claireillinoise
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| full name | Claire |
| age | 38 |
| location | Chicago |
| gender | female |
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sorry i fell off the planet for so long! my computer, and all my music, was gone for quite some time because of a really drunken incident. im back though!
Badges
Mixtape Contest X: First Place
In the future, Biff Tannen will almost assuredly own all of our asses. So, here's a preemptive honoring of his eventual kingship.
Congrats on first -- the future thanks you. Now, make like a tree and get the hell out.
Congrats on first -- the future thanks you. Now, make like a tree and get the hell out.
awarded on 2007-03-30
Mixtape Dedications Contest I: First Place
There is no such dedication as uncanny as that of grasping to pull oneself out of a gigantic hole of self-induced chaos.
Keep your eye on the prize, champ. Congrats on first place.
awarded on 2007-02-26
The Yay! Badge VI
This elusive badge is bestowed to those who can truly comprehend the colossal sophistication and the unfathomable, enigmatical origins of the elusive 'YAY!'.
Plus, 500 users. Hell yay!
Plus, 500 users. Hell yay!
awarded on 2007-05-17
The July Fourth Badge II
In light of America's current political turmoil, let's all take a moment to represent for the land of the free, brave and morbidly obese. Yee-haw!
awarded on 2007-07-05
Song Links Contest: Second Place
If we were kindergarden teachers, we'd send you home with a note that said: "Your child has amazing mixtaping skills but lacks physical stability and mental apptitude to be a true winner."
But don't get us wrong: second place is still pretty respectable. Props.
awarded on 2006-08-09
Favorite Music Artists
- the smiths
- beastie boys
- the beatles
- radiohead
- bob dylan
Favorite Recent Listening Choices
- in rainbows- duh
- 3 feet high and rising- de la soul
- broken- nine inch nails
- raising hell- run dmc
- wizard of ahhhs- black kids
claireillinoise's Highest Ranked Mixtapes
claireillinoise's Mixtapes
2915 points (Level 6) · 3/10/07 9:40am
this was really overwhelming to make. the first draft i made of this was three hours and twenty minutes. the next cut got it down to two and a half hours. i had to painfully cut great song after great song until i got it down to this. so unfortunately, this is somewhat incomplete, but i hope it still makes some sense. it's sort of silly, a little serious, kinda fun. i mean honestly, if all art forms have been destroyed, i think any song that someone would hear would be wonderful. so here's my time-capsule, all-encompassing, mix of the future.
and since i thought i could make a ninety minute mix, but can't, tracks that DID make the cut but had to be scrapped at the last minute were as follows:
gnarls barkley-crazy
paul mccartney & wings- nineteen hundred and eighty five
the who- baba o'reilly
led zeppelin-immigrant song
if anyone would like to see the original 24 song mix in its entirety, feel free to let me know, i would be happy to send it to you.
and since i thought i could make a ninety minute mix, but can't, tracks that DID make the cut but had to be scrapped at the last minute were as follows:
gnarls barkley-crazy
paul mccartney & wings- nineteen hundred and eighty five
the who- baba o'reilly
led zeppelin-immigrant song
if anyone would like to see the original 24 song mix in its entirety, feel free to let me know, i would be happy to send it to you.
2729 points (Level 6) · 2/12/07 10:13pm
when i saw that this mix had to be dedicated to a site member, my first, most obvious choice, was my best friend allison. upon second thought, i realized that i have made so many mixes in her honor, and i remembered that my friend danny also has a page on here. although he has never done anything with his page, he is still technically a site member. here is the back story: danny and i dated on and off for about two years. when our relationship was good, it was sooo good, and when it was bad, it was really awful. we havent talked a whole lot in the last few months, but we spoke on the phone just tonight, so im sort of inspired to make something for him. here are all the songs that remind me, in one way or another, of my friend danny rose. some of them i still love, some i really dont listen to anymore. some are incredibly meaningful, some just remind me of a silly time, but theyre all really important to me.
