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Alexander

when we arrive, sons and daughters - we'll build our homes, on the water

About Me

wait, what? i don't even know. who? . we are finally updating this... so please do, ///.../... check out the newest of projects at http://andwelove.wordpress.com/

My Interests

books, magazines, movies, music, travel, california, celebrities, maps of US states, photography, grampa's old cough medicine, long train rides, short plane rides, new york times wedding announcements, bloody marys, dirty martinis, and red wine, yoga, the war against high fructose corn syrup and processed food, the numbers 3 and 8, and the letters X and Z

I'd like to meet:

humans, most often. cats, dogs, cows, writers and free range chickens. anything sexy. oh yeahhh.

Music:

belle and sebastian, the beatles, bright eyes, james, ben folds, postal service, elliot smith, jeff buckley, erin mckeown, fiona apple, the shins, coldplay, kings of convenience, rufus wainright, the cranberries, erasure, modest mouse, dj shadow, beck, cake, chemical bros, aimee mann, lucinda williams, damien rice, joni mitchell, danny elfmann, radiohead, david bowie, frank sinatra, alanis morissette, andrew bird, angelique kidjo, ani defranco, annie lennox, beach boys, beastie boys, bebel gilberto, beethoven, bent, billie holiday, bjork, blondie, blur, bob dylan, bob marley, cat power, chemical bros, citizen coke, clap your hands say yeah, the cure, decemberists, diana ross and the surpremes, the doors, ella fitzgerald, eminem, erland oye, erykah badu, feist, fiona, flaming lips, fugees, the dead, green day, hoe, iron an dwine, jack johnson, james taylor, jefferson airplane, jewel, jill scott, johnny cah, john lennon, joni mitchell, jude, kanye west, kinks, louis armstrong, manu chao, miles davis, montreal, natalie merchant, nick drake, nina simone, nirvana, norah jones, pink floyd, pj harvey, placebo, radiohead, ray lamontagne, rilo kiley, rufus wainwright, rusted root, sarah harmer, sheryl crow, sigur ros, smiths, sublime, the thrills, u2, violent femmes, wallflowers, zero 7

Movies:

peewee's big adventure, beatlejuice, dumb&dumber, finding nemo, american beauty, waking life, things with jim carrey, things with brad pitt, requiem for a dream, things with parker posey, things with christini ricci, SAVED!, hackers, the aviator, things from christopher guest, the breakfast club, fargo, wayne's world, brain candy, things michael moore makes, things on lifetime, things that make me laugh, things that make me cry and especially things that make me pee.

Television:

i try to avoid it, which is a LIE. dr katz, the critic, south park, daily show, SNL, seinfeld... all animated adult programming, family guy. roseanne, full house, the new adventures of old christine!!!. best ever: six feet under. is there anyone who hasn't seen every saved by the bell? but who are these people who buy it on dvd?

Books:

current read: the omnivore's dilemma - changing my life, as anything about food culture does. recents: american psycho. sex, drugs and cocoa puffs, the year of magical thinking, joan didion (saw the play in ny).... everything augusten burroughs- running with scissors, dry... the kite runner, blink, stuff by dave eggers. beatniks especially ginsberg, karoac. when i get some time i want to read howard zinns history of the us so i can finally understand what the hell is going on in this country. the power of now. magazine piles all around me. new yorker, wired. GQ, details, Vanity Fair, national geographic..

Heroes:

people who need people