User profile: altheasus
Name (verified): Althea Schnacke
Joined: June 2, 2004
Comments posted: 120 (view all)
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Birthdate: August 17, 1981
Occupation: Textbook Buyer
Location: Lawrence
Hometown: Kansas CIty, KS
Annual income range: Content and grateful
Estimated quarterly value of my ability to mooch (in US $): $10,000
Favorite Lawrence restaurant: Free State Brewing Company
Favorite Lawrence bar: The Replay Lounge
How I came to live in Lawrence (if applicable): Didn't have anywhere to stay after high school in Kansas City, Lawrence was close, required no car, and I could get into KU at the last minute.
Hobbies: Knitting, reading, watching movies.
Favorite blogs: Napalm in the Morning, Got Kids?, Cup o' Joel, although I read almost all of them.
Favorite Web sites: Lawrence.com, my.yahoo.com, advocate.com, straightdope.com; ljworld.com; NBC Action News blog, Joel Nichols blog; avclub.com; nytimes.com
Favorite music: Depends on the day.
Favorite books: I don't know about favorite, but one of the best books I've read is "House of Leaves".
Favorite TV shows: The Simpsons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The L Word
Favorite movies: High Art, Finding Nemo, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Opinion on West Lawrence: Where all the Johnson County/surburban Chicago kids who come here for college should stay.
Opinion on the smoking ban: Sucks, but I've noticed that I get drunk with a lot less if I only get the occasional cigarette rather than chain smoking like I used to do.
A short essay on why I am or am not a hipster: Because I've seen what happens with the hipster lifestyle gathers steam in towns like Lawrence then moves to towns like Gainesville, FL. It's not pretty. Not pretty at all.
Katlyn Conroy / Midwest Dilemma / Margo May & The Honeybabes :: Taking cues from personal faves like Kimya Dawson, Jenny Lewis, and Death Cab for Cutie, Lawrence songwriter Katlyn Conroy sings sweet, hummable melodies with hushed dynamics and twinkling keyboards ... More info
- mewithoutYou / Maps and Atlases / Gasoline Heart / Queens Club
- Noah Sugarman / Log Lady / Locke n Load
- Opening Reception for "Folding Light"
