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smedley

I am here for Friends

About Me

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You Are Socks!
Cozy and warm... but easily lost.
You make a good puppet. What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?
I'm also a Gerber Graduate.

My Interests

I'm taking illegal trap-set drum lessons. I haven't had this much fun since I dreamt about helping christopher walken and billy crystal steal food from wal-mart.Also: Trains, trees, trivia, harmonicas, horseback riding, the moon, collecting recipes, etymology, coffee, road trips, diet vanilla pepsi, puppetry, psychology, antiques, surrealism [in film and art], expressionism [in literature and art], snow skiing, water skiing, globe trotting, archery, whistling, rock climbing, opera, dialects, ultimate frisbee, fencing, forensics, ghost stories, school supplies, autumn, the travel channel, creating t-shirt slogans and band names, slapstick, shark week, sherlock holmes, cheesey horror movies, peanut butter, the blues, blueberries and bugs that look like plants.

I'd like to meet:

Jack Black.And this guy:But I saw his VH1 Storytellers, so it feels like we're friends.

Music:

patty griffin, nina simone, joanna newsom, rufus wainwright, lucinda williams, jeff buckley, tenacious D, ray charles, jimi hendrix, percy sledge, billy bragg, louis armstrong, etta james, the temptations, cat stevens, damien rice, the platters, billy joel, the clash, otis redding, sam cooke, james taylor, martha and the vandellas, the kingsmen, tom waits, b.b. king, patti smith, the beach boys, james brown, the monkees, queen, the rolling stones, ryan adams, sigur ros, the beastie boys, led zeppelin, loudon wainwright, david bowie, the handsome family, robert johnson, U2, nat "king" cole, cyndi lauper, the pretenders, pat benatar, p.j. harvey, abigail washburn, amos lee, gillian welch

Movies:

rarely disappointed by these folks: almodovar, brakhage, antonioni, david lynch, both andersons, coen bros., todd solondz, todd haynes, scorsese, coppola, nicole holefcener [two outta three ain't bad, anyway] also: Jibeuro, the station agent, northfork, in the bedroom, central do brasil, fannie och alexander and jaws

Television:

six feet under, family guy, get smart, grey's anatomy, mr. show, MYTHBUSTERS!!, alias, quantum leap [especially the cross-dressing episodes], the muppet show, band of brothers, alfred hitchcock presents, the dick van dyke show [especially the cross-dressing episodes], mystery science theater 3000 [preferably episodes with joel], looney tunes, red dwarf, cash cab, nick at night, L O S T [although not so hot on it lately]

Books:

100 years of solitude, gravity's rainbow, of mice and men, a streetcar named desire, cruel shoes, jane eyre, the hiding place, frankenstein, pure drivel, the sun also rises, watership down, crazy in alabama, harry potter, norton anthology [4th or 6th edition], a separate peace, pride and prejudice, a confederacy of dunces, tuck everlasting...to be continued...

Heroes:

the guy that works at morningside shop-ezy who's always cheerful [may he rest in peace]. matt and sam. paul lynde. the women in my grandmother's apartment complex. joy and kathy. mom. and gus. he's my little hero.

My Blog

Anti-Smoking Cricket

I know crickets chirp when they feel like it.  It's what they do.  It's what they live for.  But this particular arthropod went off like a tiny fire alarm the instant flame made co...
Posted by smedley on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:04:00 PST

What Happened In Vegas

    Upon arriving at the Los Vegas airport, I immediately went to a slot machine and lost all my money.     As punishment, they stuck me in a box until my connecting Northwest ...
Posted by smedley on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:57:00 PST

post raisin bran sucks

but the perseid meteor shower last night was tasty!  I was walking back from my dad's house around 10 with my head craned back trying not to miss anything.  inevitably, I missed a mailb...
Posted by smedley on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:25:00 PST

Face Eating Tumor Conundrum

"Face Eating Tumor" is apparently a real show.  Thanks, Discovery! ...
Posted by smedley on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:24:00 PST

babe ruthless

it's the best subject I could come up with.  that's how tired I was.  saturday night marked my first official experience with a baby.  to commemorate the event, mom took a few&nbs...
Posted by smedley on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:30:00 PST

rad

http://www.testriffic.com/friendtest/4015509
Posted by smedley on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:35:00 PST

pickin

HOO doggies!  I'd give my thumbs to have been at this show.  ...
Posted by smedley on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:03:00 PST

triskaidekaphobia

A morbid fear of the number 13 or the date Friday the 13th. Thirteen people, pledged to eliminate triskaidekaphobia, fear of the number 13, today tried to reassure American sufferers by renting a 13 f...
Posted by smedley on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:39:00 PST

surprised todays date isnt kwik-e-mart, 07

Also, my phone's still dead.  I'm sorry.  I don't hate anybody, I promise!  Well, except for maybe this teacher I had in 4th or 5th grade who scared me so bad I'd yell out inaccurate ti...
Posted by smedley on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:44:00 PST

backfired

PetSmart.  Keeping bulldog breeders in business since mid-2007.       ...
Posted by smedley on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:04:00 PST