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Tara

i've got a new perspective on you

About Me

i'm a children's librarian! its the best job in the whole world. i am also the worst at sleeping in. if i like you, i'll bake you cake on your birthday. if i love you, your name is paul franzetti. japanese bands are awesome! my friends are great. pink is the best color. shoprite liquors should start carrying woodchuck cider once again

I live with and am engaged to the love of my life and can't wait til we get married! I love you so much, Paul!!

"...so the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries." - Kurt Vonnegut [RIP]

My Interests

paul, pacman, my family, owning a home 3, coffee, libraries, photography, the shepard and the knucklehead, womens rights, my big floppy earlobes, baking cookies/brownies/cakes/etc, skulls, short hair, smashing fascism, diners, honesty, new jersey, driving, shows, watching wrestling with cool dudes, a-line skirts, high gas mileage, literature that isn't terrible, nostalgia, pink stuff, photosensitivity, film noir, canvas shoes, twin reflex cameras, black eyeliner, leopards, being vegan, ska ska ska, old school tattoos, the tappan zee bridge, 93 ford thunderbirds, polka dots, music, animals, triX 400 film, friends, shows

I'd like to meet:

diane arbus and matt freeman.

Music:

Rancid, The Dresden Dolls, ORANGE RANGE, The Specials, The Buzzcocks, The Smashing Pumpkins, Frank Sinatra, Operation Ivy, NOFX, The Adicts, Gwen Stefani, MOVEMENT, The Bouncing Souls, ELLEGARDEN, The Transplants, No Doubt, Green Day, The Distillers, OK go!, Subhumans, John Coltrane, The Misfits, Dropkick Murphys, Anti Nowhere League, DK, i always forget at least 50 bands when i try to list my favorites

Movies:

Citizen Kane, Ghost World, The Third Man, Double Indemnity, High Fedelity, Taxi Driver, The 5th Element, Back to the Future, The Maltese Falcon, Suburbia, Clerks, Snatch, PCU, The Night of the Hunter, Summer Camp Nightmare, B movies, anything with zombies

Television:

weather channel/tlc/history channel

Books:

Catcher in the Rye, Fast Food Nation, Hubris, The Emotional Life of Animals, La Dolce Vegan

Heroes:

my parents, paul, and pacman for kicking mange's ass.

My Blog

to all you ladies that just may get hitched one day.

quotes from my mom throughout this experience: "this is my wedding too, ya know" "you cut all of your hair off before prom, and wouldn't go to college graduation - so this is my LAST CHANCE" "WHAT? YO...
Posted by Tara on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:55:00 PST

insomnia.

insomnia reminds me of when i was 19 and drove back and forth across the state of nj to hangout with random people, eat at 122929 diners, chain-smoke, and then just enough of a cat nap to make it thru...
Posted by Tara on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:48:00 PST

good timmeesss

yesterday paul and i picked up my bicycle from my parent's house. i hadn't used it in 5 years or so, and am so excited to have it back. i went for a 30 minute ride this morning, and i'm pooped!! its h...
Posted by Tara on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:25:00 PST

my fortune cookie from veggie heaven said..

All things have a cause. Look into your past for answers.
Posted by Tara on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:55:00 PST

sundaaaaayyy

and i dont have work tomorrow. today is a good day
Posted by Tara on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:56:00 PST

bridal shower!!!!

so today was my bridal shower! thank you to my mom, mom-in-law, and all of my bridesmaids for making fun and very very special. we got some amazing stuff... and when i got home, this was waiting for m...
Posted by Tara on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:30:00 PST

puppy advice

heyyyyy   if anyone out there knows how to get pacman from randomly barking at us (even though we are playing with him/walking him plenty/feeding him on time/giving him lots of love) let me know...
Posted by Tara on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:25:00 PST

sometimes i miss

driving on highways with windows down and worn out mixtapes playing really loudly on my old squeaky tapedeck.
Posted by Tara on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:32:00 PST

85 days and counting...

so things have been moving along swimmingly. we just booked our rehearsal dinner and are finishing up all the last-minute wedding details. super exciting. we kinda just want it to be over though, so w...
Posted by Tara on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:58:00 PST

to anyone who reads this

i'm bored with my hair. what should i do? its been basically the same for like, 4 years.   thanx ...
Posted by Tara on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:45:00 PST