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Karen

People are bastard covered bastards with bastard filling. - Dr. Perry Cox

About Me

MySpace intimidates me because I'm old.

I do some other blogging here .


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My Interests

Reading, movies (independent films mostly), music, college basketball (any teams, any time), Husker football, Packers!, subversive cross stitch, half-assed crafting, curling, fitness, cooking, art, travel, caring for my geriatric cat, Cindy.

Stella!Thanks, Julie!
We "knew" him when.
There's always next year!
You go, A.J.!
I'm just going to say it. I'm an Errek Suhr fan. I celebrate the man's entire catalog. The Hoosier Nation will miss you!
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My Life: The Soundtrack
Opening credits: La vie en rose - Edith Piaf
Waking up: Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash
Average day: There's Always Someone Cooler Than You - Ben Folds
First date: Why Didn't You Call Me? - Macy Gray
Falling in love: Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
Love scene: Desire - Ryan Adams
Fight scene: Love Me or Leave Me - Nina Simone
Breaking up: Not About You - Jonathan Coulton
Getting back together: Brightest - Copeland
Secret love: Goodnight and Go - Imogen Heap
Life's okay: July! July! - The Decemberists
Mental breakdown: Let Go - Frou Frou
Driving: AM Radio - Everclear
Learning a lesson: I Was a Kaleidoscope - Death Cab for Cutie
Deep thought: What Do You Do With a B.A. in English? Avenue Q, The Original Broadway Cast
Flashback: Mirror in the Bathroom - The English Beat
Partying: Word Up! - Cameo
Happy dance: Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen
Regretting: Criminal - Fiona Apple
Long night alone: He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Death scene: Get Right with God - Lucinda Williams
Closing credits: The Battle - Caitlin Cary and Ryan Adams
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I'd like to meet:

I'm not really sure I'd like to meet anyone. At least not anyone famous. I'd rather not have my fantasies about the way people I admire would behave sullied by any pesky in-person meetings. Except I think I'd like to meet Bob Knight. And Catherine Keener. And Margaret Cho...and Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. And Robbie Fulks, who I could have met but I was too timid to just walk up to him and introduce myself like everyone else in the bar was doing. Stupidstupidstupid!

Thank you, Jenna! The "Christmas Party" script that I won on Jenna's impromptu blog giveaway and a charming note. I'll treasure this forever!Get Your Own! | View SlideshowGet Your Own! | View SlideshowGet Your Own! | View Slideshow

adopt your own virtual pet!Team Fenson - 2006 Olympic Bronze Medal Curling Winners What obsolete skill are you?
You are 'programming in QBASIC'. This programming language (of which the acronym stands for 'Quick Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code'), which is so primitive that it cannot easily be used for any purpose involving the Internet nor even sound, was current more than a decade ago.You are independent, in a good way. When something which you need cannot be found, you make it yourself. In writing and in talking with people, you value clarity and precision; your friends may not realize how important that is. When necessary, you are prepared to be a mediator in conflicts between your friends. You are very rational, and you think of things in terms of logic and common sense. Unfortunately, your emotionally unstable friends may be put off by your devotion to logic; they may even accuse you of pedantry and insensitivity. Your problem is that programming in QBASIC has been obsolete for a long time.
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Which fucked-up genius composer are you?
Nick Cave... dark and creepy. You're a bi-polar genius, with equal passion for the most degrading aspects of humanity, as well as the beauty & wonder of God and Heaven.
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There are:
42
people with my name
in the U.S.A.
How many have your name?

You Are the Very Gay Velma!
She might not even realize it...
But Velma is all about Daphne... not Fred! What Gay Childhood Icon Are You?
Your Inner European is Swedish!
Relaxed and peaceful.
You like to kick back and enjoy life. Who's Your Inner European?
"IKEA. Just some oak and some pine and a handful of Norsemen." -Jonathan Coulton

Music:

Bruce Springsteen (since 8th grade), Ben Folds (Five or Five-less), The Shins, Death Cab, Counting Crows, The Cure, Robbie Fulks, Johnny Cash (not Joaquin Phoenix), George Jones, The Jennings (Waylon and Shooter), Dianne Reeves, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Imogen Heap, Susan Enan, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Violent Femmes, Sufjan Stevens, Jonathan Coulton, Marshall Crenshaw, The Clash, Macy Gray, Pat McCurdy, Uncle Tupelo/Wilco/Son Volt/Jay Farrar, The White Stripes, Parliament, Rick James, Chuck Berry, Run-DMC, Elvis Costello, Ludacris, TLC, Usher, OK Go, Lyle Lovett, The English Beat, Weezer, Copeland, Fountains of Wayne, James McMurtry, Oleta Adams, Clay Aiken, Lit, Freedy Johnston, Steve Earle, Jim White, Southern Culture on the Skids, Richard Thompson, Liz Phair, Scissor Sisters, The Decemberists, The Killers, Augustana, The Fray, Barenaked Ladies, Loudon Wainwright III, DMX, Rancid, and more! The Chicago Demand worked. Sadly, I couldn't go. Help me bring Jonathan to Milwaukee!

