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Name: Travis
Country: United States
State: Tennessee
Metro: Johnson City
Birthday: 12/27/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: I have two kidneys and lungs. Ten fingers, ten toes. One birthmark. Big nose. I like to read. I have a subscription to McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. I can say at least ten phrases in Thai. I can't wake up in the morning. I just bought a new cd, and I am listening to it right now. I'm a Capricorn, but if I had my choice, I would rather be a Liger.
Expertise: Okay at everything. Great at nothing.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
Message: message me
Member Since:
2/9/2005
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| Yeah, despite the wonderful pleas to save my xanga...I'm pretty sure it's going to be retired. No one really seems to update it as much anymore...and frankly, I don't have time to check this, facebook, and myspace (and write my pulitzer prize winning novel) So...if you want to keep up with my life...which I hope you do...cause I want to keep up with yours....you can check out my posts and pictures on my myspace profile. Here's the link. http://www.myspace.com/readafreakinbook
I just like myspace more. You can have 12 pictures instead of 1. You can do a lot more with your profile, put up pictures, see pictures of friends, make comments on pictures/blogs/or just in general. Also, you can Instant Message when it tells you one of your friends is online. It's like xanga...if xanga drank protein shakes for a year and worked out everyday.
Jump on the bandwagon my etsu friends. The world is at your fingertips. | | |
| Why didn't anyone tell me everyone switched to facebook? Geez, a bandwagon that I'm not on? Unacceptable. I might retire my xanga now...I mean, I think you can do more with myspace...and keep in touch nicely with facebook...so...unless there is some xanga revival...a few posts from now might be the end. Who knows. Maybe if we all sit around and clap (like in Peter Pan) people will use xanga again. | | |
| Hey, I'll be in Johnson City this weekend. Holla back if you wanna hang out. Or if you want to put me up for a night. ;o)
Oh yeah. I'll be there for noonday and most likely the co-ed football game that night. | | |
| Woah...Woah...Woah....I haven't written on this thing in SOOOOO long. My apologies to everyone who cares. In fact, I'm going to give out five hundred free xanga dollars to everyone who commented on my last post. So don't spend it all in one place.
So yeah, lot has gone on. So I'm in grad school now for Creative Writing fiction. And frankly, I LOVE it. It's a TON of work...I won't pass it off as easy. I have to read so much stuff: tons of articles about publishing and editing, at least two novels a week, and two-three short stories by the other MFAer's in the program. There are seven of us total and we all get along swimmingly. In fact, each Wednesday one of us hosts dinner for the other 6...which I would like to say THANK YOU MS. MARY ALEXANDER for saving my hie last week and telling me what to cook. It was a huge success!
But yeah, it's like I'm in grad school heaven. I mean, I'm surrounded by authors ALL the time. In fact, my workshop professor (Craig Nova) is wokring on his 12TH NOVEL!!! Woah...12 novels...he's like famous. And this other professor I talk to and hang out with...he'll be my professor next semester for workshop...has just published a new novel that is getting GREAT reviews. His first novel was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. WOAH...famous people here! We even have an O. Henry Prize winner.
Enough of that. I guess I write just to say, I love it here. Not that I don't miss EVERYONE from ETSU...let me just tell you how much I miss everyone from Johsnon City. Well....words cannot describe. I also miss the mountains...Greensboro is all city. But it's cool becasue I NEVER drive. I walk everywhere or ride my bike. I can even walk or ride my bike to get coffee, go to Barnes and Noble, send mail, go to Chick-fil-A, etc.... it's so great! Holla.
Ok, that's all I got. I think I'll leave you with a funny link that I've found in the last few weeks. Sometimes at work, I get bored and search the web for funny clips. There are two...one is a preacher that messes up and it makes me laugh. The other one just cracks me up cause it's hilarious. (btw...on the second one...if you're sensitive to the F-word...you might not want to watch it. lol. ;) Here they are.
The preacher mistake: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/dirtypreacher.html
The end of the world: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/endofworld.html
Holla back. | | |
| Hey guys, sorry I didn't update sooner. I was the best man at a wedding this past weekend and didn't have much time to sit down. Don't know how many of ya'll out there have been best men before...but it sure is fun. I think I'll be the best man at my own wedding...no kidding.
Ok, so this post is interactive. I've been wanting to do this for a while...you know, to see how creative the people are who read my xanga. Here goes...I'm going to supply four answers (kinda like Jeopardy) and you'ins have to supply the original questions. Whoever comes up with the most clever questions is the winner. Judging will be done by me and points will be awarded for wit, depth of thought, overall connection between the four questions, and finally overall cleverness. The winner will be announced with great HOOP-LAH in my next post. Good luck! (please play...please. please. no really...please)
Here are the answers:
1) Yes, but only when my sister is in the room with me.
2) I'd have to say: Johnny Depp's face, Melissa River's mouth, Idena Menzel's voice, Rosie O'Donnell's body, Paula Dean's cooking ability, Jon Stewart's humor, and John Irving's new novel.
3) Kidney Beans, but only during the winter.
4) No, and I will never tell you why.
Thanks for playing...simply number your questions with their corresponding answers and let the fun begin. :o) | | |
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