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you,

have a wonderful day.

love,
anand

i was cleaning up my yahoo mailbox, and i discovered my email to brendon small (and his response).

SUBJECT: brendon!!!!
BODY:
hey,

sorry about the exclamation points. how are you? [i
don't know, thought i'd make small (pun unintended)
conversation before asking somewhat random questions.]

i saw you at nyu tuesday night; surprisingly, you were
a lot like your 8-yr-old character on the show. and
for some reason, i found it admirable.
anyway, you mentioned liking the who, queen and modest
mouse, all great bands by the way. i want to know what
your favorite modest mouse cd is and why? (if you care
to share).

also, have you heard anything by the group "neutral
milk hotel"? if not, you should pick up a copy of
their cd "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea."

now that i've criticized your personality and analyzed
your taste in music, i have a invasive, personal
question to ask. who or what was the inspiration for
jason's candy addiction on the show? the halloween
episode in which linda gives birth is very comical
(this is me complimenting you, so don't take it any
other way).

hope to hear from you or your "subordinates" (if
they're the ones who answer your emails) soon.
preferably you, though.

-anand
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SUBJECT: Re: brendon!!!!
BODY:
i really like the moon over antarctica

and yes my personality was mine before i lent it to that red headed
kid-

but i thank you very much for attending.

ive heard of neutral milk hotel but never had the chance to listen to
them

maybe i'll check them out.

we cover the JAson candy addiction in the season 2 dvd but it's
basically a substitute for alchoholism

its that simple- in the Party episode (season 2) we wanted it to be
very adult like, so we made candy the drug. very simple.

my illegal immigrant was deported so i had to write this myself.

with undying passion

brendon

SIGNATURE:
doodily doo.

www.brendonsmall.com

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

Not as easy as you may think...

1. Where is your cell phone?
bed

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife?
unhappy

3. Your hair?:
receding

4. Your mother?
insecure

5. Your father?:
arrogant

6. Your favorite item?
glasses

7. Your dream last night?:
bollywoodesque

8. Your favorite drink?:
water

9. Your dream car?:
functional

10. The room you are in?:
mine

11. Your ex?:
missing

12. Your fear?
burglars

13. What do you want to be in 10 years?:
single

14. Who did you hang out with last night?:
diya

15. What you're not?
jobless!

16. Muffins?:
dry

17: One of your wish list items?
received

18: Time?
overrated

19. The last thing you did?:
laughed

20. What are you wearing?:
pajamas

22. Your favorite book?:
salinger

23. The last thing you ate?:
ghas (mushy rice with beans and milk)

24. Your life?:
obligatory

25. Your mood?:
entertained

26. Your friends:
brilliant

27. What are you thinking about right now?:
screenplay

28. Your car?
"generic"

29. What are you doing at the moment?:
television

30. Your summer?
internship

31. Your relationship status?:
single

32. What is on your tv?:
"Closer"

33. When is the last time you laughed?
currently

34. Last time you cried?:
fortnight

35. School?:
finished!

#549931 Decade_e_a on Jun 19 2006, 02:55 PM writes:
Oliver Stone hasnt made a really good film in a
while.. I hope he can break this tradition and give us
something good becaUSe (get it, US) I am a REAL
patriot and love america and agree that nobody should
EVER forget 9/11 and if he does what the guy in the
review says I will be very upset.

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#549947 Paul_Is_Drunk on Jun 19 2006, 03:32 PM
writes:
In reply to this comment (#549931)
Oh yeah? Well I'm an even better Patriot than you! I
say we never forget Pearl Harbor, the War of 1812, or
the Assination of Abraham Lincoln. You hear that
Japan, England, and the South?!! We're coming for you,
because America never forgets!!!

REAL PATRIOTS UNITE AND FORM VOLTRON!

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#550037 knowingtoast85 on Jun 19 2006, 07:13 PM
writes:
In reply to this comment (#549947)
I will never forget General Custer, or the crossing of
the Delaware river, or the 10 different pictures of
musical instruments I found on the back of my Rice
Krispies cereal box this morning. In addition, I plan
to learn Italian and then never forget that as well.

USA.

a nostalgia-driven female voice questions with feigned curiosity, "anand?"
and by the time i've finished lifting my head and saying, "what--what the fuck are you doing here?" i'm hugged by perfect boobs and the familiarity of a girl who fits deliberately in my arms. my thoughts echo "press" as my senses allow an imprint.
"i'm going to medieval times."
but most of my mind is distracted by the man behind her, who follows her lead with a required "hey man, what's up?" as things become a blur and i focus on a dismembered obscure white hand while it slowly climbs an imaginary hill to greet my set of fingers at the trough--his hand is colder and bigger than mine. the palms barely touch, though with extreme apathy, 'cause one of them is too anxious to remain; i feel the air get warmer as his spectral arm-appendage recedes from the transient collision. her words dim from a drumming in the back of my head, and mine drown by the rising alcohol that quickly fills my ears.
"...we had been drinking for the past 20 minutes--"
"that's funny, tom and i drank before coming here, too..."
and then, he speaks, barreling through the drums and waves in a harsh alien voice that i'm unable to recognize--it paralyzes me for an instant. i force effort to make eye contact and manage a second long upward glance, but he looks uncomfortable, so i resume conversing with her after a defeated confused sigh.

