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Becks

I am here for Friends

About Me

these "tell us a little about yourself" things are for the birds. i'm more complex than a blurb on some web page. but then again, so are they. in any case, i'm not one for minimalism.

what kind of person am i? i am complicated and emotionally charged. i'm passionate and, though i've had to re-learn this aspect of myself, an amazing friend. i don't have a large group of friends and it's easier that way. this, however, doesn't change the fact that i will forever be terrible at keeping in touch. even via myspace.

it's taken me a bit of time, but the 'introvert' shell i surrounded myself with post high school is slowly being shed. that said, i still have recluse tendencies. a lot of my time is spent being an internet nerd, reading books by some amazing writers, watching movies... sleeping.

but isolation has it's perks!

beside reading and sounding seemingly bitter (har) i get to spend quality time with my amazing husband. my best friend and partner in laze, we spend a lot of time just being.
together.

i am still attempting writer status. college kind of made me realize i was never really too great to begin with- and that was enough of that. despite that set back,as short-lived as it was, i still get some stuff out on paper every now and again and have on occasion sold/given/beggedaway pieces.
it's something and i'm mildly proud.

i enjoy independent film and music because it's not the devil.

currently, i am still short-ish, fat-ish and am sometimes still accompanied by my obnoxious laugh...
but now in canada.

My Interests

music, first and foremost. i play guitar and some piano, but i consider myself a fan more than a performer... basically because i'm crap.here's what i've been listening to lately:

i'm kind of all over the place as far as my interests are concerned. i like books, writing, reading... words. immigration and travel. i enjoy camping and when the canadian winter isn't kicking my ass, most other outdoor activities. golf = good times. hiking, playing baseball and volleyball. garage sale-ing, thrifting and other sorts of 'alternatives' to spendings loads of cash ..e clothes. I LOVE THE HOCKEY- particularly the ottawa senators (bandwagon fans beware!). i also like puppies, museums, old typewriters and good food... anything kitsch, teachers, movements, orange tic-tacs, being silly, swimming, post cards and interesting films, particularly documentaries. oh, and black olives. gah. yeah. black olives.

I'd like to meet:

you or someone like you. and your mom.

Music:

air, amos lee, beck, belle and sebastian, ben folds, ben harper, ben lee, beth gibbons, beulah, billy bragg, bill withers, blur, coldplay, david bowie, david gray, diane cluck, doves, dave matthews band, ed harcourt, elbow, elliott smith, elvis costello, frank black and the catholics, gomez, grandaddy, guided by voices, guitars, happy mondays, hawksley workman, inspiral carpets, iron and wine, jack johnson, james taylor, jason mraz, jeff buckley, jim croce, john coltrane, john mayer, john prine, johnny cash, joy division, kathleen edwards, leonard cohen, magnetic fields, massive attack, matt costa, mazzy star, mojave3, muse, neil young, neutral milk hotel, oasis, ocean colour scene, otis redding, pilate, radiohead, regina spektor, rufus wainwright, ryan adams, sam roberts, sarah harmer, sting, sufjan stevens, t. rex, tahiti-80, the beatles, the beta band, the buzzcocks, the byrds, the chemical brothers, the decemberists, the eels, the get up kids, the jam, the jayhawks, the kinks, the libertines, the new pornographers, the pixies, the police, the seahorses, the shins, the smiths/morrissey, the stone roses, the stranglers, the verve, the who, tom jones, tom waits, tori amos, travis, turin brakes, wilco, world leader pretend. the list is endless, honestly...

Movies:

good will hunting, crash, lock, stock, snatch, garden state, eternal sunshine, amelie, long way 'round (series-dvd), stand by me, forrest gump, fried green tomatoes, playing by heart, mayor of sunset strip, all we are saying.

Television:

dead like me, six feet under, what not to wear, hockey. just recently jumped on the office bandwagon. gooood stuff.

Books:

anything by nick hornby, cherry- mary karr, the hottest state- ethan hawke, breakfast of champions- vonnegut, the hours- michael cunningham, the pursuit of happiness- douglas kennedy, haunted- chuck palahnuik, cash- by johnny cash.

Heroes:

my parents. my mom and dad... and yours.

My Blog

why it's good to not know anything.

hope depends on not knowing something. we can only have hope in so far as nothing has been determined 'as far as we know'. if you already knew the future you couldn't hope. similarly with freedom- whe...
Posted by Becks on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:32:00 PST