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penny lane

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About Me


the world is too much with us; late and soon,
getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
little we see in nature that is ours;
we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
this sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
the winds that will be howling at all hours,
and are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
for this, for everything, we are out of tune;
it moves us not.--great god! i'd rather be
a pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
so might i, standing on this pleasant lea
have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
have sight of proteus rising from the sea;
or hear old triton blow his wreathèd horn.
william wordsworth, 1798
my pop-cultural awareness is probably elevated to inappropriate levels. if you must know anything about me, know that. and so what? let's dish on celebs and the most ridiculous trends as of late and swap under-appreciated youtube funnies.
obviously worthwhile.
my life is characterized by an obsession with the past; my own and society's. i'll never get over it. i can read people really well, despite my inability to figure my own self out.
i listen to music.
flickr: my photographs
facebook: osu!
blog: inspiration

My Interests

simplicity (complexity)
text messages from boys i like
text messages that make me laugh out loud
listening to vinyl records and believing i was misplaced in the spectrum of time
the androgynous mr. ziggy stardust / "rebel rebel"
rye toast + swiss cheese
feeling happy and fulfilled
not being broke
improving my xacto knife skills; collaging and cutting up books & magazines scattergories & ALWAYS WINNING! ("y'all ready fa' 'dis? DA DA DA DA-DA DA-DA DA DA DA DA-DA DA-DA")
stories about drug experiences, acid trips in particular
the history of rock & roll
rockdocs with really great soundtracks
getting good grades
expensive perfume
being allowed to see & experience all of the wonderful, beautiful things in the world
equality & freedom
hippies & people who live simply
the love generation
autumn, falling leaves
conversation of sexual nature
iced green tea; sweetened, light ice
demented faces
speaking in funny voices
thought-provoking enlightenments out of the blue
doing really good/unreal impressions of people/things
good facial hair, ponytails
hip-hop culture
having the right thing to say at the right time
60s and 70s nostalgia
anything vintage
street style
counterculture
extreme organization
color coordination
the vietnam war era
memories from music and scents
abnormal human-made noises
photo-journals
having a profound thought and being able to put it into words on paper in an essay of sorts
nylon magazine (duhhh)
all things foreign
astrology
good news
tattoos
thrift stores
dreams/lucid dreaming
white chocolate mochas
childhood reminiscing
90s television
karma
finding exactly what i was looking for on google/youtube
masochism
vanilla skies
sarcasm, sleeping in, sweaters
early morning & late night
photography, postcards
old books
&
old photographs

I'd like to meet:

gael garcia bernal & jason schwartzman & lonnie rashid lynn, jr. & eric balfour as gabe dimas ... and actually, billy, ted, and all of claire fischer's other boyfriends & maccauly culkin & hello kitty in the real & my heroes (as listed to the left) & boys with any or all of the following attributes: beard, ponytail, british accent, mad individual style, a way with words, talent & dominant masochists, male & myself in 10 years & japanese girls who want to be BFF & folks with characteristics of spontaneity, sarcasm, genius, dreamer, free-spirit, kind heart, patience & old souls & a good cook who can teach me & someone(s) who can break my shell of worry and help me to be more of a risk-taker & anyone else who plans to visit as many countries as possible in the span of a lifetime & people in arizona & dudes with sneaker obsessions & no assholes! (since i seem to attract those) & photogenic people who will let me photograph them & anyone who has funny and random things to say & employees of nylon magazine & michael alig & james st. james & PEOPLE WHO DON'T TAKE THEMSELVES TOO GODDAMN SERIOUSLY .. & can have fun, enjoy & appreciate endless conversation about pop culture & bodily functions just as much as serious, political & life-changing subject-matter & girls who can be friends with girls and not constantly need attention from the opposite sex & aren't sluts in attempts to make guys like them & artists & photographers who get really into their work and make art simply because they enjoy making it & someone out of the ordinary & someone who won't give up on me & will aid in my changing for the better .. & someone who makes my life complete, even if only temporarily

