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bethany.

Bring on the go-getters, you've got a prophet's name.

About Me

We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial - I believe we are lost. - Erich Maria Remarque

My Interests

Abstract concepts, Theology, Singing, Hemiolas, Green tea, The smell of old paperback books, People who laugh at their own jokes, Funny voices, Checking the stranger I Saw U's, Old Spice pure sport deodorant for men, Flying unicorns, Going to thrift stores and altering the clothes I find, Christmas paraphernalia, Art

I'd like to meet:

Members of the Russian aristocracy; narcoleptics.

Music:

Elliott Smith, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, The Pixies, The Rapture, Spoon, Magnetic Fields, Rilo Kiley, Mirah, Aimee Mann, The Cars, Tom Waits, Death from Above 1979, Fugazi, Rachmaninoff, Henrey Mancini, Debussy, Sufjan Stevens, Of Montreal, Enon, Sondre Lerche, The Pogues, Supergrass, Against me!, Nick Drake, Mclusky, PJ Harvey, Portishead

Books:

C. S. Lewis, Dorthy L. Sayers, James Hilton, Sheldon Vanauken, Adrian Plass, Jacques Lusseyran, Oscar Wilde, Tolkein, Paul Beatty, Rosemary Sutcliff, Roald Dahl, Dodie Smith, Frank McCourt, Steinbeck, Shakespeare

Heroes:

Martyrs, My family, Joan of Arc, The Apostles, Mr. Whitaker, C.S.Lewis, Baloo the bear

My Blog

Question:

Should I get this 14th Century manuscript tattooed between my shoulder blades?...
Posted by bethany. on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:23:00 PST

Oh glory!

SUCH an amazing weekend!  Shall not bore it down by making long and descriptive lj post.  Suffice to say: seeing friends after 3 years, one of the most enjoyable weddings I've been to in rec...
Posted by bethany. on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:55:00 PST

yupdyate

sickness:  feeling better, although neglected dr. apt. saturday morn on account of seemingly "getting over it."  throat still soar.  going on 3rd week of said scratchiness.  plan: ...
Posted by bethany. on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:26:00 PST

Mikey got over five shillings on his First Communion day

He can't wait for Confirmation day because you're older, there's another collection and that brings more money than the First Communion. He'll go to the cinema the rest of his life, sit next to girls ...
Posted by bethany. on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:15:00 PST

mon-ho [not 'yes girl']

this afternoon i spent a rollicking 6.5 hours in monroe.  what a good-time place.  only 26 hours to go, and you know, every minute is like heaven.  seriously?  seriously!...
Posted by bethany. on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:31:00 PST

Smashin' fashion.

"A fashion show entitled: How to be so elegant and glamorous that any time you trip and fall a boy will catch you ever so easily."A real fashion show!And now I know how to be caught.  Learned how...
Posted by bethany. on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:44:00 PST

Friends

I've been editing my friend list on myspace.  I've also been playing quite a bit of freecell.The two are not related.Please don't be offended if you've been deleted.  I'm trying to pare down...
Posted by bethany. on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:00:00 PST

Housekeeping

Cain killed Abel, and the blood cried out from the ground - a story so sad that even God took notice of it. ...  Cain, the image of God, gave the simple earth of the field a voice and a sorrow, a...
Posted by bethany. on Wed, 31 May 2006 09:22:00 PST

A rough and tumble road

So, it has been a rough and tumble last few weeks, but I think that I am done freaking out... about my life and times, such as they are.  Like, everything is going to be alright?  For sure, ...
Posted by bethany. on Mon, 15 May 2006 12:03:00 PST

Call now for your "Hot Careers And How To Get One Guide!"

I need a job this summer.  A really hot job, with lots of potential awesome points.  At least 8 out of 10 awesome points are required to make the cut.Any ideas?
Posted by bethany. on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:23:00 PST