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bleary-eyed

I am here for Friends

About Me


in the throes of a major paradigm shift right now.

will update with something consequential at earliest conceivable opportunity.

hahahaha...this is taking much longer than anticipated.

My Interests

knee socks
vanilla lattes
used books from goodwill
paris
collecting scrapbook materials
black & white photography
long, long, long showers
truth, justice, & the un-american way
comfortable shoes
the smell of dial soap
excellent spelling & grammar
sephora
flying in airplanes
victorian literature & culture
stars & satellites
l de lolita lempicka
satin ribbons
silk scarves
roughly woven upholstery
lush green moss
houndstooths, tartans, ginghams, & cable-knits
jangly guitars
the smell of freshly ground espresso
photographing insects & botanicals
anticipation
...to be continued.

I'd like to meet:


kindred francophiles and slaves to wanderlust.

someone who loves to drive as much as i hate to.

to borrow from amy and emily...

"i am looking for someone who can take as much as i give,
give back as much as i need, and still have the will to live."

mmm...christopher hitchens.

Music:

u2
the smiths
morrissey
concrete blonde
tegan and sara
ani difranco
afi
my chemical romance
say anything
placebo
rise against
travis
the verve
gene
suede
trashcan sinatras
the beautiful south
manic street preachers
radiohead
the cure
new order
depeche mode
keane
the killers
interpol
muse
dead can dance
loreena mckennitt
snow patrol
bright eyes
aqualung
cocteau twins
imogen heap
and so on...

Movies:

stealing beauty
the last of the mohicans
the age of innocence
gangs of new york
the governess
pride & prejudice (bbc)
mansfield park
moll flanders
high art
dead poets society
sliding doors
captives
shawshank redemption
the spitfire grill
bridget jones's diary
amelie
fried green tomatoes
the prince of tides
french kiss
the notebook
the professional
silence of the lambs
memento
se7en
the matrix
v for vendetta
braveheart
rob roy
legends of the fall
shakespeare in love
the color purple
raise the red lantern
the joy luck club
cold mountain
little women
before sunrise
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
shopgirl

Television:

not so much these days...

Books:

usually non-fiction, but i've been devouring a lot of fiction lately. of course, jane and edith.

siddhartha. definitely.

Heroes:

great show

My Blog

exhale...

today was a really, really great day.  it’s been a long time coming.  that’s all.
Posted by bleary-eyed on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:19:00 PST

oh, why not...

seems the day for it... "hundreds of proofs of god’s existence" hippity hop...easter’s almost over.  ...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:12:00 PST

i <3 sir thomas aquinas

tommy and i are best buds.  there's nothing i wouldn't do for tommy.  i got his back.  he's my homeboy.  "why?"  easy... in his infinite wisdom, my philosophy profes...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:05:00 PST

yes

i was sifting through documents in an attempt to free up some hard disk space, and i ran across this.  i'm not sure of the source of these pithy quotes.  i do know that i snagged them about ...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:29:00 PST

where its at...

so, i can't believe i have two weeks at csus under my belt already.  it's gone so fast.  it was as rocky as i'd anticipated it would be, what with red tape, parking issues, and sick chi...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:21:00 PST

ive been looking so long at these pictures of you...

that you burned into my brain, you jerk. it's not what you think.  so, this morning, i made my usual stop at the starbucks on howe.  i always make a beeline for the restroom before i ca...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:45:00 PST

clean...the cleanest ive been...

i've just checked the mail, and there's a letter from "corporate screening".  my heart is racing...for nothing.  no record of note...anywhere.  my bankruptcy didn't even warrant a menti...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:53:00 PST

brake.

here i lie, bruised, weary, and splayed in the back of this pumpkin coach.  it's nearing midnight.  can't sleep.  won't sleep.  when i wake, it will all be gone.  seems as if ...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:42:00 PST

coachella 2008!

the final line-up was released, and it's insaaane!  let's do this! http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewIma ge&friendID=22218577&albumID=0&imageID=26300531 tickets ...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:20:00 PST

bleed...

why is it that the greatest friends i've ever had just...fall away?  this isn't fucking normal.  mind you, i have an incredible family, and they are always there for me.  it's not quite...
Posted by bleary-eyed on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:01:00 PST