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Picaresque

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it ag

About Me

I'm an archaeologist and a writer and a lover of good wine and conversation...I'm currently struggling to finish writing my Masters thesis in anthropology and gearing up to begin yet another program, this time in modern languages....I can't wait to be done with school and get a job!...I think the greatest thing in the world is watching a movie with my boyfriend, my cats, and some really tasty cheese... I'm a big fan of randomness. Adjectives are awesome... I hate waiting... I love power ballads and hair dye......I see you're starting to understand the random thing...Profile edited with CricketSoda's Myspace Editor

My Interests

Archaeology, teaching, skeletons, spice drops, sewing, vegetables, Belizean rum,professional eating,drunken photography, skateboarding, and interpretive dancing.

I'd like to meet:

Those who can appreciate a good skeleton, interpretive dancers, superheroes, and oddballs.

Music:

Metal, jazz, Tori, The Cure, Oh Susanna, original movie scores, eighties pop, playing my mp3 player on random.

Movies:

True Romance! Eternal Sunshine of the..., The Maltese Falcon, Harold and Maude, Heavenly Creatures, Tank Girl,Battle Royale, Amores Perros, Stealing Beauty, Sin City, All About Eve, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Heathers, Piñata: Survival Island, Nightmare on Elm Street, V for Vendetta, The Descent, The Constant Gardener

Television:

Lost, Sopranos, Project Runway, Top Model, X-files reruns (the early episodes), Firefly, weird Discovery Health programs about freak illnesses, Punky Brewster, Ab Fab, Ninja Warrior...Tivo rules my world!!!

Books:

Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Tolkien (except the Simarillian), Lemony Snickett, Anne Rice (the middle period: post-porn, pre-Jesus), Dorothy Parker, Willa Cather, and Mark Twain. ANYTHING THAT WASN'T ON MY COMPS!!!!

Heroes:

People who know who they are and don't apologize for it. People who know when to laugh at themselves. People who can smile when everything is going wrong. Everyone who has ever had to write a thesis!!!

My Blog

"The Strangers": Comfort food for the horror fan

As many of you know, I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Brian Bertino's "The Strangers." The marketing for this film has been brilliant and the previews promised a truly terrifying experien...
Posted by Picaresque on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:36:00 PST

My highly unlikely new obsession...

...skateboarding...Yes, I know that I commonly and comfortably boast of my complete disregard and distaste for "the sports" (competitive eating not included, obviously, Patrick Bertoletti rocks my wor...
Posted by Picaresque on Sun, 25 May 2008 05:56:00 PST

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Ha! I bet you were expecting a long-winded blog in which I detail my reactions to this movie using way too many adjectives...not this time.I cannot express to you what a joke this movie was. I recomme...
Posted by Picaresque on Fri, 23 May 2008 06:48:00 PST

Anxiety Girl

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Posted by Picaresque on Wed, 14 May 2008 05:01:00 PST

Iron Man: A much needed break...and blog...

Yeehaa! Though my thesis is far from finished, I came to a few realizations yesterday, so I took a break from working for the evening and went to the movies! It's been too long since I saw a great fil...
Posted by Picaresque on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:17:00 PST

Yet again, Married to the Sea captures my dilemma perfectly...

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Posted by Picaresque on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:53:00 PST

I can do this...

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Posted by Picaresque on Fri, 02 May 2008 04:35:00 PST

"The Ruins"...aaah, the hilarious prostitution of flesh and meat products

My movie choice for this week was "The Ruins." I knew it would be bad, but I was hoping for that bad that is sort of good, and I was not disappointed!The premise is simple, predictable, and a bit sill...
Posted by Picaresque on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:31:00 PST

Sweeney Todd...I’m not sure...This may be a little harsh...

Perhaps it was because of all the hype, or the fact that several of my friends told me I would absolutely love this film. Perhaps it was because of the Oscar buzz, or the fact that Tim Burton directed...
Posted by Picaresque on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:20:00 PST

"Shutter" - Not a shudder experienced...until we got to Jubilee

Last night, Bryan, Robin and I went to see "Shutter" - the remake of a Japanese horror flick directed by Ochiai, the original Japanese director. The plot centers around a newlywed American couple who ...
Posted by Picaresque on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:25:00 PST