i'm a happy-go-lucky scamp.
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ben. indie. books. tv. cooking. coffee. mojo & chloe. sleeping. writing. misanthropy.
good people.
"let [the men] have wit without pretension, and [the women] be pleasant without being coquettes" -brillat-savarin
aim = grrlfrmars
roxy music, david bowie, t. rex, stone roses, charlatans, pulp, supergrass, suede, james, badly drawn boy, smiths, the lucksmiths, the guild league, darren hanlon, elliott smith, sleater-kinney, belle and sebastian, the jam, the kinks, the divine comedy, elvis costello, bluetones, stars, geneva, beck, matthew sweet, tears for fears, songs: ohia, travis, starsailor, RJD2, ani difranco, xtc, ted leo and the pharmacists, ramones, rezillos, the clash, my life story, jeff buckley, super furry animals, redd kross, david gray, basement jaxx, beth orton, kings of convenience, teenage fanclub, ben lee, jonathan richman and the modern lovers, dogs die in hot cars, martha wainwright, daft punk, the soft boys, the gossip, jens lekman, maximo park, mr. scruff, 7 seconds of love..... and the list goes on...
withnail and i, american splendor, wilde, ghost world, desperate teenage lovedolls, the big lebowski, me and you and everyone we know, shaun of the dead
simpsons, sealab 2021, home movies, good eats, blackadder, young ones, the office (uk), i'm alan partridge,law and order (all kinds,) oz, black books, the fast show, are you being served, mr. show, six feet under, carnivale, deadwood, unwrapped, it's always sunny in philadelphia, aqua teen hunger force, kids in the hall, little britain, spaced, the i.t. crowd, a bit of fry and laurie, garth marenghi's darkplace, eastenders, shows about cute and/or fluffy animals doing whatever
stephen fry, oscar wilde, alain de botton, david sedaris, ayun halliday, emma forrest, david foster wallace, douglas coupland, zadie smith, mcsweeney's, jonathan ames, wendy mcclure, kate atkinson, joseph epstein
stephen fry