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ta da!

i'm employed!

About Me

when i grow up, im going to be a retiree.

My Interests

adding machines, pretentious movies, death row inmates, hearts, skulls, moonpies, the black panther party, tattoos, sudoku, crossword puzzles, pizza rolls, collecting books, my hot hot ride, pez, coffee, outrageous religious collectibles, stars, and offbeat items.

I'd like to meet:

activists from the 60s.my top friends are done in no particular order. they're just amazing people that have played a huge part in my life. i wish i could put more people up here. (end sappiness now)

Music:

hardcore, punk, indie, bluegrass, opera, 50s classics, 80s pop, and disco.

Movies:

documentaries, war movies, offbeat comedies, and indie weird shit.

Television:

reno 911. saved by the bell. the state. gilmore girls. jeopardy. wonder showzen. scrubs.

Books:

bryce courtenay. lee smith. malcolm x. truman capote. sophie kinsella. jodi picoult. david sedaris. laurie notaro. glenn beck. e. annie proulx. john kennedy toole. garrison keillor. mumia abu-jamal. mark bowden. john berendt. ann rule. connie may fowler. philip caputo. john irving.

Heroes:

people active in the Civil Rights movement, the 'rents, God.

My Blog

i don’t change a lot

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU CHANGED?------------10 years ago-----------1.) How old were you? 162.) Where did you go to school? North Fort Myers High School3) Where did you work? Burdines (it's Macy's now. fancy...
Posted by ta da! on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:11:00 PST

phil hendrie

i love the phil hendrie show. LOVE. if it were a tangible object, i would hug it. how did i live for 26 years without experiencing the joy that the phil hendrie show brings me?!
Posted by ta da! on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:46:00 PST

i’m fancy

http://www.bonitanews.com/news/2007/aug/06/crist_comes_cape_ coral_today_healthcare_announceme/?latestthe moldy bread comment is the best ever.and, in other news, i had a faaaaantastic birthday! thank ...
Posted by ta da! on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:04:00 PST

15 thingy thing

It's like this. 15 strange things about yourself. Then 15 friends. Let them know you want them to talk some trash about themselves in their blog... but have them read your blog first. K?1. remember th...
Posted by ta da! on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:44:00 PST

my god, it's July

i was always one of those people that thought it wouldn't be hard to find a job after college, that i would apply at a couple of places and i'd just get snapped up because i'm uber-awesome. HA! boy, w...
Posted by ta da! on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:52:00 PST

post-graduation

I love love love love love love being a college graduate. I keep having this nightmares that I have something due the next day and I wake in a panic and then I realize I never have anything due ever e...
Posted by ta da! on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:21:00 PST

the next three weeks (or so)

i have 3 papers due coming up. one 15 page on lynchings in florida, one 12 page on mccarthy's effect on the entertainment industry, and one 12 page on antietam's significance in the civil war. i have ...
Posted by ta da! on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:06:00 PST

quiz!

I am smarter than 95.47% of the rest of the world.Find out how smart you are.i missed an easy one :(...
Posted by ta da! on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:07:00 PST

lesson learned (kinda)

never go outside to smoke without gloves when it is 10 degrees out. my fingertips will never be the same.
Posted by ta da! on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:36:00 PST

travel websites are tricky bitches

I have to fly to PA in two weeks for my spring break since we've had a bit of family emergency. I was all uberstoked to find plane tickets were still under $300 even though it's short notice. I pick t...
Posted by ta da! on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:41:00 PST