beth lee roth - ProfilesArchive

About Me

check your lease, man... you're livin' in fuck city.

"ah, you miserable creatures! you who think that you are so great! you who judge humanity to be so small! you who wish to reform everything! why don't you reform yourselves? that task would be sufficient enough." -frederick bastiat

the good stuff right now: subway sandwiches, sappy songs, and trying to see the best in people.

My Interests

kittens, harry potter, not eating animals, grammar/spelling/punctuation

I'd like to meet:

frederick bastiat. baby farm animals. a mailman who delivers tacos instead of the mail.

Music:

the avett brothers. the national. belle and sebastian. the white stripes. ted leo and the pharmacists. destroyer. devendra banhart. tv on the radio. the beatles. the velvet underground. jens lekman. of montreal. pulp. jeff buckley. bright eyes. guns n roses. death cab for cutie. beirut. iron & wine. david bowie. andrew bird. led zeppelin. modest mouse. dr dog. cursive. van halen. the arcade fire. elliott smith. regina spektor.

Movies:

high school musical

i'm a sucker for choreographed dance sequences.

Television:

seinfeld
arrested development

Books:

truman capote
tennessee williams
and other southern lit
ayn rand
david sedaris
chuck klosterman (is my best friend)
haruki murakami
jd salinger
anything about serial killers
anything about english language or grammar
harry potter.
and, my favorite book of all time: a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole.

Heroes:

hermione granger.

My Blog

hernando de soto

here's what i've learned about hernando de soto tonight:- born in spain around 1496 (early life somewhat blurry)- heavily influenced by balboa (discovered the pacific ocean), de leon(discovered f...
Posted by beth lee roth on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:00:00 PST

magellan

here's what i learned about magellan just now:-magellan was portuguese-his voyage that ended up circumnavigating the globe left out in 1519. they were headed for the spice islands in indonesia, ...
Posted by beth lee roth on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:50:00 PST

"more than just a pretty face & an awesome ass"

speaking of the subject line, someone actually told me that on wednesday night. that i am "more than just a pretty face and an awesome ass." wow. i've decided it's my new motto for e...
Posted by beth lee roth on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:12:00 PST

pretty by design

i love surveys. if you don't like reading them, DON'T READ MY BLOG. 1. What does the oldest text message in your inbox say?"shit!" from kit. 2. What was the last song you sang outloud?"hey mama ...
Posted by beth lee roth on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:57:00 PST

our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up

1. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?i wouldn't blow anyone up. really, i wouldn't. maybe i should answer this question when i'm in a less...
Posted by beth lee roth on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:18:00 PST

the genographic project

i'm doing this! drew gave it to me, and it's literally the most thoughtful AND coolest birthday gift i've ever received. www.nationalgeographic.com/genographici keep reading about it and watching th...
Posted by beth lee roth on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:42:00 PST

i’m just a vampire for your love

have you ever been so excited that you felt you were actually emanating a glow?i mean, i think the word 'excited' is too trite. eight-year-olds get excited for their birthday parties. ...
Posted by beth lee roth on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:33:00 PST

OLD!

i'm old today! i'm going to see magnolia electric company tonight! my parents took me to the laughing seed cafe and my mom ate TEMPEH! haha! i'm using exclamation points because i'm happy so if ...
Posted by beth lee roth on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:05:00 PST

lousy hunter

What's your ring tone?:cingular tune.Who was the last person you shared a bed with?:dreeeeewwwwwww. i fucking miss that. Does the person you like know that you like them?after being in rel...
Posted by beth lee roth on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:03:00 PST

i’m a professional chef

i made this awesome vegan peach cobbler today. i'm proud, and i thought everyone should know. i should have taken a picture, but it is now being digested in my stomach as well as those of ...
Posted by beth lee roth on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:10:00 PST