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Jamie

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About Me

journalist, linguist, geographer, and rock enthusiast

My Interests

well sharpened pencils with good erasers

going places

falling asleep on the couch

time travel

spin class

soccer

socialism

sci-fi love stories

maps

sunny days

walks

bikes

small towns

brunch

porches and patios

art

learning new things

my cat

the Dean Moriarty to
my Sal Paradise

Music:

New Pornographers

The Cure

Billy Bragg

David Bowie

Otis Redding

Talking Heads

The Clash

Four Tops

Prince

Movies:

Annie Hall

Dr. Strangelove

Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2

The Exorcist

When Harry Met Sally

The Royal Tennenbaums

The Big Lebowski

Starman

Dune

Television:

Lost.

Books:

Kerouac

Ginsberg

Garcia-Marquez

Pablo Neruda

Julio Cortazar

Kurt Vonnegut

Chuck Palahniuk

Brett Easton Ellis

Heroes:

Nana

My Blog

The so-dubbed "United Superman" and "American Beauty" go out kicking and screaming

A Saturday like any other at our local. It's a nice little place called the Pure Drop Music Pub- looks like the Globe but has a disco ball. For the most part, the bar is ours. The band knows our na...
Posted by Jamie on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:54:00 PST

Ana Ng and I and NYU

In Baz Luhrman's graduation speechhe expounds the secret to the good lifethrough little grains of wisdom and experience.One thing he tells us is, "Do one thing everyday that SCARES you."Yes, that's ho...
Posted by Jamie on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:04:00 PST

The Vast Cities of the Private Sector

I'm reconciling my differences with chopsticks and local fare. My English class began yesterday, and I'm really excited about it. Most of my students already have a strong foundation in the nuts and...
Posted by Jamie on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:49:00 PST

Grow a Pair

Jet lag is a bitch it wakes you at 3AMand bricks you in the gourdsomewhere in the late afternoonCoupled with a relentless scheduleof going, eating, drinking, talkingyour brain can only handle so muchb...
Posted by Jamie on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:45:00 PST

The first 24 hours

About ChinaBeing in a Chinese city is like staring at one of those Magic Eye pictures. It’s all a blur of neon lights, dingy buildings, scooters, and people- total overload; but if you stare lo...
Posted by Jamie on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:30:00 PST

Your feet hurt because you are kicking so much ass

Today I ran a half marathonthat’s 13.1 milesI ran it in 2 hours and 24 minutesIt sounds toughand at times it was difficultbut when you’re in a crowd of thousandssharing a common goaland pu...
Posted by Jamie on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:02:00 PST

Some Things

NachosBikesMagazinesUrban hikesGlobeWalkingJamesonRunningHugsWatercolorsMaker’sK ate AustenUnderwearPastelsRecordsFlatsInkJohn LockeFlip FlopsFlip FlopsFlip FlopsMargaritasThe West CoastSayidFast...
Posted by Jamie on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:54:00 PST

a debt of gratitude for the perfect soundtrack

The plight of every twenty-somethingis a problem of timeand distanceand velocityin any configuration of the equationThe future being an unpredictable variableor maybe the product, sum, difference, and...
Posted by Jamie on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:37:00 PST

LOST numbers

In roping my not-so-island-savy friends into an addiction from which they may never recover, I have the great opportunity of re-watching every single LOST episode. It’s great because knowing wh...
Posted by Jamie on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:30:00 PST

You may know that I’m going to China, but what you don’t know is...

HowFuckingAwesomeIt’sgoingto be.
Posted by Jamie on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:47:00 PST