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Rose (is not a rose)

Ain't no meat for Henry Jones.

About Me

I'm gonna die alone. Ravaged by wolves if I'm lucky.

My Interests

I like to see people carrying flowers on a city street.

I'd like to meet:

The ghost of Dorothy Parker.

Music:

...etc., etc., etc. (like the guy from The King and I)...
*Note: This is not to imply that the only music I like is from The King and I.

Movies:

I saw one once at the World's Fair.

Television:

Two haikus on Dr. Phil:
Dr. Phil, please help!
Give me a reality!
My friends are fiction.
Dr. Phil, is your
name Phillip? Cause it would suck
if it were Philbert.

Books:

Reading is for the poor.

Heroes:

One (1) of the people pictured in this photograph:

My Blog

Myth debunked! Brendan Kiley is not a douche!

I never liked The Stranger (Seattle's alt 'hard-edged' weekly paper). This may have something to with the fact that they never review our shows (www.twohourstraffic.org), or maybe it's that they often...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:24:00 PST

If you missed Troy.

I guess I'm on a poetry kick. This is from The Cure at Troy, a play that just closed at Seattle Rep. Read it all the way through. Then once more with feeling!Human beings suffer,They torture one anoth...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Tue, 20 May 2008 11:22:00 PST

A Poem for 24 Hour Fitness

I am unemployed. This is what happens when you're unemployed.Ode to Jim: A poem for 24 hour fitness A rabid fantasy piggybacks forward moving stagnancy. Half an hour rush over those LED mountains. St...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Sun, 11 May 2008 01:46:00 PST

For Angelique and Keith. Inspired by Anton.

They fly past my apartment on bikes. Purple and day glow orange, banana seat heaven. Through missing teeth, they ask me if I have any animals. Angelique has an animal: A dog, Boomer. He's a good dog, ...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Mon, 05 May 2008 08:21:00 PST

Poetry! (No, really!)

Hot off the presses of craigslist missed connections:you walked in on me taking a shit in the women's room (it's cleaner) - m4w - 22A rather long, soft, but intact turd was clinging to the rubbery wal...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:21:00 PST

Ooooooooo, talk commas to me baby...

I'm not the best at punctuation. I love it too much. I overuse it, placing commas after every, single, word. I know this is a fluff article, but I don't care. Bravo New York Times! I'm in love with Sa...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:44:00 PST

Occasionally, learning from one’s own mistakes is unavoidable.

Things I will never ever do (again):-The master cleanse (I adore my toxins. We get on famously.)-Work for Palo Alto (As beautiful as arriving home nightly covered in a thin layer of pepperoni grime w...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:16:00 PST

An educational presentation, the second.

Starring Ms. Irene Irate. (She's single as well, boys.) I apologize for the delay in getting these juicy bits to you, the public. I know you've been yearning for them. My ridiculous popularity and ti...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:39:00 PST

An educational presentation.

Last Halloween I went as Gladys, the old lady next door. Here is proof that beauty takes time and effort: The result? I had to beat men away from me with a stick.This year, I wanted to up...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:52:00 PST

Youll be bored.

This is going to be a dumb one. I'm warning you. In fact it was so dumb I'm deleting it all (next morning). Suffice it to say, Dax Riggs is coming to Seattle on November 6th. Tractor Tavern. If you l...
Posted by Rose (is not a rose) on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:17:00 PST