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About Me

Amy Winehouse:

Murder City Devils. Fields of Fire.

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My Interests

hi. i like music. fashion. the arts. politics. cute hair. jesus saved me. rock.

I'd like to meet:

kids from LA, OC, and around the country; C.S. Lewis, Tom Waits, Joel and Ethan Coen, Wes Anderson, Socrates, Aaron Sorkin, Abe Lincoln, my great grandparents, one day I'll see Jesus.

Music:

Current Tunes:

Pedro the Lion
Tom Waits
Aloha
The Blood Brothers
Pinback
The Decemberists
Godspeed! You Black Emperor Gillian Welch
Method Man
Sparrows Swarm and Sing
Sufjan Stevens
Umbrellas
These Arms Are Snakes
Nick Drake
The National
Cave In
The Mars Volta
Sunny Day Real Estate
Murder City Devils
Coalesce
Journey
Devendra Banhart
Six Organs of Admittance
The Beautiful Mistake
!TTT!
Gorillaz
Frodus
The Unicorns
Converge
Portishead
The Fire Theft

Movies:

Good Flicks:
The Big Lebowski
High Fidelity
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Cool Hand Luke
Barfly
Rushmore
Braveheart

Television:

TV Anorexic: I Tivo a few shows. Otherwise, I wait for the season Dvds.

All-time Top 5: The West Wing, Arrested Development, Boston Legal, The Office, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Other likes: The Colbert Report, Studio 60, Entourage, Heroes, The Sopranos, Project Runway, Sports Night, Jeopardy, ATHF, Seinfeld, Scrubs, Reno 911, Curb Your Enthusiasm, South Park, The OC, Las Vegas.

Books:

Authors:
Charles Bukowski
Hunter S. Thompson
Jonathan Safran Foer
Dave Eggers
William Kotzwinkle
Ray Bradbury
Leo Tolstoy
Soren Kierkegaard
Dallas Willard
C. S. Lewis
The Greeks
The Jews
The Gentiles

Heroes:

Alan Shore

My Blog

Amy Winehouse

not quite as good as original doo-wop, but it'll do. she's like the sarah silverman of contemporary doo-wop and soul. and......she's a doll:  ...
Posted by mark my words on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:33:00 PST

Last Law School Class Ever

I'm sitting in my last law school class that I will ever have to attend (except for bar review courses). Today is a good day. Mark
Posted by mark my words on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:48:00 PST

Costa Rica

Hey people. I will be out of the country from May 10-17. Yes, I will be in Costa Rica.
Posted by mark my words on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:10:00 PST

Top 6 of 2006

so here are some of my top 6 of 2006. i will be adding new categories and updating periodically. . . . there are still a few albums and movies i must see.Top 6 Albums:1. The Decemberists - The Crane W...
Posted by mark my words on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:37:00 PST

so bored.

Current mood: Not studying (yes, it's a mood). 1. Have you ever licked the back of a CD to try to get it to work? Not to try to get it to work&.. 2. Have you ever puked at a bar or club? Papas &...
Posted by mark my words on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:47:00 PST

celebrity look alike.

So, here is my breakdown: I just hope I look as good as Heather Locklear when I'm her age. But, I think I'll look more like Christopher Lloyd - which would be chill....
Posted by mark my words on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:12:00 PST

Everlast.

These lyrics really hit home right now. I don't know why, but I think it has something to do with this. . . .I live on the west side and I work in Santa Monica where there is a large homeless populat...
Posted by mark my words on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:09:00 PST

Coincidence Series .1

As promised, I am starting my blog series about coincidences. I am intrigued by stories of coincidence that show how truly small and strange this world can be. In my life I have experienced many stra...
Posted by mark my words on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:48:00 PST

this one is not as good. still, i was bored.

Keep on the look out for my new series of blogs coming out this summer. They are going to be about coincidences or other weird encounters in my life - should be a fun read. But, for now:    ...
Posted by mark my words on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:07:00 PST

can we learn through sarcasm?

Dear President Bush:I'm about to plan a little trip with my family and extended family, and I would like to ask you to assist me. I'm going to walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and I n...
Posted by mark my words on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 06:53:00 PST