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thank you. erik jenks, a splash of color, east lansing mi.

I loved it because I let Gallo manipulate me. I identified with his character. As he interacts with Ricci's character, all his posturing does is reveal more to us about his troubled mind, his fears and his needs. Through his conversations with Ricci we come to understand his psychology. We finally come home with him and meet the family that produced him, and everything is laid plain, he's no longer a thug, he's a weak little boy.

It's an anatomy of attachment disorder written by a punk, a street performer, a man who doesn't have the vocabulary, so he improvises one. It's brilliant.

It changed me a bit. Maybe it helped cure me of any desire to be "dangerous" or "cool".

your BloodyAwfulPoetry i very thought provoking. I can relate to the party effect. mmmmmm kiss with chocolate smeared all over it, it makes me feel funny inside

i've run into a few people with the magical february 26 birthday. in that crazy book, "the birthday book" it is also known as the day of arousal. it is also the birthday of johnny cash.

vive le pisces!

I absoultely love the visual of the large man wearing ballet slippers I think I found inspiration for another painting. <3

xoxoxoxoxo...

stubborness...oh yes, skruffy is a taurus, he knows all about that emotion.

about a boy: did you really like hugh grant in that role? Somehow I never pictured anyone remotely that dapper when I was reading the book...cusak was right on the money for me in high fidelity, though...have you read any other hornby?

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the pyromaniac was a wonderful little touch to the film, wasn't he? I love the part when he's painting and they ask him if it's better than playing with real fire and he hestiantly agrees "...yes." Fan-fucking-tastic.

Thanks for the music suggestions. I'll be sure to check um out asap.

as long as all the snow melts by next fri (when I'm flying back) it can snow alllll it wants to. Heh. Nice new pic, btw.

have you heard the interpol peel sessions?
oh dear god please say you have an extra copy of them.

Oh, north of Carbondale, in a little farm town called Millstadt.

Another Chicago SG member to add to our evil empire!

being a shellfish isn't kosher.
but being selfish is healthy.

Isn't selfeshness next to godliness????

we have the same birthday.

hey-- I'm not a SG but I would consider doing a set w/ you if the site (and my bf) allows it. I'll be back in the chi-area in Jan...

and I def. would be interested in getting involved w/ SG events in the area.

Ru at the art institute?

check your journal for reply.

actually, he got bit in the ear by something and it became infected. he still has a hole there. i think it was from another cat, but my neighbor had seen him catch a huge rat the week before from which he had another infected bite on his chest. he also has one of those notches in his ear right next to the hole from sometime before he found me. he's just a cuddly sweetheart most of the time. I rotate pictures of the kids in once in a while, so i'll have him up again. my ex's cat is on my profile now. i'm catsitting her while her mom is home for the holidays.

could it be depression? it's that time of year. holiday stress and fanfare sort of makes me want to withdraw.

definitely don't stress about the photos. Bijou's set is very grainy, but very good. it's great to have you a part of the site. getting your set up is just a bonus (for you and us). there isn't anything you can do about it for now. and if they decline the set, it certainly won't be because you aren't cute. maybe come up with something new and submit another one later. others have.

the chicken is the cutest.

the graininess hasn't been bad in any of the other sets. what you lose in detail and sharpness is usually offset by the sort of atmosphere or feel that is added.

you are quite adorable btw. good luck with the set.

to answer your question about comments in charlotte's pix, there was a site change earlier this year. I believe it wiped out all of the existing comments and boards. Everyone girl and boy i've ever met from this site thinks she's a goddess.

My gf loves NMH too. She keeps telling me i'll like it but she can't find the damn cd. heh. someday