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Alex

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About Me

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My Interests

vintage paintings, old postcards, posters in the record sleeves, mixtapes made for messy situations, collages, love letters, backyard flowers, 2 people in one jacket, siamese twins, baby elephants, instrumental music, spring skirts, reading to babies, volunteering and being cute. kissing. Acres of Books, Dizzy on vinyl.

Music:

fiona apple, fleetwood mac, cat stevens.

Movies:

DIG!

Television:

A Different World, Step By Step, Full House, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, Sister Sister, girlfriends, cold case files, Dexter.

Books:

Augusten Burroughs, Possible Side Effects. Carlos Fuentes.

Heroes:

Edward Said, Jenny the Flapper, Brandy Flowers, Mike Crivello, Em & J in no particular order.

My Blog

OXYCONTIN

OxyContin Maker, Execs Plead GuiltyBy SUE LINDSEYThe Associated PressThursday, May 10, 2007; 12:29 PMROANOKE, Va. -- The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former ...
Posted by Alex on Thu, 10 May 2007 12:09:00 PST

VICTIMS BENEFITS/HOMICIDE BLOG

Dispatch: Homicide Car WashFour days after his son's death, Carlos Ortiz stood on a street corner in Florence, waving rags at passing cars.The event was a fund-raising car wash to help cover funeral e...
Posted by Alex on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:37:00 PST

GUN CONTROL?

After the Virginia Tech massacreAmerica's tragedyApr 19th 2007From The Economist print editionIts politicians are still running away from a debate about gunsThe EconomistIN THE aftermath of the massac...
Posted by Alex on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:26:00 PST

THE LAST PARAGRAPH IS THE BEST

Congressman says he doesn't believe in GodDemocrat Pete Stark of California is the highest-ranking elected official in the U.S. to make such a public acknowledgement.By Adam Schreck, Times Staff Write...
Posted by Alex on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:42:00 PST

politicians and bondage

Israel recalls 'naked ambassador' Israel's leadership has been shaken by a string of scandalsIsrael has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found drunk and naked apart from bondage gea...
Posted by Alex on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:57:00 PST

Chavez's counter attack

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday attacked President Bush's anti-poverty and energy plans for Latin America as the two ideological opponents embarked on r...
Posted by Alex on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:49:00 PST

DEATH PENALTY--ECONOMIST.COM

News analysis: top storyGet article backgroundThe death penaltyA lethal habitMar 2nd 2007 | NEW YORKFrom Economist.comIs the death penalty gradually falling out of favour in America?AFPANGEL DIAZ took...
Posted by Alex on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:27:00 PST

BOFLEX

Health, fitness and nutrition commercials bother me to such a degree that I can't find the strength to change the channel, yes...I really am that disturbed. Fitness made simple commercials look so lo-...
Posted by Alex on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:49:00 PST

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

My roomate recently introduced me to Fossilmans ice cream, it's somewhat close to our home.I believe Fossilman's Ice Cream is located on Main Street in Alhambra so it might be a little bit of a commut...
Posted by Alex on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:30:00 PST

I need a few cds--or itunes--come on you know you love me

1. The jesus and mary chain2. I definitely need more PAVEMENT3. okay does anyone have fucking BLACK FLAG, i swear someone has to have this!!!4. TURBONEGROmore to come
Posted by Alex on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:11:00 PST