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goodbye, tonsils!

all my heroes are weirdos...

About Me

here are some helpful descriptives:fussy. sweet. easy-going. creative. INFP. synthetic. culinary. caffeine-addled. kind. detail obsessed. introverted. outgoing. determined. tenacious. getting better at relationships. sensitive. obnoxious. silly. unique. herbivorous (mostly). a fabulous speller. a wretchedly poor typist. loud. animated. a relaxing but stimulating conversationalist. neurotic. an excellent listener. a problem-solving adept. liberal. synaesthetic. friendly. potty-mouthed. literate. occaisionally posessed by brilliance. humble. ironic?
You will perish of fits. Repeat this to yourself:
"Things can work out even if I don't get
my way. Things can work out even...."
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
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You are
What Rejected Crayon Are You?
The Megaphone
What Neubauten instrument are you?
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[noun]:
A beat poet working the streets
'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.comright now: school school school school school... and a little music.
You scored as XIII: Death. Death is probably the most well known Tarot card - and also the most misunderstood. Most Tarot novices would consider Death to be a bad card, especially given its connection with the number thirteen. In fact this card rarely indicates literal death.Without "death" there can be no change, only eventual stagnation. The "death" of the child allows for the "birth" of the adult. This change is not always easy. The appearance of Death in a Tarot reading can indicate pain and short term loss, however it also represents hope for a new future.

XIII: Death


81%

II - The High Priestess


69%

VIII - Strength


69%

IV - The Emperor


69%

XV: The Devil


63%

I - Magician


63%

0 - The Fool


56%

XIX: The Sun


56%

XVI: The Tower


56%

XI: Justice


50%

III - The Empress


38%

X - Wheel of Fortune


31%

VI: The Lovers


31%
Which Major Arcana Tarot Card Are You?
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Doctor Unheimlich has diagnosed me with
Joe morgan's Disorder
Cause: improperly prepared toast
Symptoms: vegetarianism, enhanced vision, belching
Cure: expensive biofeedback devices
Enter your name, for your own diagnosis:my dearest friends will REEL at the absolute truth of this diagnosis

My Interests

(analog) synthesizers, naps, tea, wack music, algebra, the international geek power movement, dreams about teeth, film (especially of the anti-commercial variety)addendum: ambient music, lists, cooking, learning photoshop, FM synthesizers (it's REALLY amazing what they can do), oblique strategies, being silly, going back to school, organization, the cube (if you don't know, ask), jhonn/john balance, brian eno, psychology, futurism, dadaism

I'd like to meet:

lenin. lennon. linen. flax. indigo.charles mingus. genesis p-orridge. buckminster fuller. carl jung. ludwig van. albert camus. jorge luis borges. jean cocteau. robin guthrie. blixa bargeld (got close a few times). brian eno. kate bush. david lynch. peter greenaway. the average iraqui. cops who care about people, not power. cliffords (but please, darling, don't live in the past). the ghost of tristan tzara. frederico tomasso marinetti. luigi russolo. richard d james. salvador allende. richard h kirk. gloomy bear.librarians. extremely driven artists. people who turn their handicaps to their advantage. people who think that there is never enough silliness in the world. people who worship scorpios. electronic musicians of all varieties. musicians interested in gig networking.

Music:

ambient/leftfield indie/postrock (even tho the genre name makes me think it's a type of cereal)/electronic stuff... the knife, bloc party, justice, black devil, loscil, IQU, stereolab, the prids, the faint/broken spindles, xiu xiu, the postal service, !!!, adult., tv on the radio, all astronauts, brian eno, einsturzende neubauten, Q and not U, can, download, cabaret voltaire, peter gabriel, xtc, joy division/new order, smiths/morrissey, cLOUDDEAD, antipop consortium, ...and you will know us by the trail of dead, roxy music, rites of spring, severed heads, ultravox, sisters of mercy, bowie, sonic death rabbit, beatles, the psychedelic furs, yellow magic orchestra, kate bush, depeche mode, the cure, early tangerine dream, cocteau twins, labradford, jean michel jarre, throbbing gristle, coil, handel's "water music", the legendary pink dots, ... basically i fell out of love with bad industrial music... the best of it (front 242, skinny puppy) will always be close to my heart- my stuff: the tape is now the music, meatcar, diviner, urilliasekt, blackhole.whiteholei'll try anything. really, i will.

