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A Rhinestone in the Rough

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About Me

I've decided that pretty much all I need in life is a dog. This sort of contradicts my suspicion that I'll eventually end up alone as a crazy cat lady.

My Interests

The Algonquin Round Table, dinner parties, doomed idealism, Foucault, gay rights, giant squid, merkins, misanthropy, print media, red wine, reproductive rights, This American Life, watching R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet and drinking cheap champagne

I'd like to meet:

Someone who will understand why I get so excited about farm animals, picnics and writing. Also, someone who won't be totally irritated by my incessant chatter. I'm not holding my breath on that last one.

Music:

Abba, Beirut, Belle and Sebastian, Brent Gorton and the Tender Breasts, David Bowie, Nick Drake, Astrud Gilberto, Billie Holiday, the Kamikaze Hearts, Aimee Mann, old Liz Phair, Peaches, Edith Piaf, the Pixies, Rasputina, Elliot Smith, Regina Spektor, Cat Stevens, Supertramp, Television, T. Rex, Rufus Wainwright

Movies:

Amelie, Casablanca, Easy Rider, Ghost World, Goodbye Lenin!, Harold and Maude, Heathers, Il Postino, Lost in Translation, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Muriel's Wedding, Network, Once, ROCKY I, Secretary, the Squid and the Whale, Strictly Ballroom, Thumbsucker, Welcome to the Dollhouse, the Wizard of OzDocumentaries- Fast Cheap and Out of Control, the Corporation, Paris is Burning, Born into Brothels, the Slasher, Jesus Camp, Trekkies, Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating, the Fog of War, Capturing the Friedmans, Crazy Love.

Television:

Top Chef, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain

Books:

Salinger's Nine Stories, the Orchid Thief - Susan Orlean, Plato's Symposium, Foucault's History of Sexuality, Cathedral, Travels With Charley, Fast Food Nation, The Great Gatsby, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Walden, the short stories of Dorothy Parker, the Dictionary of Polish Obscenities

Heroes:

Howard Good and Dorothy Parker

My Blog

my lipgloss brings all the boyz to the yard

..> Note: I'm sorry to bombard some of you with this, however, I've decided that it's worth the energy (not to mention, providing an excellently non-constructive use of my time) to write a little b...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Wed, 23 May 2007 07:55:00 PST

in which i share my nonsensical anger

Are we supposed to feel this sense of inate and inexcusable boredom? What happened to my supposed "values" and my utter disdain for apathy? The part I must wrap my mind around is where and how exactl...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Fri, 18 May 2007 08:53:00 PST

adventures in laundry

Laundry Day : A maladjusted adventure in hideousness, as told in several installments   last night, after I got out of work and took a brief nap, dan and i went to go do laund...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Tue, 08 May 2007 07:47:00 PST

i got hit-and-run and all i got was this lousy tee shirt

despite the obvious drawbacks of my hit-and-run experience, there were a few positives: 1. the customer service people at geico are awesome. they were thoughtful, helpful, and fully comprehe...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:28:00 PST

drunk men, flashing lights and raw fish: a hit-and-run tale of woe

After work tonight, I meet Amy for some delicious sushi at Saso's.About two minutes after I drop her off at her car, I become the victim of a minor hit and run accident. I'm turning left onto Henry Jo...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:09:00 PST

hold me closer tony danza

Part 1: In which my frustration and internal battle are expressed in a similar format to that of certain local poets. whereforth are thou that brings with you serenity and calm to provide a situation...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:42:00 PST

Stupid human tricks-UPDATE

So I get back to my office today and there's an envelope in my mail slot that had been forwarded over from our Capitol office. It's addressed to me care of the AP.   Inside on a torn half-page of...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:05:00 PST

Stupid human tricks

Now, I know this might come as a huge shock to some of you, but honestly, sometimes I do the dumbest things. The thing is, I don't think that I'm especially naive or intellectually-challenged. I just...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:21:00 PST

misanthropy and other sports

Thanks to the fabulous Web site, www.boingboing.net, I am now aware of the existence of a condom applicator.  Please read on: http://www.dezeen.com/2007/03/02/condom-device-wins-most-bea utiful-a...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:22:00 PST

documentaries i need/want to see

league of ordinary gentlemen grizzly man grey gardens sir, no sir! the weather underground the yes men  wild parrots of telegraph hill crazy legs conti: zen and the art of competitive eating alw...
Posted by A Rhinestone in the Rough on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:03:00 PST