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Alex

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I like to think that I am an average, normal girl, but I really don't think that is the case. Well, I know I'm not normal, and I have it on pretty good authority that I am not average, either.That isn't to say that I don't like doing typical girl things. I do! In fact, I have had some very girl moments in the past. I try not to think about those too hard, though.So here are some fun, interesting facts about me:Cooking is my meditation. There is nothing more soothing than standing in the kitchen cutting up veggies, and putting together yummy dishes for someone I love (or even like a little) to enjoy. I get the most joy out of creating a dish for someone who appreciates it.Music is my second love. I know A LOT about music. I have 5 days worth of music on my computer. Its hard to listen to it all... I wind up forgetting that I have a particular cd, and then I "find" it again. It's like a surprise!I read a lot. Not quite as much as I used to, but that is still quite a bit. I won't go into my favorite books here, because you can just glance to the left side of the page to see what I have written down there.I like to dance (albeit, not very well), sing, goof off, drink beer (and other alcoholic beverages), SLEEP (oh Jesus, I love it), take extremely hot showers, watch Food Network, play with my kitty cats, and drive with the windows down and turn up my music really loud (but only when it is warm out).If you can handle this, you might have a chance at handling me..

My Interests

atlanta, 1940's glamour, pinup girls, animals, asian food, batman, big cities, books, calvin and hobbes, candy, cartoons, childhood toys, children's books, chocolate, classic literature, coffee, cooking, countdown shows, culture, dancing, david bowie, eddie izzard, food network, intelligence, italian food, kansas jayhawks, kitties, lawrence ks, live music, marilyn monroe, music, musicals, organization, photography, politics, psychology, punk music, scarlett johansson, shakespeare, sharpie markers, shoes, smart people, theatre, to-do lists, travel, x-men.

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet fun people. I want to be around people that are funny, and can have a good time doing just about anything. I don't want any lame-ass boys hitting on me. It's dumb. If you are genuinely interested in being my friend, do so, I'm not hard to please.

Music:

Action Action, AFI, The Beatles, Better Than Ezra, Brand New, Bright Eyes, Butch Walker/Marvelous 3, Cartel, Coheed & Cambria, Damien Rice, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie, Eagles of Death metal, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Frou Frou, Gnarles Barkley, Gorillaz, HorrorPops, Incubus, Jack's Mannequin, Jenny Lewis, Jimmy Eat World, John Mayer, Mae, Modest Mouse, Motion City Soundtrack, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Panic! @ the Disco, Paramore, Poe, Portugal the Man, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, the Ramones, Rilo Kiley, Rise Against, Ryan Adams, Shakira, The Shins, Snow Patrol, Something Corporate, Sugarcult, The Killers, The Matches, The Postal Service, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Rachael Yamagata, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Movies:

Old movies with Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Cary Grant, Doris Day, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Bond movies, preferably with Sean Connery, the Indian Jones Trilogy, Star Wars, Fight Club, Garden State, Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides, The Princess Bride, Almost Famous, Labyrinth, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Shaun of the Dead, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,

Television:

The Tudors, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls, Law and Order, Family Guy, anything on the Food Network, No Reservations w/ Anthony Bourdain, most shows on adult swim

Books:

Laurel K. Hamilton, Chuck Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman, Sylvia Plath, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Girl With the Pearl Earring, Memoirs of a Geisha, House of Leaves, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potters 1-6, Wuthering Heights, The Bell Jar, Pride and Prejudice

Heroes:

My Grandmother, Eddie Izzard

My Blog

10 on 10, b/c Jen made me do it.

10 on 10Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names. Don't forget t...
Posted by Alex on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST

Here is what is going on my life these days:

1) I have been working... not a lot, and nowhere near as much as I would like to. But whatever, as long as my bills get paid, then I guess it doesn't matter. Plus I dislike one or two of the stupid hi...
Posted by Alex on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:49:00 PST

instead of spamming via bulletin, you can read this

Off-The-Wall Questions:-When was the last time you went to the bathroom outside?i have no idea... I don't often find myself in situations that require me going to the bathroom outside-Family memb...
Posted by Alex on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:20:00 PST

I found a letter that said: I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words down

The weeked didn't turn out to be that bad. My parents actually came home on Saturday, they were home by the time Michelle and I got home from work, in fact. That being the case, I made my way down to ...
Posted by Alex on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:43:00 PST

so bored.... 2 "blogs" in one day

1. Where were you 1 hour ago?sitting in the same spot that I currently am sitting in. yay work!2. Who will be your next kiss?Danny... unless it is some family member, but I doubt it. We aren't a kissi...
Posted by Alex on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:15:00 PST

I wanna be sedated, nothing to do, nowhere to go

If you could pick it what middle name would you give to yourself? I like my middle name, I only know of one other person that has it Last time you talked to an ex: yesterday, two different exes, odd...
Posted by Alex on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:02:00 PST

lots of surveys!!! yay!!!

Have you ever licked the back of a CD to try to get it to work?Um, I am sure that I have Have you ever puked at a bar or club?noWhat's the largest age difference between yourself and someone you...
Posted by Alex on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:07:00 PST

!!!!!!!!

I JUST GOT A RAISE! I JUST GOT A RAISE! I JUST GOT A RAISE!!!!  
Posted by Alex on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:36:00 PST

update...

So, I had my first official day back at school in 3 years on Thursday. I am taking Colege Algebra and Speech. I felt so old in my Algebra class... I swear most of the kids in that class just grad...
Posted by Alex on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:12:00 PST

Link to Graceland pictures

This is a link to my LiveJournal, where I have most of my Graceland pictures posted. There are still tons more that I don't even have uploaded yet, so one of these days I will get up for you all to se...
Posted by Alex on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:09:00 PST