something_else Female • 27 • Greensboro, NC • United States

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Status... Single
Orientation... Straight
I'm into... Writing Photography Music Cooking
My Profiles... http://classroomwindow.blogspot.com

I like what I do, but there's always SOMETHING ELSE...

Last On: 07/05/08 PST

Interests

Music

,We'll just call this "Musical Influences..." Wilco,Thelonious Monk,the Clash,Joy Division,Elvis Costello,John Coltrane,Van Morrison,the Rolling Stones,the Beatles,Smashing Pumpkins,Talking Heads,Pavement,Belle & Sebastian,REM

I'm sure I'll add more or change my mind shortly.,

Movies

,Right now I am in love with "Control," the Ian Curtis biopic. Saw it while it was playing in New York and now eaaaagerly awaiting my copy of the DVD. Also: Singing In the Rain,To Kill A Mockingbird,Star Wars,Blues Brothers,Say Anything,

Books

,Currently reading Eat,Pray,Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn,Greek/Roman histories and dramas,Harry Potter,Le Petit Prince; fiction by F. Scott Fitzgerald,JM Coetzee,Haruki Murakami,Daniel Wallace,Salman Rushdie,Neil Gaiman; nonfiction by Bill Bryson,Nathaniel Philbrick,Adam Gopnik; plays by Ibsen and Chekhov; poetry by Philip Larkin,e.e. cummings,and Pablo Neruda,

TV

,This is more like "DVR" than "TV"... Lost,House,The Office (NBC and BBC versions),Dexter,Flight of the Conchords,Entourage...and some gone-but-not-forgotten: Oz,Sports Night,the West Wing,Kids In the Hall,

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Jun 30, 2008 - 02:56 PM PST

jacy

something_else

Welcome back Kate...

May 05, 2008 - 06:37 AM PST

jha

something_else

Yes, I am clean shaven. Where you been, what's doin'? Finishing up classes I presume.

Apr 06, 2008 - 09:40 AM PST

Franchise

something_else

Thanks for the URL address! I took the quiz and got 82% Kinda bummed that I didn't score higher. I'm an avid Lebowski fan. Maybe if I watched three times in 24 hours I might have scored 100%. But alas, I got a life. JK!!! That was a poke at JHA btw. lol.

Apr 05, 2008 - 09:47 PM PST

jha

something_else

No no, I had to trim it anyway, I'm flying this coming Thursday, and, well, I get pulled over enough as it is... And 3 years ago I watched "The Big Lebowski" three times in 24 hours, haven't watched it in full since. You'll have to tell me some of your adventures in your previous lives.

Apr 05, 2008 - 07:30 PM PST

jha

something_else

Blargh, the other night (1am) I thought it would be a good idea to try to trim it with a razor... woke up in the morning and realized that was a dumb mistake... And clearly you have not had dull "lives," I only hope my life will be as adventurous :D, 'cause so far, nope, dulllll city.

Apr 03, 2008 - 10:17 PM PST

RFP

This is a brilliant photograph. I love the seldom-seen angle/perspective, but what I really like is the contrast between the warm colors of the brick and the white/grey tones of the snow. That the snow reduces the chairs, tree limbs and even the air conditioning compressors into sculptural forms is - you'll pardon the reflexive pun - icing on the cake.

Apr 01, 2008 - 07:04 AM PST

jha

something_else

I don't want to cut my hair too much shorter (used to be past my shoulders, I did that twice actually). I need to trim the beard, it's starting to look like a jungle and definitely not good for my professional career - I think my boss is about to jump me and shave it off. If I can't figure out how to trim it (any tips?) I might just get rid of it, meh, we'll see. So how many previous lives have you had?

Mar 31, 2008 - 10:49 AM PST

jha

something_else

Previous life, so what life are you in now? And are you a New Yorker in NC or did you just visit that you've got pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge?

Mar 28, 2008 - 06:39 AM PST

aabroady

I was diagnosed as being clinically depressed when I was 17 and my mother and grandmother have also been treated for depression. There was a nice period of about 2 years when I was on anti-depressents but then my insurance flaked out on me and my depression has been untreated for almost 7 years now because on top of everything else, I can afford neither the doctor's visits or the prescriptions. It's definitely easier with the meds; the struggle without is just that. I have no shame in my depression and sharing with people about it and the fact that I even attempted suicide when I was younger because it's so much more important to make sure that anyone else feeling the way you are knows that they're not alone. As with anything, it's always taking it one day at a time. It's amazing when you feel a bit of lightness, happiness, and peace amidst everything else.

Mar 27, 2008 - 02:06 PM PST

jadebug

something_else

Yes and I have this amazing talent, well not soo amazing I guess but I can tell by the way someone throws a dark the different parts of their personality and what they're all about, always been oddly good at that sort of weird observing people thing...wow I'm such a freak...I know everyone says that and how we're all weird in our own other ways but I'm sure that I'm sooo totally weirder than everyone else around me lol...I just have to figure out a way to prove it...Dylan had said that in a blog once (from the show) I sooo agree with her there are just some out there like her character and I who are just so weird!!! lol :)

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a stolen poem

Apr 15, 2008

I am not a poet. But I do love reading poetry, and while I was flipping through an anthology of one of my favourites, Philip Larkin, I came across this one and...I guess I just thought of QL.

[b]This Be The Verse[/b]

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.

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Only fair that I should be the first to talk...

What I Do: middle school teacher (special needs)
How Long: 4 years and counting
Why: Hard to say. Lots of reasons, which don't really matter, because as it turned out, I quite like teaching and I happen to be quite good at it.

What I Used To Do: I used to be in music school. Piano. I quit after a year. But at the risk of sounding like a psycho emo kid, I don't think I could be who I am without my music obsessions. Jazz. Pop. Rock. Indie. Classical. Hip Hop. Punk. And I don't even claim to like only weird, obscure, hipster stuff. I'm just as happy listening to the band that plays at the bar on the next block as I am listening to anything on the radio.

Where I Am From: Also, hard to say. I grew up in a VERY smart family, one that knew early on that there are certain opportunities you just should never let go past. That's how I came to live in London for a few months when I was 13. There's no time in your life when you are more open to influence than when you are 13, so I have to say that those few months probably steered the direction of the rest of my life. We went back to London a few more times but not for as long. I went to university in England for a while myself. That had as much to do with feeling at home in England as it did with feeling TOO at home here.

And, finally...

Why I Am Here: I am here - telling a story - because I have felt like a writer my whole life (my aunt still has a story book I put together when I was 6), and lately, with all that being a responsible adult entails, I realized I don't feel that way as much anymore. So I'm here because I want to feel like a writer again. So far, so good.

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