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Libby

Si se puede!

About Me



“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” ~Jack Kerouac

Simple things excite me. Garden's green abundance and cacophony of scents elate me. Onion, garlic, and fresh herbs simmering in a cast iron skillet fill me up inside. Sunsets over mountains inspire.

Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.

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My Interests

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poetics, scratchy voices, the sound of fingers pickin' strings, drums, cats' meows, rainbows on cloudy days, live oaks covered in spanish moss, smoke from campfires (white rabbit, white rabbit), mp3 players, perspectives, soft rain, hand painted road signs, little-known histories, late night conversations, pretties that shine, rivers that twist, the difference between aligators and crocodiles, your moment of zen, yoga, stuff that transforms, textures and patterns, funky driftwood, rocks and stones, hand-rolled tibetan incense, flowering trees, clean corners, dusty alleys, old pictures, stolen moments, the smell of good food cooking, free food in the woods, full moons, loooong festival weekends, music floating 'round trees

I'd like to meet:

New friends in Austin!

Music:

The best online radio stations: Pandora , Musicovery , and Accuradio .

Bands, Poets, and Musicians: Alison Kraus, Angry Johnny and the Killbillies, Ani DiFranco, The Avett Brothers, Bela Flek, Ben Harper, Ben Kweller, Blueground Undergrass, Cat Stevens, Catfish Haven, Damien Rice, Dax Riggs, Dead Can Dance, Donna the Buffalo, The Doors, Dread Clampitt, Dresden Dolls, The Duhks, Elliot Smith, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Favourite Sons, Fiona Apple, Futureman, Greg Brown, Gorillaz, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Hank III, Hawksley Workman, Iron and Wine, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristoferson, Langhorne Slim, Laura Love, Legendary Shack Shakers, Lemon Jelly, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Lucero, Lucinda Williams, Matt Costa, Merle Haggard, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mofro, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Nicole Atikins and the Sea, O Death, Old Crow Medicine Show, Parliament, Peter Rowan, The Pine Box Boys, The Polyphonic Spree, Portishead, The Postal Service, Pretty Boy Thorson and the Falling Angels, Primus, Railroad Earth, Simon and Garfunkel, Skinny McGee, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Regina Spektor, Sun Kil Moon, Those Poor Bastards, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Townes Van Zandt, Two Gallants, Uncle Earl, WaCo Ramblers, The Weary Boys, Willie Nelson, Will Oldham, Yonder Mountain String Band
Among others.

Movies:

The City of Lost Children, Delicatessan, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Fight Club, Frida, Garden State, Ghost World, Harold and Maude, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, I shot Andy Warhol, Into the Wild, The Illusionist, Iron Jawed Angels, Juno, King of California, Leaving Las Vegas, Little Miss Sunshine, The Man from Earth, Me you and Everyone Else We Know, Mirrormask, Monty Python, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Road to Wellville, Sin City, Sling Blade, The Straight Story, The Tripletts of Belleville, V for Vendetta, Wristcutters: A Love Story

Television:

is for watching movies on rainy days.

Books:

Reading Now:

Favorites: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, Illusions by Richard Bach, Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon...best comic I've read in ages!, Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi, Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford, Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. I read often, so my favorites are in a constant state of flux.

Heroes:

Carl Hiaasen's Twilly Spree and Skink; Edward Abbey's George Hayduke; Maude of "Harold and Maude"; Emma Goldman, Joseph Campbell, Paul Wellstone, Dennis Kucinich
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My Blog

When Our Fates Are Inextricably Intertwined

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Posted by Libby on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:09:00 PST

Music Blogging

I've had a link to this blog on my website for quite a while now. I recently ran into it's author at a show, and he asked me to guest write a blog for him. Who better to choose for a blog than my fav...
Posted by Libby on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:30:00 PST

Surreal

We have a cross-trainer staying with us at the moment, and he dragged my boyfriend & I down to Ybor Friday night for a free Mix Master Mike show.  Why dragged?  Because it's a booty club...
Posted by Libby on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 02:11:00 PST

Neil Gaiman and the wide world of Video Hound

I should start by mentioning that for my birthday this year, I received a copy of the Video Hound, which is the *best* movie reference book EVER, featuring all the movies ever made that are on video o...
Posted by Libby on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:21:00 PST

Sudoku

Nothing original here.  I've become absolutely hooked on Sukoku.  It seems the craze is everywhere, though.  It only showed up in our paper at the beginning of January, but it didn't ta...
Posted by Libby on Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:22:00 PST

Happy Wednesday!

I love short weeks at work!  Yippee! The week started off rough, with many computer & printer problems to sort out.  Now that all that is under control, things are looking up!  ...
Posted by Libby on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:56:00 PST

What will be in my stocking?

Well, I already got one gift...my lovely lost roommate gave me a shiny red bike...with a bell!   Yippee!!  Deneia told me she knows what my boyfriend is getting me...wouldn't tell, of c...
Posted by Libby on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:41:00 PST