2698 points (Level 6) · 2/5/07 6:42pm
this mix is as literal as it sounds. my parents own an antique shop in downtown glen ellyn, and occasionally i work there. almost no one ever comes in, so it gets pretty boring. today i smoked pot in the storage closet in the back, and then proceeded to make this mix of all the songs i wanted to hear at the exact moment. i was very calm and peaceful, it was nice.
1834 points (Level 4) · 12/28/06 3:04pm
it's nearly the end of december, and it's about 55 degrees outside. there certainly hasn't been any snow. but it's making me listen to much happier, prettier music than i normally do in winter. i enjoy it.
2849 points (Level 6) · 10/18/06 9:51am
this is a collection of songs that i think will always remind me of my first couple months of school in the city. i couldnt be happier here, and im adding to the soundtrack every day.
2605 points (Level 6) · 8/12/06 10:23am
allison and i partied hard last night, but still woke up in time for mcdonalds breakfast. on the drive back home from elmhurst, i was thinking about how i wanted to make her another mix before she leaves for school, and was inspired to make a good collection of songs to cheer you up after a hard night of hittin the bottle.
2529 points (Level 6) · 7/28/06 12:02am
every once in a while i get on a huge hip hop kick, and don't listen to anything else for a couple days. here are some tracks that always make it to my ears more than a few times when this happens.
2428 points (Level 5) · 7/27/06 11:07pm
one night i sat in a garage with two of my best friends. we drank a bottle of rum and smoked cigarettes and listened to some good music and took really stupid pictures of each other. then i went home and made a mix of songs that i would want to hear, should we ever be in that situation again.
i hope we will.
i hope we will.
Tag Board (145)
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
HEY!
haven't talked to you in a while. How's your summer going?
haven't talked to you in a while. How's your summer going?
6/30/07 11:50am
The Lotto Badge
Thanks a bunch! You're taste is great, although I don't know half those artists... :)
5/6/07 11:11pm
Team Robot - First Place
dude, congrats on the syncing of your car... im still trying to find a song :\
4/19/07 4:07pm
The Yay! Badge VIII
Holy shit, no they didn't! I'll take care of 'em tonight.
4/6/07 8:50am
The Level 10 Badge
Thank you very much, yours is quite good as well!
4/4/07 12:50pm
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
hey congratulations on first place! i think from memory i gave you the most points out of anyone in the contest, so i guess this means we both win...
hot badge
hot badge
3/31/07 12:47pm
The Patton Badge
not that i didn't "like" it, but justin timberlake? the knife? i don't get that.
stoked you like my paintings though. thank you very much.
bye bye
stoked you like my paintings though. thank you very much.
bye bye
3/28/07 8:17pm
The Level 10 Badge
It's a contest. Don't take it personally silly billy.
3/28/07 7:57pm
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
Yes, actually. My friends at school surprised me by jumping from behind a corner to sing "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow," only to follow that by giving me a bag filled with gifts from all of them. I got mix CDs, homemade chocolate chip cookies, cake, a few bits of loose change and a hip flask!
3/27/07 9:07pm
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
Heh. My birthday was today!
How's life?
How's life?
3/27/07 8:58pm
The Valentine's Day 2007 Badge
I have to second your "feta cheese + everything" statement. yesterday i made a feta, artichoke, pesto, kalamata olive, and roasted red pepper pizza and it changed my life. oh! oh! oh! AND the mediterranean veggie sandwich!! LOVE!
3/26/07 6:37pm
The Level 21 Badge
Looks like someone dished out a couple of -5s on our mixes. I hate it when that happens.
3/26/07 6:07pm
The Level 21 Badge
I've got tomatoes, thai peppers, bolivian peppers, jalapeno peppers, serrano chilies, blue potatoes, red beans, cucumbers, basil, thyme, mint, oregano, and bay leaves.
3/26/07 6:06pm
The Level 21 Badge
I planted a garden in my back yard today. And I'm starting to make my own soap.
3/25/07 10:57pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
Hi love, im drunk and I wanted to tell you that you looked lik somebody in a movie I just watced, sorry about the lame message.
3/25/07 5:24am
The Luck Badge
i like all your interests...except smoking :/. im a health freak...or try to be.
+++for elliott smith.