Movies:

Office Space, Blue Velvet, Hoosiers, Fargo, Now Voyager, The Lives of Others, La Vie en Rose, Ghost World, Waiting for Guffman, Lovely and Amazing, Garden State, Blood Simple, All About Eve, Patton, Henry Fool, About Schmidt, The Good Girl, Trees Lounge, American Splendor, The Daytrippers, Napoleon Dynamite, Lost in Translation, Run Lola Run, Pi, The Station Agent, Joe Gould's Secret, The Princess and the Warrior, Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, 40-Year-Old Virgin (Guess I'm not that much of a movie snob really.), Talk to Her, Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Dying Gaul, Metropolitan/Barcelona/Last Days of Disco, Husbands and Wives, X-Men (1, 2 and 3 - being married to a recovering comic book geek is rubbing off and that Hugh Jackman...), Like Normal People (Why is this not available on DVD? Roger, I love you!), On The Town, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Raising Arizona, Goodfellas

Television:

LOST; The Office; House; Heroes; Friday Night Lights; Bones; Kidnapped (screw you, NBC! Some people like this stuff.); Curb Your Enthusiasm; What Not To Wear; Smallville; Venture Brothers; 30 Days; Dr. Phil ("How's that working for ya?"); Food Network - Rachael, Emeril, Paula, all the usual suspects, plus that new gal Ellie Krieger; The Andy Griffith Show, Freaks and Geeks (RIP)
Which 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Character Are You?
YOU ARE CHERYL DAVID!You're the kind of person who lives a good life. You enjoy doing good deeds and you manage to stay out of trouble. You have a class and grace that others admire. You handle stress well and always know what to do.
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Helen Crump, my ass.

Books:

Crossing California and The Washington Story by Adam Langer, Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon ,Richard Yates (esp. Revolutionary Road), David Sedaris (esp. Barrel Fever), Paul Auster (esp. Leviathan and The Brooklyn Follies), Zadie Smith (my favorite contemporary author for totally nailing dialogue and never making you cringe), Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, The Paperboy by Pete Dexter, Chuck Palahniuk (esp. Diary), Ian McEwan (esp. Atonement), Donna Tartt, Sarah Vowell, Sylvia Plath (I'm perpetually stuck in 10th grade, at least partially.), Lorrie Moore, Charles Baxter, Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman, The Light of Falling Stars by J. Robert Lennon, Peter Cameron (esp. City of Your Final Destination), The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Lying on the Couch by Irving Yalom, Meg Wolitzer, Claire Messud, Claire Messud, Claire Messud.

Heroes:

Ann Miller, Diane Arbus, Lucinda Williams
Junior Division: Parker Posey
Fantasy League: Susie Greene, Peter Gibbons

My Blog

Tag -- You're It!

(Thanks to Paula for this bit of fun. Actually, once I got going it was fun. )So the point of this game is you post a blog about ten weird habits/random facts about yourself, and then "tag" ten people...
Posted by Karen on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:04:00 PST

It's a miracle!

...with apologies to Barry Manilow. Well, I made the cupcakes today...and they turned out great! I strategized for a while before I made them and decided that I would pierce each one with a meat ...
Posted by Karen on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:54:00 PST

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

...when the Food Network adds that little "Season's Eatings" logo to their programming! Yippeee!! We didn't decorate or anything for Christmas last year since our house was on the market, so this year...
Posted by Karen on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:04:00 PST

The Huskers continue...

...to vex me! What in the hell was that yesterday?! At least we just streamed it over the internet instead of suffering through watching it. We still love you, but c'mon Big Red! On the other hand, th...
Posted by Karen on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:30:00 PST

The Huskers are...

...killing me! Interceptions! Texas kick returns for near touchdowns! What the hell?! C'mon guys, I want to squeeze my stuffed Herbie's hand so he plays the Nebraska fight song more than once during t...
Posted by Karen on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:25:00 PST

Sign of the Devil

Signed in this morning and found that my profile count is at... 666!!! Usually after I get finished reading various blogs and posting comments, the profile count changes. But, I've been one here for a...
Posted by Karen on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:17:00 PST

Perfect Weekend Horoscope

Permission to do nothing... You may feel out of sorts as you try to stay focused on all the things you plan to finish over the weekend. You have the energy to do it all, but with fuzzy Neptune adverse...
Posted by Karen on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:30:00 PST

Thanks MySpace redux

This morning I was looking through the comments on my page and noticed that my comment from Jenna has disappeared! Not just been pushed over to another page or something, but completely...
Posted by Karen on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:58:00 PST

John needs...

So, Hubby John read my "Karen Needs" blog and decided to try it for himself. He doesn't have a MySpace page or a blog site. He's got a boring old job and doesn't have time, so I thought I'd ...
Posted by Karen on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:09:00 PST

Elfin Magic

Went shopping last Friday. I'm short so buying pants is traumatic. Always has been. I've always been short. So, as I rifled through the rack of Levis with hideous finishes, whiskering, and doo-da...
Posted by Karen on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:49:00 PST