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Natalie

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About Me

I'm a Lebanese Canadian.
I'm a double music major at Northwestern University studying Choral Music Education and Conducting and I love it.
and uh... I'm...really lazy. so if you want to know more, you can holler.

and i love:

and I hate: bitches and hoes (ahem..dr. dre-Bitches Ain't Shit)

here's some more junx:
http://www.geocities.com/nataliechami/LasFotos.html

oh! and just an addition to uh, my whacked out self: im terrified of flying birds...and basically anything that has a possibility of crashing into me (birds, fish, cars when im crossing streets, etc etc)... YIKES!!!! dont be surprised if you see me dodging them, or at least thats what i think im doing.

My Interests

music
piano
opera
singing
chorus
teaching (specifically music)
painting
crafts
making cards
playing in bands (see below)
dying my hair... and yours
colors
eye shadow
astrology
politics
stumbleupon.com
the environment
synths
kids
writing papers and studying the morning of
guitar hero 2
katamari
not musicals

High School bands: www.myspace.com/postscript

www.myspace.com/homespun

Latest band = The Fireman Whale from NOVA. It's folk and kinda bluuuezy. Boys named Robinson, Wilson, Richard, and Britt are in it. We DO have a myspace now, with some live recordings (Fort Reno and the Kemp's July 4th house show).

http://www.myspace.com/thefiremanwhale

I also write my own music... i'm starting to realize the direction of its simplicity and atmospheric sound. With that, I'm working on giving myself more time and patience to see how the influences of minimalism, indie rock, and my own individuality can evolve.

I'd like to meet:

the person that's going to make me and my boyfriend famous.
...and bjork.

Music:

John Adams
Debussy
Charles Ives
Arvo Part
Chopin
Schubert
Vaughan Williams
Barber
Wagner
Reich
Brahms
Beethoven
Eric Whitacre
Stravinsky
Rachmaninov
Bach....

Björk
Radiohead
Rifle Recoil
Q and not U
Sigur Rós
Sufjan Stevens
Blonde Redhead
Denali
Mirah
Do Make Say Think
Four Tet
Mum
Paatos
The Books
Iron & Wine
Joanna Newsom
Kings of Convenience
Cocorosie
Pinback
Xiu Xiu
Cursive
Death Cab for Cutie
The Dismemberment Plan
Portishead
A Tribe Called Quest
Missy Elliott
Daft Punk

Opera
Choral
Classical
Jazz
Blues
Indie
Trance
House
Underground
Euro

and sooooooo soooooo sooo so so much more....
(...oh, and i pretty much hate musicals)

Movies:

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Philadelphia, Jurassic Park, Requiem for a Dream, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Eternal Sunshine, American Beauty, The Fountain

Television:

conan, roseanne, family guy, aquateen, the wonder years, ali g, yeah...i actually dont know anything about tv. commercials included. i kinda just leave it on nick at nite because im that cool.

Books:

White Oleander, 1984, The Stranger, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pure Sunshine, trashy stupid novels...im serious, i love that shit.Currently reading: Buddhism is not what you think by steve hagen and Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West

Heroes:

koalas-- haha they're so messed up.

My Blog

my left eye might fall out

it's true. believe it.im watching roseanne. man, im a lucky girl. ive been pretty much sitting in my bed since i've been home for spring break DYING to watch this show. the moment has finally come. 2:...
Posted by Natalie on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:40:00 PST

yup...i'm lebanese

WHAT: Peaceful Rally to ProtestOngoing Israeli Violence in Gaza andLebanonWHEN: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 from 5-7pmWHERE: WASHINGTON DC1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW --in front ofthe White HouseTake Metro t...
Posted by Natalie on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:13:00 PST

seizure

i just made my myspace really ugly-- almost unbearable. hmm...kinda like sponge bob. i wonder how long ill leave this crap.i'm lying...i kinda like it (the layout, not sponge bob. i still think spong...
Posted by Natalie on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:10:00 PST

hey guess what

i have a headache. so... i had this dream maybe a month ago...actually, im lying. a longer span of time has definitely passed, but i really cant keep track...a;sldfjk : I was standing in fron...
Posted by Natalie on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:02:00 PST

Dreams...

...i have them. in fact, i have a lot of them...and i can remember almost all of them. I decided that i should make an attempt to write about them, but then i wasn't quite sure where i would do that...
Posted by Natalie on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:59:00 PST