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Gina

I try to be like Grace Kelly, but all her looks were too sad...

About Me

If Someone Wanted To Publish My Blog Entries For Money, I Wouldn't Say No

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"Joan Cusack reminds me so much of you...maybe it's the hair length, color, and curl, maybe it's the way of phrasing things, maybe it's the ability to exist in a bizarre situation and treat it like it's the most normal thing ever even while acknowledging that it's a bit surreal."- :) kim
I enjoy a good movie preview, book review, and music video. I love writing. I work the publishing desk at a major labor union. I dig music. I appreciate the Muppets on a much deeper level than you. I'm a rabid blogger so watch what you say around me. I currently only have like two pairs of pants but three pairs of pink high heels.
I'm a poet, drinker, Hello Kitty fanatic, and Townshend memorabilia collector.
I think that there is no such thing as bad Chinese food, bad concerts, or shoes that are too uncomfortable to wear.
My family is so amazing and weird and wonderful and talented and fun and having-of-novelty-pants and are my favorite people in the world.
Other than that I live in a colorful little room in the lap of luxury in a handicapped apartment in a gated community here I share with my roommate and his Tivo.
And Ipod. And Phone. And Brick.
Lots of gadgets that we call by their brand names.
Life is very good.

My Interests

writing, blogging, photojournalism, poetry, taking furious notes, quoting, and even some light transcription. I love music, good television, bad telelvison, museums and theatre. A good bar? Live music? Brilliant.

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to keep on meeting cool people who can teach me a thing or two about whatever it is that they are passionate about. Maybe fellow writers or artists?

Ricky Gervais. Anthony Bourdain. Freedom Fighters, Fred LeBlanc, Dick Valentine, someone who can hook me up with a job in Nashville, and the Dance Commander.

And, Taylor Hicks, Will Forte, and Zach Galifianakis.

Music:

Jude, Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Elvis, ELO, ELP, any "EL" band, really...Cat Stevens, Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, Cowboy Mouth, Curtis, Media Violence, Blur, Bob Falconi, The Casual Occupation, Ben Folds (Five), Barenaked Ladies, The Killers, Interpol, Scissor Sisters, Steely Dan, The Who, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, Jason Mraz, Electric Six, Dirty Vegas, Kings of Leon, Madrone, Taylor Hicks...

and something like a bajillion more...

Movies:


The Big Lebowski, Zoolander, Fight Club, Swingers, Love Actually, Almost Famous, 28 Days Later, Velvet Goldmine, Wet Hot American Summer, Bridget Jones' Diary, Life of Brian, Pride and Prejudice, Princess Bride, anything Wes Anderson, Christopher Guest or the Cohen Brothers have made.

Television:

Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Grey's Anatomy, The Colbert Report, The Office (us,uk!), Extras, Sifl and Olly, Kids in the Hall, What Not to Wear, Reno 911, Seinfeld, Lost, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

Books:

Jane Eyre, Leaves of Grass, Of Human Bondage, The Princess Bride, Bridget Jones' Diary, the Harry Potters, The Count of Monte Cristo, Matilda, everything by John Irving. I also have a thing for Moliere and Shakespeare.

Heroes:

My dad. My mom. Batman. Ringo. Dawn. And, Pete Townshend.

My Blog

indie blog. or, alt-blog. or, a gay haiku

"some folks give it away like a precedin' reputationsome folks drop it like a yo-yo and wind it on up with a grinsometimes african drums beat out bullshit dissertationto pull you in" tom catmull &...
Posted by Gina on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:21:00 PST

Cowboy Up: The Shine in Your Japan

On the island, Herndon, VA 12:06amMay 28. Memorial Day. Gina: I've made a huge mistake. ::flashback:: May 17, 2007 So, during National Transportation week, I signed up to sit in a big tent on the N...
Posted by Gina on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:30:00 PST

"If you say...live together--die alone one more time..."

I have a lot to write about, but I keep leaving my camera places,therefore I am unable to upload my pictures, too. And pictures are like half the battle in proving that I'm not making this stuff ...
Posted by Gina on Thu, 24 May 2007 08:44:00 PST

You Literally Have Hundreds of Senators

I got a letter from the Desk of Arlie Whitlow today.   Mr. Whitlow wanted me to know that, for the first time in his life, he felt compelled to endorse someone for State Senator--John Andrews fo...
Posted by Gina on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:06:00 PST

Models, Peeps, and Mispronounciations

A Blog in Three Acts:   1. I Can Taste the Hooves: Rosslyn Photoshoot   Two weeks ago I met up with Zoe and crew for a night out at this place called Eleventh, where, through the fulfillmen...
Posted by Gina on Wed, 02 May 2007 05:19:00 PST

unintentional blog hiatus

Hey! There's been a lot going on. And honestly, I feel weird having experiences that I don't blog about. (And I don't think that's too healthy, either.) SO...we'll call this little time blog rehab. ...
Posted by Gina on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:53:00 PST

Headlines in 36 pt. Font, Bold, Arial

It is still surreal to me, to see Blacksburg on TV. I can't get past the fact that the whole world is paying attention to a story that I feel to be incredibly local and heartbreakingly personal....
Posted by Gina on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST

New Music Round-Up

Kickin' it in my brick this week are two new CDs by two of my favorite bands. Allow me to tell you about them:   Kings of Leon: Because of the Times     Do these pants make me look ...
Posted by Gina on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:39:00 PST

Speaking Japanese to Strangers: "It's in God's Hands" Tour '07

Allow me to set up this scene& nbsp;for you:   Thursday: 1:00 pm Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital Surgical Waiting Area   It's been a long day alr...
Posted by Gina on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:06:00 PST

With Apologies to Jimmy Tang: Missing the Big Picture

Tonight, directly after work, I am leaving on a multi-city tour that starts with a two-night stint in Baltimore, where I am holding down a McCann/Leahy family satellite office, or home base, whil...
Posted by Gina on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:14:00 PST