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About Me

Name: Austin
Birthdate: Born on the 30th of July (just like the movie!)
Birthplace: scenic Anderson, IN
Current Location: My desk
Eye Color: Black on the inside, white on the outside
Hair Color: which one?
Height: 5'8 (ish)
Weight: approx 625 Newtons
Piercings: nope
Tatoos: nope
Boyfriend/Girlfriend: I prefer boyfriends
Overused Phraze: That's not a word
FAVORITES
Food: Peanut Butter
Candy: Peanut Butter and Chocolate
Number: 5 is alive
Color: Gray
Animal: Koala
Drink: Johnnie
Alcohol Drink: Walker
Bagel: Plain or Everything (extremist)
Letter: from my Mom when I was at camp
Body Part on Opposite sex: um...
This or That
Pepsi or Coke: It's Diet Coke and yes, please.
McDonalds or BurgerKing: Filet-o-Fish will bring our salvation
Strawberry or Watermelon: Strawberry icecream, Watermelon candy
Hot tea or Ice tea: hottt
Chocolate or Vanilla regular or for baking?
Hot Chocolate or Coffee: Espresso
Kiss or Hug: Can you have one without the other?
Dog or Cat: regular or for baking?
Rap or Punk: Wu-Tang
Summer or Winter: How cute are my coat options?
Scary Movies or Funny Movies: Scary movies scare me
Love or Money: from my Mom when I was at camp
YOUR...
Bedtime: When I'm sleepy
Most Missed Memory: Forget
Best phyiscal feature: Ragin' biceps
First Thought Waking Up: Espresso
Goal for this year: Strawberry ice cream, Watermelon candy
Best Friends: are family
Weakness: Espresso
Fears: Scary movies scare me
Heritage: How cute are my coat options?
Longest relationship: Known my folks for 25 years
HAVE YOU...
Ever Drank: Have I ever not?
Ever Smoked: Have I ever not?
Pot: Wait... Have I pot? That's not a real question.
Ever been Drunk: Have I ever not?
Ever been beaten up: Not outside
Ever beaten someone up: Not outside
Ever Shoplifted: Computers are expensive!
Ever Skinny Dipped: With some not-so-skinny people on occasion
Ever Kissed Opposite sex: Not since I realized how "opposite" it is!
Been Dumped Lately: Not lately
IN A GUY/GIRL
Favorite Eye Color: Black on the inside, white on the outside
Favorite Hair Color: Platinum blonde spiky tips!!
Short or Long: Heh. LONG
Height: me+
Style: me+
Looks or Personality: Both please
Hot or Cute Both please
Drugs and Alcohol: Both please
Muscular or Really Skinny: Both please
RANDOMS
Number of Regrets in the Past: 1
What country do you want to Visit: "The"
How do you want to Die: At the hands of my eternal foe
Been to the Mall Lately: The one in Washington?
Do you like Thunderstorms: Sounds like home
Get along with your Parents: Sounds like home
Health Freak: OMG I have a freckle! I'm freaked out!
Do you think your Attractive: my Attractive what?
Believe in Yourself: all we got
Want to go to College: I don't think I'm done
Do you Smoke: Have I ever not?
Do you Drink: Have I ever not?
Shower Daily: Have I ever not?
Been in Love: Have I ever not?
Do you Sing: My showerhead says I'm in the dogg house; my loofa thinks it was poor song choice
Want to get Married: Someday
Do you want Children: regular or for baking?
Have your future kids names planned out: Peanut Butter and Chocolate
Age you wanna lose your Virginity: The one in Washington?
Hate anyone: from my Mom when I was at camp

My Interests

Diet Coke, iPod, old stuff, new stuff, museums, musicals, hiking, Disney (World), clean sheets, Buffy, gizmos, gadgets, books, languages, Converse, travel, Ikea, Central Park in spring, the Lakefront in summer, egg nog in winter, Harry Potter, yoga, Moleskines, cashmere, wasabi peas, Scotch, looking things up, writing things down, being surprised, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Michael Chabon, art, and you.

I'd like to meet:

I moved to Chicago in April of '06. I used to get paid for lying to children. I've been here and there. I thought I was getting nerdier as I get older, turns out I'm just learning to accept it. It's getting warmer, I miss my scarves.

Music:

belle & sebastian, radiohead, simon & garfunkel, tori, ani, pearl jam, violent femmes, mates of state, clap your hands, ben folds (five), rufus, shakira, of montreal, elton john, feist, regina spektor, mike doughty/soul coughing, coldplay, death cab, beck, bjork, blur, bauer, louis armstrong, suggestions?

Heroes:

My Blog

Why I hate working on Saturday

No less than 75 people in five hours swung by to kick our proverbial tires today. I was cursing a rockin' hangover and not only did I have to work on Saturday, but this Saturday, when the Mart is bot...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Sat, 26 May 2007 01:15:00 PST

If not for the drag queens I'd have a perfect score

Robbie Gould is my new boyfriend. He kicked a field goal from 50 yards on Sunday making the Bears division champs! Next week we play the New Orleans Saints (too early for Katrina jokes?&nb...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:46:00 PST

mediafrenzy

Every Sunday at a shiny homobar in Boystown called Sidetrack is the gayest weekly event since Liberace left Vegas. It's the Sidetrack Sunday Showtunes Sing-along, and it's essentially the queer versio...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:07:00 PST

How I spent my Summer Vacation

Someone with complete sincerity, just a moment ago, in the middle of Chicago, said to my face, "Aloha." Is that how they greet people here in the Fall? I only assume so, since I woke up the other da...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:08:00 PST

HEY FLORIDIANS! I'm coming to see YOU!!!

ATTENTION! Attention! For the first time in, like, forevs, your good pal Austin will be appearing LIVE in a town near you NEXT WEEKEND! Please start saving your ruckus, mischeif and loose change to...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:28:00 PST

For the Honor of Grayskull I need a nap

My shoulder hurts like a bitch. Next time I pass out in the alley behind my house I have to remember a pillow. OK, my bed's just really uncomfortable and I was kept awake very late by a car alarm ri...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:37:00 PST

32 Questions about the 1st Person in my top 8

Oh man, work is boring. Instead I'll fill out this thing.1. What's their name? Tamaramalooloo Rose Brattonio2. What's their age? 25 years and 23 days3. Is the person younger or older than you? 11 day...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:13:00 PST

TOP TEN REASONS WHY RYAN DETWILER IS AWESOME!

A few months ago when I arrived in Chicago I was just another wide-eyed kid fresh off the boat from New York City. Ryan Detwiler, my good friend since I was 15, took me under his wing and since then,...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:04:00 PST

Move back to the previous red square!

On the propoganda-watch, Harpers posted this board game being distributed by the UN to 10-12 year-old children in Afghanistan. A snippet:Although some in your community have succumbed to growing popp...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:37:00 PST

Just when I was just about to kill my TV...

I was you know, ready to slice it in two. I had my axe in the air, ready to drop any second and send bits of vaccuum tube and pixelated glass all over the floor, when suddenly, like Abraham in the des...
Posted by austin on the ritz on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:14:00 PST