THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU profile picture

THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU

girl, you are so lovely when you're sad...

About Me

renaissance woman. musician of sorts. anxious wreck. blanket-stealer. foot-stomper. crazy drunk girl. oil painting goddess of emily's dreams. a smoker's delight. mermaid. selective clairvoyant. bohemian queen. i will speak when i run out of ink.

My Interests

art. music. books. good food. good people. pie. bicycles. camping. wine. notebooks. poetry. naked lounge mochachinos. national parks (especially joshua tree and big sur). adventures. movies. waffles. rooftops and other high-up places. singing. hill-rolling. tree-climbing. kites. playing violin. tattoos. australia. deer. vintage anything. sewing. shoes. party dresses. sparks. pomegranate lemonades. city skylines. the ocean. swimming. falling asleep in the car. ashland, oregon. fire. deep, drunken conversations. sleepovers. graffiti. midnight walks. photobooths. ice cream. making out in inappropriate or unusual places. mixing cocktails. cocktail parties. dancing. staying warm.

I'd like to meet:

"i can't take anyone who can't stay until the end." dreamers. thinkers. bibliophiles. artists. sufferers of hypergraphia. supporters of bringing back "cocktail hour." grilled cheese connoisseurs. purveyors of useless information. oenophiles. anyone willing to trade art. nemophiles. "sunday bicyclists." jazz floutists. halophiles. someone who will make me eat my vegetables.

Music:

is this really necessary?

Movies:

if it's disturbing, twisted, hilarious, dreamy or deviant in any way, count me in. extra points if it's also animated. i also have an embarrassing addiction to certain cheesy teen movies.

Television:

law and order s.v.u., nip/tuck, project runway, adult swim. that's about all i can tolerate...

Books:

Ranier Maria Rilke. Sylvia Plath. Gwendolyn Brooks. June Jordan. Aimee Bender. Philip Pullman. Michael Ende. e.e. cummings. Kevin Canty. Brenda Hillman. Edgar Allan Poe. Barry Graham. Aldous Huxley. Anthony Burgess. Hans Christian Andersen. James Ellroy. Jeffrey Eugenides. Francesca Lia Block. Anais Nin. Philip K. Dick. Ray Bradbury. Alfred Bester. Lewis Carroll. the brothers Grimm (the REAL stories- not the cleaned-up versions). Junji Ito. Diane Wakoski. Nikki Giovanni. Chuck Palahniuk. Shakespeare. any ancient mythology. Margaret Atwood. Henry Rollins. George Orwell. Janet Fitch. Isabel Allende. D.H. Lawrence...

Heroes:

Marla Singer, Henry Rollins (my anger shaman), my sister (baby, we're bad news), my brother (a.k.a. bigg makk, the dude, el duderino), the parents (secret hippies), Anjy & Jackie (hetero lifemates), Sarah K. (the most beautiful heart), Andre (fellow seeker of epic adventures), Robi (soul mate, soul friend, everything, always), Margaret Cho, Katy + Rachael (we bring the fucking party), Julie (my rock), Morgan, Twink, Kim + Andrea ("fine ass table" forever), Wyatt (dj prodigy and best adopted son), Mitch Hedberg (RIP), my roomies & S.F. friends (without you the city would be worthless), jaded ravers, scene kids (love to hate them), wine (yeah, you heard me), my bicycle (we've been through a lot together).... and the city of Chico for making me the oustanding member of society i am today.

My Blog

lesson never learned

so now that even bowing out gracefully has failed me.for lack of the calm i once possessed, i fill my days with anxiety & too much drink.  wine stains my lips like blood, paint on my fingerti...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:53:00 PST

"...like water, time will always slip through..."

fridays are becoming sanctuaries.  a wide white room that reeks of linseed and turpentine, windows backed up to gray skies.  sometimes we see sunlight fall through the cracks in the blinds.&...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:32:00 PST

the brightest fireflies in my jar

the past month has been full of more happiness & beauty & amazing times than i ever could of hoped for-  i can hardly catch my breath. the city has let me in, finally, and home has let me...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:59:00 PST

first day of school

WHAT A MOTHERFUCKING JOKE.i woke up at 7 in the goddamn morning, to get on the bus at 7:50.IT NEVER CAME.THAT SHIT NEVER FUCKING CAME!!!!!!!!!i waited in the foggy bullshit cold until i was late for c...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:07:00 PST

"workin' the esplanade"

haha... funniest shit ever.  a conversation involving my sister's friends jeff & mario, and an exchange student from switzerland.  my sister is also involved by association & insinua...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:12:00 PST

the summer place

they're all here, all the same and it's comforting that way... drinks in the backyard as the sun sets & a cricketsong is the only orchestra we'll ever need... but soon the rhythm of their chi...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:53:00 PST

a pure & brilliant heart

i've been happier these past few weeks than i have the whole time i've been in this fucking city... seems like now that i've finally paid my dues, the world's cutting me a few breaks.  hooray for...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:13:00 PST

hatehatehatehatehate...

...i'm full of it.  and i have a migraine.  i want to die.MOST HATED... FRUIT: well that's a stupid question. CANDY: like i said... BEVERAGE: milk COLOR: orange TOWN/CITY: oh god. ...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:06:00 PST

winning a battle, losing the war?

all moved... and it's a lovely nest we've got, yes indeed.  a tree outside my window and high high cielings.  a livingroom close & quiet as i want (it no longer sounds like the street's ...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:21:00 PST

revised game plan

so, i've decided to quit being such a basket case and really figure shit out. this is what i'm hoping to make happen so i can get the fuck out of this ridiculous school & on to the rest of my life...
Posted by THE GIRL WILL SCHOOL YOU on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:46:00 PST