Show us the five people you'd invite to a dinner party.
1. Ian MacKaye- just like every DC Hardcore fan would.
2. Ira Glass- why not? also, i hear he took forever to get where he is, he'd be a great mentor.
3.Dave Eggers- his books are amazing. what he came from to where he is now is absolutely inspiring.
4. David Rakoff- Hilarious. seems kind of like a papa-bear (i don't know, don't even ask) and would be pretty nice at
dinner. probably would help me clear and wash dishes (because yes, dinner would be at my apartment. with me cooking. because in this fantasy i can cook)
5. Amy Sedaris- i obviously do not look up to many women. but, amy too wonderful to pass up. plus she's from Raleigh.
What's the oldest book you own?
Submitted by Lies.
The Oldest book i have, is either Go Ask Alice (my mothers) or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (my fathers). i probably have others, but that would mean i'd have to have a tangible bookcase in front of me. my memory is not so good, so we just guess now, folks.
if you have not read Go Ask Alice, you should. why i read it when i was nine years old, i do not know. it freaked me out. it's the diary of a girl during the late 60s, who died of a drug overdose. the book is anonymous.
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Okay, wikipedia is my friend. Apparently an editor, Beatrice Sparks (a psychologist and mormon youth counselor... hm), wrote it. She then went on to write, like, 8 other "anonymous" diaries about teens on the streets, the occult, teen pregnancy, etc. Now i feel tricked. goddamn. it's still a great book. everyone should read it, even if it is all fiction written by a religious conservative who's just trying to scare the shit out of the "influential minds of our youth". whatever. thanks, wikipedia. thanks, beatrice sparks, for ruining the facade.
oh, the book was also banned for a long time. which is why i probably wanted to read it so badly when i was younger. i guess that right there is a good enough reason to read it.
Show us something you can't resist.
there are many things i cannot resist. here are my top 5:
this is Valley, playing i think in January? they're some good friends from high school, middle school, and before that. they're all over the state/country right now with school, so shows only happen in the winter and summer. i've gone to almost every show they've put on since probably freshman year of high school, back when they were all in different bands.
be lucky you are not a girl with horrible cramping. i hope everyone's having a better day than me.
How are you spending this Memorial Day? How will it differ from Memorial Days past?
um. i usually spend it with my aunt and uncle from maryland at my parents lake house. this year, i'm spending it with my aunt and uncle from portland at their house by a lake.
man, i'm awesome.
What do you do when you get a crush on someone?
Submitted by Desi.
I become their friends. Which eventually turns into me only liking them as a friend. So it's cool.
Tomorrow i will be flying off to be in Portland for 2 weeks. Very exciting. i am not ready at all: not done with any laundry, haven't packed, haven't gotten a working phone. But i'm not worried at all, as i handle pressure well. but, i'm amazingly excited. Portland is my mecca. The city i adore. i will be spending a full day in Powell's, the most amazing bookstore ever. Also, i might be able to meet with Arne Johnson, one of the filmmakers behind Girls Rock! the Movie, which will be such a highlight for me if i can actually get in touch with him. So, yes. i am looking forward to this little trip.
speaking of Portland, i was listening to All Songs Considered a few days ago, and Bob Boilen spoke of this band AU (like ay-you) who are from Portland. I now really like their music, and luckily they are playing a show in Portland at Backspace with (((GRRLS))) and Pwrfl Power. I went on the AU website, and apparently MTV is going to be there filming for some Portland scene spotlight. Which is weird and kind of sucks, but i will be able to deal with if i can see three amazing bands while on the west coast.
And now, it is time for me to sleep. Here is a song by AU, called "RR vs. D"
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i know exactly how this person feels.
woke up in my bed this morning not having ANY clue how i got here. interesting. it's not something i like doing at all, which i guess most people would say. but really, i hate it. i have a horrible memory, and alcohol never helps with that. mix in the fact that i like to know EVERYTHING always, and you have a mess of unnessiscary fear which would be me. also, i lost my cellphone. which wouldn't be so bad except i'm trying to move out, in a city away from those with money (aka my parents) so hopefully i can get the storage unit rented and pay for gas while still making it back home.
i also failed two classes this semester. the ONLY way i failed these classes is because of the fact i got fired. i know, that's extremely melodramatic, but it is. i did not turn in a final paper and did not present my final art critique. what an idiot. i singlehandedly fucked up my GPA in less than 15 days. i love life so much.
so i've been reading all these scholarly articles on The Little Mermaid for my film analysis paper (which is due WAY too soon.) and i came across this paragraph in one of the papers:
The final confrontation between good and evil in the movie version defines male power as positive and female power as negative. Evil comes in - the form of a woman who covets the of the male phallus. Ursula lovingly caresses Triton's trident while is holding it. Her penis envy is stereotypical. Once Ursula gains possession of the trident, the phallic symbol of Triton's power, she grows to monstrous proportions. Her potency is represented as if she herself has become a mighty phallus, emerging erect from the water. Her voice becomes heavy and masculine as she sadistically toys with the trapped Ariel, zapping the mermaid with ejaculatory bolts from the middle prong of the usurped trident and sarcastically taunting the mermaid, "So much for 'true love.' " The prince then kills Ursula by aiming for the sea-witch's groin with a long, jagged beam that protrudes from a sailing ship. The beam is aimed first for the area of traditional male vulnerability, but because Ursula is not male, at the moment just prior to penetration, the thrust of the prince's phallic symbol is diverted to the area just beneath Ursula's gargantuan breast. Despite its G-rating, the movie is very sexual in its sexism.
i laughed so hard after reading this paragraph. one, because it's so disturbingly true. also, the fact that someone used the term "penis envy"in a scholarly article about the little mermaid. my life is complete.
have a wonderful day. filled with phallic images.
Show us something that is standing in your way.
the university, and a fucking degree from this place. so my parents don't want me to drop out? but really, i feel no reason to be there. i'm ready to move on, find something to do with my life. whore up to some recording studios, try to become their lackey. just to get myself in the door.
and my parents know how hard it is for me to stay in school without my job recording. essentially, i'm majoring in film because it's the closest degree we have to radio. shit, they're in the same building. and plus, a degree in news & documentary will probably look good to XM or NPR.
but now, my parents are suggesting i go and get a masters in journalism?! fucking ridiculous. i already have wasted too many years in this place. i'm not getting any fucking younger. god damn. i'm only 20, and i feel like i've wasted my entire life. that's pretty sad.
also, just becase i hate this picture soooo much... here is our mascot, Sparty the Spartan, showing how to use the parking deck. apparently, spartans drive convertables?
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