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Oystercakes

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About Me

"There are two types of people in this world: good and Ada. The good sleep better, but Ada seems to enjoy the waking hours much more."Fun Fact: The rare and bizarre Ada bird is a most elusive creature. Straying regularly from the diurnal tendencies of other subspecies, she is, at best, difficult to glimpse, and at worst, impossible to catch. Only one has been bred in captivity thus far, and while the Ada bird seems to acclimatize well to new environs, she inevitably fades if ill-treated or exposed to the elements for long periods. She is finicky about her nourishment and rather unwilling to sing on command. Those desiring to capture an Ada bird of their own are advised to set their sights on a more easily domesticated avian.Stuff: I'm living in San Diego right now and trying to finish my first novel. It is excruciatingly painful. It is also what I love most.Admittedly, I'm sort of strange. I am a shameless geek who can come off as brusque at times, but that's just the... something that makes people brusque... talking. (Makes no sense whatsoever, but I'm leaving it anyhow.) I have an odd sense of humor, one that amuses me more, it seems, than anyone else... but I do laugh a great deal, and at the silliest things.I'm currently trying to sort out the world, but I'm not making much headway. I'm merely an ottoman philosopher, or something. I am insightful and moody at times. I'm devoted to writing and learning.Likes: The color blue, scarves, singing at inappropriate times (or even at the appropriate ones), strange nail polish, lavender, gin, waking up in the middle of the night and realizing I can go back to sleep, platonic solids, book shopping, wine, listening to a newly-purchased CD over and over and over, bass fishing, prime numbers, getting lost in details, the smell of wet asphalt, large dogs, drinking good coffee, clean sheets, alchemy, clouds... oh, I can do this for hours.Dislikes: Listening to/reading bad poetry, accidentally slamming my fingers in a door, complacency, feeling lonely, yappy little dogs, careless spelling, potholes, milk chocolate (ugh!), phlegm, the current political climate, mainstream rap, "keeping up with the Joneses", stagnation, artificial sweeteners, poorly-maintained toenails, large crowds, idiots...[LOVEMYFLASH]
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My Interests

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Note: This paragraph used to be a footnote. I've moved it to the top so as to make it even more plain that I'm not looking. This means I'm not up for it. Don't ask me about it. I will refuse You. I feel rather pompous, writing that, but... *sigh* I'm just trying to save everyone a bit of effort. So, if you've done your homework, please, come on in... if not, you have my regrets. I'm not up for the casual dating/casual sex bullshit continuum. Oh, and one last thing: I utilize the 'block user' function on MySpace judiciously. You have been warned.I'm looking to meet some interesting and intelligent people with whom I can spend time and laugh. People who will help me grow, and teach me how to breathe. Because I'm suffocating. Positively suffocating.Wow, that explains nothing. Alright, let me try again.I am seeking: court jesters, misunderstood geniuses, creative forces, shameless night owls, self-destructionistas, gamers, gaymers, sore thumbs, tomboys, tomgirls, fellow wordsmiths, mind-openers, laughter manufacturers, still waters, anti-socialites, chameleons, aimless wanderers, roleplayers, book-devourers, fellow pirates, cigarette smokers, livers-of-dreams (people who live, not livers -- I hate the taste of liver), verbal swashbucklers, and soul-explorers... or anyone who refuses to be pigeonholed as such.I am not seeking: Those who are incapable of conversing meaningfully, people who are classified as 'morons', anyone who is both immature and lacking wit. (Either/or I can live with, but immaturity that is devoid of rapacious wit?! Never.) I am also not seeking those who are here for sex, those who were brought up lacking manners, spell check, or a cultivated mind... or anyone who does not/cannot put forth the effort to better him/herself. So, all sheep, intellectually dead, members of boy bands, and knife-wielding homicidal maniacs need not apply.View Blog | View Pics | Add Comment

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My Blog

On Nightmares

For the last fortnight or so I've been having recurring nightmares about zombies.What. The. Fuck.And it's not funny, like when I'm watching a zombie film and I laugh at the gore. It's horrifyingly, gu...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:48:00 GMT

On Reading

I still read as compulsively as I used to... maybe even more so. Books are my safety blanket. I carry one with me pretty much at all times when I'm in public. I guess so I don't have to interact with ...
Posted by on Sun, 31 May 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Parmigiano-Reggiano

I have been getting really freaking good at opening wheels of Parm. While a lot of finesse is involved, there are a couple of points at which you need a bit of brute force.I was opening a jar the othe...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 17:26:00 GMT

On Love

Though I am supremely indifferent to the objects of some of my previous romantic entanglements, two of them still cause a tightness in my chest when someone mentions their name or I stumble across a p...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

On Writing

I've been really disappointed with myself lately because I haven't been writing. Life has been getting in the way and I've been kinda just letting it fall by the wayside because I didn't feel like I h...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:31:00 GMT

RAGE

You know, I was going to post this long-winded, rage-filled blog about Prop 8... but I'm not. I'm just going to point out a little bit of hypocrisy:I was reading exit polls for CA and something like 7...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:27:00 GMT

Another Year

I'm getting older. I don't know how You feel about that. Hell, I don't know how I feel about that. No signs of wrinkles yet and I haven't found another grey hair since the aberration last year around ...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:52:00 GMT

Story!

The story is still going! Click here to read.
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:17:00 GMT

Good Stuff

If you keep up with my hermity life at all, Ky got his pathology report back and he is officially cancer-free.
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:05:00 GMT

All Things Heart-Shaped

Today was bittersweet.  Even as I lay in the arms of my companion I think of you and wish fervently that I could erase all traces of your passage.  I even spoke of you tonight, in hopes that...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:01:00 GMT