now, more than 48 hrs later, my mind is still perusing all the "should've"s.
i hate the bastard. i
really do.

a lot, not all, of places in india are like this:

driving in india.
--

it's the reason why my brother and i refused (well, were afraid) to sit in the passenger seat (in the front).
me to my cousin: shouldn't you put on your seatbelt?
cousin: seatbelt?
me: that thing next to your seat.
cousin: oh, nobody puts those on here. they're uncomfortable.

also, no airbags in the car.

antony and the johnsons' "hope there's someone"
makes me want to
give up.
makes me think of paris, texas,
in the mood for love and 2046.

i miss blue velvet.
i miss julia.

or maybe
it's just his voice.
makes me think of regret.

nostalgia is a bitch.

he's frequently compared to
nina simone and brian ferry--
well, his voice is.

i hope you're having a brilliant day,
wherever/whenever you are.

love.

You scored as Postmodernist. Postmodernism is the belief in complete open interpretation. You see the universe as a collection of information with varying ways of putting it together. There is no absolute truth for you; even the most hardened facts are open to interpretation. Meaning relies on context and even the language you use to describe things should be subject to analysis. </td> Postmodernist 94% Materialist 81% Modernist 44% Cultural Creative 44% Existentialist 38% Fundamentalist 31% Idealist 25% Romanticist 13% What is Your World View? (updated) created with QuizFarm.com

happy b-day!

pedro almodovar's Volver is complete.
US release date: june 23, 2006

more happy-making news:
"Marking the 20th anniversary of Pedro Almodovar's
introduction to American audiences, Sony Pictures
Classics will launch in April 2006, in movie
theatres across America, a major Pedro Almodovar
retrospective highlighting eight of his most popular
films - with new prints and a major presentation. The
retrospective will be an overture to the release of
the new Almodovar film, 'Volver,' which will open in
late June 2006.'

"The Pedro Almodovar retrospective will include, Law of
Desire, Matador, Women on the Verge, Flower of My
Secret, Live Flesh, All About My Mother, Talk to Her
and Bad Education."

tommy lee jones should live.
let me explain.

i watched the three burials of melquiades estrada with shay yesterday, and, coincidentally, i now think tommy lee jones should live. jones nicely directed (the man looks professional) the movie, but more credit should be given to the writer guillermo arriaga jordan and the cinematographer chris menges. all the characters are well written/developed, but the one played by jones loses "ground" near the end of the movie. one begins to question his motives...

i learned something yesterday, a pseudo-reference to south park's wheel of morality (turn, turn, turn): even idiots are capable of creating something interesting, if not worthwhile and amazing--adam sandler (punch-drunk love, spanglish) and owen wilson (the movies he has worked on with wes anderson) are other perfect examples.

hey,

the njit art society (my art society) needs people to submit dreams/nightmares so that its members can illustrate those submissions for an april art show.

please post your dreams/nightmares as a comment to this entry,
OR
you can email them to njitas@yahoo.com.
submit as many as you want, the members will pick the ones which inspire them.

unfortunately, your name will have to remain anonymous, unless you're an njit student. for the show, we'll place the written out dream/nightmare next to the illustration.

thanks.

happy b-day!

i can't believe i'm "hooked" on bravo's project runway.
and now to defend myself: i like the concept of having a deadline in which to create something brilliant...or at least something that'll keep you alive.

the worst thing for a [self-proclaimed] hero is having a family that doesn't believe in any of his achievements. he goes on about the many times he has saved the day, but my brother and i don't buy any of it. my brother laughs and mother and i nod mindlessly while dada produces more stories, hoping to convince the rest of us with at least one of 'em.

"there is no pain, you are receding. a distant ship smoke on the horizon, you are only coming through in waves. your lips move but i can't hear what you're saying. when i was a child i caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye, i turned to look but it was gone. i cannot put my finger on it now. the child is grown, the dream is gone, and i have become comfortably numb."

i've been listening to pink floyd's the wall recently because of the squid and the whale. sam and i watched it last friday in montclair (hello nicholas).

"hey you! out there in the cold getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me?"

dream.
i dreamt of acceptance yesterday, and i think it was by far the best dream i've ever had. i woke up believing the hour long "dream-conversation" was real and that i had resolved everything. yet it took me 30 seconds, after waking up, to realize none of it ever happened. the awkward pauses or uncomfortable compliments never took place, not even any bit of the repetitive banter. "fuck!" was all i managed after tuning in to reality, and a "damn" may have followed it, not sure.
i like (appreciate) "conversation-dreams," i just don't like the somewhat temporary (but definitely unnecessary) realism attached to them. i've been dreaming of conversations; well, i had "conversation dreams" in december and for a week or so in january--somehow they've caught up to me again. i've resolved matters with four people, in dreams of course.

"i sent that bitch a smiley face. bitches love smiley faces."
--ed (voiced by charlie murphy) from the boondocks

i've asked dave to advise me more times than i have asked anyone else.
and, i've asked him less than 10 times, probably. the man doesn't
disappoint.

his words:
"whatever, man. either decision will be tainted with regret"