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Rachel Riott

you should just drop the bomb 'cause it ain't love that brought us together

About Me

I'll never be rich
I'll never be famous
But I'll always wanna riott!

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

Someone... anyone... the one...

Waiting is hard work but settling is hard on the soul. -Pastor Matt Stallbaum

Music:

afi, against all authority, alkaline trio, allister, anti-flag, ashlee simpson, audio adrenaline, boys night out, brand new, bright eyes, cobra starship, common rider, cursive, cute is what we aim for, dashboard confessional, dc talk, dead kennedys, death cab for cutie, desaparecidos, devotchas, dresden dolls, dropkick murphys, everclear, fall out boy, five iron frenzy, fugazi, further seems forever, green day, guns and roses, heavens, insyderz, jenny lewis, jimmy eat world, johnny cash, joy division, lars and the bastards, lucky boys confusion, maria taylor, meatloaf, mewithoutyou, minor threat, misfits, modest mouse, moneen, motion city soundtrack, mxpx, my chemical romance, nofx, norma jean, operation ivy, panic! at the disco, pedro the lion, piebald, pistol grip, propagandhi, rancid, rilo kiley, rocky votolato, ryan adams, saves the day, say anything, showbread, slick shoes, social distortion, something corporate, straylight run, taking back sunday, the academy is, the casualities, the clash, the cramps, the early november, the elected, the exploited, the faint, the get up kids, the gin blossoms, the good life, the mighty mighty bosstones, the postal service, the pixies, the rocket summer, the smashing pumpkins, the smiley kids, the smiths, the supertones, the transplants, the unseen, the w's, thrice, thursday, tuesday, two gallants, underoath, vice squad, violent femmes, wilco.

Movies:

Citizen Kane, Dogma, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, really anything by Kevin Smith, The Usual Suspects, The Life of David Gale, Saw, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Goodfellas, X Men, Star Wars, The Thirteenth Floor, The Fifth Element, Back to the Future, The Goonies, Eulogy, Casino, The Last Boyscout, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Bad Boys 1 & 2, Fight Club, The Whole Nine Yards, Seven, Reservoir Dogs, anything with Kevin Spacey, John Cusack or Daryl Hannah or anything that messes with my mind or any action/comedy and really well done, realistic sci fi flicks. Okay, I watch A LOT of movies.

Television:

HGtv, Heroes, Bones, My Name Is Earl, NCIS, Law and Order, Law and Order : SVU, Law and Order : CI, CSI, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Daria, Family Guy, X Files, The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits (and old cartoons from my childhood, X Men, Shera, G. I. Joe and Ghostbusters).

Books:

Of course the Bible, but I read way too much to list them all. The books I'm reading now are:
Rock Stars on God - Doug Van Pelt
To Own A Dragon - Donald Miller
Hollywood - Charles Bukowski
Letters To Young Brothers - Hill Harper

Heroes:



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My Blog

Sour home Chicago (fools turn other fools into idols. -Bukowski)

A month after my trip to Chicago I'm finally blogging about it.  Better late than never, right babies? Chicago was wonderful, it was so nice being home, I truly didn't want to leave. Friday I saw...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:02:00 PST

There's no where I'd rather be then on my way home to you tonight

I was really encourgaged about my writing last night so I decided to post another one of my prose-esque ramblings.  Only a few people have ever read this so I'm hesitant to post it here.  I ...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:02:00 PST

North Carolina, alexithymia, jet engines

Traveling alone is so liberating, I'm in a crappy motel outside of the Charlotte airport just listening to the roar of the plane engines over the soft sounds of Anberlin promising me that there is, in...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:20:00 PST

Classic rock records and a bad awesome sword!

I make the most pointless blogs but this was too exciting to not post. 1.) As some of you might know I buy most of my records at the Goodwill, once in awhile I get a great find (West Side Story soundt...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:23:00 PST

This is where I out geek myself by talking about books

Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Hardback all the way, makes me feel like it's more than just a collection of pages, it's a living experience. Amazon or brick and mortar? Amazon, ...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:15:00 PST

This stuff only happens to me, I swear...

So  I saw The Almost last night which was pretty amazing.  Great show, great company, the whole nine yards.  I took a bunch of pictures and dropped them off at my Walmart Neighborh...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:12:00 PST

I wish I had the courage to say what I really want to say.

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Posted by Rachel Riott on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:44:00 PST

I confess...

That when I hear Spencer Chamberlain scream, it kind of brings tears to my eyes.  I want to grab his shoulders and stare into his eyes and admit, "That's how I feel too."    ...
Posted by Rachel Riott on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:32:00 PST