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Mikael

i really wanted that thing...

About Me

Vegan...I'd like to be Cate Blanchett for a while...wish I looked good in skinny jeans...baking is something of a passion...i like ellipses...
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My Interests

sarcasm, learning, plays, politics, theatre, books, gardening, people, eating, baking, sleeping, meeting new people, history, anthropology, boys, crazy senses of humor, laughing at weird things, dancing my way out of awkward situations

I'd like to meet:

The hot UPS guy on campus, Fiona Apple, Julianne Moore, my mom when she was an 18 year-old pot smoker, a real mountain man, Cate Blanchett, Tom Stoppard

Music:

Radiohead, Live, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Elliot Smith, Feist, Jay-Z, Adem, Iron and Wine, Keane, Mirah!, Kanye West, Rufus Wainwright, Common, The Faint, Coldplay, The Arcade Fire, T.I., The Decemberists, Damien Rice, Bjork, Marvin Gaye, Mates of State, Sigur Ros, Fiona Apple, Mos Def, Rilo Kiley, Enya, Snow Patrol, Interpol, Lata Mangeshkar, The Appleseed Cast, Weezer, Joni Mitchell, Ray LaMontagne, Lauryn Hill, Sufjan Stevens

Movies:

The Princess Bride, Roman Holiday, Shakespeare in Love, Amelie, The Life Aquatic, Moonstruck, Billy Elliot, All About Eve, Casablanca, Top Hat, Mansfield Park, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Goonies, The Philadelphia Story, Whale Rider, To Kill a Mockingbird

Television:

I don't ever really watch TV, but when I do it's either West Wing, or one of the five million Law and Order shows. I used to be all about Perry Mason and Matlock, too.

Books:

The Bluest Eye, The Hundred Secret Senses, A Tale of Two Cities, Invisible Man, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, The Awakening, Song of Solomon, Bone Black, the works of Chekhov, Tom Stoppard, O'Neill, Beckett, August Wilson, Wilde, Wilder, and Ibsen; The Color Purple, The Devil's Arithmetic, The Giver, Pride and Prejudice, The Mists of Avalon, The Green Mile

Heroes:

My mom, my dad, my grandmas, Judi Dench, Hilary Clinton, Nora from A Doll's House, Tom Stoppard, Cate Blanchett

My Blog

solstice

yesterday i got my first motorcycle ride...through the cemetary...it was terrifying and exhilerating. i've reopened some doors lately...but given up on trying with a few. i'm hoping for some new ones,...
Posted by Mikael on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:52:00 PST

coffee and blackberry pie

today I: baked lemon poppyseed muffins. changed jeans three times. attended class and learned about male cosmetics in the Crow mountain and river bands. napped and woke up to folded (albeit slightly d...
Posted by Mikael on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:31:00 PST

a slight defense--an explanation, if you will.

My last blog was apparently very controversial, as I had many responses, some from strangers. So, to all of you who are STILL commenting on it, here's the deal: I realize girls are just as stupid as b...
Posted by Mikael on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:45:00 PST

it's like a broken record

I'm not jaded, honestly. And I'm not trying to be condescending.But if I've learned anything in the last four months, girls and guys, it's this:(And I'm more than happy to hear opinions on this)1) Boy...
Posted by Mikael on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:08:00 PST

On Zapatistas, NAFTA, and Shell Oil Companies

My brain hurts, and my tummy's rumbling. Eff this study guide. I want a tangerine, some hot tea, and Little Miss Sunshine.(And somebody to watch it with. Any takers?)13 days strong.Oh! And I think I'm...
Posted by Mikael on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:08:00 PST

peanut butter m&ms and caramel scones...mmm...

It feels good to be somewhat well again. It feels good to say the things I need to say to the people I need to say it to. It feels good to have a couple days off.Non-sequiter: I want to make a movie. ...
Posted by Mikael on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:11:00 PST

Instead of writing a resume, I'll write this:

In a day devoted entirely to errands, I'm skiving off the most important one. One of the (only) good things about losing all the music on my computer is that now I'm forced to go through all of my cds...
Posted by Mikael on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:35:00 PST

so far in Ames...

Ames is...well, it's Iowa. Greg and I made it to semi-finals but not finals. Boo that. And now I'm sick in my throat, so all my boozing plans have thus far been ruined. Boo that as well. But it's a go...
Posted by Mikael on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

In other words:

86 the BS;SUB Real life, please.Let's hear it for simplification, honesty, work, and fun.Let's not hear it for fear, lies, laziness, and being utterly ridiculous.YES please....
Posted by Mikael on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:14:00 PST

soho and coho, and boy-ohs and sad-o...

Just an update: I moved, again, which sucked, but it's a really nice place near South street, so I've christened it SoHo. Hot tub, fireplace, bigscreen, and garage all = pretty cool in my book...hot t...
Posted by Mikael on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:30:00 PST