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New reader? Haven't been here in a while, or maybe you just want to get to know me better? Whatever the case, here are some of my favorite posts to get you started. I hope you browse around and stay a while!


The Italian adventure of a lifetime! Creative non-fiction for your pleasure

Getting robbed on the streets of Philadelphia. We call it "Killy" for a reason

Sleep paralysis and why I used to think I could see dead people

Meeting Jason Schwartzman and starring in a Phantom Planet music video

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From The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion, by Henry Darger. 
I have his artwork tattooed in a quarter-sleeve on my left arm.



BORN TO BE DISCUSSED

Anger management, my hot Irish temper, and the curse of the redhead

You just can't argue with some folks-- distorted patterns of thinking

The 10 best hip-hop groups of all time, according to yours truly

On racism and bad memories, and a similar post on racism and morons exhibiting their hatred on Youtube

Democrats taking back patriotism


WRITING, FLAUNTING MY LITERARY CHOPS

The Divine Lorraine Hotel, a history of beauty and decay

Some poems and an explanation for why I started this blog in 2006

Getting over myself, telling the truth, and trying to be a better writer

My insatiable appetite for British Romanticism


NOTEWORTHY ART AND STYLE POSTS

Philly street art and Thanksgiving fun

Pop art at the SF MoMA, and popping eyeball street art

Alleyways of art: Valencia street and Clarion Alley

Sidewalk skeletons and Santa Cruz street art

Zombie Amy Winehouse, Halloween style update

Five of my favorite fashion faux pas

Do-It-Yourself cut-up t-shirt tutorial

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