Some things about me...
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Born in Chicago
aka Michelle Goeders
I believe in werewolves
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| Currently up to: |
Guitar lessons at The Old Town School of Folk Music
Editing photos from recent trip to Patagonia
Reading “History of Danish Dreams ”
Studying for the GRE
Working on my recipe website, www.recipecoop.com and a couple of other website projects |
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| Recently Read and Liked: |
Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Night
As the Crow Flies
Tortilla Curtain
Cereus Blooms at Night
The Kite Runner
Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood |
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| Life Travel To-Do List: |
Paine Circuit, Chile (February 2006)
West Highland Way, Scotland (August 2004)
Camino de Santiago, Spain
Havana, Cuba (February 2002)
Santiago de Cuba
China
Inca Trail/Macu Picu, Peru
Iguazu Falls, South America
Appalachian Trail, USA
Sushi in Japan
Chicken Tikka Masala in Mumbai
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| Favorite Movies: |
Splendor in the Grass
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Why? For the same reason I enjoy Thomas Hardy books. |
| She’s Having a Baby |
Why? The scene near the end in the hospital, with the Kate Bush song playing, I cry every time. And I like how her character is so quiet. |
| Time of the Gypsies, 1988 |
Why? This movie is some kind of wierd Yugoslavian magical-realism. It's really strange, and really really great. |
| Breaking the Waves |
Why? See first two above. I clearly like my emotions tortured. |
| Antonia’s Line |
Why? More magical-realism and humor with a bit of feminism (the positive kind). |
| The Piano |
Why? Holly Hunter and great soundtrack. Reminds me of college. |
| Lost in Translation |
Why? Acting. Wierd sense of humor. And it has my favorite My Bloody Valentine song in it. |
| High Fidelity |
Why? For the Chicago scene where Cusak is standing on the Kinzie Street Bridge. And the top-five lists. |
| Heathers |
Why? It's the only movie I can quote from. |
| The Graduate |
Why? For that little squeaking noise Dustin Hoffman makes. |
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| Favorite Books: |
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
The Grass Harp, Truman Capote
Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie
Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
Tiger in the Grass, a Little Golden Book
HitchHiker's Trilogy, Douglas Adams |
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| Current Favorite Songs |
Hold On, Neko Case
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key, Billy Bragg/Wilco
Broken Drum, Beck
St. James Infirmary, Roadbirds
Emergency Exit, Beck
Kicking the Heart Out, Rogue Wave
Back in the USSR, Beatles
Trapeze Swinger, Iron & Wine
Oh, You Pretty Things, David Bowie
Lover You Should Have Come Over, Jeff Buckley
Utras Horas, Orchestra Baobab |
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| All-time Favorite Albums |
White Album, The Beatles
Guero, Beck
London Calling, The Clash
The Trinity Sessions, Cowboy Junkies
Bossa Cubana, Los Zafiros
The Harder They Come, Movie Soundtrack
Specialist in All Styles, Orchestra Baobab |
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| Favorite Animals: |
Kirby & Mo (my cats)
Sloths
Aardvarks
Cows
Sheep
Guanacos |
