Where are you? Within two weeks of moving to university after six months of living at home
with my parents. At the moment I am where I spend most evenings--in front of
the computer in my room, listening to records, with a cat asleep somewhere in
here.
What are you? Student, dreamer, lover, idler--but I pay the bills temping in an office and
playing in orchestras.
What do you make? Not as much as I would like to make--the to-do list is becoming frighteningly
long.
What do you love? Reading books, my boyfriend, Belle and Sebastian, my cats, sweaters, scarfs,
the sea, playing instruments, napping, early morning, sipping tea--oh, and the
list could go on and on. . .
What do you hate? Hipster cynicism, sarcasm--anything that echoes with negativity at the
expense of someone else's enthusiasm
What do you listen to? Belle and Sebastian, the Siesta label, Blueboy, Tracey Thorn, Orange Juice,
Saint Etienne, Michael Nyman, Beethoven, too much of people's "good" advice
What do you watch? People, insects and animals in the yard, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
television show, movies by Truffaut
What do you drink? Water and tea, gin and tonic and beer (not very often--some would say not
often enough)
What do you smoke? Nothing
What do you take? Milk and sugar, antidepressants, not much
What do you believe in? The power of the printed word, the visual image and music, tomorrow, myself
When We were 16.
Where were you? Going to high school, living at home with my parents
What were you? Confused, angry, asleep
What did you wear? One shirt in particular too often, band tshirts, a pyjama top as a shirt,
anything to prove I was "different" within a small scheme of normal
What did you listen to? Beat Happening, Lois, Bikini Kill, a lot of bands that I thought I _should_
be listening to rather than if I actually liked the music
What did you watch? Too much television
What did you love? Not much of anything at all
What did you hate? Living at home, going to school, that time seemed to go so slowly
What did you drink? Snapple iced tea
What did you smoke? Nothing
What did you take? Nothing--I had too many other problems to worry about
What did you want to be? Away from home and school, grown-up, sleeping to pass the time away
Who did you fight? Myself
Who/What did you believe in? K Records and the spirit of punk--that heart and soul can compensate for
technical ability, the inevitable promise that tomorrow would have to be
different
Where did you go? On the train to Hoboken, New Jersey, and New York City to see bands and buy
records. Driving around at night with friends hoping something interesting
would happen.
What did you learn? Not as much as I should have in school because I felt unchallenged and
therefore did not bother to do any of the work. Contrast to now, four years
later, when I like to do my classwork. Of course, I could make a lot more
contrasts from then to now. . .
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