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ellie

let's think later

About Me

the first thing i think when i think of me is a little eccentric. pretty chill. generally, pretty quiet until you get to know me. i love working (i'm a lighting designer), dancing, chillin w/ friends, cooking, painting, drawing, reading, sewing, etc. i have 3 roomies who rock. in my world a perfectly acceptable night is stayin in chillin' w/ them (sometimes, but i gotta dance when i get the chance). i'm definately at least 50% dork. at least. still very much a kid, too. i love to learn, and appreciate conversation that makes me think. other than that, i don't know...

My Interests

dancin to good music, lighting design, theatre, vegetable gardens, cooking, drawing, painting, design in general, eating good food, trying new things, travelling, learning

I'd like to meet:

i'm down to meet anyone who digs good conversation, good food, good theatre, dancing, just chilling and enjoying life, art, the small beautiful things we pass by everyday, people who can help me expand my horizons, who can turn my thinking around, who are well-read, who love traveling, etc.Please don't ask me to add you if you're just trying to promote your band or yourself. I ONLY APPROVE PEOPLE I HAVE MET AND HAD SOME RELEVANT CONVERSATION WITH AND SUCH.

Music:

Very eclectic. Love to dance, therefore love dance music. Bleepy, clicky, ideosyncratic stuff rocks. Funkstorung's the poop! Totally one of my favs. Acid, breaks, house, hip-hop (esp aesop, digable), soul (Donny Hathaway's This Chrismas among the favs), random stuff (les nubians, portishead, ben harper, mana, postal service, fischer-spooner, soul coughing, bjork, prince, etc) Mozart's Requiem.

Movies:

City of Lost Children, lots of David Lynch films, 12 Monkeys, Seven, Pi, I Heart Huckabees, Spirited Away, The Big Lubowski,

Television:

Invader Zim, Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9), Nova, anime (Bleach, FMA)

Books:

fict: Dune, Nueromancer, Harry Potter (book 4 was the best), The Little Prince, The Da Vinci Code, Cry the Beloved Country, Mama Day, nonfict: 1421, Guns Germs and Steel, The Magic of Light, The Island at the Center of the World, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, A Brief History of Time,

Heroes:

People who express themselves effectively and beautifully, whether they be musicians, visual artists, writers, etc. People, especially women, who don't take sh*t.

My Blog

Weekends in NYC

New York will make you hate weekends.  Getting anywhere in a decent amount of time is impossible.  All the rules change from the weekdays, construction is everywhere, and just when you think...
Posted by ellie on Sun, 21 May 2006 11:18:00 PST

oldish ladies

I heart old ladies!!  I went out tonight to a local business celebrating 32 years in business.  Free food, cool people, music and dancing.  But by far the greatest thing was this older ...
Posted by ellie on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:25:00 PST

shows coming up...

so i have lots of shows coming up this spring.  go check out my website for info, and i'd be happy to let you know more about any of them, just ask. www.ellieilluminate.com
Posted by ellie on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:59:00 PST

A nifty little light

I should've stood up for my computer when I had the chance.  A couple months ago, someone, who themselves has a not-so-great computer insulted me by asking me "why [I got] this one, anyway." ...
Posted by ellie on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:26:00 PST

This year.

So, many of my good friends know I have a rather untraditional New Years tradition.  And though it may feel this way every year, I feel like this year was especially epiphonic.  Some of the ...
Posted by ellie on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 01:02:00 PST

Devil's advocate

I tend to see the good in things and people, and have the habit of falling into the role of devil's advocate in conversations.  If I defend people/organizations/things/concepts/whatever plea...
Posted by ellie on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:23:00 PST

i love ellipses....

can you tell?
Posted by ellie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

A little appreciation....

I  just want to throw a little appreciation out for my last couple weeks.  Thank you.  Thank you Beverly for helping to provide me with opportunities and teaching me so much. ...
Posted by ellie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I have a web page!!

Wow, I just purchased and created my first web page! I'm so excited! For now it's just that "under construction" kinda thing, but I've been learning HTML and made it myself! And it didn't take lo...
Posted by ellie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My coat

Right now you get to see me in a horrible, bitchy, I am a big ball of hate kind of mood. This is because last night some drunk bitch left with my coat. Not only that, but my keys were in the pocket,...
Posted by ellie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST