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arc en ciel

amjanda

About Me

captivating stray.

My Interests

sleeping-in in reverse / noir tropique / odilon redon / cuddling / brushing kitten tails / broken dreams / martyrdom / early years of bill murray / sleeping in vhirabhadrasana / resonant frequencies / atmospheric optics / harmonics / insomnia / local history / proof of love / tuning the heart / youtube / angles of light / woven leather / the loyalty of animals / pratyahara / eye contact / pathogens and anti-virals / south pacific / ruffled skirts and coloured tights / chemistry / noises in other apartments / words / making up rock melodies to sentences / acupuncture / the high-end dramatics of professional dancers / kricfalusi / relevant truths / folding paper / forest air / space madness //

I'd like to meet:

you?

Music:

Goldfrapp, Beirut, Takemitsu, Black Mountain, Jenn Grant, Drive-By Truckers, Joe Tex, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Beady Belle, Manitoba, Nina Simone, Bjork, Rjd2, PJ Harvey, Chopin, Cocorosie, Keith Jarrett, Plaid, Astrud Gilberto, Moloko, The National Bank, Emiliana Torrini, Mum, Beth Gibbons, The Stars, Peter Gabriel, Rachels, Gorecki, Feist, Anjali, Jaga Jazzist, Prince, Neil Diamond, James Brown, Otis Redding, Harry Belafonte, Joni Mitchell, Tortoise, Frou Frou, The Yeahyeahyeahs, Neko Case, Arcade Fire, Smog, Stars, The Zombies, Voices of East Harlem, The Shins, Lamb, Joanna Newsom, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sigur Ros, Debussy, Antony & the Johnsons, Roisin Murphy, Amiina, Talvin Singh, Frank Sinatra, Peaches, Johnny Cash, Queen, Massive Attack, Broken Social Scene, Ricki Lee Jones, Madeline Peyroux, The White Stripes, Holly GoLightly, Daft Punk, Jens Lekman, Woodpigeon, el perro del mar, Imogen Heap, Jimmy Cliff, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Black Keys, The Weepies, Elton John and Matt Masters...

Movies:

High Fidelity, Office Space, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine, Through a Glass Darkly, Brazil, Seven Samurai, Amelie, Kill Bill, Children of Nature, Wild Strawberries, The Ring, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Vertigo, Kolya, Throne of Blood, Shogun Assasin, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Diabolique, Black Cat White Cat, Noi, Life Aquatic, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Rear Window, ET, The Bicycle Thief, Annie Hall, Purple Rose of Cairo, Central Station, Orpheus, Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and all Almodovar, Dreams, Barfly, Notorious, all Guy Maddin, Roman Holiday, You Me and Everyone we know, I heart Huckabees, Talk to Her, Bad Education, Lawrence of Arabia, Maelstrom, Some Like it Hot, Anchorman, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Pan's Labyrinth...

Television:

X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, Nature of Things, Ren & Stimpy (1st season), Ali G, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dave Chapelle, Aeon Flux, Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure, Mister Show, Conan O'brien, Kenny vs. Spenny, Little Britain, Deadwood, Harvey Birdman, The Wire, ANTM.

Books:

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, Touch the Dragon, The Dark is Rising, The Prophet, Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda, Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Stephen Hawking, ee cummings, Sylvia Plath, Edna St.Vincent Millay, Karen Connelly, When Fox is a Thousand, Mahabarata, Yoga Sutras, Groo the Wanderer, Craig Thompson.

Heroes:

Nikola Tesla

My Blog

thin faces

things that I liked about today:-sleeping in till noon-sexy hallway walk-being a croquet champ-realising I had a 90min massage booked-getting a 90 min massage-visiting my friend Irene and being amazed...
Posted by arc en ciel on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:41:00 PST

empty night

eat my wisdom like a dumplingand dream soundlesslylike a silent cloud rolling over the darkened prairies
Posted by arc en ciel on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:26:00 PST

facebook style

so I joined facebook finally.just wanted to check it out, y'know.anyway, is it just me or is it total stalker style??do I really need an update everytime someone I know posts something on someone's pa...
Posted by arc en ciel on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:57:00 PST

uber-cute

this makes me almost want a treadmill! best low budget music video ever....
Posted by arc en ciel on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:06:00 PST

the finish line

well I made it, alive, to day ten.whooot.seriously though I feel great, especially compared to those first couple of sketchy days. brutal. but I am a trooper, no? people should be thanking me for my s...
Posted by arc en ciel on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:18:00 PST

just imagine the calamari

this was in the news:WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A colossal nearly half a tonne squid, believed to be the largest ever caught, may be destined for the microwave oven.apparently the calamari would b...
Posted by arc en ciel on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:24:00 PST

trudging into spring

well, let's play catch up.how the hell are you doing?great!day 3-day 3 was uneventful and long-winded, back at work.-piercing headache began again at 4:20pm, go figure-I watched everyone eat their san...
Posted by arc en ciel on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:02:00 PST

ladies and gentlemen!

ladies & gentlemen,boys & girls,observe:this is not a fucking dogit is a rat, an inbred rodent, a shame.people look like idiots wearing it as a fashion accessory.now THIS is a dogwith genetics and ins...
Posted by arc en ciel on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:38:00 PST

day two

ok, stupid gray day, cold and icky...-annoyed by running into ex last night, didnt even say hello to me, jerk.-I exhibit shaky hands which I will blame on alcohol/nicotine withdrawl-slept in again unt...
Posted by arc en ciel on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:14:00 PST

oh c'mon

seriously people.you're= you areyour=possesive adjective, belonging tothere=at that point or placetheir=possesive adjective, belonging tothey're=they aregot it?good.:)...
Posted by arc en ciel on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:40:00 PST