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05/29/11--09:01: Girl Walks Into A Bar. (chan 2813196)

In a way, this is an addendum to my “Solitudey” post.  Remember that comment I made about not wanting to walk into a lesbian bar alone because it seemed lame and desperate and drinking should be done in the company of friends? Well, world, I walked into a lesbian bar alone yesterday.  Truth be told, [...]


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ForZach(2) 05.29.11

06/01/11--16:58: Reasons You Should Date Me. (chan 2813196)

For Gabi 06.01.11 (c) C. Quintana 2011 infatuation noun. – origin 16C: from L. infatuat-, infatuare ‘make foolish’ “You have become an indentured servant to your own yearnings.” -Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert Limerence is a term coined c. 1977 by the psychologist Dorothy Tennov, a neologism used to describe an involuntary state of mind which seems [...]


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ForGabi06.01.11

06/04/11--12:39: I Saw You. (chan 2813196)

When I lived in London I became obsessed with the London Paper’s “Missed Connections.” For those who don’t know, “Missed Connections” (under various aliases everywhere), is a column in various publications, mostly daily newspapers, and now, websites, that allows people to attempt to re-connect with someone they passed on the street, shared a look, laugh [...]


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ForLiz06.04.11

06/07/11--13:16: Hope, Saints, Leaps. (chan 2813196)

 ”Hope proves man deathless. It is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.” – Henry Melvill Do you ever look at a word and suddenly it seems funny or all wrong? A word that you’ve written, typed, read or seen thousands of times, yet for some reason, [...]


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ForHannahT06.07.11

06/15/11--09:33: The Dragon Box: A Short Play. (chan 2813196)

The Dragon Box. Christina Quintana Originally performed on June 11, 2011 in La Plaza Cultural Community Garden as part of The Movement Theatre Company’s GO GREEN festival, directed by Jonathan McCrory, featuring Ashley Grombol as Aurora and Alan Tyson as Xavier. CHARACTERS Aurora, 21 Xavier, 21 SETTING La Plaza Cultural Community Garden Sandbox Lower East [...]


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ForJFitz06.15.11

08/01/11--20:23: Cast Together. (chan 2813196)

Chemistry is, to me, the most mind-boggling thing in the world. Now, I’m not referring to the high school science class– though, that was pretty mind-boggling to me too–but that unspoken thing that happens between two people who really dig each other (in purely scientific terms). This isn’t even purely on a romantic level. I’m [...]


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ForDestany08.01.11

08/10/11--13:09: Dan Savage Adage. (chan 2813196)

Once I was on a short road trip with my then girlfriend and a favorite 80s song rolled out of the speakers. I instinctively raised the volume and began singing at the top of my lungs—a favorite pastime of mine. She looked at me with her lips cocked in a half-smile and said, “You really [...]


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08/18/11--09:14: Village, Home. (chan 2813196)

Coming home, particularly among the classic, “New Orleans: Proud to Call it Home” bumper stickers, makes you think a lot about what the hell “home” means. Not literally. Though, of course, I looked it up. I found it interesting that the Old English origin,  hām means “village, home.” So a “village” and a “home” are [...]


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ForBerengere08.18.11

01/16/12--21:02: Everyone’s A Secret Emo. (chan 2813196)

“I would rather be overly invested than emotionally stunted.” (Keffan Dolly) I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how scary it is to get close to someone. People don’t talk about that part when they talk about falling in love. Frankly: because it’s not cute. It falls under the realm of being emotional and needy [...]


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For Marko 01.06.11

01/25/12--21:31: Mass Transit Theatre (chan 2813196)

AKA Tragedy: A One Man Show / Runtime: 207 to Clark Street / Cast: 1M (with audience participation and background) “Next time play some Lil’ Wayne, then you’ll get a dollar from everybody on here!” An unabashed young man with braids and a leather vest calls out. He says this as a neatly dressed Mexican [...]


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ForAce01.23.12