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Smash

Every other girl named Ashley has always been ONE OF THEM!

About Me

If you have never seen the recess video posted here, then you only think you know me. I'm obsessed with frozen food. I like to barbeque. I'm addicted to seafood. My goal is to accept my noisy brain. I watch asparagus grow, then I watch it die. My dream is to write the great American album. I am fighting off mites. My dog is naked. I could be stronger. I drink Shiner dark, and then I rock out on my guitar. I drink orange juice, then tromp around in the downtown sunshine. I drink tea, and I proceed on with my day, which is usually pretty damn good.

My Interests


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Thinking, writing, growing killing roses, shootouts, donating caja chinas, live music, fake square dancing, free swim, jetskiing, paranoia, beers at sunset, waxing tortoises, eating critical and forgetting.

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I'd like to meet:

Good listeners who like good scotch, conversation, and my backyard. If you qualify, please send me a message with your application. The ability to fix fences, take me out on the lake, and manage rock bands are a definite plus.

Music:

.. Tracy Bonham, Nirvana, Kay Hanley, Lauryn Hill, Gigi D'Agostino, Counting Crows, Catie Curtis, Joan Jett, Lit, Rhett Miller, Aqua, Ozma, Before Dawn, Ben Folds, Tegan & Sara, Sarah Harmer, Kasey Chambers, Ani Difranco, Jimi Hendrix, Poe, Luckie Strike, Meshell Ndegeocello, anna waronker, Liz Phair, Otis Redding, Salt-N-Peppa, Jill Sobule, Snow Patrol, Elefant, The Postal Service, Nickel Creek, Missy Elliot, Eve, Patty Griffin, Jimmy Eat World, Letters to Cleo, Duncan Sheik, Matthew Sweet, Stevie Wonder, Weezer, The Juliana Theory, Snow Patrol, Soulwax, Amanda Ghost, Keane, Marc Broussard, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Marcia Ball, Dr John, Sara Bettens, Reid Wilson, Gnarls Barkley, Superdrag, K's Choice, The Violent Femmes, Guster, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Morningwood, Etta James, Lil Kim, Lenny Kravitz, Jonny Lang, Aimee Man, Before Dawn, OutKast, Old 97s, Cat Power, The Pixies, Portishead, PJ Harvey, Beck, DJ Shadow, OK Go, Sneaker Pimps, Tom Waits, Blink 182, Save Ferris, Common, DJ Scribble, Natalie Imbruglia, Pete Yorn, Tsunami Bomb, The Breeders, Eminem, Venga Boys, Brian Adams, Blues Box, , Yellowcard, Rilo Kiley, Kittie, Pink, We Landed On the Moon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nelly, Kathleen Edwards, The Be Good Tanyas, The Wayfaring Strangers, Aqualung, The Fray, Dixie Chicks, Ripley, Fountains of Wayne, Geggy Tah, Superdrag, and an infinitely more

Movies:

Before Sunrise, Grace Rules, The Matrix, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 21 Grams, The Pianist, American Beauty, Moulin Rouge, Frida, If These Walls Could Talk 2, The Color Purple, Good Will Hunting, Zodiac, Practical Magic, Saving Grace, What Dreams May Come, Dogma, Newsies, Contact, Grease, Kinsey, Somewhere In Time

Television:

Tivo rocks my world. Shows I tivo (some of which I'm not proud):

Without a Trace, Iron Chef, Dexter, Intervention, 60 Minutes, Medium, CBS Sunday Morning, Cold Case, Numbers, Weeds, The L Word, Criminal Minds, The Office, Exes and Ohs, Bad Girls on Logo
But let's stop watching, mkay?

Books:

On occasion I find myself buried in a cocoon of literature for many consecutive hours. It is a coveted moment, and upon completion of reading the book at hand it usually gets passed on to someone else. Check out my past, current, and future reads at goodreads dot com

Heroes:


Hometown Bayous

For those people who never come to visit me, this is where I live, fool.

My Blog

Romance and Politics

Money  makes the world go round!  All you need is love!  What motivates you when you get up in the morning?  Fame?  Power?  Excitement?  Sometimes I wonder if the re...
Posted by Smash on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:19:00 PST

Catching up and Getting Even

I have been so tired lately.  Exhausted.  Truly. No, wait, I'm not complaining hear me out.  It's totally worth it.  See, I am lucky enough to have great friends and family that tr...
Posted by Smash on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:12:00 PST

2 Bands

My music listening phases are always fluctuating but every so often I get into a phase where I'm listening to really great music nobody has ever heard of... YET. Before Dawn from Austin TX myspace.com...
Posted by Smash on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:37:00 PST

ACL Picks

I'm not as excited about this years ACL lineup as I have been in former years, but with 1 being "most excited" and 10 being least, here are my top 10:   1.  Bjork 2.  Blonde Redhead 3.&...
Posted by Smash on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:46:00 PST

I may change my mind about this later.

It has come to my attention as I age that I have a strong dischord with those who are not open-minded to my perspective.  Let it be said that this is not to be interpreted as though I think I am...
Posted by Smash on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:10:00 PST

Directions to Conans Pizza...

...or at least when I did it. ...
Posted by Smash on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:57:00 PST

Girls with Guitars

I'm sick of seeing pictures of girls posing with guitars like the guitar is a cup of coffee.  It's dumb.  Ok, ok, I know there is at least one picture of me somewhere doing the same thing......
Posted by Smash on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:09:00 PST

Update!

After two years of draught in Austin, it has been raining for a week straight -- and pretty much on and off all year long.  The lakes are a few feet above "full", which is amazing considering las...
Posted by Smash on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:52:00 PST

Joe's Bar and Grill

Dixie and I stumbled into Joe's Bar and Grill hungry and optimistic.  We both had been carrying 2 for 1 brunch coupons in our pockets for weeks and although it was Monday night we figured an...
Posted by Smash on Wed, 23 May 2007 08:42:00 PST

Sorry, V, I may be stealing your bit

Rightexactlynow I am listening to George W. Bush make an address concerning the spending bill currently in congress.  One can't help but enjoy the irony of the background noise -- chirping birds ...
Posted by Smash on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:25:00 PST