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Mandy

that's the signpost up ahead...

About Me

cynical...abuser of adjectives, social self-destructor, read computer manuals recreationally, listen to my stereo at an alarming volume, sleep about 2 hours a day, chaotic, recently haven't been seen without a crossword puzzle book...

My Interests

Black Holes,Jumping in huge piles of leaves and the scent of fall...,being near the exit, The Large Hadron Collider, Hideous shades of green, sarcasm, quantum mechanics, destroying my computer/trying to fix it, entropy, treasure hunts, disinfo, the museum of science and industry,concrete, film, monotones,old typewriters, busted lips, having control of the stereo, uncomfortable situations,soy milkshakes, the united center at center ice, motherboards, thunderstorms, electronic guts, urban decay, street sounds, records, and pigeons, I fucking love pigeons...

I'd like to meet:

the entire DaDa movement wrapped into one seriously maladjusted individual...

Music:

david bowie, gang of four, the only ones, ministry, talking heads, grauzone, au pairs, the stooges, def lepard, jesus and the mary chain, exploding hearts, the dB's, the fall, drones, coil, modern lovers, television, blondie, turbonegro, Joan Jett, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, sheep on drugs, the kinks, kraftwork, adverts, vitesse, devo, pixies, joy division, zombies, the pogues, queen, the vapors, wire,the animals, the slits, the monochrome set, the wipers, the birthday party, Delta 5, The Seeds, the undertones, more new wave than I want to remember --I'm stopping before this list gets seriously obnoxious in length...

Movies:

man bites dog, third man, the tenent, city of lost children, Le Circle Rogue, Funny Games, audition, anatomy of a murder, Rushmore, Old Boy, FEAR and LOATHING in LAS VEGAS, third man, Anything Hitchcock, Withnail and I, itchi the killer, meet the feebles, shadows, Leolo, Crispen Glover, WILD at Heart, Witness for the prosecution, Visitor Q, THX 1138, blade runner, Irrevesible, In the mood for love, Orson Welles, Fury, Tivoli, GOD DAMN- Dawn of the Dead(ala Romero), The Killers, eyes without a face, life aquatic, Double Indemnity, House of Wax, and if there's gore in it-- I'll probably love it...

Television:

I'm pretty sure the only TV show I can watch is the Twilight Zone... ---- as well as a new found love for the Cobert Report, many hours logged watching the blackhawks....

Books:

Disinfo, Confederacy of Dunces, Don Delillo, Milk and Cheese, ANYTHING Hunter S. Thompson put on paper, Masks of the Illuminati, Camus, science books, Bill Bryson, Stiff, kurt Vonnegut, Einstein's Clocks, Irvine Welsh, existential theory, Jersey Kosinsky, The oxford English Dictionary/Thesaurus, Mental Floss, Tom Robbins, Howard Zinn, HOWARD Bloom, Naked Lunch...RICHARD DAWKINS, I read a lot...

Heroes:

Laura Dern ala Wild at Heart and anyone with about 10 cc's of Bill Hicks...

My Blog

Jeff in Print

A list of random list of thoughts, things... ramblings for Jeff... who I will say is the reason I am the cynic, writer, and poor excuse for an adult that I am. I’ll also give him 79% credit for...
Posted by Mandy on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:42:00 PST

My trip home...

While I generally avoid all that goes on around me on public transportation (and as of recent just about everything else) my lengthy trip home tonight somehow managed to gain my captive attention...Af...
Posted by Mandy on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:56:00 PST

10 random things for John-Knee about Metallica

This is getting out of hand. John, I think your being difficult. 10. "Here comes Rancid. He's totally sexy, but he's like a suburb punk". These were the words spoken of John upon my meeting him. ...
Posted by Mandy on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:22:00 PST

To show MARY that I care: 10 random things we did, I did, or I witnesssed her doing

Okay, I'm doing this yet again at Mary's request:10. "We need to get go MORE vokkka" (I'm not quite certain how to type a drunken slur or paint the mental picture of her falling out of the world's la...
Posted by Mandy on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:28:00 PST

10 random things for my weird myspace obsessive mom so she knows I care...

Here you go mom. See? I DO pay attention to you...10. When I am ridiculously bored, pretending to pay attention to dull conversation or cannot fall asleep I repeat the alphabet backwards in my head...
Posted by Mandy on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:13:00 PST

Leopard

After a particularly annoying day at work, I take the bus directly to my local bar. My favorite bartender questions my early appearance. Upon contemplating what propelled me to a bar stool instead o...
Posted by Mandy on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:36:00 PST