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Paige

The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

About Me

Constantly trying to improve my posture and my karma.

My Interests

writing, walking around with my headphones on, Pin-ups, Pilates, shopping for fun antiquey things and vintage coats, historical fiction, British culture, Philly culture, playing feminized covers of new wave rock songs on my guitar, karaoke, knitting, my Ipod, laughing, cuddling, sunlight, city gardening, painting everything antique white, making goofy crafts, good friends, nostalgia for a time that never really was, yummy food and good wine.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Mirah, Tegan and Sarah, The Psychedelic Furs, Maria Taylor & Azure Ray, Lois, The Replacements, The Smiths, Juliana Hatfield, The Pretenders, The Butchies, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Stars, Pipas, Sia, Regina Spektor, Sleater-Kinney, Goldfrapp, Kate Bush, The Postal Service, Small Factory, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cocteau Twins, Portishead, The Streets, old Liz Phair, even older Tori Amos, Sahara Hotnights, Imogen Heap, Prince, Ladytron, Sinead O'Conner, Madonna, Paula Kelly, Echo and the Bunnyman, Jeff Buckley, anything played in the background of a John Hughes film......

Movies:

Pretty In Pink, Life Is Beautiful, Chasing Amy, Say Anything, Yentyl, The Sex Monster, Gia, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Moonstruck, Aimee and Jaguar, Notes on a Scandal (particularly the scene where Cate Blanchett and her 15-year-old lover are in her son's bedroom listening to "Dizzy" by Siouxsie and the Banshees)..

Television:

Absolutely Fabulous, The State, Sopranos, The L Word, Weeds, My Life on the D List, Lost, The Office, Extras, Six Feet Under, The Tudors, oooh and Flight of the Conchords

Books:

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, Run Catch Kiss by Amy Sohn, I'm The One That I Want and anything else by Margaret Cho, poetry by e.e. cummings and T.S. Eliot, anything by Miranda July, Erika Lopez, and Phillipa Gregory.

Heroes:

Margaret Cho, Chrissie Hynde, Frida Kahlo, Edith Piaf, Madonna

My Blog

Mediteranean Recap - and a shot at vegetarianism

Below are some of the notes and highlights from our vacation. All the photos are posted as well for the terribly bored at work. Also, I must say in writing that I have decided to see if I can stop ea...
Posted by Paige on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:09:00 PST

Rusty and Raw

I'm on my own again music wise, which is fine because I have pretty much no spare time. I have been so crazed with work I'm actually fighting off panic attacks half the time, but I guess I l...
Posted by Paige on Sat, 31 May 2008 12:19:00 PST

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Last night I finally got to see The Cure in concert. Robert Smith was super impressive being in his 50s and having a surprising amount of energy for someone who spent half a century selling depression...
Posted by Paige on Sun, 11 May 2008 07:46:00 PST

INSPIRED

I just put down my guitar and my hands are literally shaking with excitement while I type - Yes, my guitar. Dust blown off and all. Fingers calloused, voice creeping back through my lungs, words pouri...
Posted by Paige on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:47:00 PST

The Peanut Butter Solution

OK, I never blog anymore, but I was so compelled to write this because it was such a bizarre experience and finding - I just have to know if anyone lese I know can relate. So I'm watching The Office l...
Posted by Paige on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:11:00 PST

Best Year Ever

Here is my annual post rounding up and resolving for the year. Looking at last year's resolutions, I've made some great progress. I've made Pilates a priority and essential part of my life - and amazi...
Posted by Paige on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:54:00 PST

Who’s That Girl

Mike and I always talk about how we wish we had more friends we could relate to about all of our quirky interests - my current obsession with books about the Tudors and preference for anything British...
Posted by Paige on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:16:00 PST

Birthday Thanks!

I just wanted to thank all my friends and family for making my birthday extra special this year. I was all morbid and goofy all week about aging (ridiculous I know, but I have issues - am I too old fo...
Posted by Paige on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:53:00 PST

Just this once...

Inspiration: Cable Knit Bags in In Style Magazine like this $1,050 one from Valentino. Pattern: Made-up. Tools: One skein Lion Brand Chunky Knit Yarn, 2 knitting needles, one chopstick, 3 gold circl...
Posted by Paige on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:46:00 PST

Hey Babe

I just got in the mail Juliana Hatfield's Hey Babe on CD. I have it on cassette from when it came out in 1992 and I didn't have a CD player. I remember wearing it out on a yellow walkman in the halls ...
Posted by Paige on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:08:00 PST