I HAVE TWO CATS. APPARENTLY THIS IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SOME PEOPLE. JERK PEOPLE.

I typically operate under these rules:

1. comfort is the enemy.
2. it is sometimes rewarding, or at least worthwhile, to cozy up with your enemies over supper.
3. extremism is a.) largely harmful to the cause. b.) fun.
4. if you're going to de-claw a cat, clip a bird's wings, or cut a dogs vocal cords so she can't bark, you should probably look into not having a pet at that time.
5. if thinking about something would cause you not to do it, it's probably not something you should be doing.
6. neck rubs are nice, but a chronically bad back is not an attractive quality.

My life now is great, and I'm exceptionally well adjusted-- but like everyone else, I've had to drudge through my share of life's unpleasantries before now and I'd be lying if I said I was unaffected. I do, however, keep my issues pretty well beaten into submission.

I like walking around, blueberries, food made with love, urban exploration, writing letters, receiving things in the mail, rocking out, social drama, raising animals, big storms, listening to people and sounds, cute boys in bathtubs, growing plants, cooking, and the tree tops (cause they're reaching just like me).

going to school and doing whatever it takes to keep myself from stressing out too much. it's a fantastic semester, but it leaves little time for anything else, and I'm still in the process of moving.

I recently spent a few months in the south.
I'm not thrilled about being back in the cold, but there were a lot of things I missed.
I am back in school now. I have no time for anything ever.

usually I make and sell hats for extra cash (and trade).

Hungry Hats

drawing, cutting/dying hair, knitting, being androgynous (I'm getting worse at this one), massage, very tedious acts, making vegan desserts, making breakfast at any time of day, making tasty healthy meals with little money (or none, depending on how particular you are about where your food comes from), shape-shifting, seeing faces in everything (and often ruining perfectly beautiful things for myself because of it), making potentially dangerous things sound like wholesome fun, giving practical advice.

art school is also bolstering my ability to justify adequately anything I feel like doing at the time.

personally, I think i have a very telling nose.

but from experience, probably that I never have dull footwear, I jingle, my eyes are green, I'm creative. then that I'm quiet.

written stories: Alice in wonderland, Bukowski, Obedience to Authority, Survivor, Tank Girl, Preacher, Struwwelpeter, Where the Wild Things Are, Jitterbug Perfume, 1984, The Sexual Politics of Meat, Razor wire Pubic Hair, Lonesome Dove, the Boys

talkies. Madame Tutli-Putli, Army of Darkness, There Will Be Blood, A Boy and His Dog, Jungle book, the Dark Crystal, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Labyrinth, Old Boy, Fantastic Mr. Fox, wave twisters, Disney's Robin Hood, Little Miss Sunshine, the Batman Movies everyone agrees are the best ones, O brother, where art thou?.

haunted picture box: The Daily Show, Peep Show, Carl Sagan's The Cosmos, Futurama, Jam (about anything Julia Davis works on), Death Note, Green Wing, look around you.

laugh men: David Cross, Mitch Hedberg, Lewis Black, George Carlin

sound arrangers: Mindless Self Indulgence, Nine Inch Nails, Mouse On Mars, The Bran Flakes, Garbage, Lady and Bird, Nick Cave, Malice Mizer, The Tiger Lillies, Lovage, Ear Vomit, Tom Waits, Acid Bath, gov.dic, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Annette Hanshaw, Retarded Together, MC Chris, Ween, Tool, Leonard Cohen, King Missile, Muse, Songs: Ohia, Sun Ra, Leon Redbone, Nirvana, The Dresden Dolls, Four Tet, Melt Banana, Mr. Bungle, Kieskagato, Bjork, Meat Beat Manifesto, Dead Western, Xploading plasiX, Girl Talk, Jacques Brel, neptune, The Unicorns, Portishead, the Thieving Assholes, Scumbag Chandelier, TV on the Radio, The Books, An Albatross, Mirah, Perry & Kingsley, Outkast, Shpongle, Queen, David Bowie, Gogol Bordello, Man Man, Mother Mother, the sounds people make when overcome by emotion.

consumable power for pleasure: carrot cake, cynical-new-england-humor, sushi, Indian, carrots and hummus, whole dates, brussel sprouts, peas, beets, brown rice, cupcakes, twisty cheesy crackers.

optional and misc: baseball bats, belt buckles, fighting "like real men", sunflowers, poppies, orchids, dapper looking people of varying ages, taking care of people who appreciate it, laughing until I ache, merciless young ladies, tattoos, contradictions.

1. the thought that at some point, my efforts will be rewarded with either good sex, or good steak*.

2. animal companionship.

3. a dictionary.

4. shockingly approachable, totally awesome people.

5. trees. great butts.

6. art**

*steak stands for pretty much any nice meal. I don't eat dead animals if I can avoid it.

**something done with intention which, without any background information, lifts, inspires, or inflames the human spirit.

parents, words, bodies, different points of view/ "reality tunnels", advertising, psychology, sociology, education, clothing, progress, the past, the end of the world, language, inadequacies, the rise of the internet, improvement, the ego and egocentrism, genetics, my organs, your organs, babies, tact, zombie attacks, covering my tracks, child development, context, the exact right thing to say, honey bees, body modification, mantis shrimp, the borg, brain eaters, SPACE RAYS, shapes (especially in dimensions I'm not built to comprehend), digigrade stilts, dear sweet wonderful charming Mr. Darcy, and abolishing television as it exists presently.

wondering where the week went.
thinking of you, and hoping you are doing wonderfully.
hopefully near a bottle of wine.

I would honestly really fancy being swept of my feet by someone who not only manages to give me the fits, but the vapors as well.

you are a boy that looks like a cute girl.
you are a girl that looks like a cute boy.
if you are made better by hardships, not bested by them.
you are good at helping things get done.


also:

Tittle; A tittle is a small distinguishing mark, such as a diacritic or the dot over an i.

It first appeared in Latin manuscripts in the 11th century, to distinguish the letter i from strokes of nearby letters. Although originally a larger mark, it was reduced to a dot when Roman-style typefaces were introduced.

The only place a modern reader is apt to confront this word is in a Bible verse, Matthew 5:18 (NKJV): "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled." The quotation uses them as an example of extremely minor details. The phrase "jot and tittle" indicates that every small detail has received attention.

Fly; As defined by entomologists, a fly (plural flies) is any species of insect of the order Diptera. These typically have one pair of true wings, with the hind wings modified into halteres.