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Jess

New art site at http://jessbarnett.carbonmade.com! Come visit me! :)

About Me

i want to move to portland, become a hippy, paint and swim all the time.

look at my art.

i now have a flickr account!

My Interests

orange tabby cats, Francis Bacon, Georgia O'Keefe, yard sales, and cheese of all sorts. also jellyfish and marine life in general.

I'd like to meet:

also, friends. i especially REALLY would love to meet some girl friends--it's hard to meet girls around here. or anywhere, I guess. why is that?

ALSO: note to bands, film festivals, comedians who I don't know, all spammers: please don't just try to add me without at least sending me a message. it's rude and annoying.

Music:

all I'm listening to right now are THROBBING GRISTLE, Psychic TV, Coil, Muslimgauze, and Cabaret Voltaire. and Amy Winehouse. But also: Holly Golightly, The Telescopes, The Kills, Klaus Schulze, Julee Cruise, 60s garage rock of all kinds, david bowie, Can, Faust, the velvet underground, spacemen 3, brian jonestown massacre, nick cave, PJ Harvey, any & all glam rock, COIL, depeche mode's "Songs of Faith and Devotion," Primal Scream, the zombies' "odyssey & oracle," lcd soundsystem, M.I.A., early spiritualized, 13th floor elevators, ulrich schnauss, love & rockets, siouxsie & the banshees, syd barrett, cocteau twins, air, patti smith, mbv, ride, slowdive, brian eno, the december sound, madchester, the dead kennedys.

Movies:

Put The Lotion In The Basket



A Music video Parody on the film Silence of The Lambs Pretty much anything of the horror bent, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Devil's Advocate, Rushmore, The Warriors, Dead Ringers, Boogie Nights, Dig!, The Seventh Seal, Cries & Whispers, Lost in Translation, Summer of Sam, Secretary, Annie Hall, Female Perversions, Repulsion, Office Space, Goodfellas, Audition, Eternal Sunshine, Trouble Every Day, Mulholland Dr., Bowling for Columbine, Hellraiser I & II, The Godfather, everything by David Lynch & David Cronenberg, anything involving Al Pacino, & anything involving zombies.

Television:

Danny Torrance: Don't worry, Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV.
Jack Torrance: See, it's OK. He saw it on the television.

Books:

All horror stories and novels, especially H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, and Stephen King. Other than that... The Great Gatsby, Up Above the World, The Stories of John Cheever, The Lottery and Other Stories, Appointment in Samarra, Wasted, Drinking: A Love Story, The Buddha of Suburbia, To the Lighthouse, The Hours, Norwegian Wood, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, The Edible Woman, The Robber Bride, Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith, Among the Thugs.

Heroes:

mr. rogers, my parents, and anyone who is true to him- or herself. .

My Blog

yet another hypocritical Republican tries for a gay hook-up

Police report: Senator signaled desire for 'lewd conduct (CNN) -- Sen. Larry Craig peered through a crack in a restroom stall door for two minutes and made gestures suggesting he wanted to enga...
Posted by Jess on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:13:00 PST

new review by me up on Fensepost.com today!!

David Evan: Demosby Jess BarnettI am probably the last person on earth who should like David Evan's music. The music I've been listening to for the past month includes Cabaret Voltaire and Psychic TV,...
Posted by Jess on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:43:00 PST

has anyone seen Lorraine from Mad TV?

the best: ...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:42:00 PST

boy, 5, doused in gas, set on fire by masked men

Boy, 5, doused in gas, set on fire by masked men By Arwa DamonCNN   Editor's note: CNN agreed not to use the full names of the mother and son in this article due to concern for their safe...
Posted by Jess on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:29:00 PST

I got the internship!!

Mona from the NE Aquarium called to tell me that I GOT THE INTERNSHIP!!! :) I'm so excited. I start Sept. 9 and will be working there every Sunday. Sara, the woman I interviewed with, said I won't be ...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:42:00 PST

Bearforce1: The Best Band Ever.

yes, it's true: it's a "gay bears boy band." how fabulous does that sound?? well, just picture a bunch of hairy, built dudes dancing around in pastels, khakis, and various stages of undress and chanti...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:24:00 PST

from best of CL

Free - Terrarium / Mixed Media Piece Date: 2007-07-19, 11:02AM EDTThis mixed media piece by renowned conceptual artist Rummy La Rue literally captivates the viewer from across the street. The raw pow...
Posted by Jess on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:36:00 PST

ever wondered what the Doomsday Clock is, exactly?

[info courtesy of our friend Wikipedia] Doomsday Clock From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Doomsday Clock now stands at five minutes to midnight. The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clockface ...
Posted by Jess on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:57:00 PST

Teen rushed to hospital after espresso overdose??

how dumb can you get?? 14 shots??? Teen rushed to hospital with espresso overdose A British teenager was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after she drank 14 shots of espresso. The Northern Echo, a ...
Posted by Jess on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:09:00 PST

this looks like a hell of a lot of fun

but what is he wearing???...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:43:00 PST