++++for not spelling it "elliot smith"
+++for elliott smith.
++++for not spelling it "elliot smith"
3/22/07 6:11am
The Newbie Badge
Hello and thanks!
Green tea is great, as is white wine. Can't say I've ever combined the two. I'd probably just skip the tea and have double wine. Double tea the day after though.
Green tea is great, as is white wine. Can't say I've ever combined the two. I'd probably just skip the tea and have double wine. Double tea the day after though.
3/21/07 4:45pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
just thinking about you, and how your mixes turn me on. j/k love.
3/21/07 1:18am
The Festivus '08 Badge
I plan on going.. Modest Mouse are also playing April 22 in Chicago, but I'll probably see them May 6 in Birmingpork Allahbammer.
this is turning out to be a great year for concerts
(when of Montreal played in Springfield, their last song was a Fiery Furnaces cover)
this is turning out to be a great year for concerts
(when of Montreal played in Springfield, their last song was a Fiery Furnaces cover)
3/19/07 2:50pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
I just read about the Pitchfork Fest.
Sonic Youth playing Daydream Nation in its entirety.........
damn.
Sonic Youth playing Daydream Nation in its entirety.........
damn.
3/19/07 2:39pm
The Patton Badge
you just got one-upped for your liner notes, bad dudes style.
3/14/07 2:32am
The Beta Badge II
I'm not a huge fan of punk anymore either, the mix was more nostalgia than anything :) glad you know the alkaline trio track its my fave
3/13/07 11:31pm
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
Your liner notes scare me. Seriously.
3/12/07 7:02pm
The Beta Badge II
Thank you! Your mixes are great btw, I'm currently browsing them and some I might make for friends :)
3/12/07 1:50pm
Mixtape Contest XXIV - Winning Team Badge
Well I am pretty baller like that.
3/11/07 7:44pm
The Bronze Badge
Your liner notes remind me of the days when I wore all black and was the proud owner of all of the My Chemical Romance CDs. This is probably why your liner notes make me squirm.
3/11/07 1:31pm
The Luck Badge
Ya, they're all mine. And the Borat one was a picture I took of a poster that I cropped.
3/10/07 4:15pm
The Level 21 Badge
You need to cut 10 minutes. I tried that too, I guess eric was talking about a change he is making for version 2 when he says 90 minutes.
3/10/07 9:12am
The Fibonacci Badge
Thank you, so do you! What am I missing about the unicorns though? I don't think I get them!
3/10/07 7:12am
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
my fav taste combo = choc mud cake (heated up) + lemon sorbet
ohhhhhhhhh man
ohhhhhhhhh man
3/9/07 8:14pm
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
i don't know if i would like it seeing as i don't really like either of them.
i LOVE tea, but not green tea
i LOVE tea, but not green tea
3/8/07 8:09pm
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
green tea and white wine? ...interesting
3/7/07 5:31pm
The Patton Badge
p.s. i totally put 'the power of love' on a mix i made for driving to work because of you. haha!
3/7/07 10:45am
The Patton Badge
i've loved him since i watched 'the point' when i was just a little girl! thanks :)
3/7/07 10:44am
The Beta Badge II
heyy thanks for the chicago info 23102938 years ago! I will hopefully end up in at least 2 1/2 year. I'll be living in france 2008 - 2009 . . . so after that. being a real adult will be scarrrry! love your mixes!
3/6/07 2:06am
Mixtape Contest XXIV - Winning Team Badge
Hey, thanks for the welcome. I'm still workin' out the kinks of this whole thing, but I think I'm getting the hang out it.
3/5/07 9:14am
The July Fourth Badge II
yeah, for sure! I haven't really gotten into this site too much yet, it is a lot to get used to, but hopefully I'll make some nice mixtapes.
3/4/07 1:59pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
uh-oh!
Hookah and No. 9's!
looks like someone's having a party..
Hookah and No. 9's!
looks like someone's having a party..
3/3/07 2:54pm
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
Congratulations on the contest win!
=D
=D
2/27/07 10:51pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
Wow, first place? You rock&roll, and are off the hook.
