My name is Emily. If you actually read this and want to be my friend, then maybe you can take the extra oh-so-difficult step of effort and try to get to know me, without wasting your time reading my condensed version of myself. Tough love, kids, tough love.
I am Here for:
music, dancing, amusement, entertainment, friendship, hugs
Hobbies:
Writing (poetry, short stories, long stories, comedy sketches, songs, whateva); Singing (in choirs, alone, in bands, in the shower); Playing music (on the piano, on the guitar, on the ukelele.. all crappily); Listening to music (of any sort); Acting (be it comedy, drama, horror, romance, whateva); Smiling (even if I don't feel like it); Friendship (unless I get burned, and then it's gonna be kinda hard to get back into my good graces.. I am a scorpio, after all); Sleeping; Cuddling; Breathing; Reading (anything from philosohpy to comedy to heart-wrenching nonfiction to mindless romantic fluff); Being creative (be it with words, or pictures, or music, or paint/charcoal/pencil/marker/any medium, or actions); Knitting; Standing up for what I believe in (be it anti-war, anti-discrimination, anti-mindless hatred, pro-rights, pro-choice, pro-freedom, or anything that I feel passionate about); Music (making it, listening to it, experiencing it); Living; Having fun where I can find it
Favorite Movies:
Donnie Darko, The Little Mermaid, Girl, Interrupted, all 3 Ginger Snaps, ...But I'm A Cheerleader!, A Little Princess, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Anchorman, Dodgeball, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Waynes World 1 & 2, Waiting, Accepted, Practical Magic, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, Equilibrium, more..
Favorite TV Shows:
don't have a tv. but.. Comedy Central Presents, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Heroes, Weeds, House, Law and Order (ALL OF THEM!!), Futurama, the Simpsons, South Park, Scrubs, Family Guy
Favorite Music:
A Perfect Circle, Adam Ant, Against Me!, Alanis Morisette, Alison Krauss, Ani DiFranco, April March, At The Drive-In, Azure Ray, The Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Bif Naked, Billie Holliday, Bjork, Blonde Redhead, Bob Marley, Brand New, Bright Eyes, Chiodos, Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah, Coco Rosie, Common, Counting Crows, The Cranberries, Cursive, Damien Rice, Danny Elfman, Darude, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Desaparacidos, Devendra Banhart, DJ Cognition, DJ Tiesto, The Doors, Dragonforce, The Dresden Dolls, The Early November, Eisley, Ella Fitzgerald, Elliot Smith, Enya, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Evanescence, The Faint, Faun Fables, Fefe Dobson, Fiona Apple, Flogging Molly, Flyleaf, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Frou Frou, Garbage, Gram Rabbit, Gwen Stefani, Hellogoodbye, Hepburn, Hot Hot Heat, Ima Robot, Imogen Heap, Iron & Wine, James Brown, Jenny Lewis, Jewel, Jill Scott, Jolie Holland, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, K's Choice, Kaiser Chiefs, Kill Hannah, Kristin Chenowith, Lauryn Hill, Le Tigre, Mamas and the Papas, Manhatten Transfer, Manu Chau, Maria Taylor, Marilyn Manson, The Mars Volta, Matisyahu, Michael Jackson (old stuff), Mirah, Miss Kitten, Miss Lisa, Modest Mouse, The Moldy Peaches, Mos Def, MxPx, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, Orenda Fink, Pat Benatar, The Perishers, Poe, Portishead, The Postal Service, Prodigy, Queen, Radiohead, Rasputina, Regina Spektor, Rilo Kiley, S Club (7), Sarah Brightman, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Vaughn, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, The Shins, Simon & Garfunkel, Smashing Pumpkins, Sons & Daughters, Spice Girls (REPRESENT!), Spoon, Stephen Lynch, Steve Sealy, The Streets, Sublime, The Sugar Cubes, T.M. Revolution, Tatu, Tegan and Sara, Tenacious D, Tilly and the Wall, TLC, Tool, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Used, Utada Hikaru, TV On The Radio, Vanessa Carlton, VAST, Velvet Underground, Vienna Boys Choir, Weezer, Wheatus, Xiu Xiu, Yellow Elephant, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Favorite Books:
Blue Monday, Julie and the Wolves, Madeline L'Engle, 1984, Harry Potter, the His Dark Materials trilogy, the Merry Gentry series, Life of Pi, A Little Prince, more..
I Love:
hugs, rain, tea, potatoes, sleep, cuddles, music, giggle-fests, a good book, friendship, openmindedness, compassion, peace, singing, affection, learning, snow angels, chocolate.
I Hate:
unnecessary conflict, stapleguns, sheer stubborn argumentativeness, underestimation, condescension, pollution, unnecessary violence, failing, lies (though sometimes that can be hypocritcal), loneliness, ignorance (mostly i hate voluntary happy ignorance, but whatever), i hate hate.
