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Jilly

Ground control to Major Tom.

About Me



I stand on my head, I used to etch-a-sketch for stress relief till I gave it away because I'm a good friend, I love green curry, musicians, my cats when they're not puking, loud music while driving, my neighborhood, and when I don't have to do laundry for a long time because I just bought socks.

My Interests

Being helpful, biting, Brooklyn, brownies at midnight, clever books, cheap happy hour, checking things off lists, dance movies, driving, etch-a-sketch, exploring, fireworks, Flinthills, graffiti, immigration issues, kids, media theory/issues, Music, my friends, pretending I'm a bass player, purring cats, sincerity, spiritual wrestling, springtime, sugar, thunder, tomatoes, travel, walking around, West African politics, yummy food.

I'd like to meet:

geeks, readers, people who like to observe other people in cafes, casual crossword lovers, people who love Kansas, people who nerd out a little when editing their profile.

Music:

Allison Krauss, Amadou & Mariam, the Bangles, Bill Withers, Bob Marley, bossanova, bluegrass, Bread, Calexico, Carly Simon, Counting Crows, Feist, Fela Kuti, Fleetwood Mac, funked out bass, Hot Chip, Iron & Wine, Lauryn Hill, Lenny Kravitz, the Mamas and the Papas, minor keys, Moby, music to dance around to, Nanci Griffith, offbeats, Pat Benetar, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Prince, Psapp, Radiohead, Sheryl Crow, Sigur Ros, Simon & Garfunkle, Sly & the Family Stone, soulful stuff, Sufjan Stevens, the Sundays, syncopation, Tori Amos, TV on the Radio, varied time signatures.

Movies:

Chungking Express, Empire Records, good cinematography, K-Pax, Memento, Moonlight & Valentino, spy/intrigue movies, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, the occasional summer action blockbuster.

Television:

Heroes.

Books:

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/17181. Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge; The Chocolate War; A Circle of Quiet; Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime; Dirty Blonde and Half Cuban; Jitterbug Perfume; Lord of the Rings; Matilda; A Million Little Pieces, even though he's a liar; Motherless Brooklyn; Reading Lolita in Tehran; The Red Tent; Things Fall Apart; The Tender Bar; The Secret Garden; Support Your Local Wizard; The Unbearable Lightness of Being; Where the Red Fern Grows

Heroes:

Kareem Goubran, Martin Luther King, Jr., my dad, my sister, Steve & Susan Roach, Susan Field.

My Blog

Why Factory

These are not my people, I should never have come here I know a place, I've seen the face Take the coast from factory to factory
Posted by Jilly on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST

Why Beautiful.

Because when the weather is nice and you get to wear your hoodie out instead of your puffy coat, you want to play it loud, with windows down.  Or at least you would if you had a car.Because it ma...
Posted by Jilly on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:11:00 PST