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irina

When you're smiling, the whole world smiles at you :-)

About Me

I love to read. I love photography. I love to curl up on my couch on a cold winter day with a steaming cup of tea and a book. I like to relax in my backyard and have a nice cold drink in the summer time, while reading a book. I think I'm pretty funny, at least, that's what my friends tell me *shrug* I love to make people smile, or laugh or cheer them up when they are down. I wish I had whatever that person is longing for to make them happy, whether it is money, or something far-fetched...like an instant cure for their ailment. I can be moody, but then that's just living up to the Cancer profile ;-) I am pretty motherly/nurturing as well...also an attribute of Cancers. Ask my sons :-)

My Interests

Reading~Photography~Hanging out with my sons~McSweeneys~surfing the internet~Searching for new authors/books~bookstores~coffee~cooking~working on photos~driving my new car...aww yeah.

I'd like to meet:

Friends....old...new...but JUST friends. I am HAPPILY married

Music:

Ooooh...I like all different types of music- -Linkin Park-Fishbone-No Doubt-stellastar*-The Cure-Depeche Mode-John Mayer-Sublime-Korn-Weezer-The Shins-Belle & Sebastian-Elvis Costello-The Police-Peter Gabriel-Dave Matthews Band-The Pixies-They Might Be Giants-The Smiths-Violent Femmes-Sinead O'Connor-Red Hot Chili Peppers-System of a Down-Steve Vai-Erasure-Fall Out Boy-The Dead Milkmen

Movies:

Garden State-Funny Face-All Air Bud movies (yes! I said Air Bud!)-Kill Bill 1&2-Reservoir Dogs-300-Crash-Harold & Kumar...Whitecastle movie-

Television:

LOST freak here! Heroes too. Family Guy. How I Met Your Mother.

Books:

Oh that's easy...Dave Eggers is my favourite author, lol. Others that I love: Augusten Burroughs; A.J. Jacobs; David Sedaris; Sarah Vowell; George R.R. Martin; J.K. Rowling; C.S. Lewis; Tolkien; Robert Asprin; William Gibson; Wally Lamb; Sue Monk Kidd; Robert Jordan; Jodi Picoult; Ted Dekker; David Rakoff; Neil Gaiman; Christopher Moore;Robin Hobb; David (and Leigh) Eddings; Lisa See; Nabokov; Tad Williams; ..

My Blog

Is it Friday yet??

What a horribly long and tiring day Wednesday was.  I woke up to thunder and lightening this morning (perhaps a foresight as to how the remainder of my day would be?).  Upon setting foot out...
Posted by irina on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:26:00 PST

I am too old for this shit.

There was a time when general admission tickets to a concert were the bomb-diggity to me.  Nothing like the adrenaline of seeing a band you totally dig while surrounded by a bunch of sweaty, drun...
Posted by irina on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:24:00 PST

My day

It's Saturday night.  Husband's asleep.  Children are asleep..one currently with his knee in my side.  I think I can hear them all snoring.  Odd...I seem to be the only one that do...
Posted by irina on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:10:00 PST

Mondays suck: cont'd.

I say it all the time--Mondays suck.  Today's Monday happened to be worst than any I can remember in a looong time.  After procrastinating about going to sleep at a reasonable time last nigh...
Posted by irina on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:57:00 PST

The time now is: DARK:THIRTY

Oh. My. It is past 11pm and my butt should be in bed.  But it is Sunday night, and as per my usual Sunday night stint, I am procrastinating about getting to bed because that would mean that my (s...
Posted by irina on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:49:00 PST