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selena

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen

About Me

I have an aristocratic smile and I like to punch people. mspmb allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" enableJSURL="false" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" src='' enableJavaScript="false" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" allowScriptAccess="never" style='display:none' AUTOSTART='True' LOOP='1'

My Interests

jewelry making, travel, movies, books, art, squash enthusiasts, owls, thrift stores, learning new things, gardening, ebay, cheap ways to get to tibet, the first snow, day dreaming, retarded kids, jeans, trying to understand quantum physics, when the hairdresser washes my hair, my parents house, autumn, the ocean in maine, my husband in the morning, library, food, history, debating, silence, dancing, my lovely friends, travel, violent cats, getting lost, talking to strangers.

Music:

the smiths, billie holiday, belle & sebastian, david bowie, neutral milk hotel, toots, sia, elliott smith, pulp, arcade fire, nina simone, broken social scene, the cure, sufjan stevens, ray charles, wolf parade, bob dylan, blur, bikini kill, elvis, beirut, velvet underground, tori amos, cyndi lauper, andrew bird, talking heads, jonny cash, to name a few.

Movies:

silent movies, dreams , the world according to garp, motorcycle diaries, garden state, rushmore, anything from wes anderson(If I weren’t married I would stalk wes anderson), half nelson, spring summer fall winter spring, i heart huckabees, the ice storm, the fountain, eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, frida, the unbearable lightness of being, angels in america, blue, kill bill, city of god, harold and maude, magnolia, all kung fu.

Television:

pbs, asian varity show, history channel, travel channel, bbc news, carnivale, six feet under, real time.

Books:

dubliners, the alchemist, the histories, any poem or story by dorothy parker, everything is illuminated, letters to theo, the unbearable lightness of being, a man's search for meaning, the myth of sisyphus, antogine, what school makes me read. img src="http://www.nancyhoffmangallery.com/liu/hl05x07.jpg" height="260px" width="260px

Heroes:

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."- Einstein

My Blog

to the person who hit my car last night and then took off

I will get you when you are sleeping
Posted by selena on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:52:00 PST

I work for the man

Just a disturbing little fact boys and girls, Skinner the father of behaviorism stated that in order to be truly happy a person must give over all his/her personal freedom to a super state who will se...
Posted by selena on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:16:00 PST

I need to get out more

Anyone up for exploring more of philly? I realized I have explored many other cities but I am sadly lacking in local culture. If you have any suggestions or want to tag along let me know.   I hav...
Posted by selena on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:36:00 PST

Rewriting the Science

Rewriting The Science March 19, 2006 (CBS) As a government scientist, James Hansen is taking a risk. He says there are things the White House doesn't want you to hear but he's going to say them...
Posted by selena on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:18:00 PST

Google and China

Dear Tibet supporter, The internet search-engine Google, whose motto is "Dont Be Evil", has announced that it will begin restricting information to Google users in China in order to enter the Chin...
Posted by selena on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:08:00 PST