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Anna Thorup

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About Me


"Wake up and Live" - Bob Marley
My name is Anna and I
am short.
have brown hair and brown eyes. They match.
watch good movies.
read good books.
surround myself with good people.
love hugs! (seriously if you hug me or pick me up I'll probably love you forever)
want to be a filmmaker more than anything.
spend way too much money on concerts
am 16 and have had a 20 year plan since I was 10.
support Barack Obama completely (and I met him ahh!)
write.
over-analyze everything.
enjoy nice people.
take too many pictures and am so aware.
am jealous of people who live in southern California strictly because they live near Poquito Mas - If you DO happen to live near Poquito Mas or just find yourself near one at some point in time I would greatly appreciate a bean and cheese burrito...k thanks.
know that outside is so better than inside.
use a wheelchair.
can't stand people who look at the chair more than the person using it.
love The Office.
know that band tshirts are THE comfiest shirts in the entire world.
care about politics probably way more than any 16 year old should.
write everything down.
relax.
will not fail.
dream of going to University of Southern California.
enjoy meeting famous people, not because they're famous but because the ones I meet are usually kind, interesting and genuinely grateful individuals.
hopes to spend a year in a foreign country and just write.
like to think that I'm past much of the "teen anxt" things: worrying about guys, "relatable" teenage movies/music, etc.... but I'm probably not...
am obsessed with David Sedaris
always seem to miss Dave Matthews when he comes to any area that I am in (New York, Los Angeles, NC) and then I spend the entire night hating myself because he's playing like 15 minutes away. :)
read books many multiple times (A Prayer for Owen Meany = 6)
really think it's quite disappointing that I can't sing (AT ALL) because I do know how to play several instruments and it just seems like the thing I should be able to do .... but I can't.
am taking French, Spanish, German and Sign Language my junior year as well as regular classes and am so aware that I will die.
fear elevators.
am a complete germaphobe, I don't do public pools and rarely even public restrooms - when I am forced, however, I am the person whos has taken half the roll of paper towels and is using them as opposed to touching ANYTHING
read a David Sedaris book every summer.
will probably write about you at some point - sorry.
think that that's enough writing for today.
:)
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My Interests

Favorite Quotes
"If we simply, but profoundly, choose to make peace an attitude and a habit and a reality, peace is possible -Mattie JT Stepanek

"In the midst of life filled with things that don't always seem normal, I realize that normal and ordinary is a point of view measured by our own desires. And, I have learned to appreciate life as it happens, even with the ups and downs and days filled with the routine and days filled with the extraordinary." -Mattie JT Stepanek

"What do you do? You laugh. I'm not saying I don't cry but in between I laugh and I realize how silly it is to take anything in life too seriously. Plus I look forward to a good cry, it feels pretty good." -Garden State

Lady Nancy Astor - "If I were married to you I'd put poison in your coffee"
Winston Churchill - "If you were my wife I'd drink It"

"That's life. If nothing else, it's life. It's real, and sometimes it f*cking hurts but it's sort of all we have" -Garden State

Music:





I pretty much went through my iTunes and picked out a buncha people.
* = people who I've seen live

Aimee Mann
Athlete
The Avett Brothers
The Beatles
Ben Folds
Ben Harper
Ben Lee
Better Than Ezra
Bob Dylan
Billy Joel
Bright Eyes
Bruce Springsteen*
Cary Brothers*
Colbie Calliat*
Coldplay*
Colin Hay
Corey Smith
Counting Crows
Damien Rice
Daniel Powter
Dashboard Confessionals
Dave Matthews Band
David Grey
Death Cab for Cutie
Donvan Frankenreiter
Eels
Feist
Five for Fighting
The Flaming Lips
Frou Frou
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gary Jules**
Gavin DeGraw
The Goo Goo Dolls*
Guster
Imogen Heap
Ingrid Michaelson**
Iron and Wine
Jack Johson
James Blunt
James Taylor
Jason Mraz
Jaymay
Jeff Buckley
John Mayer
Johnathan Rice*
Johnny Cash
Joseph Arthur
Josh Kelley
Josh Ritter*
Joshua Radin**
Lifehouse*
Matt Costa**
Michael Buble
Modest Mouse
Nick Drake
Pat Monahan*
Patrick Park
The Postal Service
Rachel Yamagata
Regina Spektor
Rogue Wave
Rufus Wainwright
Sara Bareilles
Schuyler Fisk*
The Shins
Simon and Garfunkel
Snow Patrol
Sondre Lerche
Spoon
Stars
Sufjan Stevens
Tristan Prettyman
The Weepies
The Who
The 88

Movies:

Garden State
Little Miss Sunshine
Juno
Good Will Hunting
Thank You For Smoking
American Beauty
The King of Comedy
Taxi Driver
The Graduate
Dan in Real Life
Love Actually
The TV Set A Painted Veil
Keeping the Faith (there are tons of others that I can't remember)

Television:

The Office!
Scrubs
Ali G
The Daily Show
Will & Grace

Books:

My First Movie
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Cider House Rules
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Dress Your Family In Courdoury and Denim
Harry Potter books
Night
The Firm
The Picture of Dorian Gray

Heroes:


Aaron Fotheringham

Barack Obama

Peter Hedges

Marcus A. York

Mattie JT Stepanek

Michael J. Fox

My Blog

seeing the boss & meeting (hopefully) our next president :)

So last night my family and I went to a Bruce Springsteen concert in Greensboro. He ranks high in my family - it was my parent's 5th time seeing him, Alex's 3rd and my first. It was actually a reall...
Posted by Anna Thorup on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

Everything that I want to do before I die...

In no particular order really... 1.Direct a fim.2. Have one of my musical compositions used in a play or film.3. Write a book.3. Own a bar.4. Love.5. Create an X-Games for the disabled (this would be ...
Posted by Anna Thorup on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:51:00 PST

Peace Is Possible?

Peace is possible.  I have been reading Matthew Joeseph Thaddius Stepanek's final book once again recently and once again these three words stick out at me.  Peace.  I have always been ...
Posted by Anna Thorup on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:26:00 PST