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About Me

Heya! Jersey born, Connecticut raised, formative years down south. Currently a librarian with a MLIS from UCLA, but without a library. I'm not the typical librarian with the glasses on a chain and cardigan sweater, although I do read quite a bit and sometimes wear tweed. Also enjoy writing, clubbing, running, movies, and beer. I've also studied acting, video production, and creative writing.

My Interests

reading, running, writing, beer, swimming, clubbing, Warcraft

Music:

rock, irish folk, hip hop, techno, bluegrass, Dead...

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Barry Lyndon, The Road Warrior, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Sense and Sensibility, The New World

Television:

Simpsons, 24, American Idol, History Channel, Small Town Confidential, COPS

Books:

On the Road, Love in the Time of Cholera, Cavalier and Klay, Tom Sawyer

Heroes:

Han Solo, Lincoln, FDR, Papa Smurf

My Blog

DC so far

I've been back in Vienna, VAoutside DC for 4 months now and it looks like I'm staying. I thought about going back to LA but the job applications didn't point me in that direction so I've gone ah...
Posted by Jonathan on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:45:00 PST

housing bubble, schmousing bubble

In 2001 I was renting an attic room in Arlington, Virginia for under $500 a month. The next year a friend of mine bought a house in a better part of the city, a 3 bedroom for $220,000, and I tho...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:25:00 PST

I Stand with Pluto

Ye gads! Ive lost a planet, and I dont remember voting against it! Those hippies in Switzerland can put this in their pipe and smoke it: My Very Elegant Mother Just Sent Us Ninet...
Posted by Jonathan on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:41:00 PST

Killing Al-Zarqawi is like paying back a bounced check

Last night at midnight when I got the news about the Jordanian bastard getting fried I got a rush of excitement, but doubts about the signifigance crept up swiftly. Al-Zarqawi was in Irag b/c of...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:24:00 PST

no reception for me!

So I tried to go to that reception for UCLA students at the California Library Association Convention last night but it was a total disaster. It was supposed to start at 6PM and I left Westwood ...
Posted by Jonathan on Mon, 07 Nov 2005 01:43:00 PST

stupid Malibu cabbie

I was at a Halloween party at some swank pad in Malibu on the beach with a few of my friends on Saturday. The party was pretty happening so my friends and I decided to drive out in my Jeep and s...
Posted by Jonathan on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:41:00 PST

Plague and fire

I've had hives the past couple of days over most of my body. I had an allergy to penicillin which has caused this twice before in my life, at ages 12 and 18, but I have no idea what caused this bout. ...
Posted by Jonathan on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:45:00 PST