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Countess

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About Me

Otherwise known as Art's wife....I'm an introvert hiding in the body of an extrovert...I love the sounds of fresh coffee brewing and a cocktail being shaken (not stirred). I greatly dislike "haters" and bullies. Life is too bloody short, so make the most of it and never forget that even (insert preferred deity here) has a sense of humour. Never forget where you came from, 'cause you just may end up back there someday. I loathe Pina Coladas and taking walks in the rain. Cliffhangers piss me off. I find that human beings in their natural element are far more amusing than you might think, as long as they don't know that anyone is watching. I think that people who don't spell check before sending an email are idiots, but I do find "creative spelling" pretty hilarious sometimes. I mourn the extinction of the telephone booth, because I really don't enjoy hearing other people's cell phone conversations. Oh, yeah...and people who buy fur suck!

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My Interests

Pirate toast! Cocktail Hour, Reading, Theater, films, music, constantly re-painting the interior of my house, spoiling my dog, travel

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Music:


A little bit of everything...rock, jazz, swing, pop, bossa nova, lounge, electronica, standards. Berlin, Jane Monheit, The B-52's, Iio, Garbage, The Pretenders, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Delerium, Kate Bush, Kylie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Paul Oakenfold, Amber, Royal Crown Revue, The Cult, Enigma, Alice DeeJay, 8 1/2 Souvenirs, Blondie, Madge, HoJo, Rick, Nine Inch Nails, The Style Council, Brian Setzer, The Donnas, Massive Attack, Rob Zombie, No Doubt, and almost any Broadway Cast Recording.
Terrestrial radio blows!

Movies:

Clerks, Brazil, Pulp Fiction, Mallrats, the complete works of Mel Brooks, This is Spinal Tap, Shaun of the Dead, Chasing Amy, Amelie, Dogma, Better Off Dead, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Serial Mom, Clerks 2, Wallace & Gromit, Waiting for Guffman, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Lost In America, any MGM musical, The Thin Man, Empire of the Sun, A Mighty Wind, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Airplane!, Defending Your Life, A Fish Called Wanda, Best In Show, Cry Baby, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Television:

Absolutely Fabulous, Black Adder, House, Gilmore Girls, Fawlty Towers, French & Saunders, Ghost Hunters, Star Trek (original & Next Generation - yes, I realize that makes me a geek), FoodTV, CSpan (usually for the British House of Commons coverage), Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Wonder Woman (soo cheesy that it's fabulous), No Reservations, Sex and the City, Schoolhouse Rock (especially "I'm Just a Bill")

Books:

I'm a book whore, so I'll read *almost* anything; thriller, suspense, mystery, horror, travel essays, fantasy, britlit, historical fiction, biography, scifi, non-fiction, history, and stuff I wouldn't even know how to classify. I draw the line at cheesy romance novels, most chicklit and I refuse to read anything that ends up on Oprah's book list. Favorite Authors: Jasper Fforde, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Jane Austen, Margaret George, Carrie Fisher, Clive Cussler, Jeffrey Deaver, Charles de Lint, Edward Rutherford, Clive Barker, Carrie Fisher, Dickens, Thomas Hardy, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Noel Coward, Stephen King, James Patterson, Richard Preston, Jacqueline Carey, Anthony Bourdain, Charlaine Harris, Jeffrey Eugenides, Steve Berry, Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter, Marion Zimmer Bradley and too many more to list...

The newest Thursday Next adventure is in bookstores NOW! Buy it or I'll send a rabid Chimera to your home or office! *plock! plock!*
Latest read: "The Last Town on Earth" by Thomas Mullen

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My Blog

Say! Any of you guys know how to Madison?

Completely silly and pointless blog, but.......hubby was reading the paper today and came across the birthdays list ... Barry Bostwick (best known as "Brad Majors" (aka "Asshole") in "T...
Posted by Countess on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:12:00 PST

Fourth of July Funk

I've never been a "flag-waiving, don't-tread-on-me, God-bless-the-USA" (damn! I hate that song!) kinda gal. Even though I grew up a military brat (Army, Air Force & National Guard  dad was a...
Posted by Countess on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:43:00 PST

Updated

Website finally updated after 6 months of neglect.... www.countessweb.com...
Posted by Countess on Fri, 04 May 2007 09:45:00 PST

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Today marks our eleventh wedding anniversary...Wow! Eleven years! Holy crap! I can't believe it's been that long... We had few people at our wedding (15 including us!) which took place at the cheesies...
Posted by Countess on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:57:00 PST

Nursery Crime Rhyme

A bit of back-story first: I've been a fan of Jasper Fforde's novels ever since I picked up "The Eyre Affair" in early 2002 (I'm a sucker for great cover art, and that's what caught my eye)...
Posted by Countess on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:46:00 PST

Bush Haiku

No, not that bush. The Bush that scares the bejeezus outta me! This is a short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W. Bush. These have been arranged, only for aesthetic pu...
Posted by Countess on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:20:00 PST

Favorite lyric of the day

"The Bushes of TexWere nervous wrecksBecause their son was dim,But look what happened to him." -from the song "Ruprecht" in the musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
Posted by Countess on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:07:00 PST

Boycott Canadian Seafood and Save A Seal!

Go to http://www.hsus.org/protect_seals.html to learn more about the Canadian fisheries industry and their mass-murder of seals. From there you can get a handy wallet card "Guide to Boycotting Ca...
Posted by Countess on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:25:00 PST

Burlesque Show This Friday Night!

..> Scandalesque Date: Oct 8, 2006 10:21 PM Subject You'd better or I'll..... Body: Come to the Scandalesque Center Stage Show this Friday! If you haven't heard the sad news.....The Paper Hear...
Posted by Countess on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:40:00 PST

Website updated

Updated my site www.countessweb.com with more pics & other nonsense.
Posted by Countess on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:29:00 PST