Hey, I'm Jocelyn.

At this point, you're probably wondering what I'm all about - well, get your folding chair, grab a beverage, and let me tell you the particulars.

I'm currently studying sociology out at Langara and find myself here for the same reason you are, to proliferate my chances of meeting folks that I wouldn't otherwise. It's hard to connect properly with people in the strictly-business environment of the big, bad, impersonal metropolis I navigate daily.

some things I happen to be a huge fan of include (but are never limited to): art in all its forms, literature of (almost) any sort, reality and variations thereof, making mix tapes or cds for people, eating cookies, the socratic method, beer, wine, plant life, neon, rain, coffee (espresso totally curb stomps drip), foreign film (less explosions and car chases, more human condition), skinny jeans, sharpies, theme music, reading the yellow pages and checking out what discounts i'll get one day just for being a senior, cooking, biking, second hand shopping, dirty dance music, tattoos, linguistics, philosophical matters, animal husbandry, ergonomically designed articles, arizona fruit punch, vegetarianism, brownies, repertory cinemas, pretty eyes, not fooling anybody, the smell of changing weather, staying up all night, self-awareness, patterns, palpitations, pickups, power sources, ethics, aesthetics, analog equipment, chemicals, the surface of the jelly jar before you knife it for the first time, equivalents, percussive claps, tea+bed, shelter, kind words (and scathing ones, where appropriate), surprises, the work of Ingmar Bergman, escaping narrowly (if at all), telling you my life story even though we've just met, knowing when to shut up, knowing when to continue...

Some things I'm not such a fan of include and are more or less limited to: trail mix, baggage (emotional or physical) camouflage print, puppets (has someone ever told you that they're a puppeteer? did you think "damn, you are SO cool. can I have your life?" probably not - although I can only say this because I haven't met Jim Henson, he's the only cool puppeteer that comes to mind), marzipan, foul-smelling cheeses, studded bracelets, t-shirts with suggestive slogans like "your girlfriend thinks i'm hot" or "i swear it's this big!", clothes with flames anywhere on them, nauseatingly "cute" (read: frivolous) items (for example a watering can teapot, or napkin holders with little wooden ladybugs glued on top) and not too much else. Really, now...with so many worthwhile uses for both the energy and mental capacity we've got, who has the time to dwell on things that make them angry? I sure don't, and I can't think of a bigger waste of fuel. I still enjoy making fun of things that deserve a good ribbing, however, and would love for you to join me sometime. I realize that lists aren't the most choice format for getting to know someone, but at least they give us some discussion material to start with. If you love puppets and absolutely despise plant life, don't worry - I'm looking for a connection that transcends petty likes and dislikes. I'd like to meet some of the apparently elusive interesting folks I'm sure Vancouver is just full of, so if you're one of them *please* let me know.

I am much less pissed off in real life than I look in my photos, I promise.

I'm a real fan of people who can hold a conversation. I can't stress this enough, really.

I often use words simply because of their pleasing phonetics.

Musically, I tend to dig indie rock/pop along the lines of (but, as always, never limited to a list and ever expandig) Beat Happening, Sonic Youth, Sufjan Stevens and his magical banjo, Iron and Wine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Deerhoof, Super Furry Animals, The New Pornographers, Pavement/Stephen Malkmus (since he more or less IS Pavement anyhow), Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective, The Books, Radiohead, Beck, Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, Explosions In the Sky, M83, Belle and Sebastian, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Modest Mouse, Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, Broken Social Scene, The Microphones, Grizzly Bear, Do Make Say Think, The Mountain Goats, The Unicorns, Spoon, Elliott Smith, The American Analog Set, Caribou (Manitoba), The Talking Heads, hip hop (the real stuff) like De la Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, The Roots, and the folks of Def Jux records), jazz (Coltrane, Parker, Davis and Mingus, anyone? Speaking of Coltrane, his cover of "My Favorite Things" from the sound of music is a real bomb. Go listen to it right now, I guarantee it will make you grin and you could probably use an intermission anyhow, I know I've practically written you a novel) and really, really dirty/sleazy electro (it has to be shameless).

I am a gigantic film nerd, and hanging out with me may result in a preference for selecting your films by director as opposed to genre. I'll watch almost anything, but you won't find me alternately stuffing popcorn in my face and throwing it vaguely towards the noisy row in front of me at the latest hollywood blockbuster. I make a conscious effort to be open minded about things, and I hope that you're the same way, because that means we'll almost certainly be able to get along and share things with one another on some level. Closed mindedness is also major turnoff, one of the biggest in my books. Open mindedness, on the other hand, is a massive turn on. It doesn't hurt if you have a beard, either. I also hope you know how to be a bit silly and give yourself over to reckless abandon once in awhile (well, not the sort of reckless abandon where we might die, but damn close). All that aside though, I really am a nice down to earth girl (there, that's about as cliche'd as you'll see me get here) who hasn't been in Vancouver for a long time, and I'm looking to meet some quality people for quality shenanigans. Hopefully you're one of them. If so, don't hesitate to give me a shout. Enough about me, though.
This is you - My silly but serious when necessary parter in crime, but also plenty of law-abiding fun (don't worry). You don't like UFC or 4x4ing, and don't own a gun. You enjoy contemplating the dialectical relationship between the individual and society one moment, and rolling down a grassy hill to collapse in a muddy, grass-stained pile the next. Art/music shows, a propensity for having your photograph taken/taking photographs, and an adventuresome sensibility are all total musts...also, please be intellectual, although do strike a good balance between cerebral and silly.

Rob the cookie shop, followed by drinks and appetizers to celebrate our achievement (we'll save the cookies for later). Shortly after, we'll move to Tobago and blend right in (except for that awkward moment when we pass through the border with several burlap sacks full of pastries).

Or we could just stick to the food and drink, but that's less exciting without the Tobago part.

Cow tipping, perhaps? I know its just a myth, but the concept of cow tipping will always amuse the hell out of me. Maybe we can hang out and be amused by it together while we think of something to do that's not a myth.
If for some reason we're really stuck for ideas, though, we could always follow this unripe banana . He looks like he knows what's up...either that, or he's that awkward friend that everyone keeps out of the loop.