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Natalie

You two look like you need to get wet

About Me

-I have an amazing memory. You might think its creepy. -Slightly OCD. -I dream about South America often.

My Interests

music, reading, talking, TRAVELING, hanging out, sleeping, driving around aimlessly, skirts/dresses, vintage, going out to eat, daydreaming, becoming fluent in Spanish, Thai/Indian/French food, social activities outside of the bar, history, taking classes i don't need, reminiscing, Africa, foreign accents, taking showers, pumpkin pie, cocooning in my bed, Stop Staring!, laughing so hard that i cry, dancing, South America, things that smell good, acupuncture, history, National Geographic, postcards, tacky tourist souvenirs, maps/geography, the smell of new books, trying new types of food/restaurants, walking around the city, passion, sarcasm, The Cozy Noodle, clap machines, absurdity, sassing, cheesiness, baby animals or any animal for that matter, fancy soaps, dressing up (with or without a reason),skylines, thunderstorms, farms, hay rolls, swearing, sitting by the lake, making fun of Rob, small towns, 24 hour restaurants/diners, Boston, getting out of the neighborhood, candles, being drama-free, San Francisco, having useless goals, affection, holding hands, sincerity, people watching, trashy motels, colored lighting, personal space, nighttime, staying up late, and a hell of a lot more.

I'd like to meet:

Asian immigrants. People who like to travel. People who flush toilets. People who are not afraid to go out to eat alone. Weekday warriors. Fresh conversation, not necessarily new, but definitely fresh. NEW PEOPLE!

Music:

The Cult, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, Prince, The Cars, Lard, The Police, Talking Heads, Killing Joke, Doves, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Rosetta Stone, Tricky, Portishead, The Raveonettes, Radio 4, New Order, My Bloody Valentine, The Teardrop Explodes, Jesus & Mary Chain, PJ Harvey, Peaches, KMFDM, Mazzy Star, The B-52s, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Music Explosion, BRMC, My Life with the TKK, Machines of Loving Grace, Soft Cell, Primal Scream, Cranes, ESG, Freescha, Tuxedomoon, Pet Shop Boys, Bronski Beat, Urban Verbs, Solvent, Wire, The Wolfgang Press, The Spaceshits, Throwing Muses, Romeo Void, Happy Mondays, Alien Sex Fiend, Specimen, Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail, Bauhaus, Public Image Ltd, Southern Death Cult, Mission of Burma, Yaz, The Raincoats, The Detroit Cobras, MC5, The Cramps, CCR, The Animals, Gang of Four, Spiritualized, The Rain Parade, Magazine, and a plethora of other shit. my musical tastes are wide and constantly expanding.

Movies:

documentaries; john waters; natural born killers, summer of sam, american history x, gummo, happiness, trainspotting, monster,the goonies, requiem for a dream, jesus camp, the basketball diaries, mississippi burning, silence of the lambs, seven, fast times at ridgemont high, clay pigeons, jaws, etc.

Television:

Roseanne. I have seen every episode a dozen or more times. I mean, sure, after they won the lottery, the show went to shit, but...it's still the greatest show ever. The Cosby Show is nice, too. And the Golden Girls. Oh, and of course, Kids in the Hall. I also really wish that I had Animal Planet.

Books:

my fave fiction books are candy by luke davies and diary of an emotional idiot by maggie estep. i also read a lot of non fiction on the following topics.....poverty, prostitution,homelessness, hobos, etc.

Heroes:

all the children say "we don't need another hero".

My Blog

Whore?

  So, earlier today I was driving, minding my own business trying to get from point A to point B. I was at one of Chicago's many poorly designed intersections waiting to make a left turn on a gre...
Posted by Natalie on Wed, 16 May 2007 11:00:00 PST

Reasons why Vancouver is awesome

(in no particular order) 1. Its beautiful. 2. It doesn't get freezing cold. 3. The grocery stores sell the biggest boxes of cereal I have ever seen. ( for those who do not know...i am a cereal fanatic...
Posted by Natalie on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:48:00 PST

Rocco.

1) When was the last time you went to the bathroom outside?never2. Last time you saw your parents?mom on sunday, dad about 2 weeks ago3) Family member you most resemble?: a bit of each, i guess4) ...
Posted by Natalie on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:51:00 PST

body oils and bubbalicious

here are just two more reasons to love the asburdity that is harold washington college. last week, there was a large vehicle (perhaps a pickup truck?) parked out front depicting decals that said somet...
Posted by Natalie on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:05:00 PST

Damn, baby, you were all wearin' that short skirt, you was just asking for it

  Instead of my usual Wednesday Women's Literature class, I, along with the rest of my class, attended a seminar about power in relationships. During the presentation, topics such as money, sexua...
Posted by Natalie on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:27:00 PST

@$%.&*!!

  So, my bike just got stolen. Yay! I went to the Walgreens on Milwaukee and Wolcott to drop off my film. I locked the bike and went in. Literally, 2 minutes later, I walked out. No bike in sight...
Posted by Natalie on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:20:00 PST

Ah, America...the world's fattest nation

  Truly repulsive. The "Gateway Grizzlies" and the cheeseburger fingers are exceptionally vomitus.  http://biz.yahoo.com/usat/060623/13605091.html...
Posted by Natalie on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:26:00 PST

R.I.P Pedro Incarnacion.

  Due to the potent smell of death emanating from our bathroom, Wesley and I were able to determine the fate of one chinchilla, el Pedro Incarnacion, aka Pedro, formerly known as Chili. It appear...
Posted by Natalie on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:56:00 PST

But...it's not even the same country!

 Here we go, yet another blog about things that annoy me. On your marks, get set, go!  I have witnessed this more times than I can count. I really, truly, cannot stand when people refer to I...
Posted by Natalie on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:18:00 PST

Has anyone told you how stupid you look?

  No? Well, here it goes. So, I was perusing some websites  to look for a few clothing items, until I realized: Uh oh! It's spring...which means, the most hideous fashions of the year. This ...
Posted by Natalie on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:42:00 PST