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ms.

About Me

this is just what i needed

My Interests

mannerism, gravel, kaleidoscopes, murder mysteries, grapefruit, big hair, wedge heels, libraries, my gibson es-135, thunderstorms, beards, public broadcasting, farms, yachts, egon schiele, spelling bees, bumblebees, secrets, imperfections, my motobecane, bunkbeds, big dogs, straight shooters

I'd like to meet:

howard roark

Music:

neko case, frog eyes, smog, my morning jacket, t. rex, wu tang clan, the zombies, deerhoof, sun city girls, os mutantes, the slits, hope for agoldensummer, neil young, almendra, ace of cups, jeff buckley, radiohead, erase errata, pj harvey, brainiac, blonde redhead, gang gang dance, eagles of death metal, john coltrane, shannon wright, brian jonestown massacre, call and response, murder by death, mclusky, beck, les savy fav, black eyes, enon, xiu xiu, elliott smith, tom waits, sleater-kinney, rainer maria, of montreal, sick lipstick, billie holiday, queens of the stone age, television, wolf eyes, big black, white stripes, des_ark, songs:ohia, yeah yeah yeahs, paper lions, spoon, american analog set, the beatles, karate, metric, disband, magik markers, man man, black dice, animal collective, the smiths, sonic youth, magnolia electric company, alice coltrane, justin timberlake, captain beefheart, the raincoats, neutral milk hotel, long legged woman, okkervil river

Movies:

pierrot le fou, children of men, inland empire, brick, thumbsucker, candy, human nature, manhattan, the house of yes, in the mood for love, babydoll, harold and maude, buffalo '66, the lickerish quartet, jules et jim, opera, dawn of the dead (obviously the original), jackie brown, high fidelity, suture, less than zero, serial mom, the jerk, rules of attraction, from dusk til dawn, cq, fast cheap and out of control, 3 women, hocus pocus, donnie darko, city of lost children, vanilla sky, requiem for a dream, ed wood, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, evil dead 2, north by northwest, terminator 2, trainspotting, mulholland drive, the royal tenenbaums, dial m for murder, natural born killers, igby goes down, fear and loathing in las vegas, virgin suicides, blow, delicatessen, bringing out the dead, interview with the vampire, the life aquatic, secretary, following, before night falls, the manchurian candidate (obviously the original), happiness, strangers on a train, sunset boulevard, the hudsucker proxy, the shining, heathers, rear window, edward scissorhands, wonderland, waking life, memento, breathless, lost in translation, vertigo, shoot the piano player, american history x, the usual suspects, clue, eyes wide shut, breaking the waves, pi, blow up, dead alive, the burbs, midnight cowboy, novocaine, groundhog day, secret things, plague dogs, joe vs. the volcano, breakfast at tiffanys, alphaville. james bond.

Television:

lost

Books:

the book by alan watts. a million little pieces by james frey. less than zero by bret easton ellis. invisible monsters by chuck palahniuk. the griffin and sabine trilogy by nick bantock. middlesex by jeffrey eugenides. the magus by john fowles. the fountainhead by ayn rand. generation x by douglas coupland.

My Blog

sprung

these are blooms i havent seen in more than five springs.  though some of the indigenous plants of virginia are also indigenous plants of georgia, it is the specific placement of and memorie...
Posted by ms. on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:02:00 PST

lovers

the sound of her voice gives me shivers. that first utterance of it, that first note. i dont skip any song because every song is lovely. every song makes me sing along, each word asking me to mouth...
Posted by ms. on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:34:00 PST

quadriceps engage

yoga class was intense today.  my legs felt very similar to jello as i meandered back to the car after an hour and fifteen minutes of the most serene pain of my life.  i love pushing my body...
Posted by ms. on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:34:00 PST

prospects and lessons

i am stoked about cine. our schedule is posted and we are playing some really great films. some i havent seen, some i have, and some ive never even heard of. my coworkers seem rad, my bosses are ne...
Posted by ms. on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:37:00 PST

clarity

i got a new cell phone today.  rather, mom and i went into the local cingular store here in charlottesville and we talked some business.  our goal was to combine forces and form one fam...
Posted by ms. on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:50:00 PST

the sound is all

tonight i went to the symphony. it was an unexpected invite and i was more than thrilled to accept when kelli offered. we left the exhibition at dodd, walked to the classic center and got there righ...
Posted by ms. on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:41:00 PST

oh my fucking god

yuca and plantains and beans and cole slaw and rice and sangria. me and three girls who i love sitting around a gorgeous table in a gorgeous restaurant in a gorgeous neighborhood in the lower east si...
Posted by ms. on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:49:00 PST

soap bubbles

the sounds that black dice make are exactly what i need right now.  i'm washing dishes.  i'm listening to broken ear record.  i'm watching soap bubbles rise above my head.  free to...
Posted by ms. on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:54:00 PST

popcorn and poems

i pour in the oil.  not too much, just enough.  i pour in the salt.  i pour in the kernels.  i turn on the flame.  i sit, with my glass of red, in my kitchen and open the...
Posted by ms. on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:16:00 PST

brown horses

tonights show at the road house was astronomically sexy.  first, sleepy horses reminded me how much i love hot bass. (thanks, brandy.) their level of grind is perfect.  brown frown made me w...
Posted by ms. on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:31:00 PST