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tiara

we don't break easy

About Me

“We all have such fateful objects – it may be a recurrent landscape in one case, a number in another – carefully chosen by the gods to attract events of special significance for us: here shall John always stumble; there shall Jane’s heart always break”

My Interests

making use of my library cards; dancing until my legs feel like they are going to fall off; double negatives; word-of-the-day; cold cases and unsolved mysteries; imagining a more healthy lifestyle; heartwrenching poetry and songs; figuring it all out; like-minded folks; magical realism; bikram yoga; npr; yacht rock

I'd like to meet:

good spellers; clean fun &

a big, big love

Music:

team dresch, sleater-kinney, JOURNEY, the ronettes, john vanderslice, the gossip, jolie rickman, neil young, diana ross & the supremes, madonna, trina, css, death cab for cutie, fleetwood mac, mirah, interpol, three 6 mafia, patti smith, m.i.a., esthero, 'rent' soundtrack, nina nastasia, tender forever, the bee gees; the cars, the pretenders, ida, tears for fears, lady sovereign, crunk, bounce, dirty south

Movies:

times square, d.e.b.s., lost in translation, crooklyn, bonnie & clyde, empire records, welcome home roxy carmichael, party girl, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, being john malkovich, wayne's world, stepmom, all over me, hilary & jackie, the eyes of tammy faye

Television:

GREY'S ANATOMY, any forensics-related show, america's next top model, degrassi: the next generation, forensic files, strangers with candy, the office (bbc), ugly betty, american idol, trashy reality shows, bad mtv, sugar rush , unsolved mysteries

Books:

sonia sanchez, lucille clifton, cave canem, war boy (kief hillsbery), house of the spirits (allende), i put a spell on you (nina simone), edna st. vincent millay, 'ballad of birmingham' by dudley randall (poem), dictionaries, the autobiography of malcolm x, the height and depth of everything (katherine haake), caucasia (senna), the god of small things (roy), assata

Heroes:


Jolie Rickman

My Blog

horoscope | lesson

It is very possible that your opinionated side could make you a few enemies today, but it's much likelier that it will earn you quite a few fans! People like someone who's ready to speak their mind, b...
Posted by tiara on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:33:00 PST

I can't go to sleep because my ceiling is about to cave in...

In my bathroom. And to top it all off, the cats are fighting. Western style. Guns drawn..err...claws. Lightning just streaked through the sky and a muffled thunder boom is rolling overhead. I can't sl...
Posted by tiara on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:08:00 PST

I don't understand why we can't change the national anthem to 'Don't Stop Believin'"

I mean, really. I'm serious. This song has changed my life. I am a better person for it. "The Star Spangled Banner" doesn't say 'America' the way "Don't Stop Believin'" does. Big moment for Journey at...
Posted by tiara on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:01:00 PST

Night of A Thousand Stevies 17 - May 11, 2007

NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES NEWS NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STEVIES is the biggest and best-loved STEVIE NICKS fan event in the world, one of those great New York City spectacles that sparks travel from all ...
Posted by tiara on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:55:00 PST

IRAQ

Over 34,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2006, says UN report on rampant abuses 16 January 2007  Nearly 6,400 Iraqi civilians were killed in the November-December period, slightly less than in ...
Posted by tiara on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:55:00 PST

Does this mean I've finally made it?

When Gawker is discussing you and a) You don't work at Conde Nast, b) Are not a piece of real estate, and c) don't frequent Bungalow 8 with Paris Hilton...it can only mean you've made it in Manhattan!...
Posted by tiara on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:52:00 PST

i'm watching thelma & louise

i want to see more movies like this. more boys on the sides.i've realized that in most of my favorite movies the women are strong and ill-fated...
Posted by tiara on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:36:00 PST

I Heart Brooklyn Girls LAUNCH PARTY - Fri Sept 8 @ Southpaw!

This is the calendar I'm in. And the flyer I'm on. Just think -- you get to have my unlimited attention for all of December 2007. 31 days of me staring at you as you sleep, as you cook, as you shower...
Posted by tiara on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:36:00 PST

what the fuck?

why did i spend all of last night explaining to people why we've never hooked up rather than hooking up??? tragedy!
Posted by tiara on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:06:00 PST

I got tickets to Def Leppard & JOURNEY!

I got tickets to Def Leppard & JOURNEY! Don't be jealous! In fact, come along!I get to see so many of my favorite bands within one month! Fuckin' ROCK!...
Posted by tiara on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:32:00 PST