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illia

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About Me



It is my belief that is our job as individuals to see that that hope manifests itself as action not just a vague sentiment
So I try to do my part, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed and I feel like this planet is a cesspool and there are no valid reasons to carry on...yet
I still have hope for this strange beautiful painful world

My Interests

our ancestors the chimps. brains. news. snacks. npr. human rights. absurdity. learning. reading. talking during the movie. madness. balance. losing it. finding it. questioning everything

I'd like to meet:


I don't really believe that "myspace" is the best conduit for authentic relationships, so I certainly don't have any set standards. Although I am rather particular about my friends list. I usually invite people if they are intriguing in some way but I rarely accept friend invitations. Don't take it personally I just don't want a bunch of spam nor do I consider this a popularity contest. So I regularly whittle my friends list down to a manageable size. I also regularly whittle because gosh darn it, it's just plain fun.

Music:

Favorite lyrics of all time Anthem ~Leonard Cohen, It's All right Ma ~Dylan, Here Comes The Sun ~Beatles
Music I don't want to be without:
Nina Simone. Them featuring Van Morrison. Leonard Cohen. Billie Holiday. Tom Waits. Sonic Youth. Daniel Johnston. Devendra Banhart. Bob Dylan. Radiohead. Joy Division. Tori Amos. The Beatles. Vetiver. M. Ward. Wilco. Nellie McKay. Helium. Mary Timony. A Silver Mt. Zion. God Speed You Black Emporer. Broken Social Scene. Joanna Newsome. Cat Power. Do Make Say Think. Fugazi. Pavement. . Bright Eyes. Nick Cave. Lydia Lunch.

Movies:

In the Realms of the Unreal.Central de Brasil. The Corporation. The Gods Must Be Crazy. Edward Scissor Hands. Star Trek 4. Jacob's Ladder. Magnolia. City of Lost Children. The Young Poisoner's Handbook. Naked. Dr. Strangelove. Gattaca. The Talented Mr. Ripley. Interiors. Match Point. Amelie. Buffalo 66. La Bella Vita. The Weatherman. Before Sunset. Slacker. Waking Life. Wes Anderson's and Charlie Kaufman's films.

Television:

extras, arrested development, dr.katz, home movies, battlestar galactica, star trek: tng voy tos, don't have cable so usually word of mouth and then dvd watching so if you can recommend anything let me know.

Books:


Non-fiction: A People's History. The Federalists/Anti-Federalists Papers. The Evolution of Female Sexuality.First You Build A Cloud. Cosmo's. Einstein's Space and Van Gogh's Sky. Forbidden Knowledge. The Ecology of Commerce. The Dark Interval. Broca's Brain. The Power of Myth. A Movable Feast. On the Road. Dragon's Of Eden.The Grand Inquisitor. Nausea.
Fiction:Confederacy of Dunces.Curious Incident. Screams from the balcony. Catcher in the Rye. Tropic of Capricorn. Crime and Punishment.The Stranger. Anna Karenina. Brave New World. Fear and Loathing. The Corrections. God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. Sirens of Titan.The Unbearable Lightness of Being. The Handmaidens Tale.
Poetry: Arthur Rimbaud. Anne Sexton. Winter of Artifice. Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

Heroes:

Freedom Fighters. Whistle Blowers. Scientists. Artists. Human Rights Activists. People who make the world a better place to live.

My Blog

Pale Blue Dot

"We succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone y...
Posted by illia on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:40:00 PST

*New* Something worthwhile

I am currently working with AmeriCorps. Basically, AmeriCorps is a domestic PeaceCorps. I just got back from a huge conference with fellow Florida AmeriCorps members and I am deeply impressed with the...
Posted by illia on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:30:00 PST