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Mara

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

My name is Mara. I live in Arlington with my lovely young man, Scott. We are currently planning our wedding. I am not sure what else to say here. also I like "stuff" and "pants." Is that good?

My Interests

Planning for the future, cooking, reading, writing, playing with my ferrets, attending church, eating, wine, watching movies, attending BBQs, going to the beach, being frugal...

I'd like to meet:

Pippi Longstocking, the abominable snowman, and a yeti.

Music:

Time Ta Lay, Lucinda Williams, Hem, Skeeter Davis, Carpenters, Cranberries, Wanda Jackson, ABBA, Buddy Holly, Tift Merrit, Jill Sobule, Dolly Parton, Mystic, Leona Naess, Atmosphere, etc.

Movies:

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, Y Tu Mama Tambien, 37 Degrees le Matin, Amelie, My Life Without Me, Volver, Dear Frankie, Lovely and Amazing, Muriel's Wedding, Ponette, Une Affair de L'amor, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Vanity Fair, All About My Mother, more.

Television:

The Office, Lost, Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, Millennium, King of the Hill, 24, Beautiful People, Many things on the Food Network, Wonderfalls, The State, etc.

Books:

Every Visible Thing, After You'd Gone, Diary of Anne Frank, Gilead, Joie de Vivre, Frankenstein, Fall On Your Knees, Operating Instructions, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Dark Light, A Return to Modesty, All Quiet on the Western Front, Mrs. Dalloway, A Million Little Pieces, Speak, Steppenwolf, The Bell Jar, more.

Heroes:

Pippi Longstocking + Clotilde Dusoulier

My Blog

I hate this guy... Another open letter

Dear Mr. Begs for Money for Weed and Starbucks in Harvard Square,I hate you. The sign you hold up day after day says any money given to you will be spent on weed and Starbucks. Could you be any more...
Posted by Mara on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:19:00 PST

Survey Boringness

Survey boringness for all my fans. Ha. Like I have any. 1. Do you ever lie about your age?No. Why would I? 2. Do you prefer "sensitive boys" or "tough guys"?Somewhere in the middle, but with a to...
Posted by Mara on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:11:00 PST

Yuck.

Ads for pimple treatments with untreated zits. God, they're so disgusting. Why are they all over Myspace?! I want to throw-up every time I see that ad. Why didn't they use a picture that wasn't so...
Posted by Mara on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:54:00 PST

dictionary.com Word of the Day for July 13, 2007

I thought this was cute. Enjoy!Word of the Day for Friday, July 13, 2007triskaidekaphobia ..tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh.., noun:A morbid fear of the number 13 or the date Friday the 13th.Thirteen people...
Posted by Mara on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:53:00 PST

Live Free or DIE HARD

I almost hope that Live Free or Die Hard does well in the theaters so it will confuse many New Hampshire citizens and New Englanders. The state motto will go from, "Live free or die" to "Live free or...
Posted by Mara on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:44:00 PST

Wayback Machine

I thought this would be a lark to fill out this survey as if I am 14 years old again...Enjoy!!!10 YEARS AGO... 1.) How old were you? 42.) Where did you go to school? CED Daycare.3) Where did you work?...
Posted by Mara on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:41:00 PST

An Open Letter

Dear Grunty McGrunterson,Why do you grunt loudly next to me while using the rowing machine at the gym? It is creepy. I know you're working hard, but you don't have to make everyone around you feel u...
Posted by Mara on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:54:00 PST

annual dart tournament pirates style!

so, yes, i was in a dart tournament at work. i got fourth place, but first place in style, bitches! fourth place out of thirty-one players. considering, i don't play darts, i didn't do too bad for ...
Posted by Mara on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

a lesson on screwing the man

Some good advice for annoying billers: Overpay your bills by a penny or some other ridiculously small denomination.  Yesterday, I received a refund check for overpaying a medical bill. ...
Posted by Mara on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Pop-Tarts Presents American Idols Live

is it just me or does anyone else think it's really funny that pop tarts is sponsoring the american idol tour? i will be laughing about this one for a while. gee, i wonder if they're going to come to...
Posted by Mara on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST