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*JACKNIFE RUBY*

One of the tortures of jealousy is that it can never turn its eyes away from the thing that pains it

About Me

I've been doing hair for 15 years now and still am SO into it.My husband of almost 6 years is a musician (MITRA/BLACK HILLS) and together with my amazingly rad stepson, we have our own little rock and roll family.I require a moderate amount of socializing- of which I must be the center of attention at least 50% of the time.Rollerderby is my extracurricular activity of choice-I have been down with derby for 3 years--- Check us out-

I like:

ROLLERDERBY--obsessed,thanks. Costume parties of any kind!! Reading Watching people fall down Handsewn vintage aprons Anything nautical Thunderstorms Mark Ryden Toys Makeup and beauty products Costumes Shopping Twins Books Getting tattooed (by Dave Woodard of course ) New paint Amber Vanilla Champagne( Veuve Clicquot) Pink and black Yellow and black PIRATES Stripes Vintage playing cards Day of the Dead Monster trucks(specifically Gravedigger) BMX(I love my Diamondback!) 60's pottery Valentines and Valentines Day Bunnies My dogs:"T"(R.I.P),"Juju" and "Dolly" Spain Mexico Aztecs Conquistadors Wax museums Voodoo relics Mardi Gras The Circus Carnivals History Genealogy

I do not like:

Copycats Lying, for any reason Badly made margaritas The smell of tar People who enjoy being truly mean Bad drivers Horseface Bitchface Girls with Manface When girls who have cankles wear skirts Contrived and calculated coolness Bird feet ( aquatic are ok) One uppers Braggarts Old food(i.e. anything left on my plate when I am done) Heights Onions MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Spending time with my men (one big one and one little one),fashion , hair,rollerskating,ladyfriends, philosophy,physics,cognative science, baking, art, rock, obsessively researching nonsense,working on our house, being supercrafty, watching movies, talking about movies, absorbing information of any kind.
Create Your Own

I'd like to meet:

People that can be both interesting and entertaining. I know it's a tall order, but as I get older, my tolerance for bullshit wanes.Update: My tolerance for bullshit is now completely gone. That's it. If you have any of the characteristics of my "I do not like:" section, stay FAR FAR away from me.

Music:

At the moment:Black Hills,Eagles of Death Metal, HorrorPops,Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead,The Cure, Beastie Boys, Judas Priest,Gwen Stefani,The Distillers, Roger Miller, Heart, the Faint, the Vue,The Rapture ,the Darkness. At any given time: David Bowie, Joan Jett, AC/DC, Peaches, KISS, Beck, Motley Crue, Murder City Devils,The Fags, Earthlings, Billy Holiday,Ween,Gary Numan, Brian Eno, Outkast, Queens of the Stone Age, SpeedDealer, Fugazi, Mondo Generator, Deftones, Mozart.

Movies:

Scarface,Santa Sangre, Dune,True Romance, The Dark Crystal, Bladerunner, Heavenly Creatures, Hedwig, Velvet Goldmine, Salon Kitty, Urban Cowboy,TankGirl, City of Lost Children, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Pulp Fiction, My Neighbor Tortoro, Four Rooms, anything by Tim Burton, Willy Wonka, The Lover, Buffalo 66, Gummo, Lost Highway, Amelie, Natural Born Killers, The Women, Sweet Movie, Wild at Heart, Toyko Decadance, Cement Garden, The Jerk,anything by Russ Meyer, Bride with White Hair, the Secretary.

Television:

Fashiontrance(boohoo bye bye),Discovery Channel,Nat'l Geo channel,The Tudors!!!,Dexter,any reality shows where people cry or fall down,Big Love,History Channel,Most Haunted,Snapped,the only sport I watch is Boxing (Fernando Vargas is the shit! Rawr!!).

Books:

Henry Miller, Raold Dahl, Frank Baum, Nicholson Baker, Sartre, J.G. Ballard , Hunter S. Thompson, Philip K. Dick, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Hawking,Umberto Eco. Currently reading: Marie AntoinetteI am one of those weird people who carries books in their purse.

Heroes:

Blackbeard, Marie Laveau,Marie Antionette, Dorothy Parker, Henry Miller, Einstein, Mozart

My Blog

Coochie coochie coo- Charro

Sometimes things build up in my mind- like lint in the dryer trap. It's nice to carefully peel out the muted multicolored layers and be left with a clean screen.1. I liked Transformers- (unlike Sarah)...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:05:00 PST

Tonight! Friday the 13th!!!

Tonight @ Doublewide- Ass City will be ripping it up once again.Put on your best creepy,black ( like your heart) outfit and come see us!...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:04:00 PST

THIS SATURDAY!!!

FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND!!!This Saturday night Ass City will be out at  Frightmare --it is going to be RAD.I am totally a horror flick fan.The lead actress in one of my faves- MAY  is appearing in...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:35:00 PST

The Run-Down

Red on the Head,Fire in the BedWell, I am back to my roots! After over 3 years of being brunette I am a redhead again.It was time for a change and honestly I was sick and tired of coloring my hair lik...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:03:00 PST

It's Golden!!

Don't make plans for Friday the 18th.Because you will be here:...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Mon, 07 May 2007 05:58:00 PST

DANG!

So last nights game was reeeeeeally fun. The Deadly Kennedys played the FORMERLY undeafeated champions of last year, the Lone Star Assassins and kicked ass!!Final score: 93 to 51!!!Apparently my ribs ...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST

May I recommend....

That you do not shop @ Urban Outfitters.Seriously. I try to shop there and every time leave empty handed. It looks like Holly Hobby threw up in everywhere! Who the hell wears these clothes? I guess ra...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:00:00 PST

Sweet and Sour

SWEET1st Bout of the season: Deadly Kennedys 123 - La Revolution 33.Effin sweet sweet revenge..Kurt's band Mitra opening for Testament tonight 3/26. @ the Granada- 8:00.Sweet music.All these rainy day...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:01:00 PST

Hello Dolly!!!

So,we have a new addition--Dolly--she is  half Blue Heeler and just turned 9 weeks old!My neighbors dog had 11 puppies and I have been resisting the urge to take one of them this whole time.Kurt ...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:57:00 PST

Topsy Turvy

March 1st we will be the newest residents of the lovely Little Forest Hills !~ It's about time. The new house is exactly what we were looking for size wise AND has a huge back yard. BONUS. This neighb...
Posted by *JACKNIFE RUBY* on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:08:00 PST