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About Me

"Personally, I ask four things of a novel: that it make me think, make me laugh, make me horny, and awaken my sense of wonder. If many months have passed in which I've not encountered such a book, I know it's time to try to write one. I take out a sheet of blank paper and simply commence."
--Tom Robbins, in a 1982 Northwest Review interview.
"What is it about owning things? Why do we feel the need to own what we love, and why do we become such jerks when we do? We've all been there, you know: we want something; we own it; and by owning it we change it. When you finally win that girl of your dreams, the first thing you do is try to change her. That little thing she does with her hair, the way she wears her clothes, the way she chews her gum. Until eventually, what you like, what you don't like and what you change all merges into one. Like a watercolor in the rain."
--Chris from Northern Exposure
"Poets remember our dreams, outlaws act them out."
--Tom Robbins, Still Life With Woodpecker
"There's always pain and anger and struggle here. I used to think it was passion, but you know what? It's just drama."
--Nate to Brenda on Six Feet Under
"When you die, ... you will not be happy about having said no. You will be kicking your ass about all the no's you've said. No to that opportunity, or no to that trip to Nova Scotia, or no to that night out, or no to that project, or no to that person who wants to be naked with you because you worry about what your friends will say. No is for wimps. No is for pussies. No is to live small and embittered, cherishing the opportunities you missed because they might have sent the wrong message."
--Dave Eggers
From the land of the midnight sun
where ice blue roses grow
'long those roads of gold and silver snow
Howlin' wide or moanin low
So many roads I know
So many roads to ease my soul

My Interests

I'd like this blown up to a poster:

Zimmy and Suze just look so.... I dunno. Romantic?
God, I hope that "romantic" isn't the word I'm looking for.
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Maybe the word is "cool."

I'd like to meet:

Intelligent, engaged people who enjoy good music and a good book and who don't think God wants people to start premptive wars.

Music:

I'm a Deadhead, but the first concert I ever attended was the Ramones, and I've been conflicted ever since.
Gonna take you to the leader of a band:
These two used to be in Luna, and this is great stuff:

Movies:

I like great foreign art films and stupid Hollywood blockbusters. I think the last thing I saw in a theater was V For Vendetta, and I've been watching too many movies lately. The latest: Lawrence Of Arabia. Really. But I really need to get writing.

Television:

I have a TV, but I've ditched my cable. I've been through all of Six Feet Under, and love it, so of course I bought season one of Dexter and watched all that almost stright through...

Books:

All-time favorites, in no particular order:Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (play), Tennessee Williams How To Save Your Own Life, Erica Jong The Stand, Stephen King The Gunslinger, Stephen King (just the first book, I can't get into the rest of the series. It jumps the shark in the second book.) The Hotel New Hampshire, John Irving The World According To Garp, John Irving Dune, Frank Herbert Still Life With Woodpecker, Tom Robbins Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Tom Robbins A Separate Peace, John Knowles Through The Looking-Glass, Lewis Carrol The Name Of The Rose, Umberto Eco Foucault's Pendulum, Umberto Eco Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk The Lord Of The Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien

Heroes:

Aaron Sorkin. Tom Robbins. Tennesee Williams. John Irving. Stephen King (he's doing something right). You might see a trend here.

My Blog

writing

I haven’t posted here in a while--I’ve been skiing and writing all winter. The novel is finally coming together into something that I feel good about. Before you ask: It’...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:20:00 PST

bonnaroo

I will NOT be camping among 80,000 Metallica fans. You all have fun burning the portapotties without me. So, where should I go? Hookahville (obviously), plus where?
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:22:00 PST

led zep

I've been saying since the last Bonnaroo that I'm not going in '08 unless it was the second coming of Jerry Garcia. Let me amend that statement: If Led Zeppelin is there, I'm in. Just sayin. (I...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:24:00 PST

birthday

ekoostik hookah. mr. smalls. my birthday. Who's in?
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:07:00 PST

harry

Finished harry potter 7 at 11:03 this morning.Total elapsed time from start to finish: about 35 hours, including time to sleep and work yesterday. Total reading time: about 12 hours.Now resuming norma...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:42:00 PST

Emma Seiders McLaughlin

..>Emma Seiders McLaughlin June 20, 2007 Emma Seiders McLaughlin, 95, of Lower A...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:47:00 PST

grandma

my sister called this morning; Grandma passed away last night in her sleep. She was 95; she was ready. I got to see her a few weeks ago and said what I needed to say and heard what I neede...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:21:00 PST

Bonnaroo

I'm back!Had a really good time for the most part--But I don't think I'll go to Bonnaroo alone again. At a smaller festival it's easier to hang out, be friendly with strangers, etc. Roo is...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:13:00 PST

I <3 xkcd

Trivia: Roger Daltry originally wrote 'Don't try an' Digg what we all say' but erased the second 'g' when he moved to reddit....
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:55:00 PST

stitchin

I just hemmed a skirt that I've had for ages, but almost never wore because it was too long. Now it's just right.I had to dig out my sewing machine that I hadn't used since I was making Cabbage ...
Posted by Drew McLaughlin on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:47:00 PST