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Paige

mi banda favorita de todos los tiempos

About Me

I'm a cranky, giddy arm-waver.

My Interests

whether or not to buy Crocs, eMusic, hair, molé, home decor, shoes, landscaping, organization, magazines, TIVO, blurbs, retro canisters, ice cream, Greg Horne, coffee, bread & olive oil, fresh herbs, dreams, cats, Thai food, tofu, black beans, cotton sheets, red wine, pressed tin ceilings, Tomato Head, turquoise, purses, Bonnaroo.

I'd like to meet:

Bono, Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Lee, Cameron Crowe, Laura Linney, Hope Davis, Ira Glass (whom I had the chance to meet and got too nervous; plus I hate waiting in line), Sarah Vowell, Lorrie Moore, Gillian Welch...

Music:

Kathleen Edwards, Iron and Wine, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Scott Miller, The Rockwells, Westside Daredevils, the Tim Lee Band, Greg Horne, Coldplay, Limbeck, Caitlin Cary, Thad Cockrell, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Buddy & Julie Miller, Julie Lee, Patty Griffin, Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams, Mike Doughty, U2, The Pernice Brothers, Bob Dylan, Midlake, Ray LaMontagne, Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Radiohead, Tim Easton, Neko Case, Andrew Bird

Movies:

You Can Count on Me, Singles, Almost Famous, Bottlerocket, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Amelie, Adaptation, Lord of the Rings series, Off the Map, Shakespeare in Love, Pride & Prejudice (all versions), Muriel's Wedding, Thumbsucker, Crash, The Science of Sleep, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Prestige

Television:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, House, Scrubs, Lost, Gilmore Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Two & a Half Men, The Office, My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, Good Eats, Iron Chef America.

Books:

The Poisonwood Bible, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Anne of Green Gables, The Known World, anything by Lorrie Moore, David Sedaris is hilarious, Jack Neely, Adam Gopnik, Elizabeth Gilbert

Heroes:

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love." I hope it's not too late to grow up to be like her.

My Blog

Target has my number

Because I'm a valued Target guest, and because I subscribe to their mailing list, they sent me a request to take a Nielsen survey. After a few questions about organic products and the great Walmart vs...
Posted by Paige on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:41:00 PST

Does anyone else love Mike Doughty?

I downloaded an eMusic exclusive live record he made at the Fox Theatre (the one in Atlanta? I dunno). I'm listening to it now and thinking how much I love Mike Doughty and never get tired of listenin...
Posted by Paige on Thu, 31 May 2007 12:42:00 PST

In case you're worried about my mental health...

That last blog was about work and how I was letting its annoyances totally overwhelm me. So, instead of resorting to a personality disorder, I decided that it's my choice to allow stuff to get under m...
Posted by Paige on Tue, 29 May 2007 07:44:00 PST

Survival by thinking about other things entirely

Consider the coping mechanism of avoidance. It's socially acceptable. It has many variatals, the best of which are disguised as "hobbies," the worst as addictions. It could be perfected to the level o...
Posted by Paige on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:25:00 PST

Gary Jules

You may know his version of this Tears for Fears song. He's also got a new record out. You should check out the other songs on his MySpace page. He's really, really good....
Posted by Paige on Wed, 16 May 2007 03:03:00 PST

I'm not in England. I'm in the United States.

Is anyone else bugged by the Anglicization of MySpace? I don't want to "customise" my blog! My birthday is not 18/11/07! If MySpace is all international 'n' stuff, why does that mean following UK styl...
Posted by Paige on Tue, 08 May 2007 08:21:00 PST

Best TV wedding ever?

I think I have to award the prize for Best TV Wedding Ceremony to How I Met Your Mother. I laughed, I cried, I did both at the same time. It was so funny when Barney had to say the vows really fast be...
Posted by Paige on Tue, 08 May 2007 08:11:00 PST

Coldplay, I miss you

Laila and I saw Coldplay in September 2005. It was one of the best concerts of my life. I want to see them again so badly. But YouTube clips will have to do. ...
Posted by Paige on Wed, 02 May 2007 07:26:00 PST

Alanis has won my respect

Apparently she's an outspoken critic of censorship, but what Alanis Morrisette did to finally earn props from me is this: ...
Posted by Paige on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:58:00 PST

Shopping obsession of late

It's a burden to be so fashionably ahead of my time. Parisian is claiming that dresses are back. I did dresses in the mid to late '90s. Skirts? Finally available in droves, and now I have too many. Bu...
Posted by Paige on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:53:00 PST