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mandie

a vertigo of possibility

About Me

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware -Henry Miller

My Interests

books, movies, coffee, art

I'd like to meet:

people... I'm open to anyone I can learn from or laugh with.

Music:

weezer, weakerthans, mike doughty, elvis costello, white stripes, louis armstrong, billy holiday, frank sinatra, postal service, cure, elliot smith, ramones, snow patrol, cars, architecture in helsinki, mountain goats, clap your hands and say yeah

Movies:

Ghostbusters, Princess Bride, Kung Fu Hustle, Waking Life, Indiana Jones trilogy, Stars Wars 3-6, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amelie, Grosse Pointe Blank, Sin City, Resevoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Before Sunrise, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, Say Anything, Me You and Everyone We Know, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original), Nightmare Before Christmas, 2046, Everything is Illuminated, Capote, Breathless, Chocolat, American Splendor, Hard Candy, Serenity, The Bicycle Thief

Television:

My TV is my nemesis. I'm way too susceptible to mindless programming, so I try to keep it turned off.

Books:

On the Road, The Stranger, The catcher in the Rye, The Contortionist's Handbook, Chocolat, Catch 22, Less than Zero, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk

Heroes:

mighty mouse, mom, jack kerouack