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Rosie: The Jinx

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About Me


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My name is Rosie, and I'm an alcoholic. No, not really.

I was born and raised in Maryland, though I floated around for a bit when I was younger. Currently, I'm planted out in Columbia, Maryland - but don't hold that against me. Howard County can go fuck itself.

Generally speaking, I like to keep myself pretty occupied. I work constantly at many different things, and they are ALWAYS changing. In what spare time I have, I like to paint and/or dump myself into something "creative". Usually, that "something creative" is drinking.

Everyone has a different opinion of me. Most people don't like me, and I'm okay with that. I prefer to keep to myself, and if you have a problem with that you can blow it out your ear.
 

My Interests


More than anything, I love music and art. Music and art are the only two things that get me through my life... I've always been a sucker for visual and audio stimulation. Wink-wink, nudge-nudge.

Aside from those two things, I really do enjoy different kinds of beer and I attend a lot of beer tastings etc. It's very much a hoby of mine. I don't do so much party drinking anymore, but I love a good time and a great conversation with great food and drink. I refquent Fell's Point in Baltimore, MD at least once every weekend for this very purpose.

If you don't drink and don't smoke, move along. You do not qualify.

I'd like to meet:

"Who I'd like to meet" is a funny section. It should be: "Who I'd Like to M-E-A-T."

Honestly, at this point in my life, I'd like to meet someone with just a SMIDGEON more honesty and integrity than the average bear. A good head on your shoulders doesn't hurt, either. This goes for friends and lovers. If the above doesn't apply to you, then you do not qualify. Move along.View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

Music:


Wow. Music is SUCH a hard topic for me to cover... not because I don't know anything about it, but because my musical interest run the gamut from blues and jazz to foreign pop. Yeah, it's that diverse, that confusing and that bad.

Update: I lied about not wanting to go on tour. Who needs help on tour???

Personally, I'm a vocalist and I've worked with multiple groups in my local area. I try to keep my work on the DL, though. I'm not looking to tour or anything like that, but I still enjoy the recording process and even performing live a few shows a year.

I try to balance the actual bands I listen to between modern pop and local groups. Along with the Blues and Jazz everyone already knows I adore, I can also be found listening to ALMOST anything else on any given day.

Movies:


BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA - best movie ever, seriously.

ASIDE from that movie, I LOVE horror films. J'adore them. In a big way. If you EVER want to get me curled up on a couch, this is the best way to do it. I'll watch any of them - everything from the classics like "Dracula" all the way to the newest movies...Saw, perhaps? Hell, I'll even brave a movie theatre (if I have to) to go see a horror flick!

TASTY DEATH!

Television:


TV is a tedious task for me. I really don't like to watch TV if I can avoid it... Maybe I'll catch something on the 'visions at the bar once in a while, but that's about it. If I do curl up with my cat infront of the tube, I usually just put in a DVD or watch an HBO movie.

Books:


It took me a VERY long time to admit this, but I have a difficult time with reading. I'm dyslexic, so large novels are something of a daunting task. When I was younger, I could read just about anything and get through it alright - as I've gotten older, it's gotten harder to do. The letters, eventually, will start flip-flopping on me and I get frustrated.... BUT...

I do still make a solid attempt at picking up a good book. The last book I read was called "The Diary of Josephine", which is a speculative novel based on the life of Josephine, Napoleon's wife. It was very good, but a bit scandalous.

Heroes:


Well, I suppose this all depends on how you would define the term "heroe". It would be very PC of me to sit here and say that the soldiers in Iraq and the fire fighters in California are my heroes, but that wouldn't be entirely true. Same goes for my mother, which would be a total lie.
Honestly, I don't have heroes. It's not very fair to idealize people in that fashion. It puts too much stress on them, and you're bound to get dissapointed.
I do, however, admire people who aren't afraid to be generous, compasionate and honest. People who maintain a solid strength of character without turning into soap-box-riding preachers are pretty chill, too. More-so than ANYTHING, I admire people who do not judge and place stipulations on other people...
Anyone who says "I don't like you because you smoke." or "I don't like you because of your hair color." can shove it. I accept people for exactly who they are - I may not like them, but I don't expect them to change because of it. Respect is so important, and no one really seems to understand what that means anymore... Integrity, too.

My Blog

...on quiet nights...

It has been said that I have an uncanny ability to completely distort reality to suit my purposes. I would not disagree with that statement entirely. However, in my defense, typically I do so in the s...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:41:00 PST

I have a problem...

Recently, some not-very-close friends of mine expressed their concerns regaurding my level of alcohol consumption. In their completely self-less and non-judgemental opinions, I may have a slight probl...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:47:00 PST

It is better to be pleasantly surprised than to be horribly disappointed.

It is better to be pleasantly surprised than to be horribly disappointed. This is what I keep telling myself. As a person with a history of neurotic, over-achiever's syndrome, there is no worse feelin...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:23:00 PST

Rosie’s Valentine’s Day Song...bitches get stitches...

So, here's Rosie's Valentine's Day song.Yeah. That's right. I did this. Go fuck yourself. ;-)"Rosie's Valentine's Day Song"Hold that thought, while I hold this beer.Sitting here, sipping, with you bar...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:41:00 PST

Some Bad News - Please Read.

It is with deepest sympathy and regret that, today; I must announce my decision to step down from my position as Co-Editor and Art Director for Mayhem Rock Magazine.Though my time with the project was...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:31:00 PST

Female Guitar Players A La Mode

"Women aren't great electric guitarists because they lack innate talent or discipline or musical intuition. That's silly. Any list of the greatest living violinists of the world would include at least...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:09:00 PST

"What Will Not Lie" Dec. 2007.

***Another hit of Rosie lyrics.***All I've ever asked of youWas to return the smile we sharedI know you're gone andAll of my hoping is done Since you went awayNothing but pain has filled this dazeI ju...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:42:00 PST

Just cuz everyone liked it so much...

I find it very difficult to beleive that people actually care about each other. From my perspective, everyone is so concerned with themselves that caring for someone else only applies when they have s...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:37:00 PST

Rosie’s Prayer to the Beer Gods

Our Father, who aren't in Fell's Point, hallowed be thy bar. Thy Guiness come. Thy beer get drunk, on Earth like it should be in Heaven. Give us this day our daily tap, and forgive us our alcohol abus...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:28:00 PST

Lyrics - For Adrian

"For Adrian", New Lyrics 11/19/2007*******All these tears are divineHeld deep down insideMy choking heart, Your head stoneWhat happened to you won't leave me aloneWith all the darkness pouring down on...
Posted by Rosie: The Jinx on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:39:00 PST