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jessica

She kisses in her sleep. She kisses when she sleeps, mmm...

About Me

Love music, my angelic baby niece Maitlin Jade, friends, lovers, fiction, writing, poetry, quotes, music, taking naps, denim jackets, music, Indie films, dark comedy, light comedy, medium comedy, sushi, Thai food, Kirin Light, Amstel, Blender, Q, Spin, RS, US Weekly, Maxim, Stuff, Jane, scampy punks, punky scamps, skinny musicians. "In a dark time, the eye begins to see" --Roethke "There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion"--Francis Bacon "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right"--Tallulah Bankhead. "Anonymous was a woman"--Sylvia Plath "I do not agree w/ what you are saying, but i'd die defending your right to say it"--Voltaire "You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough"--William Blake "A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her"--W.C. Fields "Drink up young man. It'll make the whole seduction part less repugnant"--Clementine, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind "and i say 'there's trouble when everything is fine... the need to destroy things creeps up on me everytime...and just as love's silhouette appears...i close my eyes and disappear, tonight..." --Jenny Lewis "Well, it takes one to know one kid, i think you've got it bad." --Conor Oberst "This one goes to 11." --Nigel, Spinal Tap "I'm worried about you, Richie." --Eli Cash "F&%k the pain away"--Peaches

My Interests

Music, writing, entertainment journalism, friends, fiction, The Onion, animals, my dogs and cats, Memphis, NYC, Chicago, Eastside, outdoors, art, indie flicks, pseudo-vegetarianism, sushi, tai food, Amstel Light, mineral water, green apples, Seinfeld references, wrist tats, Paper Denim and Cloth, posthumous singer/songwriters, guitar strumming hobos, Llamas named Tina, Blender, Spin, thunderstorms, quick wit, sharp ends, chopping sarcasm, dry humor, closet cases, humble beings, wandering stars, beautiful intrusions, seducing laughs, lisps, bright eyes, furious looks, dark exteriors, sepia tunes, lilting new wave 80s sounds, shopworn chord progressions, loose ends, sexy/ugly, crazy/beautiful, scamps, quotes, bottlenecks, shaking stillness, turning corners, sweltering heat, visceral crunches, pretty voices, broken talent, moving in stereo, hot fusses, dark loveliness, pieces of flair, mojo pins, sleeping, napping, crisp sheets, vintage iMacs circa 2000, turning phrases, oxymorons, idiot savants, making purchases, seeking edge.

I'd like to meet:

The Man of the Hour, Parker Posey, Angelina Jolie, tortured souls, people who refuse to wear fur. I like almost everyone I meet, if they're funny, gorgeous, musically inclined & appreciate a punchy/twisted demeanor.

Music:

Placebo. Pete Yorn. Pixies. Interpol. Death Cab for Cutie. Postal Service. Arcade Fire. Rilo Kiley. Lovedrug. the Watson Twins. Rhett Miller. Bright Eyes. the Smiths. U2. Elliott Smith. the Killers. Kill Hannah. Muse. Ryan Adams. Coldplay. Doves. Pedro the Lion. Massive Attack. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. the Strokes. Secret Machines. the Distillers. Radiohead. Portishead. Neutral Milk Hotel. Idlewild. the Shins. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Dashboard Confessional. Pretty Girls Make Graves. Hot Hot Heat. Peaches. Goldfrapp. Notwist. Cat Power. Nick Drake. Jeff Buckley. Leona Naess. Rachael Yamagata. Jets to Brazil. Iron and Wine. Libertines. Talking Heads. Pretenders. the Faint. Fischerspooner. Raveonettes. PJ Harvey. Dresden Dolls. Erase Errata. Stellastarr. Travis. Sea and . Modest Mouse. Sahara Hotnights. White Stripes. Clash. Grandaddy. New York Dolls. Ramones. Tatu. Stereolab. Superdrag. Carolina. Spiritualized. Smashing Pumpkins. Blonde Redhead. Fever Marlene. Beatles. Apples in Stereo. Elton John. Journey. REO. Steely Dan. Def Leppard. Tom Petty. Huffamoose. My Bloody Valentine. Jesus and Mary Chain. the Cars. Blondie. Mazzy Star. Psychedelic Furs. Joy Division. New Order. David Bowie. Led Zeppelin. Jane's Addiction. Jessica Something Jewish. Scissor Sisters. Air. Kings of Convenience. Fiery Furnaces. Damien Rice. LCD Soundsystem. Mercury Rev. Luna. Built to Spill. Kings of Leon. the Bravery. Copeland. Echo and the Bunnymen. Sufjan Stevens. Bloc Party. Ambulance LTD. The Like. Joanna Newsome. Magic Numbers. Athlete. New Pornographers. She Wants Revenge. Tegan and Sarah. Metric. Winterpills. Arctic Monkeys. Editors. Elbow. Wilco. Johnathan Rice. M Ward. Jose Gonzales. The National. Film School. People in Planes. Beulah. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Band of Horses. Rufus Wainwright. OK GO. 30 Seconds to Mars. Steve Reynolds. Wolfmother. the Delays. Sigur Ros. Alexi Murdoch. Panic! at the Disco. TV on the Radio. the Mars Volta. My Chemical Romance. Deftones. the Walkmen. the Rapture. Brazilian Girls. Boy Kill Boy. mewithoutYou. Thievery Corporation. Butch Walker. Ray Lamontagne. Mute Math. the Weepies. the Decemberists. the Stills. Elefant. Julianna Theory. Beck. Sean Lennon. Mark Allen. Brandtson. Paolo Nutini. the Twilight Singers. Pavement. the Prids. Tapes n Tapes. the Librarians. the Cloud Room. My Morning Jacket. Mason Jennings. the Mountain Goats. Daniel Johnston. Favorite Sons. Smog. Of Montreal. the bird and the bee. Peter Bjorn and John. My Mourning Belle. 80s.