Movies:

dr. strangelove, SUPERSIZE me, the pillowbook, anything by david lynch (especially inland empire), the big lebowski, tetsuo the iron man, most things by hitchcock, most things by akira kurosawa, short films by the brothers quay, donnie darko, rushmore, the city of lost children, some stuff by stan brakhage,

Television:

as a general rule, i don't watch tv, but i do enjoy the following when i see them: justice league. the prisoner. twin peaks. curb your enthusiasm. house M.D.

Books:

borges, pound, camus (the holy 20th century trinity),.carlos castaneda. (for allies),"a year with swollen appendices" by brian eno, "the war of art" by steven pressfield, "13 stories and 13 epitpahs" by william t. vollman, "dada: art and anti-art" by hans richter, "red dragon" by thomas harris, "the curious sofa" by ogdred weary (aka edward gorey), "critical path" by buckminster fuller, "brave new world" by aldous huxley, RE/search magazine - early issues (burroughs, TG, gysin, industrial culture handbook), first issue of amok journal (infrasound, amputee fetishism, NSK)

Heroes:

bucky balance duchampenocastanedalenincocteau twinsjorge luis borgesdavid lynchjunggreenawaystan brakhagetristan tzarastapletongabrielsteina pazuzueinsturzende neubautenpoundrichard h. kirkmingusaphex twinautechrecamusrussolosteven pressfieldprofessor lupinkurosawabill hickshans blixgary hartdiane rehmMOZhannettkate!

My Blog

an update for my lovies...

ok... i am working on a movie until the end of the month... with a nightmarish schedule of 12 hour days. i intend to catch up with all of you next month!joe
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:31:00 PST

grrrrr!

have i mentioned that i hate cars lately?
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Fri, 25 May 2007 10:58:00 PST

fucking seriously...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/fashion/12cars.html?8dpc=& _r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1176390239-LXG18QD7KvSxLA/ SeAUEMwi think i lived in a bubble for too long. i think i allowed myself to be...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:25:00 PST

edit edit edit edit edit edit edit edit die

i have pinned sheets to my windows so no glare can enter my bedroom... i spend hours editing this imagery frame by frame. i have a splitting headache and it's only 9:30. i feel like i have lost so muc...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:23:00 PST

grrrr

fuck this idea that we will never get better. fuck the idea that you aren't beautiful if you don't look like the airbrushed non-people on magazine covers. fuck the idea that we need to be medicated to...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:29:00 PST

this might sound weird but i am writing it down so i don't forget...

i have flashes of understanding about something and today in my reflection i had a few moments of resonance about it... it takes a moment to find the least pretentious words possible so i am sure i wi...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:31:00 PST

inland empire = fuck yeah!

okdavid lynch is a genius... GEEEEENIUSok. i am now on spring break. i want to see you people. come hang out. my time is limited. i live in a swank new house. we can have martinis.joe...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:40:00 PST

more on inland empire

now that my housework is kinda done for the time being, i am going to take the opportunity to do my blathering about inland empire. i'll intentionally omit detail to avoid spoiling the plot. it is the...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:51:00 PST

smoking....

ok...seriosuly...how could i not know that smoking was so disgusting? i am only barely a month quit and it just smells soooo terrible... it's weird. every day i am beginning to understand aggressive n...
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:43:00 PST

wish me luck...

i am gonna interview Bita Fayyazi tonight!!!http://bitaworks.com
Posted by goodbye, tonsils! on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:02:00 PST