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Jase Mercury

Freyja

About Me

Mary of Bethany, or, Salome. uh-withouta-teetha.

My Interests

spaciousness, travel, linguistics, memory

I'd like to meet:

People with avidity.

Music:


Movies:

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Television:

(tele)novelas. Ken Burn's Jazz PBS documentary series on vhs. and that bush 20,000 troops speech.

Books:

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Heroes:

Harold Bloom, Camille Paglia

My Blog

Jasons Guide to Fine Dining

 1. Sambal Goreng Papaya at Bandung 2. Gaeng Kua at Sa-Bai Thong 3. Nohutlu Ispanak at The Dardanelles 4. Grilled Spinach Enchiladas at El Dorado 5. Himal Chuli's Combo Platter (Momochas, Samosa,...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:42:00 PST

Memorial Day

WHICH IS THE REAL ONE? I ONCE KNEW a certain Bénédicta who filled earth and air with the ideal, and whose eyes scattered the seeds of longing for greatness, beauty, and glory, for everything...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Tue, 27 May 2008 04:04:00 PST

Memory Machine and Kareoke Kid

Spring weather. Restless and social. I decided I don't want to transform myself into an extrovert after all, after giving some thought to what being an extrovert on the Myers-Briggs entails. It seems ...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:09:00 PST

Dan Sartain and Jason as Daria

I was so starstruck by Dan Sartain on Friday that I instantly turned into Daria when I was buying his record and he walked over and shook my hand.  I almost fainted, and I'm not even stretching.&...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Mon, 05 May 2008 11:21:00 PST

Saramago’s Baltasar and Blimunda

When it comes to sanctity, however, there is something for everyone.  For those who prefer a saint who devotes his time to working the land and cultivating the written word, there is St Benedict....
Posted by Jase Mercury on Sun, 04 May 2008 02:38:00 PST

East

Am I losing my faith in Western culture?  Basho is my new favorite poet.  I'm obsessed with eastern cuisine--I prefer the taste and the health benefits and the lack of beefiness.  I feels its more gra...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:23:00 PST

Spending money on yesterday

Swindle Magazine (okay, I opened it up at random and there was Tommy Hottpants.  It would have been ungrateful of me not to support)A Tuxedo MochaCensored 2007:  The top 25 Censored Stories ...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:57:00 PST

What I least understand

A:  My mindB:  My heartC:  My sexual driveD:  My soulI feel that I'm better at understanding other people than I am at understanding myself.  However, I suppose a lot of peopl...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:51:00 PST

Booked For Murder

I'm a biker again!  Despite having to avoid large numbers of the giant metal cockroach which Guy Davenport claims has destroyed our inner cities and rendered them uninhabitable, I had a real...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:04:00 PST

Gableman

I’m still feeling a bit depressed about Gableman, which is odd.  Those ads on the television were so disgusting.  It seems I witness the conservative candidate win time after time...
Posted by Jase Mercury on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:59:00 PST