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why, emilie ruscoe, of course!

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm a freshman at Bard. I'm very excited about a lot of things.

My Interests

shakespeare, gardening, a midsummer night's dream, hiking, the tempest, sewing, much ado about nothing, cooking, henry six parts one two and three, eating, richard the third, playing music, comedy of errors, lifeguarding, hamlet, stargazing, king lear, writing letters, the merry wives of windsor, researching, cymbeline, sleeping, pericles, dancing, henry five, drawing, king john, kite-flying, twelfth night or what you will, reading, measure for measure, driving, the winter's tale, knitting, timon of athens, watching movies, love's labour's lost, bathing, romeo and juliet, crocheting, as you like it, swimming, macbeth, browsing, the merchant of venice, diagnosing, julius ceasar, listening, troilus and cressida, improvising, titus andronicus, adorning, coriolanus, creating, richard the second, burning, othello, stretching, antony and cleopatra, quoting, henry fourth parts one and two, cuddling, all's well that ends well, learning, freedom, latin, spenser, chaucer, acting, singing, jazz, pop culture, eric clapton, the grateful dead, broadway, musicals, tap, ragtime, classics, dreams, neil gaiman, marc chagall, harry potter, ninjas, pirates, the dandy warhols, smoke and mirrors, glitter, glitz, glam, david bowie, ziggy startdust, truth and beauty, iambic pentameter, drug culture, youth culture, subculture, anthropolgy, absurdism, bad opera, visual and performing arts, biology, coevolution, the Man, the revolution. communism and communes and costumes and drag queens. tequila mockingbirds.

I'd like to meet:

biology enthusiasts, actors, animals, dancers, politicians, singers, activists, writers, puppeteers, poets, jewellers, dorks, forensic scientists, geeks, robots, nerds, international and human rights lawyers, pariahs, flipper babies, the unfortunate in looks, shakespeare buffs, artists, cinematographers, flappers, bartenders, baristas, journalists, chorinas, clockmakers, directors, chocolatiers, agents, mariachis, members of strange pseudo-religious organizations, papparazzi, stars, hot air balloon pilots, people with connections,professors, liars, mail-order brides, cardsharks, documentarians, musicians, cheerleaders, good guitarists, cross-country runners, drummers, bus drivers, bass-players, international students, trumpet-players, cooks, performance artists, gardeners, models, florists, toys, paperback writers, faeries, harajuku people, fags, punks, lesbians, brunettes, feminists,--heavily tattooed individuals, transvestites, christian scientists, transsexuals, reseachers, transyvlanians, members of greenpeace, absurdists, food vendors, mistakes, cyclists, hippies, hare krishnas, puppies, babies, inventors, dolls, hit men, powerpuff girls, mascots, surrealists, talk show hosts, playwrights, adventurers, progressives, dropouts, educators, pediatricians, philosophers, teenagers, mycologists, therapists, shadows of their former selves, scenesters, ducks, glam rockers, the homeless, directors, migrant farm workers, people who need people. any pretty much anyone else. i don't know where i'm going with any of this yet!

Music:

oh, wow. well, leonard bernstein, danny elfman, oingo boingo, tiny tim, kirsten chenowith, idina menzel, jonathan larson, joey eppard, three, ike shaw, the flaming lips, the sneaker pimps, deadsy, the moldy peaches, david bowie, bing crosby, the violent femmes, ani difranco, django reinhardt, ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong, charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, miles davis, gogol bordello, the doors, the kinks, the b-52s, beck, the eels, joanna newsom, neutral milk hotel, donovan, buddy holly, liza minelli, ethel murman, aretha franklin, bernadette peters, vanessa williams, garbage, maurice chevalier, serge gainsbourg, tatu, bjork, loreena mckennit, the beatles, lerner and lowe, gilbert and sullivan, rasputina, franz ferdinand, gwen stefani, sister sledge, rosemary clooney, dean martin, frank sinatra, jason mraz, the beegees, flogging molly, the capitol steps, they might be giants, fountains of wayne, kanye west, the black-eyed peas, frankie and his fingers, the arrogant worms, dar williams, joni mitchell, van morrison, jeff buckley, the spice girls, george gershwin, sublime, the grateful dead, gorillaz--i try to keep an open mind, but i do have pretty specific--and weird--taste, i guess.

Movies:

benny and joon, the jazz singer, moulin rouge, shakespeare in love, a midsummer night's dream, a midsummer night's rave, a midsummer night's sex comedy, bananas, the imporatnce of being earnest, the corpse bride, hedwig and the angry inch, the nightmare vefore christmas, big fish, curious george, the incredibles, hair, what's up tiger lily, becket, duck soup, scotland PA, down by law, la strada, edward scissorhands, young frakenstein, interview with a vampire, the rocky horror picture show, james's journey to jerusalem, this is spinal tap, a mighty wind, wating for guffman, best in show, la strada, 8 1/2, juliet of the spirits, amelie, murmurs of the heart, tarzan, aladdin, racing daylight, love actually, keeping mum, good night and good luck, the man who fell to earth, spice world, birde and prejudice, pride and prejudice, sense and sensibility, harvey, chicago, the rocky horror picture show, coffee and cigarettes, hairspray, night on earth, ed wood, labrynth, the princess bride, the producers, rent, the birdcage, night at the roxbury, the aristocats, the little mermaid, cinderella, wallace and grommit, rat race, gone with the wind, big, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, the jungle book, jesus christ superstar, the godfather, queen of the damned, pirates of the carribean. anything that you wnat to watch with me, really.

Television:

wel...i have no TV, but i watch six feet under, weeds, desperate housewives, nip/tuck, HOUSE, keeping up appearances, faulty towers, SCRUBS, grey's anatomy, as time goes by, the young ones, black adder, egg, seinfeld, nova, sabrina the teenage witch, monk, mystery, cadfael, and commercials. i love commercials.

Books:

well..anything by shakespeare, oscar wilde, samuel beckett and tom stoppard....jack kerouac, allan ginsberg, joseph campbell, georgia nicholson, tom robbins, charles dickens, jane austen, voltaire, camus, sartre, kafka, yann martel, james joyce, jk rowling, jane yolen, tamora pierce, maria reidelback, myra kalman and julia childs.

Heroes:

small children on missions, artists in prison, international policy makers, my parakeet, family of woodstock, people who don't write bad poetry, william carlos williams and david bowie.

My Blog

the bit that they left out of the film version:

i like the way mud feels in between my toes, the way the entire wicked little town looks like a bunch of toys from up here, the rubber chips on the playground and the strange stories about your childh...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:53:00 PST

walnut whales and yarn and glue, this is how i got this way.

goodness gracious i have a dolce vita, babie! langston hughes and the triplettes of belleville are having a jam session in my brain. when i go to sleep, maybe i'll get hit with the nineteen thousa...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:43:00 PST

a man wearing women's clothing is a wonderful thing.

happy birthday dear Persephone, happy birthday to you!! honestly. would you name your child Persephone? i wouldn't. except if i were a greek goddess. or something. i have the sneaking suspicion th...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:32:00 PST

and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make!

bring me all of your dreams, you dreamers, bring me all of your heart melodies that i may wrap them in a blue cloud cloth away from the too-rough fingers of the world. given the existence as uttered...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:03:00 PST

it's a toad, mrs. walker, it's a toad!

what happens to a dream deferred? i'm stage-managing smokey joe's cafe tonight!! tomorrow, two o clock at the woodstock playhouse, auditions for the importance of being earnest!! i really like my...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:08:00 PST

i'm happy and it's summer!

so, anyone who knows the buddy hollly song Everyday....well, i like that song. real busy folks, if you wanna reach me check the playhouse firstest come see my sexy show on friday night! BOAC summer c...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

i know,, no one gives a damn...but please check it out if you're still in school.

micheal moore. if you care about your personal info not getting relased to the military... http://www.militaryfreezone.org/opt_out other than that... you're all very pretty. i friendifi...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my band has a gig, come hear us everyone!

anyone wanna show me how to make event invites? because!!!!!: check it out!! friday night, april first, at seven o'clock at the woodstock community center, there is to be a Black-And-White B...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

meh, do any of you relaly care what happens to me on the weekends? i'm being boring mostly. hw.

bwah, it's gemma's birthday, and it's purim. yummy stuff. good food. my life rocks and i have good poetry and lots of homework. godot rehearsal had to get missed due to my life sucking, and i have mus...
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

hey, something new and fun to try!!

i met the dolls. i wanna be a drag queen when i get big!! ooooh my god you rock!! and now, to bed.
Posted by why, emilie ruscoe, of course! on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST