Stephanie Weirich
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | ALT |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | I have just returned from teaching English in Japan, after doing so for 2 years. Join me then, friends, as I attempt to brave the fearful waters of Reverse Culture Shock without drowning. It shall surely be fun times for all! |
| Interests | Oh how I enjoy stuff. Lots of stuff. Stuff like movies, and music, Art Deco furniture and design, literature, anime, melon bread, the word "verisimilitude", words in general, the English Renaissance, British comedy, cobalt blue tile, caffeine, Muppets. And probably your mom. |
| Favorite movies | Harold and Maude, Barton Fink, Miller's Crossing, The Fountain, Moon, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Amelie, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Spirited Away, Up, Dancer in the Dark, The Five Obstructions, Karaoke Terror, Dogville, Audition, City of God, Solaris, Alien, Ken Russell's The Devils, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, Kill Bill, Grindhouse, Clue. Seriously though, this list could go on for weeks. |
| Favorite music | The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Beirut, Andrew Bird, NIN, Saul Williams, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, Sean Lennon, M.I.A., Laura Marling, Placebo, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Nujabes, Rufus Wainwright, Modest Mouse, The Arcade Fire, Lily Allen, The Bloc Party. This list could also go on forever. |
| Favorite books | The Contortionist's Handbook, Dermaphoria, the Phineas Poe trilogy, Motherless Brooklyn, Gun with Occasional Music, Rant: An Oral History of Buster Casey, The Virgin Suicides, the works of John Donne, the plays of Christopher Marlowe, In the Miso Soup, The Grifters, The Martian Chronicles, Geek Love, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. This list, too, could go on for weeks. |