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Leila

Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people who miss the same imaginary place.

About Me

I would wear flip flops every day of my life if I could.

My Interests

quality time with good friends
walking in LA
hiking, yoga, golf, volleyball
live music
reading
poker and other games
the new york football giants
fantasy football
college basketball (hoyas, hoosiers)
the beach
art
design
yelping

I'd like to meet:

Funny, interesting, smart, artistic, energetic, cool people. And people who walk in LA.
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Music:

garbage
radiohead
travis
muse
snow patrol
gorillaz
aimee mann and michael penn
david garza
tim locke/calhoun
zac maloy
the pretenders
david bowie
pink floyd
arlo guthrie
johnny cash
the beatles
crowded house
r.e.m.
elvis costello
the cure
morrissey/the smiths
smashing pumpkins
weezer
the like
squeeze
pete yorn
the old 97's
wilco
the shins
silversun pickups
natalie merchant

Movies:

garden state
office space
best in show
philadelphia
lost in translation
mean girls
war games
clueless
south park - bigger, longer and uncut
thank you for smoking
jesus is magic
little miss sunshine
eddie izzard - dress to kill
the usual suspects
supersize me
walk the line
across the universe
juno

Television:

tv sports - nfl, college basketball, pga
reality tv - project runway, top chef, workout, america's next top model, real world/road rules challenges (wonderfully cheesy), amazing race, survivor
comedy central - the colbert report, the daily show, south park
network tv - the office (both versions), desperate housewives, seinfeld, chuck
discovery, ngc, fine living et al. - the dog whisperer, seconds from disaster, anthony bourdain no reservations, thirsty traveler, the wandering golfer, planet earth

Books:

dry by augusten burroughs
the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky
guns, germs & steel/collapse by jared diamond
a heartbreaking work of staggering genius by dave eggers
the world is flat by thomas friedman
the trick is to keep breathing by janice galloway
harrington on hold em by dan harrington
3 by julie hilden
high fidelity/how to be good/a long way down by nick hornby
bringing down the house by ben mezrich
election/little children/joe college by tom perotta
me talk pretty one day by david sederis
skipping towards gomorrah by dan savage
prep/the man of my dreams by curtis sittenfeld
then we came to the end by joshua ferris
extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer
sex, drug and cocoa puffs by chuck klosterman
eat, pray, love by elizabeth gilbert
suite francaise by irene nemirovsky
(and I'm always looking for more book recommendations)

Heroes:

barack obama
my gramma
tiger woods
chrissie hynde
aimee mann
peter gibbons
people who make every moment count

My Blog

Firsts (Another Poll)

(Actually watching the VH1 show about the production of Dark Side Of The Moon - Classic Albums - great show.) 1. Who was your first prom date?  Jim W. (10th grade boyfriend)2. Who was your first ...
Posted by Leila on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:04:00 PST

Name Dropping

Living in Los Angeles, there is a good chance that a person will run into random celebrities from time to time.  So generally I don't feel the need to share my random celebrity sightings.  T...
Posted by Leila on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:45:00 PST

Glass and Light

Fun with my new camera and my glass collection... ...
Posted by Leila on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:49:00 PST

High School Poll

Body: Fill this out about your YEARS of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be.1. Who was your best friend?No single best friend.  Doranne, Christy, Sara, Melody, Ka...
Posted by Leila on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:34:00 PST

Another Poll - courtesy of chili

The Who'sWho is in the house with you? Mike and BiggsWho was the last person to IM you? probably flintyWho are you thinking about now? Peyton Manning - playoff football, baby!Who did you last talk to ...
Posted by Leila on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:33:00 PST

2006 My Year In Travel

Some bloggers have started listing the places they traveled during last year, so here is my contribution. Feel free to add yours in the comments if you like. Los Angeles, CA (hometown)Phoenix, AZ*San ...
Posted by Leila on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:03:00 PST

Tag I'm It

Kristi and Mark tagged me... The first player of this game starts with the "6 weird/things/habits about yourself." People who get tagged will have to post a blog telling their 6 weird/things habits as...
Posted by Leila on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:35:00 PST

Nerd, Geek or Dork

... or none of the above... My score on The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test:Joe Normal(43 % Nerd, 17% Geek, 21% Dork) For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia...
Posted by Leila on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:34:00 PST

I call this

Looks comfortable, eh?    ...
Posted by Leila on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:59:00 PST

I Need A Larger Board


Posted by Leila on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:12:00 PST