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susan

Procrastinators Unite Tomorrow!

About Me

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1) I enjoy long walks on the beach of insanity.
2) I have elevated procrastination into an artform.
3) My last name is an adjective.
4) Laughter is my favorite pastime.
5) I'm empathetic & competitive to a fault.
6) My eyes turn gray when I cry.
7) "Anticipation" is one of my favorite words.
8) "Ointment" is one of my LEAST favorite words.
9) I like to make lists.
10) I'm an extrovert with a cause.
11) I can link every major memory from adolescence with a song title.
12) I only eat meat which is boneless and skinless.
13) I'm constantly losing my debit card.
14) When I drink tequila, I get a bit surly.
15) I love Charlie Kaufman & Christopher Guest movies.
16) I loathe cloves & rosemary.
17) Useless knowledge is never boring to me.
18) Always the wedding singer & planner, and never the bridesmaid.
19) I panic when I see the influence Oprah has over her viewers.
20) I hum the A-Team theme song in my head when I'm on a treadmill.
21) Music inspires me to be creative & productive.
22) Finding a good bargain is intoxicating.
23) I cried when Busch Stadium got demolished.
24) I go on all dates with low expectations, so I may be pleasantly surprised.
25) Want to know more? Just ask...

My Interests

Music, art, baseball, fashion, politics, pop-culture, movies, hiking, books, theater, travel, camping, music festivals, etc.

Favorite URLs:
www.whatthefolk.net
(New Zealand musical parody duo called "Flight of the Conchords". They are HYSTERICAL!)
www.thesmokinggun.com
(the mugshot section kills me)
www.theonion.com
(my weekly giggle)
www.pastemagazine.com
(best musical periodical in the world)
www.wmob.com
(wiretap mob conversations)
www.imdb.com
(internet movie database)
www.mlb.com
(gotta keep up on the box scores)
www.nicharcourt.com
(if you are a music geek, stream his show Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW)

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet interesting, intelligent, civic-minded, funny individuals. Above all, music & movie lovers.

William Shatner--"Rocketman"

Eva Cassidy--"Over the Rainbow"

Johnny Cash singing Shel Silverstein's A BOY NAMED SUE

David Sedaris on Letterman

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Music:

Patty Griffin, Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews Band, Ben Folds, Tori Amos, The Band, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Brandi Carlile, Blue Merle, Kneebody, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, The Eels, The Shins, The Avett Brothers, Marc Broussard, Ben Harper, James Taylor, Bright Eyes, She & Him, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, The Killers, Blackalicious, The Jayhawks, The Grateful Dead, Old 97s, Barenaked Ladies, Weezer, Susan Tedeschi, Bob Dylan, Rilo Kiley, Rachael Yamagata, Frou Frou, Marshall Chapman, Jeremy Lister, Amos Lee, Flaming Lips, Duncan Sheik, David Gray, Griffin House, Brazilian Girls, Mindy Smith, Bob Marley, Iron and Wine, Peter Gabriel, Jonatha Brooke, The Clarks, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Mos Def, Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, Ben Kweller, Pavement, White Stripes, India Arie, The Raconteurs, The Black Keys, Citizen Cope, Damien Rice, Keaton Simons, My Morning Jacket, Ray Lamontagne, Feist, The Swell Season, Josh Rouse, Ron Sexsmith & more each day..

Movies:

Donnie Darko, Reality Bites, Vertigo, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Rebecca, Silence of the Lambs, The Others, The Ring, Office Space, Lost in Translation, Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, Young Frankenstein, Spinal Tap, Best in Show, Gattaca, Sabrina, The Big Lebowski, To Kill A Mockingbird, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Gross Pointe Blank, Secretary, Say Anything, Swingers, The Apartment, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Shaun of the Dead and many more..

Television:

Chappelle's Show, Sopranos & Arrested Development (RIP), Primetime, The Office (BBC or US), Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO Sports, Nip/Tuck, Damages and sometimes a few reality shows...

Books:

"Lolita" --Nabokov
"Choke" and "Fight Club" --Chuck Palahniuk
"Heart Shaped Box" --Joe Hill
"Bridget Jones Diary" --Helen Fielding
"Shelia Levine is Dead and Living in New York" --Gail Parent
"Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" and "Holidays on Ice" --David Sedaris
"Pride & Prejudice" and "Emma" --Jane Austen
"Reefer Madness" and "Fast Food Nation" --Eric Schlosser
"The Missing Piece Meets the Big O" --Shel Silverstein
"3 Nights in August" --Buzz Bissinger..

Heroes:

My parents, Audrey Hepburn, Shel Silverstein, Alfred Hitchcock, Ella Fitzgerald, Patty Griffin, and more people everyday...

My Blog

I heart Terry Tate commercials...

A couple years ago during the Super Bowl line-up of commercials, you might recall the great Terry Tate--Office Linebacker ads from Reebok.  I watched these so many times at work, that I...
Posted by susan on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:54:00 PST

Are you my grocery philanthropist?

Prentending I'm a baller--shot caller! I just got back from Wild Oats, where for the last hour, I have pretended to be independently wealthy.  That's right, you know I bought that $7 cheese ...
Posted by susan on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:59:00 PST

Snow globes

WHAT A WEEK!!!! I know you've had that week, where nothing goes as planned. You find yourself holding on for Friday, as if the weekend will miraculously heal your ailing spirit. It's almost like "the...
Posted by susan on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:01:00 PST

OCD over beer intake...

After over-imbibing on beer last Sunday evening, I decided to analyze why I felt like ass on Monday.  I know most of you have been there too...extremely tired, head throbbing, eyes...
Posted by susan on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:52:00 PST

Concert attendees: New rules!

After attending a great concert at City Hall last night, I've made some new rules that should be enforced on any attendees.  If only there was a true way to encourage this policy, especially at 1...
Posted by susan on Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:26:00 PST