2/27/07 10:04am
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
I suppose Islands are pretty neat. I mean, they're not nearly as perfect as The Unicorns, but Return to the Sea was pretty catchy.
2/22/07 9:07pm
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
Yes, it is a shame. I think you're great.
I'm especially digging "i tried my best," but all of your mixes are swell.
p.s. the unicorns are amazing.
I'm especially digging "i tried my best," but all of your mixes are swell.
p.s. the unicorns are amazing.
2/22/07 7:01am
The Bronze Badge
yea i am not sure it suddenly dawned on me that i forgot about mixtape collective. You are all over this shit though... i gotta catch up yo.
2/21/07 7:37pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
Oregon is the greatest country in the world. Seriously, its raining Dats and cogs. Three of my good friends are from chicago, Where you from?
2/21/07 1:26pm
The Yay! Badge XII
thanks!
I think it should be interesting. I always like when muscians cross over. I am a fan of both the Smiths and Modest Mouse...so we'll see.
I think it should be interesting. I always like when muscians cross over. I am a fan of both the Smiths and Modest Mouse...so we'll see.
2/20/07 10:49pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
I saw Wilco in Springfield...
ridiculous live show.
ridiculous live show.
2/20/07 6:29pm
The Yay! Badge VI
ps. Green Tea + White Wine sounds intruiging. I will definately try it some time.
2/20/07 4:22pm
The Yay! Badge VI
House of Leaves is crazy. It seems aimless and self-indulgent at first, but then you realise that absolutely everyhting in the book has a point. It's awe inspiring and total headfuck to boot. I reccomend it to everyone. Not his more recent book though, that's just a bit shit really.
Pale Fires is worth a read aswell.
Pale Fires is worth a read aswell.
2/20/07 4:12pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
word up, and I'm sure I'll have K.B. of my own.
2/20/07 3:54pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
we should freakin' meet at some point then!
2/20/07 3:43pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
hellz yes I'm going..
I went last year, I have to go this year!
Ween!
The Flaming Lips!
The Black Keys!
I went last year, I have to go this year!
Ween!
The Flaming Lips!
The Black Keys!
2/20/07 2:22pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
I was close to feeling the Illinoise this weekend...
do I get anything for that?
a cookie, anything?
do I get anything for that?
a cookie, anything?
2/20/07 1:40pm
The Yay! Badge VIII
Good to hear re: Night Ripper. I was *this* close to going to Coachella -- he was one of my top picks to see.
Seriously, when he mises BIG, Elton and Nirvana -- damn.
Seriously, when he mises BIG, Elton and Nirvana -- damn.
2/19/07 10:51pm
The Badge of Mystery
Aww, why thank you! You get a wholehearted "likewise" in reply. Glad you're an MTC addict.
2/19/07 2:50pm
The Newbie Badge
DEBS is one of the funniest movie I've watched. Such great characters. Janet and Dominique are hilarious! And you too have great music taste!
2/18/07 10:48pm
The Newbie Badge
no snow out here, unless you head to the mountains. if it does snow here people tend to flip out (even if it's less than an inch), which is entertaining... hmm, snow mixtape???
2/15/07 10:38am
The Newbie Badge
thanks you, Seattle is pretty nice, but rest assured, Chicago still wins
2/14/07 9:14pm
The MTC Romance Badge
Well, thank you miss lovely.
You have equal to or greater than taste in music.
You are a true mix genius.
Thanks.
You have equal to or greater than taste in music.
You are a true mix genius.
Thanks.
2/14/07 7:57pm
The Newbie Badge
hello hello, you've got good musical tastes! the stuff on my profile is art ive done, im originally from Illinois also btw, just beyond the suburbs of chicago... melrose park, franklin park.. etc, I miss chicago and my favorite pizza places on grand ave :\
2/13/07 10:30pm
The Level 5 Badge
wow you sound pretty accomplished. congrats. i played cello from 5th to 8th grade and then i switched over to the bass until i graduated. now i play bass guitar and make music on my computer every once and a while for fun...
2/6/07 2:38pm
The Bronze Badge
try Worchestershire sauce on your grilled cheese
you will then sell your soul to lea and perrins
you will then sell your soul to lea and perrins
2/6/07 1:58pm
The Valentine's Day 2007 Badge
mmm chain smoking and sigur ros... sounds like my day thus far! +points!
2/2/07 4:16pm
The Yay! Badge IX
I really like it, and Im not usually into the whole indie pop thing. I havent really heard any of their older stuff.
1/31/07 7:46pm
The Level 5 Badge
hey thanks...same to you. so do you play or make music of any kind?
1/23/07 12:43am
The Fibonacci Badge
oh sweet. high fives! i met bss at a concert where i was too young to go inside. amy millan was with them too. she gave us ginger ale. tee hee
1/16/07 11:27am
The Yay! Badge VI
nah, took it from southpark... but thats a sweet band name nonetheless :)
1/14/07 11:32pm
The Festivus '08 Badge
thank you, thank you.
I enjoy cigarettes, The Unicorns, Andrew Bird, and love Bob Dylan.
you win in my book.
I enjoy cigarettes, The Unicorns, Andrew Bird, and love Bob Dylan.
you win in my book.
12/22/06 4:49pm
Team Robot - Second Place
I'm kind of undecided on it, I think I like the album artwork more than anything. I wish it were a tad heavier or creepier, but overall I think I need to let it grow on me, The Clock is my favorite so far. What do you think?
I see you like AT, are you digging Heavens? I can't stop listening to it.
I see you like AT, are you digging Heavens? I can't stop listening to it.
12/21/06 9:51am
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
why thankyou. i like yours too! (the ones i know anyway)
12/18/06 3:35pm
The Beta Badge II
i want to live in chicago at some point someday. where do you recommend?
12/3/06 2:41pm
Level 2
Thanks!
I like your music taste as well!
Nice cheesy-food choices. May I ask why you don't like cheese? I'd love to know I'm not the only lacktard here.
Random.
ps. you're pretty much awesome.
I like your music taste as well!
Nice cheesy-food choices. May I ask why you don't like cheese? I'd love to know I'm not the only lacktard here.
Random.
ps. you're pretty much awesome.
12/2/06 2:00pm
The MLK Badge
Thank youuuu...! How Soon is Never IS a really good book... and it always makes me want to listen to the Smiths for weeks afterward :P
11/2/06 9:15pm
The Level 21 Badge
Since you like Tapes n' Tapes, you might like my latest mixtape: "Daytrip...
http://mixtapeco llective.org/mixtape/?mix=794
http://mixtapeco llective.org/mixtape/?mix=794
10/18/06 1:01pm
The Yay! Badge IX
oh yes! blueberry donuts are the beez-neez!! but you know what else is awesome? wine nights!!
9/28/06 8:02am
The Bronze Badge
i decided i should look at your profile 20 times a day so i could come up in the top list of stalkers. good idea? or bad idea?
9/26/06 9:33pm
The Halloween 2006 Badge
coffee and cigs go together like laurel and hardy
9/18/06 4:36pm
The Level 21 Badge
I like that you like cheese, even though you don't like cheese.
9/17/06 4:01pm
The Level 21 Badge
Here is my latest mixtape, if you would like to hear it.
http://www.content-type.com/ -1057483884/doublesecretprobation.rar.htm
http://www.content-type.com/ -1057483884/doublesecretprobation.rar.htm
9/8/06 10:19am
The Yay! Badge VI
I havn't read Invisible Monsters, how is it? Is it the one about the poem or whatever? I totally dug Survivor by him, and not so much Fight Club (though I get why that one as turned into a film)
9/7/06 2:15pm
The MLK Badge
Your books rock a lot, and a lot of your music does too. *thumbs up!*
9/2/06 3:48pm
The 6/6/6 Badge
yay! You're the first person to know where that quote is from. I love that episode so much that I made my own foreigner belt and wore it for halloween 2 yrs ago and carried around a backpack that played foreigner's greatest hits.
8/14/06 10:04pm
The Welcome Committee Badge
I know someone's not talking shit about Sudoku...
8/12/06 11:05pm
The One Year Anniversary Badge
I have played; it's alright, definitely not all it's cracked up to be. It's no Halo, whose soundtrack I am listening to right now. Does soduko have a soundtrack? I don't think so, unless you make a Soduko Mix
8/11/06 4:22pm
The One Year Anniversary Badge
So I wanna give you plus for the avatar and doing photography, but sudoku? Really?
8/11/06 12:48am
The Level 5 Badge
Hell yeah it is! Have you read the book? It's just as good if not better!
8/3/06 12:34pm
The Beta Badge II
dang, i clicked 'tag' by accident so feel free to ignore that first one...
what a good start.
hi there, thanks for your message by the way :)
what a good start.
hi there, thanks for your message by the way :)
8/2/06 7:13pm
The Yay! Badge IX
if i were alone with johnny depp, blueberries, and a bottle of wine... i think i might just wet my pants. especially if he wore some of that pirate gear. can you say H-O-T?!
7/31/06 5:45pm
The Newbie Badge
I don't like the Smiths as much as I love Morrissey. Word. He abstains from sex of any form, is a vegan which I wish I had the drive to be and is gay. I don't want to be gay. I am not gay. But he could have sex with Bill Clinton, well anyone and he doesn't... stud. I abstained for a year.. it was hard. But mad love for Morrissey. Mad love.
7/31/06 5:10pm
The Riot Badge II
blech to the smiths.
no offense.
it's just a personal thing, i guess.
no offense.
it's just a personal thing, i guess.
7/30/06 11:54pm
The One Year Anniversary Badge
YOU KNOW THE HUSH SOUND?!?!?!
I love them.
I own there "So Sudden" CD and I added to the database here.
wow... that is awesome.
I love them.
I own there "So Sudden" CD and I added to the database here.
wow... that is awesome.
7/29/06 8:09pm
The Level 5 Badge
Ooh, I'm jealous that you get to be excited about college... I'm gonna be at a loss come the end of August and I'm not getting ready to go back to school. But hooray for graduation.
And I must jump on this bandwagon and say that I, too, love coffee, cigarettes, and conversation, as well as wine night. Excellent selection of favorites you have!
And I must jump on this bandwagon and say that I, too, love coffee, cigarettes, and conversation, as well as wine night. Excellent selection of favorites you have!
7/29/06 12:34pm
The One Year Anniversary Badge
Hi and welcome to the collective and such....
I couldn't live without Coffee and Cigarettes either... isn't it strange how something that gives you energy and something that mellows you out work so well together.
I couldn't live without Coffee and Cigarettes either... isn't it strange how something that gives you energy and something that mellows you out work so well together.
7/29/06 5:04am
The Newbie Badge
Not to mention that I bet the choice of women is much better than in Oregon! Well, southern Oregon. Although it is very pretty here and I love it. The women are not so great. My last was gorgeous tho. Go look at my "Her" mix, that is a pic of us.
7/28/06 7:30am
The Yay! Badge IX
yay for wine nights! and yay for making so many mixes already -- you put me to shame!
7/28/06 7:12am
The Newbie Badge
I went to see the play with my ex last season. I live in Oregon and we have the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. I know it isn't a Billy play, but they do more than just his plays at the Festival. However, I did see Earnest at OSF. Grand time.
Morrissey is a smart lad, and good looking. As my ex wife says.. "All the cute ones are gay". That is when I told her I guess that means I was next.. man, I am horrible. Have a super great day.
Trav
Morrissey is a smart lad, and good looking. As my ex wife says.. "All the cute ones are gay". That is when I told her I guess that means I was next.. man, I am horrible. Have a super great day.
Trav
7/28/06 6:19am
The Yay! Badge VIII
Dig the music and the books. Thanks for being here -- we're having a lot of fun figuring out where this place is going.
Keep up the good work, Ms. claire.
Keep up the good work, Ms. claire.
7/28/06 12:34am
The Newbie Badge
Oops, I was going to leave a comment about your favorite books. One of your favorite books is one of my favorite plays. The importance of being Earnest.. Great play. I am sure it is a great read too!
Points for that!
Trav
Points for that!
Trav
7/27/06 6:25am
