jess

27 years old

wandering

Female

About

i'm known by many names. my 'real' name is jessica lynn wilber, but i'm most commonly known as jessica disobedience - even though i stopped going by that pseudonym about four years ago. (for those wondering - i am still disobedient, thankyouverymuch.) as of now, my circus/burlesque name is catcertina, & my musical name is one beer prophet. & if you wanna call me anything else, call me jess or j.

so this is me - i'm a storytelling writer/musician/sideshow freak/burlesque dancer/clown/dj. i'm always running around, seeking constant motion; i travel a lot but not as much as i'd like to. (to paraphrase a friend - i've spent more of my life trying to stop traveling than i've actually spent traveling.) i drink a lot, cos there's warmth in whiskey & wisdom in wine. i'm addicted to bad ideas & all the beauty in this world - oh yeah, and i quote world/inferno lyrics when i don't know what else to say. i get the blues a lot, but i try real hard not to let 'em make me bad. i romanticize everything. i don't believe in linear time, but i often live in the past. i fall in love every day. i'm a tomboy who loves wearing skirts & dresses; a punk who listens mainly to folk music. i like being a contradiction.

my obsessions include, but are not limited to : jim jarmusch films, tom waits, joe strummer, writing about punk rock, intoxication, tattoos, trains, ghosts, abandoned places, old flames, accordions & concertinas, zines, jack kerouac, bicycles, the circus, gypsies, maps, keys, cigarettes, typewriters, books, & ephemera.

I don't want to give up. I promise I shall never give up, and that I'll die yelling and laughing. And until then I'll rush around this world I insist is holy and pull at everyone's lapel and make them confess to me and to all. -Jack Kerouac