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Rachel

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About Me



Calling people out on their shit since 1983.

My Interests

traveling, dancing, shopping (yes, i am a sick person), randomness, vegetarianism, playing guitar and violin, my best friends, old friends, making new friends, Hooligans! independence, tetris, eavesdropping, fashion, laughing when people fall on campus, laughing when karma makes me fall, the daily crossword, driving in my car , wearing my sunglasses at night, Helldorados, Italy, creativity, breakdancing, beatboxing, sarcasm, writing music, listening to music, caffeine...Flea Bagwell...ellipses...GROUPHUG.US

Music:

the Beatles, Sinatra, James Taylor, the Faint, Micheal Jackson, Queen, Liz Phair, my dad's band, my brother's piano music, my sister's mad fiddling skills, Thrice, Journey, AFI, the Cure, Flaming Lips, Blondie, Chris Isaak, Louis Armstrong, Patsy Cline, Deathcab, Astrud Gilberto, Keane, where does it end really.

Movies:

Amelie, Garage Days, the Princess Bride, Moulin Rouge, Some Like It Hot, Lost in Translation, the Pianist, Annie Hall, Braveheart, Pulp Fiction, Chicago, Il Postino, Ladri di Biciclette, Pretty Woman, Roman Holiday, Say Anything, A Very Long Engagement, In Her Shoes, etc...etc... blah blah blah. *Taking a Nordic Cinema class. Bergman, Sjostrom, look them up.

Television:

Sundays and Wednesdays!

Books:

I read at least 4 books a week. Not by choice, but there are some that are worth it. I am a recent fan of William Trevor, Jamaica Kincaid, and Cesaire. Thanks, school!

Heroes:

My parents. My sisters, and yes, sadly my brothers...just look at these huge morons in action... They may be tragically nerdy, but we all seem to be amazingly witty and hilarious. Trust me. We're funny.

My Blog

Speech! Speech! Speech!

(What follows is purely sentimental, ridiculously self-centered, emotional blabber. Read at your own risk.)Graduation Day.Well, sort of. Actually, I was recovering from a night of drunken debauchery...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:42:00 PST

Life After Camping

For all of you who missed the camping trip this weekend, allow me to say: You sorry bastards.  It was crazier than Paris Hilton in jail without her BlackBerry.  I said it.  This year's ...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:12:00 PST

I wore two shoes today...

Two shoes that actually MATCHED.  True, this may seem a common occurence to all you two-matching-shoes-wearing people out there, but for me this is huge.  My shoes have mismatched since Nove...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:30:00 PST

I miss walking...

Seriously. There are very few things that can shake me up enough to stop and smell the roses.  I am talking about the roses of LIFE, here people.  LIFE.  Sure, usually I go about my day...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:09:00 PST

oh, life. (this is a RANT)

Just when I thought my life could not get any more hectic and stressful, I get thrown this completely ridiculous curve ball.So, as many of you know, I broke my leg in three places playing soccer. ...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:16:00 PST

Holiday Partaaaay

Hi. If you aren't on the guest list to this party, I don't like you. ha HA!! Not really...matalee sent this out on her friends list, and I have been trying to let everyone know about it.  So. If ...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:44:00 PST

And now, in other news...

    My boyfriend is amazing.      Normally I would repress the urge to broadcast such a statement.      Alas, I am far too smug about it. &n...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:21:00 PST

"Tag"?? What are you, five???

Okay, okay.      So, apparently I have been "tagged".  Normally I would scoff at the idea in and of itself, as if it were totally below my obviously amazingly high standards ...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:10:00 PST

It's a good day.

I woke up this morning, and despite a killer ache in my throat from being sick all week, felt for the first time in awhile that this was a really good day.  And you know what?  That is all t...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:03:00 PST

ALSO. You are an idiot.

You know who you are...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:28:00 PST