mattsonkjell

About Me

born. raised. still breathing.
oversexed, underlaid.
overworked, underpaid.
a dime-a-dozen needle in an isolated haystack.

My Interests

maps. semantics. neighbourhoods. dodgy bars. writing. clean things. pretty things. pretty ugly things. whiskeys. beers. coffees. cranberries. grapefruit. mixtaping. photo-ing. bleaching bathrooms and kitchens. peanut butter on toast. new socks. underwear. argyle things. dorks. owls. witticism. word-based boardgames. rockstarring. watching tv shows in dvd boxset format. over-reacting. under-reacting. keeping it to myself. not keeping it [entirely] real.

Music

paul westerberg/replacements, patty griffin, kim richey, rilo kiley, weakerthans, superchunk, dolly parton, fiery furnaces, the sounds, korea girl, spaghetti western string co., tom mcrae, missy elliot, ann peebles, loretta lynn, lucinda williams, crooked fingers, the faint, gillian welch, the postal service, kathleen edwards, stars, metric, electrelane, bjork, dressy bessy, pj harvey, the minders, le tigre, sleater-kinney, lifter puller, rainer maria, tammy wynette, mos def, mu, the comas, dusty springfield, the concretes, gear daddies, erykah badu, iron&wine, tegan&sara, young people, the arcade fire, the wedding present, prince, petula clark, donovan, old 97s, whiskeytown, bertine zetlitz, belle&sebastian, accident clearinghouse, drive-by truckers, the blow, pixies, quasi, hailey bonar, kasey chambers, sugar/husker du, abba, sugarcubes, clem snide, weezer, old crow medicine show, the owls, otis redding, {okej, okej... i'll stop.}

Movies

the color purple, what's up doc?, dick, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the celebration, women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, amelie, clue, 9 to 5, muppets from space, waiting for guffman, miracle, mean girls, kung fu hustle, brain candy, jackie brown, anchorman, lord of the rings

Television

strangers with candy, popular, buffy the vampire slayer, charmed, the local 8's on the 8's, harvey birdman, home movies, the amazing race, family guy, simpsons, south park, desperate housewives, the apprentice, absolutely fabulous, the league of gentlemen, the venture bros., reno 911!, gilmore girls, the daily show

Books

before you sleep, naked, en kommikers uppv㷴, egilssaga, the belljar, democracy and social ethics, the public and its problems, the history of food, jump the shark, america: the book, the thurber carnival, eats shoots & leaves, my son on the galley, me talk pretty one day, women & appletrees, the bridge on the drina, i'm just here for more food, modern-day vikings: a practical guide to interacting with the swedes, a heart-breaking work of a staggering genius, feel this book, dictionaries/lexicons/thesauri/almanacs/atlases/encyclopedias/cookbooks.