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dtkb

I might lack presence and you might not like my past....

About Me

i'm a 34-yr-old single mother of cameron (15) and max (5) from the shitty little town of beaumont, tx.
i am who i am.
i smoke. i drink. i float.
i shop in thrift stores.
i like to dance in the kitchen with socks on.
i dig in piles of junk on the side of the road.
i catch live music shows ALL THE TIME.
i LOVE spinach. But i hardly ever eat it.
i'm an incredible mother with incredible children.
i don't like capital letters, except when stressing a word.
i create art.
i don't fall in love. i also do not fall OUT of love.
i'm usually on the guest list, but sometimes i pay anyway.
i deserve second chances.
i'm an incredible speller and can't stand typos.
i like red wine. but not near as much as i like coffee.
i can't stop singing no matter how hard i try.
i go to bed early and get up early.
i'm glad i've never been married.
i have an affinity for canadians.
i don't take drugs - legal or otherwise.
i silkscreen t-shirts for bands.
i don't call people back. in fact, i don't call people.
i'm not a good cook so we eat out alot.
i can't stand to get flowers.
i dream about my soulmate, who's a motel clerk in jersey.
i keep a few blocks of cheese in the fridge, always.
i am selfish but giving.
i'm kind of a big deal.
i go to postsecret.com every sunday morning.
i make really stupid decisions sometimes.
i can't stand shallow ignorant people.
i want to learn to save money.
there you go.
me, in a nutshell.
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My Interests

junk piles, thrift stores, mixed media art, graphic design, live music, floating in the river, finding new bands/clients that want me to print their merch (cheaper than you can find anywhere else, i might add)

I'd like to meet:

augusten burroughs, franz kafka, rufus wainwright, a kennedy

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Music:

i LIVE for music.
all-time favorites: the heathens, the national, yo la tengo, tori amos, ray lamontagne, hayes carll, amos lee, drive-by truckers, rufus wainwright, scott nolan, the cure, the bolshoi, the smiths, harry connick jr., fred eaglesmith, billy joe shaver

new favorite: the belleville outfit
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Movies:

breakfast at tiffany's, annie, the human stain, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, requiem for a dream, rules of attraction, monsters, inc., a beautiful mind, y tu mama tambien

Television:

i stare at the box sometimes.

Books:

about a boy, the story of o, the fountainhead, confederacy of dunces, cruel shoes, the secret garden, angels and demons/da vinci code, anything by augusten burroughs

Heroes:

my grandpa frank
my allstar...cameron
willie p. bennett - let the lord bless you and keep you my dear

My Blog

where ill be

Lineup for telluride bluegrass festival. i leave wednesday for denver and then drive into the campgrounds thursday. sleeping in a tent with a canadian for a week. YAY ME!!!! Thursday, June 1910:00am ...
Posted by dtkb on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:15:00 PST

pretty much my favorite cd this year so far

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Posted by dtkb on Tue, 27 May 2008 03:59:00 PST

something i realize now

    two things actually, that a series of events has made me realize.i will never be able to play the guitar the way i need the guitar to be played. i will never be loved the way i need...
Posted by dtkb on Sat, 10 May 2008 03:00:00 PST

RIP Willie P Bennett

..">..">..">.."> ...
Posted by dtkb on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:28:00 PST

dreams

last night: i dreamed about a letter i mistakenly opened which talked of me losing my job. i dreamed about a friend (but not REALLY a friend) of mine getting in a very bad car wreck. i dreamed my sist...
Posted by dtkb on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:29:00 PST

the reason i cant stop smiling today

is this man
Posted by dtkb on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:14:00 PST

hayes carll and john evans toga party video

hayes carll and john evans at the toga party 12/26/07
Posted by dtkb on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:41:00 PST

hayes carll and john evans video from the mucky duck 12/1/07

hayes carll and john evans at the mucky duck 12/1/07
Posted by dtkb on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:55:00 PST

my favorite christmas song. ever.

there's a very short interview first, but the song is amazing and it makes me smile EVERY time i hear it! sometimes i listen to it even when it's not christmastime..... ...
Posted by dtkb on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:11:00 PST

holiday shop-o-rama at the art studio

so tomorrow's the big day! the holiday shop-o-rama opens at 10 am at the art studio on franklin in downtown beaumont. there will be an opening reception, free to the public, with refreshments, tomorro...
Posted by dtkb on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:48:00 PST