea out of a big fat mug; cooking with fresh organic produce; reclining on my tatty 1950's couch with my two dogs; writing.Things I don't like include: being yelled at by my local six-foot schizophrenic transvestite, dogs in designer sweaters, and the taste of artifically-flavored candy.

My Interests

documentaries; rock history; funky little subcultures; Pauline Kael; organic living; found object projects; comic books; Lynda Barry; photography; poetry; odd phobias; fake mustaches; Futurama; interior and exterior design; nutrition; novels; Bust Magazine; postcards; glow-in-the-dark religious icons — basically, the detritus of postmodern living.

I'd like to meet:

Individuals with one foot outside of the grid; poets who actually know what the hell they are doing; avid readers; people who are crazy about movies; the disenfranchised who don't care what anybody thinks; those who are educated but not crass; writers who sweat ink; people who can wear pink with, and without, irony. I like surprises.However, if you are the schizophrenic transvestite that yelled at me two weeks ago, don't even think about adding me.

Music:

Billie Holiday; Peaches; XTC; Frank Black; Miles Davis; Jacqueline Du Pre; Stereolab; David Bowie; Grace Jones; Kathy McCarty; The Handsome Family; Elgar; The Pretenders; Cocteau Twins; Daniel Johnston; Bob Dylan; Liz Phair; Devo; My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult; anything put out by Trojan Records (love that old school ska!); Sia; The Fall; Goldfrapp; Robert Johnston; Iggy Pop; Ernest Tubb; The Breeders; Glass Eye; 50 Foot Wave; The Pretenders; Tom Waits; The Dave Brubeck Quartet; Pixies.

Movies:

I LOVE MOVIES, and I love to try out new directors and genres, but I'm picky as hell. I'm just going to mention a few of my favorites:The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou; Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus; They Might Be Giants; The Bad and The Beautiful; Bell, Book and Candle; Without A Clue; Frida; Pillow Talk; I Heart Huckabees; Creature From The Black Lagoon; Amelie; Run Lola Run; Casino Royale (the original— NOT the new film); What's Up, Pussycat?; Sunset Boulevard.

Television:

I unplugged my television set a year ago. I didn't actually own a television set until I was 24. Even so, I've rented several things lately that I either loved or was amused by, including "Everybody Hates Chris," "My Name Is Earl," and "The L Word."

Books:

I write and edit for a living, so of course I read constantly, voraciously. What I love are writers who do surprising things with words and images. I think that pretty much covers the gamut.

My Blog

More adventures in Non-Smokingland

I am now rounding the curve into week three of my quit. I thought at this point, I would reach that non-smoking nerdvana that everyone who quits smoking goes on and on about. It's true. I no longer ...
Posted by Courtenay on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:21:00 PST

Happy, Happy Birthday Stacy

So, I was thinking about my friend Stacy, a very talented designer, with whom I attended college. We've been best friends for over a decade, and her birthday was yesterday. Hence, I thought I would po...
Posted by Courtenay on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:29:00 PST

VideoSchmideo No. 3

*(Retitled from QuickVidPix to VideoSchmideo)Okay, so lately I've been writing down my reviews, mostly so I can remember what I have seen and what I haven't seen because my short term memory is so fri...
Posted by Courtenay on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:20:00 PST

O'Sailor

And after waiting, fighting patiently on my kneesAll the other stuff tired itself out first, not meAnd in its wake, appeared the touch and call Of a different breedOne who set to get me wise, and got ...
Posted by Courtenay on Mon, 22 May 2006 12:04:00 PST

QuickVidPIx (3.24.06)

CAPOTESo, I finally saw Capote. I was too broke and too tired to see it in the theater, so I had to wait and rent it from my favorite video store. Robert, clerk and chef extraordinaire, set this fli...
Posted by Courtenay on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:49:00 PST

QuickVidPIx (3.22.06)

I watch a lot of movies. I mean, a LOT of movies from foreign, to documentaries, to obscure, to obvious, I watch them all. My average is 7 to 15 films per week. I didn't grow up with television an...
Posted by Courtenay on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:43:00 PST

The Insomniac

spent her entire life awake,watching dawn from the wrong side of night.The critical indigoof the sky which blessed all the tangled angelsin cashmere blanketsdid not bless her, and she was ashamed.But ...
Posted by Courtenay on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:30:00 PST

Life On Mars

Since I'm living this semi-reclusive life while I recover from this illness, I have now reached a state that I refer to as Living On Mars. Living On Mars is when you've spent so much time alone that ...
Posted by Courtenay on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:51:00 PST

Lola Goes To The Vet

My beloved big dog, Lola, had an incident a few weeks ago where she strained something in her neck. When it didn't go away in a couple of days, I rushed her over to the vet's office. Lola loves goin...
Posted by Courtenay on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:31:00 PST

The Butterfly In My Throat

I've tried to write this essay five or six times. And each time I've attempted it, I've eventually thrown up my hands and gone off in search of one cold beer and the warm belly of my dog. There ...
Posted by Courtenay on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:40:00 PST