Young Poor & Angry Press

Name: Kat

Position: Managing Editor

Album of the Week: Ghost Stories - The Lawrence Arms

Weekly Song Obsession: Badtown Boys - We’re Through

Movie You HAVE to see or saw this week: Avatar!

Most random text message: “You’re a white princess”

Most embarrassing moment this week: I’m always doing something embarrassing.

Geek Indulgence: How many times I gotta say! My LIFE is a geek indulgence!

Funniest follower tweet: Any I’ve quoted from Brad, obvi!

Favorite Staff Moment: We all hate each other, there are no favourite moments.

Favorite movie of 09?: Uuuugh. I don’t know how to pick favourites!

Favorite song of 09?: See above.

Favorite album of 09?: See above the above.

Best highlight of 2009?: Meeting amazing new people, getting approved for and having my surgery, going back to school. So much more!

What would you like to have in the next year that you lacked this year?: Monetary stability, my spot on my futon in Mass, PMA!

Where did most of your money go this year?: Traveling, school, and mostly doctor’s bills.

Will you have someone to kiss at midnight?: Never have, won’t change that this year.

New Years resolution?: Lose weight, make better money, finish school and get back to Boston!

Name: Giselle

Position: Music Editor

Album of the Week: Away We Go Soundtrack

Weekly Song Obsession: All My Days - Alexi Murdoch

Movie You HAVE to see or saw this week: I can’t wait to see “Up In the Air,” but it isn’t playing anywhere near me! Alas, I shall have to travel for it.

Most random text message: Ok, I have one random, and one AMAZING one. The AMAZING one is from my friend Ben, of   “We’re on the top 14 of 2010 compilation disk for AP Magazine next to Motion City Soundtrack and Third Eye Blind! And we got a full page e article inthe exclusive 2010 issue!” - congrats Ben. And look for an article about this in YPA soon!

RANDOM:“The black girl I’m dating just made me star of David shaped latkas because she knew our date was on Hanukkah.”

Most embarrassing moment this week: Passing gas (ok let’s be frank, farting) in front of my boyfriend.

Geek Indulgence: My boyfriend informed me there will be a Star Wars MMOG, and for a second I found myself considering playing it.

Funniest follower tweet: Bought a bootleg copy of ‘Avatar’ off an Algerian on the street. The 3-D glasses come with a nose.

Favorite Staff Moment: Getting a new book to review for YPA!!!

Favorite movie of 09?: That’s tough… um, top 4 in no order are “Where the Wild Things Are,” “The Hangover,” “Watchmen,” “Away We Go”

Favorite song of 09?: “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z (I did just move here haha)

Favorite album of 09?: “Far,” Regina Spektor

Best highlight of 2009?: Moving to NYC!!!

What would you like to have in the next year that you lacked this year?: mooolllaaahh haha

Where did most of your money go this year?: Living expenses and moving to NYC

Did you have someone to kiss at midnight?: My boo <3

New Years resolution?: To learn to be supportive without injecting my opinion.

Name: Bradley Thomas

Position: Columnist/reviewer

Album of the Week: The Red Chord - Fed Through the Teeth Machine

Weekly Song Obsession: Oblivion and Crack the Skye by Mastodon. Those songs are always stuck in my head, and that album is arguably the best of the year

Movie You HAVE to see or saw this week: Avatar

Most random text message: Don’t remember, deleted all my texts this morning

Most embarrassing moment this week: Getting a shot in the ass at the doctor’s office today. Fucking migraines…

Geek Indulgence: It’s hardly a geek indulgence, but I’m super addicted to this Californication show

Funniest follower tweet: Any of the tweets Kat or someone else has posted that are quoting me. Duh!

Favorite Staff Moment: I don’t talk to my fellow staffers. I hate em all! lolz

Favorite movie of 09?: Hard to say…probably District 9 though. Didn’t the Hangover come out this year? If so, def that!

Favorite song of 09?: Probably a tie between “Dismantle the Dictator” by Revocation and “Crack the Skye” by Mastodon. Also “Night Letters” by Propagandhi

Favorite album of 09?: Converge - Axe To Fall. Hands down their best album since “Jane Doe” and one of the most powerful pieces of music I’ve heard in a long time. Although soooooooo many good albums came out this year, so it was pretty tough deciding. New Mastodon, Propagandhi, Revocation, Red Chord, BTBAM, Coalesce, Earth Crisis, God Forbid...the list goes on. A great year for metal and aggressive music in general!

Best highlight of 2009?: Going back to school and kickin ass at it, and finding an outlet for my writing

What would you like to have in the next year that you lacked this year?: Touring. I miss it

Where did most of your money go this year?: School, tickets, clothes and drugz.

Will you have someone to kiss at midnight?: Never have, I’m always just ragin’ with my boys who are like pussy repellent cuz of their rough n tough thuggishness. Fml!

New Years resolution?: To finish school, get into my career, and continue getting healthier

Name: Helen Castillo

Position: Outerwear Designer, Manhattan and fashion columnist for YPA Press

Album of the Week: Brand New Eyes - Paramore [holler @schzimmydeanie my brother from another mother]

Weekly Song Obsession: Tank Girl soundtrack?

Movie You HAVE to see or saw this week: Avatar, was seriously so badass. Regardless of how long it was.

Most random text message: ‘Ready? to do my wig?’ for some reason a text from my mom in reference to touching up her roots..

Most embarrassing moment this week: Yelling ‘NO!’ at the snow as I fell in it face-first this morning..

Geek Indulgence: Nicktoons channel.. I’m obsessed with cartoons. avatar ftw.

Funniest follower tweet: This creepy girl from Europe who reposts my tweets but in different arrangements, like, as if she’s me? It’s creepy and somewhat obsessive, but no less a total riot. Like who wants to be me?

Favorite Staff Moment: Justin’s tweet this morning about wanting microwavable pizza cause he’s getting so used to hospital food.

Favorite movie of 09?: New Moon, hands down.

Favorite song of 09?: ‘3′ by Britney spears LOL

Favorite album of 09?: brand new eyes - paramore

Best highlight of 2009?: Seeing my good friends in Paper Route & Paramore touring this summer. Best doods ever.

What would you like to have in the next year that you lacked this year?: Supporting myself and my adoring parents, financially. It’s getting time to pay my OWN car insurance.

Where did most of your money go this year?: dinner/clothes/bike parts for my ex fiance haha

Did you have someone to kiss at midnight?: No, considering I’d rather punch them in the back of the head this new years.

New Years resolution?: Trust no one.