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merritt

I LOVE PANTS!

About Me

i'm silly, make weird noises and get all excited about stupid little things, i love wordsmy BFF and I have this humble little blog: suck it trebek .

My Interests

writing, photography, music, dancing, mid-century decor, vintage clothing, books and all things New Zealand, i'm sure I'm forgetting something.

U CAUTION IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY IT IS ADVISABLE TO KEEP MERRITT AWAY FROM FIRE AND FLAMES.
Username:
From Go-Quiz.com

I'd like to meet:

the inventor of pants...noah taylor...chris parnell...bill murray...and andand whoever made this toupee:

Music:

neil finn, crowded house, split enz, pj harvey, david bowie, nick cave, the birthday party, a girl called eddy, steve earle, hank williams, inxs, iggy pop, (and the stooges, of course), radiohead, kate bush, blonde redhead, enon, echo & the bunnymen, blondie, the clash, neko case, fantomas and faith no more (anything involving mike patton), jason falkner, jeff buckley, melt banana, wire, interpol, morphine, metal urbain, p.i.l., travis, roxy music (other ferry and eno, of course), the pixies, jesus and mary chain, tegan and sara, jellyfish, spacehog, willie nelson, the pretenders, celebration, andrew bird, lucinda williams, muse, pleasure club, joan jones (wherever she went), emmylou harris, coldplay, abba, the police, gene autry, supergrass, t rex, remy zero, U2, television, rilo kiley, the national, phoenix, astrud gilberto, dwight yoakam, elvis costello, prince, etta james, yaz(oo), fleetwood mac, charlie sexton, ambrosia, jonathan and darlene edwards, sigur ros, dolly parton, neil diamond, autechre, aimee mann, the killers, duran duran... then locally, we got: the paper chase, [daryl], baboon, day of the double agent, faux fox, the octopus project, golden falcons, american blackbelt academy, black tie dynasty, radiant, the happy bullets, record hop, the undoing of david wright, pleasant grove, centro-matic, sorta, the naptime shake, silk stocking, jack with one eye and there's more i just can't think of right now...

Movies:

broadcast news, willy wonka & the chocolate factory, the royal tenenbaums, the proposition, the hidden fortress, life is beautiful, the jerk, la story, vertigo, psycho, rear window, suspicion, shadow of a doubt, see the hitchcock trend here?, lost in translation, mother may i sleep with danger, co-ed call girl, once were warriors, waiting for guffman, best in show, this is spinal tap, zombie movies, amelie, susperia, doing time on maple drive, shine, flirt, the station agent, vanilla sky, capote, magnolia, boogie nights, punch drunk love, pretty in pink, documentaries of all kinds...

Television:

the deadliest catch, the office (BBC and NBC), curb your enthusiasm, cold case files, forensic files, autopsy, mr. show (rip), the state (rip), reno 911, america's next top model, seinfeld, daily show, colbert report, jeopardy (see: my blog, suck it trebek), NBA basketball, top chef, iron chef, a cook's tour, project runway, freaks and geeks (rip), arrested development, SVU.

Books:

the bone people, kinski uncut, sins of the son, middlesex, the cheese monkeys, pure drivel, the pleasure of my company, me talk pretty one day, take the cannoli, invisible monsters, choke, survivor, dry, found collection, harry potter series, ragtime, and the ass saw the angel, catcher in the rye, farenheit 451, oh, and my Bitches and Books club never steers me wrong.

Heroes:

my sister, my brother, my grandparents, my cousin. as for people i don't/didn't know: neil finn, nick cave, polly jean harvey, keri hulme, diane arbus, amy sedaris, davy rothbart, chuck palahniuk and the thin white duke, david bowie

My Blog

just an old-fashioned survey

i know i posted one yesterday, but i try to relegate surveys to this here non-blog. you know the real fun happens over at suck it trebek but anywho... 30 unknown facts/secrets about yourself:Be 1...
Posted by merritt on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:44:00 PST

survey says...

[1] What is your middle name?elizabeth[2] What color is your mailbox?silver[3] Are you available?for weddings and bit parts in lifetime movies[4] Have you ever hit a deer?i hit on a deer once. it was ...
Posted by merritt on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:06:00 PST

Tag, you're it!

Tag, you're it! I'm doing this because Rhonda tagged me. Anyway, now I will pass it on!  Basically if you are one of the six people I tag, you must make a blog with six weird facts about y...
Posted by merritt on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:00:00 PST

10 to 1 - so as not to burden the bulletins

10 states you've been to:1. New Hampshire2. Massachusetts3. Louisiana4. Oklahoma5. New Mexico6. California7. Arizona8. Florida9. Missouri10. Illinois9 lasts:Last dollar spent: soda machineLast cigaret...
Posted by merritt on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:03:00 PST

you know who you are.

pick 10 people on your list & say something about each of them. see if they can figure out which one is them.... 1. ah, the chick i've known almost the longest of all my myspace buddies. what to sa...
Posted by merritt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

so as not to burden the bulletins

1. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? blue 2. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Radiohead, Goldfrapp, Roxy Music and Split Enz 3. SOUPS OR SALAD? yes 4. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Whole Foods ...
Posted by merritt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Christmas surgery

This is in honor of all my family members that are undergoing some sort of surgery in the next couple of weeks. find more of these awesomely f'ed up comic stylings at Perry Bible Fellowship...
Posted by merritt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

my quiz - take it, fool!

I made a Quiz for you! Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard!...
Posted by merritt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

hair-play

It has been brought to my attention that hair-play is not a well-known activity. For those of you that have been without, allow me to explain. First off, when anyone plays with my hair (pets it, ...
Posted by merritt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

d to the b

saw David Bowie on Tuesday and oh my hell was it a religious experience. with the only bad thing being that he skipped Low completely. i love him.
Posted by merritt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST