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Heather

We are the ever-living ghost of what once was

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Beck, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, Helen Gurley Brown, Kyle MacLaughlan (he was born in Yakima. Did you know that?), David Bowie.... a lot of people, you know? Old friends, new friends. Canadians. Water signs. Creative people, collaborators, and a few right bastards for good measure.

Music:

60s Soul, glam, hiphop, electro, shoegaze, indie, The Beatles, The Stones, Beck, The Who, Nada Surf, Nirvana, Bowie, Bjork, Lilys, Slowdive, Blur, Pulp, Coldplay, Travis, Aqualung, Ivy, The Kinks, Suede, The Cure, Stereolab, Dead Can Dance, my bloody valentine, Massive Attack,Debussy, Kraftwerk, The Nazz, Underworld, Coldcut, Brazilian Girls, The Faint, The Creation, Prodigy, White Stripes, The Troggs, The Zombies, The Clientele, Chappaquidick Skyline, Julee Cruise, The Postal Service, The Melody Unit, Kaiser Chiefs, Eminem, Superdrag, Dandy Warhols, 60s bubblegum pop like Tommy Rowe and Petula Clarke, The Walkmen, Fourtet, Tricky, Fountains of Wayne, Talib Kweli, Kevin Junior, The Chamber Strings, The Standells, The Rentals, Derby, Fatboy Slim, Laurent Garnier, T Rex, United State of Electronica/Wonderful, Common Market, The Blue Scholars, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Peter Bjorn and John; many others.

Movies:

Dune, Blow Up, Jesus of Montreal, The Changeling, Vertigo, The Birds, The Virgin Suicides, Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Tetsuo (Iron Man), The Audition, The Ring/Ringu, Heathers, Better Off Dead, Labyrinth, The Sentinel (and other 70s gothic horror), 40 Year-Old Virgin, James Bond movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation, Secretary, American Beauty, Le Souffle Au Couer (A Murmer of the Heart), Dead Poets Society, movies by Jean-Luc Godard, movies by David Lynch, A Hard Day's Night, The River's Edge, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Asian horror movies

Television:

Veronica Mars, The L Word, Project Runway, Hex (the English Buffy. Oh Hell Yes), Lost, Six Feet Under, Extras, The Riches, The Office, Chapelle show, Twin Peaks, Nova, weird old horror movies.

Books:

Stranger Things Happen (Kelly Link), Chronicles of Narnia, Summer Blonde (Adrian Tomine), Publish and Perish: Three Tales of Tenure and Terror, Kings of Infinite Space (James Hynes), The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, (Eugenides), The Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson), The Love You Make (Beatles bio), Readers Digest Guide to North Am. Wildlife, Wonderland Ave, The Trouble with Redheads (+ other pulp fiction, which I collect), In Cold Blood, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dune, Bonfire of the Vanities, McSweeney's, Breakfast of Champions, Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Margaret Atwood (esp. Surfacing, The Edible Woman, Cat's Eye). Benevolent Dictator of NERD OUT! currently reading A Wrinkle in Time.

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My Blog

Things I havent said yet

Pearl S. Buck on being creative: "The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: a human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.  To him a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, ...
Posted by Heather on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:17:00 PST

Pinback October 22

Does anyone want to go see Pinback with me?  It's on 10/22 at the Showbox; doors at 8:00.
Posted by Heather on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:03:00 PST

Five by Polanski

Roman Polanski is one of my favorite directors of all time, and now we have the chance to see his amazing movies on the big screen.  Please let me know if you'd like to go to one of these with me...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:28:00 PST

Los Angeles, Im Yours

I have the above-titled Decemberists song stuck in my head.  That song is actually not a celebration of Los Angeles, but a sort of ironically melancholy lovesong.  But here in Seattle, exhau...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:45:00 PST

Bumbershot!: A Recap of Seattles Best Music Festival

Let me preface this by saying: I LOVE BUMBERSHOOT!  I go nearly every year.  This year was as good as always: the talent, the Indie Mart, Flatstock, and my friends.  Good job,...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:18:00 PST

The Science of Sleep, Before Sunrise, Children of Heaven, SherryBaby

Yes, it's time for more movie reviews.  Not movies that are new necessarily, but just ones that I've recently seen. Please do continue to send me your suggestions for movies to see and review.&nb...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:17:00 PST

Part IV: Croatia, Prague, and Coming Home

Croatia We made it to the Istria Peninsula of Croatia as the sun began to set.  As we entered Rijeka, we got lost in a very intimidating industrial district and had to ask for directions from a s...
Posted by Heather on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:05:00 PST

Sad news, plus reviews: Au Revoir les Enfants, The Changeling, Queen Margot, & Children of Men

Sad News for film lovers: Michael Antonioni, director of Blow Up and Zabriskie Point, died this week on July 30.  The same day, famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman died.  This i...
Posted by Heather on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:53:00 PST

Boondock Saints, Silent Hill, Excalibur

Today I am taking a break from blogging about Europe in order to bring you some movie reviews.  None of these movies is new, but I thought maybe some people may have overlooked them, or...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:50:00 PST

Part III: Bella Italia

Italian Alps & Ascona The next day, we drove from Zurich south through the Italian Alps, and on the Swiss side, we stopped for coffee in a small town with a big attitude.  Though I've alread...
Posted by Heather on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:30:00 PST