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Em

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Wouldn't you like to know. ..

My Interests

Specific

I'd like to meet:

Dorothy Gatreaux and Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Music:

Air, Audioslave, Beck, Beethoven, Billie Holiday, Bjork, Blackstar, Bloc Party, Blur, Buddy Rich, Busdriver, Cat Power, Common, Danger Doom, Dave Brubeck, David Bowie, The Dining Rooms, Dizzee Rascal, Duke Ellington, Edith Piaf, Elbow, Ella Fitzgerald, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, Franz Schubert, The Fugees, Giacomo Puccini, Giaochino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gnarls Barkley, Goldfrapp, Handel, Head-Roc, Interpol, Jay-Z, John Legend, Kanye West, Kelis, Lauryn Hill, Les Nubians, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., The Magic Numbers, Massive Attack, MC Solaar, Mellowdrone, Mos Def, Ms. Dynamite, N.E.R.D., Nina Simone, Os Mutantes, Outkast, People Under The Stairs, P.J. Harvey, Portishead, Rachael Yamagata, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, The Roots, Rufus Wainwright, Sarah Vaughan, Sondre Lerche, The Streets, Talib Kweli, Thelonius Monk, Thievery Corporation, Tindersticks, Tricky, U.N.K.L.E., Van Hunt, Wyclef Jean, Zero 7

Movies:

Eh, no thanks.

Television:



Books:

Now: "The Most Segregated City in America" City Planning and Civil Rights in Birmingham, 1920-1980Later: Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63Always: Madame Bovary

Heroes:

Frederick Douglass

My Blog

Another shameless plug...

Yes, I know, being an f-list DC celebrity is hard, but somebody's gotta do it! Check me, yo, on my latest youtube video! It's, like, totally awesome dude....
Posted by Em on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:43:00 PST

I have a new Kitty Cat!

Her name is Penny...you'll see why when you look at her eyes.  I have two pics up on my photo section, so check her out.  She's very tiny (six, maybe seven pounds) and very precious and Harr...
Posted by Em on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:47:00 PST

Another stupid commercial...and I'm in it

Yeah, it's for a Heinz Ketchup competition. Yeah, I'm dressed like an idiot. Yeah, you should to go youtube and watch it.My Lame Commercial...
Posted by Em on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:23:00 PST

New Apartment - all moved in!

Hey there everybody! Sorry if I've been incommunicado recently. Just finished unpacking my new place! I moved in officially on the 3rd, but then spend eight days house/pet-sitting for some friends ...
Posted by Em on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:25:00 PST

Pack yer bags, kids - we're movin' to the big city!

I have a new job. And a raise. And a need to move closer to the office and buy a car. All by July 15th. So far I've accomplished one part: I found an apartment.At the risk of "jinx-ing" myself, I'...
Posted by Em on Sun, 20 May 2007 08:21:00 PST

I think I have a problem...

with shopping. Here's the thing: I went on a three-month shopping sabbatical. January, February, March. No shopping. I could spend only gift cards (from Christmas), coupons (from previous purchase...
Posted by Em on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:57:00 PST

I know this girl...

And she's my sister. And she has a blog. You, go, look. Now.http://threeswithagun.blogspot.com/
Posted by Em on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:18:00 PST

A good place to shop (and I should know)

So there's this little place called the Corner Cupboard at the corner (duh) of Washington Boulevard and Pershing Road in Arlington. It's a mom and pop store with fun antique finds at incredible price...
Posted by Em on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:50:00 PST

For all my public school peoples

Ocassionally, I'll post NY Times articles in my blog because I think they contain especially important information to which the greater public should be explosed. This time I'm posting an article for...
Posted by Em on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:29:00 PST

Happy Birthday to Me?

Tomorrow is my twenty-seventh birthday. Unlike, say, 18 or 21 or 30 or 50, twenty-seven is not that big of a deal, numerically speaking. I've already achieved the ability to drive/smoke/drink/rent a...
Posted by Em on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:05:00 PST