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Carissa

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About Me

Multi Faceted.

www.carissapelleteri.com

www.flickr.com/photos/carissap/ ***Looks great as a slide show if you have the time and interest***

My Interests

Pictures! flea markets, old diners, the ocean, upstate, pretty whistles, handwriting, pens, taxidermy, the accordian, using my time more wisely, adventures, causing trouble in a good way, people watching, Guns - don't want to own one, but would like to know how to operate a few...Black, Color! (affected by it) shades of warm pink/nude and gold, stripes, having a reason to get dressed up, the 3 seasons - not winter, hoodies, good coffee, good food, anything passionfruit flavored. Dogs - boxers, boston terriers, vintage furniture, 1940's, skate culture, bmx, tattoos, going on vacation more often, road trips, seeing more of america... the rain, fog, thunder and lightning.

I'd like to meet:

South of Italy, South of France, South America and Cuba.

Music:


Movies:

My family 1970's Super 8 movies, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Molly Ringwald movies, Grease, Cry Baby, Blue Velvet, Dirty Dancing, The Lost Boys, Goonies, American History X, Shawshank Redemption, Carlitos Way, Point Break, Better Off Dead, The Motorcycle Dairies, 21 grams, City Of God, Ray, Walk the Line, Phenomena, North Country, Cold Mountain, GrindHouse, There Will Be Blood. Almost any movie with Edward Norton, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Lauren Hutton and Jennifer Connelly. Foriegn Films. 1940-60's films.

Television:

Law & Order. I don't have cable and it's all good...

Books:

True Stories. Anais NIn. Please Kill Me, Low Life, Siddhartha, 1984, Astrology books, *Photo books* - Bruce Davidson - esp. "Subway", Stephen Shore, William Eggleston, Francesca Woodman, Outerbridge and Ricky Powell. Magazines!

Heroes:

I'm basically fond of anyone who has achieved great success born the same day as myself.

My Blog

Why I love Lauren Hutton

Well first, I met her once. On lafayette and Great Jones street. She was friendly and really cool with me. She's "au naturale". She doesn't believe in plastic surgery or woman looking "made up". In ou...
Posted by Carissa on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:03:00 PST

Offically a famous Brooklynite

I am happy and proud to be in a book that is close to my heart and where i come from.Please check me out in "The Brooklynites" - Powerhouse books. Page 56.- includes writing. The book is very interest...
Posted by Carissa on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:47:00 PST

About Me

Born and raised in Brooklyn NY, I also lived in L.I and upstate for a little bit. I've been living in Greenpoint since 1997 (with some time in wb as well)...I've seen how fast its changed, mostly for ...
Posted by Carissa on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:11:00 PST