Movies:

the science of sleep
the life aquatic with steve zissou
the royal tenenbaums
vanilla sky
amelie
detroit rock city
the labyrinth
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
wet hot american summer
boogie nights
the sandlot
dazed & confused
high fidelity
drop dead fred
american beauty
lost in translation
garden state
letters home from vietnam
full metal jacket
my girl 1 & 2
home alone 1 & 2
i fried green tomatoes
forrest gump
zoolander
bottle rocket
anchorman; the legend of ron burgundy
the door in the floor
closer
party monster
the virgin suicides
lords of dogtown
being john malkovich
spun
blow
21 grams
almost famous
crash
breakfast at tiffany's
the rules of attraction
28 days later
ghost world
pretty woman
romeo and juliet
better off dead
ferris bueller's day off
magnolia
swimming pool
me & you & everyone we know
the outsiders

Television:

the real world
project runway
nick @ nite
sex & the city
miami ink/LA ink
america's next top model
six feet under
big love
gilmore girls
true life
intervention
anything on HGtv or the food network
aaaaaaaand vh1's "the drug years" documentaries were the highlight of my summer 2k6
& well, i'm pretty much a fan of all documentaries.

Books:

nylon
jane (RIP, i'll never forget you!)
W
iD
vogue
filter
allure
elle
harper's bazaar
domino
dwell
print
obscure shit with good photography and design
disco bloodbath by james st. james
the virgin suicides by jeffrey eugenides
the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky
on the road by jack kerouac
the outsiders by s.e. hinton

Heroes:

zoolander + hansel
steve zissou
richie tenenbaum
david bowie
ben watts
marvin scott jarrett
john lennon
david lachapelle
cindy sherman
mario testino
terry richardson
models & genetically blessed people
hello kitty
wes anderson
michel gondry
liam sullivan
annie leibovitz
scarlett johannson
sofia coppola
paul, stella & linda mccartney
michael ian black & anyone who does commentary on VH1
bill curtis

My Blog

i only get compliments from girls.

that's a true story about my life.the end.   in 6 hours i get to have a piece of my cervix cut out ... sans anesthesia.  yippeeeee!
Posted by penny lane on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:57:00 PST

the truth is in the air

today i can feel that fall is on the way.  the air is crisp and light; it is not heavy, sticky, or wet.  a nice breeze is blowing and the clouds are moving a little more quickly th...
Posted by penny lane on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:12:00 PST

comfort

there are some things in my young life that, at this point in time, i have come to find comfort in, because they are things that i can do when i need a fucking break from reality.  thes...
Posted by penny lane on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:25:00 PST

"art"

please don't apply a photoshop image enhancement (such as color-reverse or motion blur or highlight edges) to a photo that is shitty to begin with, and call it art. still not a bitch.  that's al...
Posted by penny lane on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:54:00 PST

los padres lohan

this is pretty fucking weird.dina lohan and michael lohan (yes, i know her parents' names) owned this huge behemoth of a farm. and on it, they ran a sort of rehab center ... for people with irrational...
Posted by penny lane on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:46:00 PST

oh, wonderous youth

the other day at work another employee was taking a sweet middle-aged, foreign man's photo for passports and was saying "okay, it looks pretty good!  i could make you a little more centered, but ...
Posted by penny lane on Wed, 16 May 2007 06:41:00 PST

artificial memories

my mom and her family of numerous brothers & sisters (she had 11, though some are estranged and some aren't technically related to her anymore, and one has passed) grew up in this house.  she...
Posted by penny lane on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:32:00 PST

get what it's about

I may be slower than some folksBut I always make my wayI move forward with my hopesAnd I sometimes save the dayWhere do I begin?Cause there's a whirl pool of informationThat you've got to sort through...
Posted by penny lane on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:21:00 PST

nostrils

it creeps me out when peoples' nostrils are shaped in such a way that they look perpetually flared.  man, that sucks.
Posted by penny lane on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:36:00 PST

the men behind the masks (daft punk)

May 26, 1996 In the mid-to-late nineties, Daft Punk performed live without costumes in many places including the United States. In particular, a rare bootlegged video featuring th...
Posted by penny lane on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:31:00 PST