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About Me

i live a quiet and fulfilling life, though a location change might be nice. i have two lovely cats, jack and josie, who love raw fish almost as much as myself. my tastes have been described as "girly," though i don't necessarily see myself as girly. i like quiet things, like reading, knitting, watching movies, hiking, cooking, visiting family and friends, and i can turn a cup of coffee into an event. i like loud things, too, like a good rock show. i wish i got handwritten letters and returned them. i wish people still made mixed tapes. i wish that one day someone would show up on my doorstep and tell me to put my coat on. i like gift wrap, christmas lights, and pink cheeks & noses. i like layers and hot drinks. i like when people's eyes sparkle. i like my car, but i hate gas. i'd prefer mashed potatoes to gratin any day of the week. i want to see england more than anything, and i'd like to go back to italy in the winter. i have a crush on the hill country.

My Interests

reading, music, coffee, knitting, movies, cooking, family, friends, sushi, coffee, crossword puzzles, mastering the art of moving ... i guess i'm sort of an indoor girl.

I'd like to meet:

myself ten years down the line. that way i could know if i'm going to suck in the future.

also, anyone who has managed to balance financial success, intellectualism, optimism, and a passion for creative spontaneity without going insane.

Music:

currently: whatever's on my iPod - gang of four, james, otis redding, chet baker, smoky robinson, the strokes, red house painters, coldplay, stars of track & field, marvin gaye, stars, lullaby for the working class ...

Movies:

'90s - benny & joon, reality bites, singles, sleepless in seattle
'80s - say anything, sixteen candles, e.t., when harry met sally
'60s - north by northwest, breakfast at tiffany's, funny face, an affair to remember
'50s - sabrina, roman holiday, singin' in the rain, an american in paris, to kill a mockingbird, gentleman's agreement

Television:

the history channel, scrubs ... that's about it.

Books:

100 years of solitude, 9 stories, pride & prejudice, being & time, on the road, big sur, franny & zooey, naked angels, henry viii: king & his court, on love, the consolations of philosophy, high fidelity, the grass harp, unbearable lightness of being, the unheard cry for meaning

Heroes:

madeleine albright, allen ginsberg, alice paul

My Blog

nine months later, we give birth to a book

that's right. the book is published. out. available for purchase. sorry if you don't live in the south texas area - call, e-mail or message me if you want a copy. though i am credited as editor, that ...
Posted by holly on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:18:00 PST

on my way... maybe?

well, i may be on my way to one of my top 5 professions. i'm editing a book for a local first-time author. not bad...on the other hand, work's on the upswing. i'm being allowed more freedom to concent...
Posted by holly on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:32:00 PST

top 5 professions

i decided this morning to write down my top 5 professions, that is the top 5 jobs i would most like to do and that i actually think myself capable of accomplishing (thus negating things like "actress,...
Posted by holly on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:13:00 PST

worst week ever

day 1: nasty cold hits, pulled over for expired tags, ticket for lack of insurance ($315)day 2: nasty cold sinks inday 3: nasty cold proceeds to destroy me, no word from employee/friend who is suppose...
Posted by holly on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:16:00 PST

on upper arms

are upper arms supposed to be stick thin? i was just wondering if they were supposed to look scary since that seems to be the mode nowadays.
Posted by holly on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:07:00 PST

killing a butterfly

on my way to work on friday morning, i hit a butterfly with my car. it got stuck. it was very clearly dead, given the amazing force with which it smacked against the windshield. it remained, however, ...
Posted by holly on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:10:00 PST

secretary

well, i think i've met my quota for strangely perverse movies posing as romances this week. "closer" sucked. i mean, just flat out. but i have to say, while certain parts of "secretary" seemed, um,...
Posted by holly on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

underground updated

so, as an update to that excellent conversation (?) on whether underground is the new background, i wanted to share something i read in spin (shut up). alot of people said, oh, all indie bands want...
Posted by holly on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

underground is the new background?

alright, in order to prove this new theorem, ie. underground is the new background, i have to admit to watching a lot of mainstream television lately. it's purely research, i swear. having worked at...
Posted by holly on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

a pointless post

after having been on myspace for months and months i finally decided to start using it. it's amazing what boredom can do. maybe i'll go post it in my livejournal. new things: 1. started taking a...
Posted by holly on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST