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emily

victory through jesus.

About Me

i'm not picky; i'm particular.
i'm a sucker for well-timed hand claps, oooos, ohhhhs and ahhhhs in songs.
i am extremely indecisive and stubborn.
i don't like to pick where to eat when i go out, but i like being able to veto other people's suggestions.
i'm tired a lot.
i like to take the boys' money when we poker.
i hate when anyone refers to him/herself in the third person.
i hate outside.
i have some pictures at flickr.com/photos/emily_c

My Interests

nerdy on-line friend networks, grammar, collecting records, double negatives, loyalty, drunken emails, subtle humor, magazines, waving at things, my photo album, magazines, explodingdog.com, crossword puzzles, running with sharp objects ie. scissors.

I'd like to meet:

people who know the difference between a lecturn and a podium without looking it up.
macaulay culkin, terry gross, robyn hitchcock, charlie rose, patsy stone.
i had a dream that i met jarvis cocker in an elevator, and we went and got beers. i would like that to happen in real life.

Music:

hmm... pulp, elvis costello, kinks, liars, randy newman, sleater-kinney, the beach boys, stephen malkmus, queen, the faint, the bryds (gram parsons only), talking heads, nick lowe, operation ivy, le tigre, the cure, the clash, the smiths, joy division, blur, stereo total, peter paul and mary, the strokes, devo, joanna newsom, daft punk, velvet underground, the human league, the ramones, bowie, basement jaxx, electric six, willie nelson, jenny lewis, joan jett, gary glitter (the hits, but not the Hit). and i'm totally into elo right now.

Movies:

rushmore, fargo, ghost world, party monster, rocky horror picture show, purple rain, wayne's world, the wizard of oz, clueless, a clockwork orange, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, saved, annie hall, sleeper, the star wars trilogy, truffaut.

Television:

sex and the city, the office (the british, not american, version), six feet under, the tick, freaks and geeks, jeopardy, the oc (for academic purposes), twin peaks, my so called life, league of gentlemen, the l word, late night opb, absolutely fabulous, america's next top model.

Books:

curently reading: the children's hospital by chris adrian. favorites: franny and zooey, high fidelity, on writing well, fear and loathing in las vegas, the bell jar, alice's adventures in wonderland, the beatles illustrated lyrics, demian, harry potter (3 and 6 are the best), the buddah of suburbia, clockwork orange, the lowlife, kitchen.

Heroes:

kristi wallace, susie thomas, melissa hart, sarah vowell.

My Blog

i think i need professional help.

last night, my grammar neuroses reached an all-time high. i was using the restroom at the towne lounge, peacefully reading the bad wall graffiti. one of the sentences went something like this: "i...
Posted by ms. emily on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:31:00 PST

when the morrison bridge says that nonmotorized vehicles are prohibited, you better believe it

i was so proud of myself two nights ago because i was breaking through the east/west barrier in a whole new way: on my bicycle. i finally got up the nerve and leg power to pedal myself westward to val...
Posted by ms. emily on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:23:00 PST

where the hell is my gold watch? aka i got laid off.

last night i was informed that as of next sunday, i am no longer an employee of sy's pizza. the store was bought from sy and will be under new ownership the day i leave. while this is sort of upseting...
Posted by ms. emily on Mon, 08 May 2006 04:20:00 PST

thanks, dave!

last night was my 22nd birthday party, and i have to say it is the best birthday i can remember. granted, i don't remember any specific birthdays before i turned 16, but of the last seven, this one to...
Posted by ms. emily on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:53:00 PST

my veins are about to collapse.

i went in today to get blood drawn for the third time in nine days. the insides of my arms have matching 2"x1" bruises. strangers must assume that i'm some crazy junky who's too fucked up to even...
Posted by ms. emily on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 06:09:00 PST

just try and guess what i did tonight...

really. guess.                             i played pogs. yes, pogs. slammers and all. poison and 8 balls. oh, boy, i must be in r...
Posted by ms. emily on Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:50:00 PST

sit on a park bench older than my country.

in 9 days from right now i'll be over the atlantic ocean flying back home. my trip has gone by so quickly, yet not. it's very strange. i'm looking forward to being at home but at the same time i'm not...
Posted by ms. emily on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:30:00 PST

go to berlin before you die.

i've not been keeping these up properly, so here's a quick run down. i had a week off of school and went to paris, florence, milan (sort of), montpillier and back to paris. i loved paris, and, as this...
Posted by ms. emily on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 05:39:00 PST

strange dreams in paris. (this blog is completely self-indulgent. more so than regular ones.)

i had a very strange dream the other night. i was pregnant and about to burst, my belly was so big. (by the way, i surprising looked very cute pregnant, since i'm so small, and i had a ...
Posted by ms. emily on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 05:38:00 PST

rubbing elbows and trading watches.

i went out in the city last night. now, you must realize i live about an hour outside of central london, so going out at night, especially during the week when i have to wake up at 8am, is not very pr...
Posted by ms. emily on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:16:00 PST