Poor Mildred crawls through portals.

About Me

Choking m'self with my pearls and praying on broken rosaries.

Spending too much time in thrift stores with no money. I like to touch and examine everything.

Admiring and gathering all the hideous and beautiful details of my surroundings.

My Interests

craftin'(trying to get the ball rolling again)
collecting junk
plants/gardening
analyzing EVERYTHING to DEATH
research
cigarette holders
boooze(particularly cheap wine/ginger flavored brandy)
thrifting
being thrifty
spending time alone
thanatology
postmortem photography
other Victorian mourning rituals/customs/art
silent films/actors
anthropomorphic/crypto-taxidermy
old ladies
religious medals
criminals
theft
babushkas
teacups,teapots,teatime
old linensbr> tasseography
anomalies
the Mutter museum
mortuary science
my cat Priscilla

lucid dreams
nightmares
cataplexy/narcolepsy
Sylvia Plath
lighting/atmosphere
taking walks down 11th street
folklore/ghost stories
Tarot cards
taphophilia
the roaring 20's
abandoned areas/buildings
fanciful thoughts
the bizarre, grotesque, and hated
Chris Mars(art)
Joel-Peter Witkin
Harry Clarke
Stephen Gammell
Barbara Kruger

I'd like to meet:

Maria in my next life

psychiatric survivors

Music:

I enjoy a variety of music and am always interested in finding more. Lately I've been into anything with a ukulele or sax. Here's a short list of some favorites:
Sad Lovers and Giants
Roky Erickson and the Aliens
the Moonlighters
Paul Whiteman
Iggy Pop and James Williamson
Janet Klein
the Tiger Lillies
the Smiths
Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords
Clara Rockmore
the Mob
Nick Cave
Destroy All Monsters
Helen Kane
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Ruth Etting
Supertramp

Movies:

snuff
silent
Lovecraft films
Forbidden Hollywood

Television:

Kids in the Hall
M*A*S*H
the Young Ones
the Golden Girls
X-Files

Books:

Plath, Lovecraft, Mieville

Heroes:

Sylvia Plath

Clara Bow

Siouxsie Sioux

My Blog

I wanna be sedated.

Mapping out blueprints on my wrists. My medical assistance expired. Bastards didn't even give me 6 months. I need meds. I need sedation. A nice quiet void in my head. Back to the hospital. When I get ...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:44:00 PST

Soliloquy of a Solipsist

Soliloquy of the Solipsist I? I walk alone; The midnight street Spins itself from under my feet; When my eyes shut These dreaming houses all snuff out; Through a whim of mine Over gables the moon's ce...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:27:00 PST

Vera

I have a new snake plant. Her name is Vera and she's doing quite well now that I transplanted her along with Katie's mother's spider plants. I can't wait until I have my own garden one day. My phone i...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:10:00 PST

sedation

For those who care, if you were wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been homeless and then hospitalized. Diagnosis psychosis. I almost got 302’d. Luckily they gave me the chance to ...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:36:00 PST

trashpicker

Found these huge pieces of what look like dry wall? while trashpickin' on Broad last night. Their real light, durable, but easy to cut into. Might sharpen up the ol' woodcarving tools. Oh bo...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:15:00 PST

fancy

Blah, must find employment... I wish I could just spend my entire day taking walks to the thrift stores, fiddling with my Tarot cards, and painting hideous pictures. I found these fancy serving trays ...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:39:00 PST

rare book

While rummaging through a pile of books at the thrift store back in my hometown, I came across a very old book called Quietly She Lies by E.M.D Hawthorn. The title immmediately intrigued me and I purc...
Posted by Poor Mildred crawls through portals. on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:08:00 PST