alison Angry Little Brother
Naming my pet:	Eleazor the Tortoise, he would live under my porch and menace the mail carrier with his silent, disapproving gaze.
Veggie:	Grilled asparagus, with a touch of olive oil, coarse sea salt, and fresh cracke black pepper.
Rainy Weekends:	Hot chocolate and buttered toast with sprinkles and a warm cat and a good book.
Never without:	Mr. Bear.

	kevin diers Armed with a Mind
In One Ear:	An odd mix. Somehow Billy Bragg hangs out with Wu-Tang Clan and Pig Destroyer in my mind.
Movies:	There's a few genres I'm really into, but the main one lately is mid-90's gang-related movies, such as Clockers, Menace 2 Society, Boyz in the Hood, Juice and Above the Rim.
Naming My Pet:	Sabu.
Historical BFF:	Reverend Lyman Beecher (just kidding).

	aj Channel-Surfing the Apocalypse
Next Pet:	It would be so cool to have a pet raptor that followed psychic commands like in Runaways...
Favorite Sentence:	"Narcotics cannot still the Tooth/That nibbles at the soul" - Emily Dickinson.
Hitchin' a Ride:	India and Italy.
Never without:	Pen. I use it for a lot of stuff.

	alex cumulus
Never without:	My stuffed animal dog I've had since I was 10.
Hitchin' a Ride:	Home to Germany!
Sunny Weekends:	Picnics, long walks with friends, taking photos, drinking lemonade while sitting on my porch.
Next Pet:	one that loved to nap as much as me.

	cory w. EN MASSE
Next Pet:	Pet goats were recently legalized here. Those would be handy, if I owned a yard. But they're still pretty cute.
Favorite Movie:	I really get a kick out of D.E.B.S. And I think I've seen Mean Girls at least twelve times. And a weekend can be saved with Back to the Future (just I & II, though).
Veggie:	Zucchini, Green Beans, Broccoli. I was devastated when I found out potatoes were really just fake vegetables.
Often Heard Saying:	Right now I'm a lot of "y'know"s and "fantastic"s.

	nobu Faster than Light
In One Ear:	I like shitty guitars and the musically illiterate.
Hitchin' a Ride:	To the desert planet of Arakis on a Guild Highliner. With the assassination of my father, fate will force me to confront and defeat the emperor of the known universe in a coup d’état; and I will fulfill a prophecy by taming and riding Shai-Hulud.
Often Heard Saying:	Finkle is Einhorn.
Wisdom:	Fear is the mind killer.

	amy g. Feet Forward
Books:	east of eden. the lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven. a tree grows in Brooklyn. the alchemist. the fearless series (marketed by alloy).
Veggie:	beets. people tell me they don't like beets, but it's because they haven't tried mine. also green beans. I actually think I love vegetables.
Rainy Weekend:	snuggled and well fed. reading fast books.
Hitchin' a Ride:	China, South Asia, South America, India. I think I mostly like leaving and learning, so anywhere.

	Jessyca The Girl with a Bomb
Next Pet:	pug and orange tabby hybrid
Historical BFF:	nikola tesla
Never Without:	lip gloss
Often Heard Saying:	"bee tea dubs"

	jessica jane Ill at Ease
Films:	Daisies, Valerie and her Week of Wonders, and everything by Maya Denn.
Next Pet:	Right Whale.
Hitchin' a Ride:	Japan.
Historical BFF:	Poly Styrene.

	maria life in the abstract
Veggie	My favorite vegetable is an artichoke.
Next Pet:	I would love to get a rabbit.
Book:	Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson.
Often Heard Saying:	"Fair enough."

	sam Observance
Favorites	Stuff that makes you go "oh". Or "yeah". Or "fuck yeah!" But mostly just "oh".
Naming my Pet:	Salvador Dogi, Chairman Meow, Bartholomew.
Sunny Weekends:	Exploring new places Friday, familiar haunts Saturday, friends for dinner on Sunday.
Wisdom:	Mess with Texas. Touch dirty things with your hands and then don't wash them afterwards. Always root for the underdog. Love yourself. Blur the lines between you and your surroundings whenever possible.

