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About Me

A paradoxal girl who alternates between 'Wash & Wear' and 'Dry-Clean Only'- A realistic dreamer and a social loner who can party like Paris and plan a party like Martha...a little bit country and a little bit rock-and-roll. I am: a perpetual list maker, word collector, compulsive returner, sarcastic sassafras & die-hard Democrat who loathes intolerance, inaction and negativity. Loves the windows down and the radio loud, genuine laughter and thoughtful silence.

My Interests

libraries, concerts in the park, dining alfresco, the beach, camping, garage sales, running & road races, my beach cruiser, NYC, MEXICO. I am a pathological optimist who thrives on lunching with the ladies, date nights w/ my husband and quiet moments of reflection...

I'd like to meet:

Jane Austen, Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Zelda Fitzgerald, Jonathan Larson, Eleanor Rooselvelt.

Music:

Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, Poe, Everything but the Girl, Kina, ATB, The Cure, Duncan Sheik, Good Charlotte, Housemartins, Material Issue, Anne Murray, Indigo Girls, George Michael, Joshua Radin, RENT soundtrack (the play, not the movie), Cat Stevens, Social Distortion, James Taylor

Movies:

Party Girl, Reality Bites, Secretary, Crash, Spanglish, Juno, Madame Bovary, Walk the Line, Before Sunrise, Fletch, She's the One, St. Elmo's Fire, Terms of Endearment, Malace, Ruthless People, Gone w/ the Wind.

Television:

Real Time w/ Bill Maher, Absolutely Fabulous, Wait Wait (NPR), What'd ya Know (NPR), Brothers and Sisters, Sex in the City, Dirty Sexy Money, Amazing Race

Books:

Buy Buy Baby, Atheist Universe, See Jane Win, Illusions, The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, The Sanctity of Human Blood, PoemCrazy, Sometimes Madness is Wisdom, The Geography of Bliss, Flux, Eat Pray Love, The Dirty Girl's Social Club, Confessions of a Slacker Housewife, my Dictionary and Thesaurus. I also like Tom Perrotta and Jonathan Tropper.

Heroes:

Gary Zukav (spiritual hero), Suze Orman (financial-guru hero), Oprah (one-woman powerhouse hero).

My Blog

I need a new resume writer!

I recently hired a resume writer. For $250 she did a damn good job of turning 8+ years of matriarchal volunteer work into 21-century marketable skills. As I listened to Sarah talk last night, I wanted...
Posted by Shantay on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:49:00 PST

Womens Rights...potato, potatoe

As I counted the number of times Sarah Palin said "Ahmadinejad" during her diatribe on diplomacy (knowing that simply repeating and correctly pronouncing the names of foreign leaders deems her impress...
Posted by Shantay on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:47:00 PST

Our National Lampoon Vacation

For all intended purposes, it was intended to be a simple trip&a few days camping at a CA beach before we made our maiden CA voyage to Disney in the fall. If only things could be so simple& I s...
Posted by Shantay on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:00:00 PST

Grownup-isms

Over the last decade of growing-up, I've started to tabulate the experiences that' have made me feel like a REAL adult. It's greater than mere responsibility...paying bills, personal freedom...
Posted by Shantay on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:44:00 PST

McKennas Recital Videos

Below is a video of McKenna's recent piano recitals. The first was held during the holiday season in the middle of a local mall. The second video is from her very first recital. It was during the hall...
Posted by Shantay on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:55:00 PST

Moms of young girls: Ode to Britney.

We have some pretty strict rules in our house. No Hanna Montana, Cheetah Girls or High School Musical. No Bratz Dolls. No make-up (even dress up). My daughter didn't ge...
Posted by Shantay on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:07:00 PST