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christina

I am here for Friends

About Me

I like penny arcade, and the internets.....http://darkplace.org.uk/

My Interests

neural electrophysiology, my rats, rockin out

I'd like to meet:

Your mother, Steve!

Music:

:international: daft punk, air, the london suede, soundgarden, faith no more, the polysics, tristeza, the common cold, deftones, kanye west, blackalicious, mc paul barman, the fucking champs, the need, morrissey, pelican, blonde redhead, ender:local: chinese stars, lightning bolt, les savy fav, the heuristic

Movies:

hairspray, interstella 5555, blade runner, donnie darko, rosemary's baby, mulholland drive, charles and ray eames' powers of ten, velvet goldmine, lost in translation, primer, dune

Television:

Myth Busters, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Firefly, Deadwood, Green Wing, Dr. G: Medical Examiner, the IT crowd, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, the office, beauty and the geek, posh nosh

Books:

Neuromancer, the crying of lot 49, the infinite jest, galapagos, 9 stories, a wrinkle in time, my secret history (and everything else by Paul Theroux), dune

Heroes:

stephen hawking, richard feynman, crystal gail, david bowie

My Blog

not very interesting

Approaching the end of Freakonomics and looking for new books to read. Any suggestions?
Posted by christina on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:05:00 PST

In other news

I did not expect to be reading Freakonomics ever, because that is the stupidest title currently known to mankind, but now that I am, I have to admit to sort of liking it. It's interesting in the way ...
Posted by christina on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:11:00 PST

i has a job!

it's for reals. As of Friday, grad school can kiss my ass. Living just above the poverty line has it's charms, but now I can afford my tivo subscription. w00t!
Posted by christina on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:59:00 PST

the macrosphere is creepy (spoiler alert)

If the diaspora has taught me anything, it's that introdus technology is awesome, interdimensional travel is fraught with mathematical and psychological consequences, and the transmuters will fuck you...
Posted by christina on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:49:00 PST

Diaspora!

by Greg Egan!I've officially started it.  .. officially.Altho I'm threatening to stop at any moment and beat Eric to a bloody pulp w/said book if the mathy parts persist.Eric, you're on notice.....
Posted by christina on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:06:00 PST

grad school drop out

liberating and terrifying all in one go.
Posted by christina on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:44:00 PST

Dexter

I won't say that I was a huge fan of six feet under, because that's just not true.  What I will say, is that I really like this new Showtime series Dexter, and I highly enjoy that six feet under ...
Posted by christina on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:38:00 PST

Pan's Labyrinth

you have to see it to believe it.
Posted by christina on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:26:00 PST

dune phase

going through a Dune phase currently, as the profile photo would suggest.  Have been watching the movie (i'm finding that i prefer the theatrical version to the extended director's cut), and am a...
Posted by christina on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:53:00 PST

my journal can suck it

hardcore
Posted by christina on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST