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kiah!

go bears.

About Me

go here: flickr.com/photos/kpatz. only child. i can show you where i'm from on my hand. i miss snow and thunderstorms. viz art rules. so do history books. i heart sport (esp tennis, football, soccer, all things winter). competitive by nature. like to travel to busy places. a total workaholic (though more and more i'm appreciating relaxing by large bodies of water). have a thing for studying mccarthyism and roman, greek, scottish and irish history. in my next life i will be an architect. and i'm freakin' moving to new york in november. get ready!

My Interests

the vera project (www.theveraproject.org, www.vivavera.org), rainydawg radio (www.rainydawg.org), bumbershoot (www.bumbershoot.org)

I'd like to meet:

mike ditka. or whoever.

Music:

u2. death from above 1979. MSTRKRFT. ravens & chimes (b'caw!). justin timberlake. these arms are snakes. vaux. the blood brothers. akimbo. minus the bear. rage against the machine. fugazi. beck. the new mexicans. waxwing. big business. pretty girls make graves. botch. vendetta red. the rapture. silversun pickups. !!!. the presets. pelican. isis. explosions in the sky. murder city devils. harkonen. kill sadie. the catheters. help she can't swim. neko case. rocky votolato. prairie school. the black angels. the black keys. black rebel motorcycle club. oasis. the verve. elvis costello. led zeppelin. the who. the doors. radiohead. hot hot heat. david bowie. iggy pop. the stooges. bon jovi. the red light sting. common market. blue scholars. charlie parker. thelonius monk. madlib. rjd2. roots manuva. jamie lidell. lady sovereign. lucinda williams. dean martin. frank sinatra. glenn miller orchestra (seriously!).

Movies:

trainspotting. snatch. fight club. the lion king. monty python and the holy grail. citizen kane. edward scissorhands. boondock saints. memento. moulin rouge. pirates of the carribbean. pulp fiction. fear and loathing in las vegas. the godfather pt i, ii. shallow grave. the machinist. batman. batman returns. batman begins. velvet goldmine. death to smoochy. butch cassidy & the sundance kid. singin' in the rain. gone with the wind. dead man walking. 21 grams. mrs. doubtfire. psycho. good night & good luck. rear window. reds. empire records. the cutting edge. before sunrise/sunset.

Television:

the x files. my so-called life. lost. jeopardy.

Books:

currently: the early ayn rand. anything by irvine welsh or chuck palahniuk. 1984. catcher in the rye. the fountainhead. atlas shrugged. a clockwork orange. brave new world. prince of tides. dubliners. the odyssey. catch-22. slaughterhouse 5. fear and loathing in las vegas. the rum diary. in cold blood. reds. ..

Heroes:

jim mcmahon.

My Blog

RUN!!! Its for the kids...

Check it. A RUN FOR THE KIDS. To benefit The Vera Project's capital campaign that we're trying oh so hard to finish up! Register and get your friends, enemies, family, etc to pledge money for Vera...
Posted by kiah! on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:24:00 PST

Sloshball!!! For the kids!!!

Oh my gosh!!! Sloshball is almost here!!! Want the low-down? I thought so.SLOSHBALLSunday Dec 21pMontlake Playfield1618 E Calhoun StRain/snow/whatever else mother nature wants to toss our way, or ...
Posted by kiah! on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:33:00 PST

Visual proof of the trouble I caused in New York.

Check it. If you have any interest in seeing all my photos from my recent trip to New York (and I know you do!), go here:www.flickr.com/photos/kpatzGood times. And big-ups to those of you that parto...
Posted by kiah! on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:00 PST

DAAAA BEARS.

Are in the SuperBowl. I was almost 2 years old the last time this happened. Yayyyyyyy!!!!! Hopefully I'll remember more this time around, unless I drink too much..... Here's where you come in. Yo...
Posted by kiah! on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:06:00 PST

New York CMJ pics!

Yo. If you want visual proof of the shenanigans that ensued while I was in New York City for CMJ Music Marathon zip on over to http://kiahpiah.dotphoto.com and click on the New York CMJ 2006 album. ...
Posted by kiah! on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:13:00 PST

Snow!

I am in Chicago and it is snowing. This rules. SNOW!!!!!!! In October!!!!! That is all.
Posted by kiah! on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:18:00 PST

New York Pics

Hey hey, in case you want to check out more pics from my recent trip to NEW YORK (besides that hot pic of me stuffing my face with pizza under the Brooklyn Bridge....) go to kiahpiah.dotphoto.com, pas...
Posted by kiah! on Sat, 13 May 2006 02:10:00 PST

I Heart NY

Just got back from my first trip to NY and I must say I think I'm in love. With NY. It's fast, it's loud, it doesn't f*&^ around. It's an assault on the senses. There's amazing architecture (oh my...
Posted by kiah! on Tue, 09 May 2006 09:27:00 PST

i want a gold medal.

So i'm watching the closing ceremonies of the Olympics and they had this parade of clowns march thru the arena, and they creeped me out. As do garden gnomes (but not the travelocity one), but that's ...
Posted by kiah! on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:09:00 PST

the last HOT DAMN! ever!!!

Oh my god! The best radio show around "HOT DAMN!" is doing its last broadcast ever TONIGHT from 9-midnight (pacific)!!! You know you want to listen! Chris and Patzy (me!) will forever appreciate it...
Posted by kiah! on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST