Random Rules with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls

Heart! I love how she makes up elaborate fantasies about killing people and then convinces the objects of potential demise to appear the video she made about her murderous fantasies.

Don't you think the refrigerator motor humming would give it away? I mean, eventually somebody will figure out that paper reams don't hum.

Well, you'd have to stash the paper reams in a place where no one gives a fuck about paper reams. Or else in a place where no one will come steal your reams of paper. "Under the desk" (like in the photo) might be a good place. But I suppose eventually, illicit mini-fridges, like murder, will out.

Conundrum: more coffee will make my writing time more productive but I'm about this close to having the shaky hands.

Must weigh pros and cons of artful jitters.

Chase the coffee with some booze?

I chose more coffee but I am not sure it was a *wise* choice. I just wanted that last cup.

Chase the coffee with some booze?

I've opted for a base layer of oatmeal to slow the absorption.

I chose more coffee but I am not sure it was a *wise* choice. I just wanted that last cup.

We are a choose-more-coffee kind of people.

Seth Green Love!

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SG: I called them up to see if I could get on the show. I was like, "Am I famous enough that I can call and ask to be on Sesame Street yet?" And I guess I was. So they were like "What do you want to do?" And I'm like, "Anything, just put me on with some Muppets, please!" And I actually flew to do Sesame Street immediately after filming Without A Paddle. I flew back from New Zealand, I was in Los Angeles for less than four hours, then I flew to New York and got in at midnight for a 7 a.m. call. That's why I look so haggard on it. But it was a really incredible experience. They pulled a bunch of the old Muppets out of storage and let me play with them, so I got to meet Grover and Oscar, and Big Bird and Cookie Monster, and the Count and Bert and Ernie. It was the greatest.

AVC: What exactly was your Sesame Street role? What did you do?

SG: I played a mailman that delivered letters—letters of the alphabet. It was great.

AVC: Was it actually with those old Muppets, or did they just bring them out to show you?

SG: No, they just brought them out to show me. My scene was with Big Bird and Telly Monster.

AVC: Why were you keen to be on Sesame Street?

SG: I grew up loving Sesame Street. It was really inspirational for me. As a kid, they taught me all my best lessons and my ABCs, and what it was to do a commercial. It was just such a deeply embedded childhood fantasy to be on that show, and I really wanted to be a part of it. I was thrilled to be able to.

Amanda Palmer Love!

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Buzzcocks, "Lipstick"

AP: I love this record. This is Singles Going Steady. I got into the Buzzcocks kind of late. I had a friend when I was living in Germany when I was 21, he was one of those very, very hardcore, "I only listen to records" people. I remember being at his house one time, and he had a Buzzcocks record on. And I was like, "Holy shit, this is awesome!" And he was like [in German accent], "What, are you fucking kidding me? This is the Buzzcocks. Amanda, you are so ignorant." [Laughs.]

So. What have you done in the last year while Matilda went from born to one?

Grad school. Got over fear of giving parties; now LOVE giving parties except for the moment when it's the morning of the party and the bathroom still hasn't been cleaned. More grad school.