Music for Misanthropes

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by Katie

So says Liz, whom biology actually requires to say this about me. She passed on the Beautiful Blogger Award, for which I am eternally grateful. Also, I feel pretty.

Apparently, to accept the award, I have to list seven facts about myself and bestow the award to seven blog-friends. UNFORTUNATELY I only have about two other blogger friends. Allow me to fill your face with FACTS then award as many beautiful blogger awards as I can!

• Fact Uno: I’ve pretty much always written too much. I got a diary when I was 9 (which I should probably take from my parents’ house the next time I’m there, lest they find out I had a crush on someone when I was like 11). Then I journaled my angsty teen feelings through middle and high school, and eventually started several xangas, a blog about social awkwardness, a feminist blog, and this masterpiece. And yes, I still keep notebooks around to record half-finished ideas and angsty feelings.
• Fact Dos: A Brief History of my Favorite Bands. Since this is usually a music blog, here goes what I remember of the chronology: Hootie and the Blowfish, The Monkees, Hanson, the Backstreet Boys, Something Corporate, Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis, Thao.
• Fact Tres: Liz’s Favorite Fact About Me. I went to the junior prom with a Lost Boy. I wish I could find him on facebook!
• Fact Cuatro: I lived above a French bakery for eight months. The only way it could have been more authentically French would be if I was the baker.
• Fact Cinco: I dabble in musical instruments. There’s no space for furniture because of all the instruments in my bedroom. If I could get paid to sit around and play badly, I’d be GOLDEN.
• Fact Seis: I’ve sprained four different places on my body. No pervy comments, thanks. Both ankles, a wrist, and a FOOT. Bet you didn’t even know you could sprain your foot.
• Fact Siete: I have size 11 feet. Closer to 12 in running shoes. That’s huge. (That’s what she said.)

NOW on to the meat of this post: other beautiful bloggers!

• Gimmy of Run, Sara, Run (I’m perpetuating this award among athlete blogs! Damnit!)
• Missy of Travel With Curls (Also props for the best tagline ever–”Follow my curls as they bounce around the world!”)
• Anna at AnnaJane (TURNS OUT Twitter is a really good resource for finding out people you’ve known forever have blogs. I’m hoping I can peer pressure everyone into actually posting again. Also turns out Anna’s initials are AJHJ and if I’d known this 8 years ago, I probably would have called her AJ instead of PJ Hinklebottom.)
• Holly at Stop Street Harassment (’cause not even trolls can keep her down)

In lieu of the rest, please accept what is widely considered the best thing I ever posted to the internets:

Modeling contract, please?