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Johnette

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About Me

I like to think of myself as an optimistic pessimist. My cup is always half empty, but if it is half full of something I like... well you get the point. I am an opinionated person who tries to keep an open mind. I am an idealist living in a real world. I like to learn, but not always what I learn. I am honest and authentic with others, but lie to and decieve myself. I have what I need, but not what I want. And now for the lighter side of Johnette! Seriously though, I am very friendly... definitely a people person. I love to be social and spend time with my friends. Music is my favorite art form as I have a deep emotional connection to it. I love it so much that I can't even play music when I go to bed because I will stay awake to listen to it instead of sleeping! I am fiercely loyal, with a sharp memory (both a blessing and a curse) and I can forgive, but I rarely forget. I love romance and have a great appreciation for serendipity, fairy tales, stargazing and making wishes. I love to laugh and I love people who make me laugh. I believe strongly in family and am very close to mine. I love holidays and being festive. I adore children! Lately, playing with my sweet little niece Austin has brought the most joy into my life. I try to be a kind person as I believe this to be one of the best qualities a person can possess. But nice gals always finish last... Pessimist... remember?!

My Interests

music, traveling, disneyland, eating, drinking, sleeping, laughter, time-keeping devices of all sorts, including watches and clocks (especially of the coo-koo variety) egg-timers, sundials, stop-watches, hourglasses, calendars... (you get the idea!) letter openers, the weather, globes, bubble baths, frisbee, ice-skating, the sun, the stars, intelligence, affairs of the heart, the human condition...

A Tribute to George Carlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaAgKEPONw0

I'd like to meet:

People who don't suck.
Song lyrics | Messenger Bird's Song lyrics

Elliott Smith - Pitselah

Music:

indie rock and jazz primarily but I like a wide range of music, excluding country (however I dig patsy cline)... the beatles, radiohead, beck, velvet underground, nico, neutral milk hotel, elliott smith, heatmiser, yo la tengo, built to spill, mogwai, explosions in the sky, sigur ros, portishead, the shins, the black heart procession, catpower,the flaming lips, modest mouse, ugly cassanova, my morning jacket, pavement, sebadoh, the arcade fire, jose gonzalez, andrew bird, the decemberists, bright eyes, devendra banhart, blonde redhead, coco rosie, iron and wine, belle and sebastian, mgmt, she & him, the avett brothers, feist, damien rice, rufus wainwright, the mountain goats, guided by voices, sonic youth, band of horses, the warlocks, interpol, clap your hands say yeah, the magic numbers, the wrens, low, the pixies, nada surf, the strokes, onelinedrawing, trembling blue stars, hudson bell, jason anderson, kevin devine, mates of state, chavez, piebald, brian jonestown massacre, hot hot heat, buthole surfers, sunny day real estate, joy division, new order, air, mum, thievery corporation, massive attack, slowdive, rainer maria, bauhaus, love and rockets, tones on tail, fugazi, pennywise, the misfits, the verve, ride, teenage fan club, weezer, primus, ween, the jesus & mary chain, the violent femmes, smoking popes, mazzy star, this mortal coil, dead can dance, death cab for cutie, the postal service, beth orton, billy bragg, tom waits, grandaddy, beaulah, primal scream, the the, matthew sweet, the jam, the english beat, smashing pumpkins, jane's addiction, the cure, siouxsie and the banshees, the charlatans, the smiths, black sabbath, tool, elvis presley, simon & garfunkel, david bowie, bob dylan, nick drake, ron sexsmith, otis redding, marvin gaye, prince, james brown, etta james, pink floyd, neil young, led zeppelin, bob marley, alpha blondy, ben harper, billie holiday, ella fitzgeraled, dinah washington, sarah vaughn, shirley horn, carmen mcrae, chet baker, frank sinatra, miles davis, oscar peterson, marcus shelby, the list goes on and on...

Movies:

back to the future rocks! ghostbusters, pretty in pink, breakfast club, pay it forward, the empire strikes back, halloween 2, airplane 2 (notice a pattern here?) the godfathers 1 & 2, the usual suspects, clue, paris-texas, casablanca, bright lights - big city, as good as it gets, raising arizona, transylvania 6-5000, roadside prophets, peggy sue got married, somewhere in time, the bridges of madison county, serendipity (and pretty much any movie with John Cusack), snow white, fantasia, alice in wonderland...

Television:

Nip/Tuck, Arrested Development, Lost, House, Nip/Tuck, Reno 911, The Sopranos, The X-Files, Family Ties, Pacers games, Days of Our Lives!!!

Books:

jane eyre, it, handmaid's tale, the vampire chronicles, the godfather, the beach, the prince of tides, les miserables, the prophet, mouse tales

Heroes:

John Lennon, Ghandi... and Chad.