Movies:

Laurel Canyon. Old School. Amelie. thirteen. Fight Club. Rules of Attraction. Donnie Darko. Cruel Intentions. Swimming Pool. Gia. Secretary. Wonderboys. Royal Tenenbaums. Igby Goes Down. American Beauty. Office Space. Best In Show. This is Spinal Tap. Mighty Wind. Waiting for Guffmann. For Your Consideration. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Wet Hot American Summer. Last American Virgin. Just One of the Guys. Valley Girl. Clueless. But I'm a Cheerleader. American Pie. Anchorman. Wedding Crashers. Blow. What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Orange County. Caddyshack. Vacation. Fletch. Wall Street. Pulp Fiction. Big Lebowski. High Fidelity. Smithereens. Go. 24 Hour Party People. Virgin Suicides. Lost In Translation. Bottle Rocket. The Life Aquatic. Chasing Amy. Election. Welcome to the Dollhouse. Ghost World. Heathers. 25th Hour. Mulholland Drive. Requiem for a Dream. Y Tu Mama Tambien. The House of Yes. Kicking and Screaming. SubUrbia. The Oh in Ohio. Dazed and Confused. Open Your Eyes. Wildthings. Annie Hall. Kissing Jessica Stein. Napoleon Dynamite. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Almost Famous. The Shape of Things. XX/XY. Garden State. Shattered Glass. Sideways. Dummy. Adventures of Sebastian Cole. Harvard Man. The Chumscrubber. Hostel. American Psycho. The Machinist. Broken Flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Smith. 40-Year-Old Virgin. The Aristocrats. Jesus is Magic. Junebug. Thumbsucker. The Squid and the Whale. Shaun of the Dead. Hot Fuzz. Brokeback Mountain. Match Point. Friends with Money. London. Thank You for Smoking. The Devil Wears Prada. Hard Candy. Art School Confidential. Borat. The Descent. The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Stranger than Fiction. Running with Scissors. The Science of Sleep. Notes on a Scandal. Knocked Up. Little Children.

Television:

SEINFELD. Family Guy. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Entourage. the O.C. Larry Sanders Show. Mr. Show. Strangers w/ Candy. The State. Reno 911! Da Ali G Show. Subterranean. Friends. the L Word. Arrested Development. The Office. South Park. Project Runway. Weeds. Dexter. the Hills. Flight of the Conchords.

Books:

Catcher In The Rye, The Bell Jar, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dry, Running with Scissors, Possible Side Effects, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, On The Road, Barrel Fever, Naked, Ariel, The Confederacy of Dunces, Blankets, anything by David Sedaris, Craig Thompson, Faulkner, Voltaire, Charles Bukowski, Rilke and US Weekly in hardcover.

Heroes:

Maitlin, Parker Posey, Larry David, Angelina Jolie, Sarah Silverman, Holden Caulfield.

My Blog

art school confidential

see this film. dry. funny. dark. genius. art school cliches at their finest. tortured souls. poseurs. kate moennig. sociopathic nyc stranglers. what's not to love?
Posted by jessica on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:48:00 PST

Brilliant Writer Needs Her Big Break

I am an extraordinarily gifted, albeit at times lazy, fiction/satirical writer currently searching for an available outlet for my brilliantly creative energy. I'm a quick-witted, sharp-ended spitfire ...
Posted by jessica on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Death Cab

Ben Gibbard is a musical genius. Songwriting master. I have such a crush on this CD.PLANS:1) Marching Bands of Manhattan*2) Soul Meets Body*3) Summer Skin*4) Different Names for the Same Thing5) I Wil...
Posted by jessica on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:12:00 PST

napoleon dynamite

see it love it learn it live it
Posted by jessica on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

lovely noise

NOWHERE AGAIN "cellophane flowers never happened for me I've been sleeping the day off watching the night fall covering nowhere filling my timeshare there's a woman in the mirror in a fiery ...
Posted by jessica on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST