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bthyb

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Wow that was out of date! Okay, the new news is I have a PhD but no full-time job. However, I teach at many institutions of higher learning in the LA area - yay!!!! I'm married with 2 cats, 2 cars, an apartment, and dwindling debt.That's about it for the tangibles...as for the intangibles - what to say? Get to know me and you'll find out.Oh, and F*** pay to play, snobs, and dream killers.More? Much more... I adopted a cute lil' Scotty fetus from Fetusmart! Hooray fetus!
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My Interests

bass, books, good times, davID, kicking ass
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I'd like to meet:

Intelligent nonconformists. ----------- NOTE: If you want me to add you & I don't know you, tell me why you want the add! I want to know the people I'm friends with, so I don't get dirty dirty online diseases. ;-) ----------- NOTE TO BANDS: If I like you, I'll add you. Don't add me unless I know you.

Bands & actors - check out davID's business - he'll treat you right!

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Music:

Talking Heads, Fugazi, T Rex, Toasters, The Jam, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Joy Division, The Fixx, Rancid, Outkast, Buzzcocks, Deelite, Portishead, PM Dawn, Tricky, Royal Crown Revue, Big Rude Jake, Siouxie, PiL, Desmond Dekker, David BowieI am 70% Ska.
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Movies:

Across the Universe, 24 Hour Party People, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Wierd Science, Say Anything, Twelve Monkeys, The Last Unicorn, A Little Princess, Magdalene Sisters, Fight Club, Party Monster, Trainspotting, Princess Bride

Television:


You are
What Rejected Crayon Are You?Kill your television! Listen to the radio!
This American Life
Jonesy's Jukebox

Books:

The Corrections, The Little Prince, Dark Tower series, Glue, I Know This Much is True...so many more. Nonfiction, anyone? Triangle shirtwaist fire, Warhol's factory (Ciao Baby), LA, DC, London punk scenes...NY party scene/Factory...

Everybody gives me books on punk for my birthdays. I'm just lucky that way.

Heroes:

Aunt Marcia (miss you), Alfred Kinsey, Ian McKay

My Blog

The great job update!

I apologize for the long delay in posting a follow-up to my previous blog about my job.  It's been quite a slog, teaching 3 classes plus working full-time.  I highly don't recommend it. ...
Posted by bthyb on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:04:00 PST

What is up with love songs today?

Saw Juno, loved it.  Loved the music, especially that last sweet song that Michael Sera and Ellen Page sing at the end...until I heard the original on the radio.  The original version by The...
Posted by bthyb on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:39:00 PST

psycho drivers

I had a weird car-related thing tonight, thankfully not a collision - but these crazy people were stalking me and freaked me out.  I think they might have been trying to cause me to crash in...
Posted by bthyb on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:30:00 PST

You wanna piss me off?

Do you want to piss me off?  It's really easy: -- Assume you know what I'm thinking. -- Assume I'm judging you. -- Assume because I wrote one thing that you can carry that to the (il)logical extr...
Posted by bthyb on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:38:00 PST

and the beat goes on...

First of all, thanks to all who offered me words of encouragement on my previous blog.  I'm fortunate to have friends like you guys. I turned down a job today.  The 10 hour/week consultant o...
Posted by bthyb on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:44:00 PST

anybody have some encouragement?

I'm getting really frustrated and bummed out with this job thing.  I went in last week for an interview for a full-time job, and they told me they were really impressed.  They called me back...
Posted by bthyb on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:43:00 PST

my fabulous saturday

Saturday was a great day/evening/night.First davID and I walked around Chinatown for a few hours, then went to my friends' art loft for Artwalk - he lives in an artists' colony and most of the lofts w...
Posted by bthyb on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:42:00 PST

their eyes

When I first saw those Jim Carrey posters for "The Number 23," I was reminded of this screen shot of Edie Sedgwick from her screen test with Andy Warhol. See what you think:   It's the eyes...t...
Posted by bthyb on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:17:00 PST

What do you want on your tombstone?

That'll show 'em!!!   Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com...
Posted by bthyb on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:19:00 PST

drama free 2007

For a non-drama 2007: The curse of the year: May you mistake your friends for your enemies, and your enemies for your friends. The blessing of the year: May you realize the difference between stuff th...
Posted by bthyb on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:49:00 PST