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About Me

I'm still getting used to the idea that I now live in Vegas. My address has been changed, I've gotten the new Nevada driver's license and changed the car insurance but I still feel like this is all a dream I'm going to wake up from and that at any minute I'm going to wake up and have to shovel. I'm learning how to network, and by that I mean, I'm having drinks with a lot of people I don't know who have been introduced to me by other people I don't know all that well. The first night I arrived one of my young cousins said, "you're part of the family now!" and it almost made me cry. I've never been around kids that much, being an only child who was raised without a neighborhood, so to suddenly have two young kids around all the time is daunting. I'm learning how to end the "Why?" conversation gracefully without resorting to throttling. Current priorities: finding a job, and figuring out where I'm going to watch Red Sox games.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

The Red Sox Mixology Lively debate History Historical Fiction Sarcasm Armchair Psychology Writing Movies a blazing fireplace (which is the only part of winter I will miss) Political debate

I'd like to meet:

Anyone!! I'm new to Las Vegas, so I would love to meet anyone who can carry a conversation on their back.

Music:

Yes. If I can sing along to it, I want to listen to it. But, especially, The Clash, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones, U2, REM, The Afghan Whigs, AC/DC, The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Beck, Ani DiFranco, Wilco, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, The Talking Heads, Simon and Garfunkel, Kelly Clarkson (shut up, the girl can sing!), Ron Zombie, A Perfect Circle, Tool, The Foo Fighters, Seals and Croft, Hall and Oates.I love 70's Funk, 80's New Wave, and Sixties Acid Rock. There will always be a special place in my heart for early 90's cheese. Hair Bands are always welcome.I'll miss hearing Frank Morey and Scott Pittman, Jon Short, Nighttrain, and Super 400 on a regular basis. I will never get enough Uncle Billy's Smokehouse.

Movies:

I am a movie snob. I have high standards for both my highbrow and lowbrow cinematic favorites.A sampling: The Usual Suspects The Godfather I, II, and sometimes III The Big Lebowski Chinatown Cool Hand Luke Once Chicago Inside Man Confidence Hard Candy Sin City Dark City Jacob's Ladder Lawrence of Arabia Pride and Prejudice High Fidelity Saved! Fargo MASH Green Street Hooligans The Adventures of Mark Twain Bull Durham The Big Chill and many, many more

Television:

Lost, Heroes, Real Time with Bill Maher, CSI, The Riches, The Tudors, Dexter, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, OZ, The Wire, Rome, Carnivale, Sports Night, Twin Peaks, Homicide, The Match Game, Cash Cab, Jeopardy!, Dirty Jobs, MythBusters and Smash Lab

Books:

Favorite book of all time is The Stand by Stephen King. Other favorites include: The Time Traveler's Wife , Lamb: Or the Gospel According to Jesus's Best Friend Biff, High Hearts, Replay, High Fidelity, The Killer Angels, The Red Tent, The Autobiography of King Henry VIII, The Other Boelyn Girl, Birth of Venus, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence, Breakfast of Champions and anything Kurt Vonnegut has ever written.I read really, really, really fast, so I will plow through anything you put in front of me. So if any of you have any suggestions for me I would greatly appreciate them.

Heroes:

Bugsy Segal

My Blog

Update

So, I'm employed (finally) at a local diner/bar. I'm working as a server (or waitress, if you want to be a dick about it) and I start tomorrow. It's not what I want, but I'm continuing to look for so...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:04:00 PST

I went and did it

As of February 10th, I will no longer be an employee of Vincent's Bar. As of March 15th I will no longer be a resident of the state of Massachusetts. I'm finally doing it, after years of talking abo...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:36:00 PST

Book Update

So, I've gotten a lot of inquiries about how my writing project turned out. I did in fact write 50,000 words in thirty days. Is it a novel? No, it's not. It's more along the lines of a memoir, and...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:42:00 PST

Sarahs "Do They Know Its Christmas?" Challenge!

Mary Kate started this beautiful idea, and I'm going to continue the tradition. We all name one singer each. Let's see if we can get all of them. ...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:59:00 PST

Are any other smokers out there pissed?

I hate these new "FSC" cigarettes. They suck. My biggest problem with them, although I have many, is the way they taste. Most people I know choose their cigarette brands based upon the way they tas...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:50:00 PST

Day Seven

11,568 words.three complete chapters, and a few pages of random musings.over a fifth of the way there. I'm writing until thee, so more to come today.
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:00:00 PST

To the Cunt Force Five

What do you want your names to be?Are there any details that I know about you that you wouldn't want in print? Are there any details you do want in print? Do you want to be taller, skinnier, bigger c...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:14:00 PST

Birthday plans

To all of you who live in the area, help me figure out what I want to do for my birthday. I'm actually working on my birthday, but I have the sat night after it off. What should I do? I can't reall...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:45:00 PST

The new apartment

So, thank you to all who responded to my call for advice. I'm putting a deposit on the place today. Like I said before, it's not exactly what I was looking for, but there really isn't a whole lot to...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:09:00 PST

Ray Charles lied, Nighttime is not the right time.

Post three a.m is extremely difficult for me to deal with. There is something about the aching solitude of the early a.m. that just lends itself so beautifully to my current desolation and ineptitude...
Posted by But It's A Dry Heat on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:18:00 PST