	alex Ruffled Feathers
Books	My favorite books are the kind where the main character dies at the end because they have some tragic character flaw. Examples include The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene, Jude the Obscure and The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, and The Stranger by Albert Camus.
Sunny Weekends:	Walking around looking at the harbor seals, laying in the grass, doing cartwheels, BBQ-ing.
Favorite Sentence:	i love you.
Wisdom:	Treat others how you want to be treated, even the assholes. Listen to NPR and your grandma. Touch baby animals as often as you can. Say hi to people. Clean your room for 5 minutes every day. Keep your promises and don't be a tattle-tale.

	coty Rustication
Veggie:	Rutabaga.
Rainy Weekends:	Cozied on the couch watching Meryl Streep movies.
Hitchin' a Ride:	Dollywood...or Loretta Lynn's ranch.
Summer Vacation:	Music camps! What could be more ideal than spending the summer jamming with some of the best musicians in their respective genres?

	kristina Salmagundi
Naming my Pet:	Chuckles or Sebastian.
Sunny Weekends:	Do anything and everything possible outside.
Historical BFF:	George Washington.
Summer Vacation:	Hawaii.

	jessica Simple Kicks
Favorite Sentence:	Right now it's from the New York Times: "In that sense, catering by Costco is a style statement, like drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon."
Naming My Pet:	Famous, historicaly figures are my favorite pet namesakes, especially for small dogs (e.g. bulldogs named Martin Van Buren).
Never without:	A cup of tea and an honest conversation. My mom's enormous old glasses without lenses.
Wisdom:	Listen to children and old people. Trust your body before doctors. Good ideas deserve action.

	bkay Sometimes
Naming My Pet:	Henry. (named after a petite french mouse found in N Garden).
Often Heard Saying:	Oh baby, oh baby.
Never without:	Serious boots for all terrain, just in case you know.
Wisdom:	don't grow up too much or too fast.

	k to the c That Girl Who Says Radicular
Next Pet	A small hedgehog. How sweet would that be to carry into stores instead of those weird looking small dogs?
Sunny Weekends:	Anything outside whether I'm skateboarding, going for a walk, swimming, or jamming with the old g-tar with some friends.
Veggie:	Artichokes
Historical BFF:	Kurt Vonnegut and I could chill, at least I would like to think that.

	sarah Unstuck
Favorites:	The Little Prince, Harold & Maude, depressing music with peppy hand-claps.
Hitchin' a Ride:	If I could find it I would put the picture from Breakfast of Champions that says "Fairy Land" here.
Historicaly BFF:	Martha Washington.
Summer Vacation:	Bored and drunk.

	marissa Where Do We Go
Summer Vacation:	Something I don't get anymore.
Books:	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; The Awakening Kate Chopin; 100 Shades of White by Preethi Nair.
Rainy Weekends:	Drink coffee or tea reading a book, hiking.
Never without:	My great Aunt Helen's ring.

	jenn Whole Wheat
Naming My Pet:	Basil Rathbone.
Fruit:	Blackberry.
Rainy Weekends:	Baking and listening to records.
Often Used Phrase:	"Holy cow!"

	esme The Wooden Spoon
Favorites:	F. Scott Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Aladdin.
Historical BFF:	Alexander the Great.
Often Heard Saying:	P.Y.T. & S.Y.L.
Wisdom:	Never get entangled with men who pronounce both the "R"s in "February".

	katie The Wooden Spoon
Hitchin' a Ride:	Anywhere new.
Historical BFF:	Alexander Hamilton: he is the only Founding Father who is halfway decent looking, with a really good nose. He can pull off the triangle hair. Plus, he died in a duel and that is how I want to kick the bucket.
Never without:	If I had dentures, I'd probably choose those.
Favorite Sentence:	Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

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