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Liosliath

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About Me

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
- Jack Kerouac
"Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained."
- William Blake (The Marriage of Heaven and Hell)
“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.”
- G.K. Chesterton
“How many of you have ever started dating because you were too lazy to commit suicide? This guy says, "I'm perfect for you, 'cause I'm a cross between a macho man and a sensitive man." I said, "Oh, a gay trucker?"”
- Judy Tenuta
“There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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My Interests

solo hiking : reading travel stories : asking people too many questions : leaving : reading : dancing : smirking : writing : designing : cutting up magazines : talking about North Africa : talking about whatever : drinking tea : sleeping in a warm bed on a cool day : hot baths : cold tequila : making lists : musicmusicmusic : taking pictures : painting walls : sanding : changing oil : making pies : kicking leaves : getting my hands dirty : looking at machines : looking at equipment : telling stories : making up stories : making lasagna : walking in the mountains

I'd like to meet:

James Thurber (but he's dead, so I'll have to wait)
Trent Reznor
King Abdullah of Jordan
Fatima Mernissi
Les Wexner
Perry Ferrell
My best friend overseas, Loreen (hey girl! it's hot chocolate time!)

Music:

Chet Baker : Fugazi : Sarah Vaughan : John Coltrane : "Fast Track to Nowhere" : old bluegrass/country : Sex Pistols: Dead Kennedys : Social Distortion : Crass : Big Black : soundtrack from "The Piano" : Depeche Mode : traditional Moroccan Berber music : Paulinho Moska : The Bravery : Henry Mancini : Patsy Cline : 808 State : CellDweller : U.S.S.A. : Ministry : Front 242 : Shiny Toy Guns : NIN : George Jones : The Glove : Killing Joke : The Cure : Bauhaus : The Smiths : Nitzer Ebb : Einsturzende Neubaten : Skinny Puppy : MLWTTTK: Clint Black : Peter Murphy : Josh Turner : Polaroid Kiss : IAMX : Daft Punk : Jane's Addiction

And a lot of other stuff...

Movies:

Hero : Garden State : True Romance : The Devil and Daniel Johnston : Conan : Vertigo : Gladiator

Television:

Not unless I'm watching a DVD. Or, OK, I admit it. Some British shows ('Coupling'), a few eye candy shows here ('Project Runway') and some shows just for fun. ('Dirty Jobs.')

Books:

Any Conan/Kull/Cormac Mac Art books, Edward Bellairs.Barry Hughart. Ken Follett.

Heroes:

My dad.

My Blog

The Barfiness that is the Olympics

First of all, "Coca-Cola® Global Village." No. Awful. If it was "The Mountain Dew Spectacular Conglomeration of World Peoples Drinking a Delicious Nectar and Hating the Formaldehyde Drink That Calls I...
Posted by Liosliath on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:46:00 PST

Big Changes YadaYada

This fine piece of...  er, I mean, my dearest beloved, is moving in on Friday.There are lots of great things about him, but some random ones, prompted by Myspace crap:- He would never leave a gli...
Posted by Liosliath on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:58:00 PST

The Weepies - World Spins Madly On

I never get tired of watching this video....
Posted by Liosliath on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:43:00 PST

(NOT) Food of My Fathers

Things that I love to eat/drink, and my parents find weird/disgusting:1. Marinated Roman artichokes2. Sushi3. Red Bean Milk Tea with Black Tapioca Pearls4. Mochi5. Chai6. Salt and Pepper Shrimp7. Pala...
Posted by Liosliath on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:12:00 PST

Wanderlust travel magazine - Javan rhino attacks camera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZTAUPWj-QQ Xtian's Javanese rhino friend doesn't like the camera....
Posted by Liosliath on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:24:00 PST

Cat People

1. I love my cat. 2. My boyfriend likes my cat. 3. My cat likes us. HOWEVER - we do not like the cat this much.
Posted by Liosliath on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:19:00 PST

Horse Racing is a DISGUSTING Sport

I hope that all sorts of awful karmic retribution is inflicted on anyone involved in horse racing. Say goodbye to another lovely horse, Eight Belles, who came in second in the Kentucky Derby - breakin...
Posted by Liosliath on Tue, 06 May 2008 08:03:00 PST

My Brother Passed the Bar Exam!

May 2, 2008 More than 280 Applicants Pass February 2008 Ohio Bar Exam Today, results of the February 2008 Ohio Bar Examination, which was administered in Columbus Feb. 26 - 28, are being released...
Posted by Liosliath on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 PST

The Trouble With Poetry

"The Trouble With Poetry"The trouble with poetry, I realizedas I walked along a beach one night -cold Florida sand under my bare feet,a show of stars in the sky -the trouble with poetry isthat it enco...
Posted by Liosliath on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:37:00 PST

Spaghetti Trees!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/1/new sid_2819000/2819261.stm
Posted by Liosliath on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:32:00 PST