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Abby

Livin the dream

About Me

I like oxymorons and being specifically vague about things.I love NYC and Colorado and San Diego and Uganda... all for different reasons. I like when other people order my food. Trust me, it's always better that way. I like getting letters in the mail, but I dont like sending them... actually, I do like sending them, I just never follow through. I start lots of things that I never finish. I finish lots of things that I never start. I actually hate when people write things like I just wrote. I enjoy making mix CDs with elaborate themes. Anytime I see someone carrying a bag from Amoeba I want to ask them what they bought.

My Interests

Public transportation, photographing misspelled yet phonetically correct signs and awnings, watching people carry large objects on the subway, going on field trips, hazelnut coffee and earl grey tea, white jumpsuits, fiber art, fiat pandan-das, calling guitars “ax”, freestyle baking, neighborhoods and boroughs, dinosaurs especially fake ones like pterosaurs, muscles especially fake ones like flactoids, fighting grown men, clichés and triples, rock and roll, concerts, rock climbing, cynical hippies, happy hipsters, running, getting my hair did, ny mag crossword, places people call “the ghetto” but really aren’t “the ghetto”, telling other people's stories, finding out the stories behind books and music. I like when people actually walk down the down escalator. I'm a sucker for impromptu creative production and magnificent minds. I also perform volatile vapor scans using a photo ionization detector. I enjoy stealing other peoples interests.

I'd like to meet:

People who want to change things, transform things. Transformers... you know, robots in disguise.

Music:



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Movies:

High Fidelity (of course), Ace Ventura 2 (I know, I know), Usual Suspects (yes, thank you), Memento (genius, remember?), Almost Famous (seriously), Waiting For Guffman (it's a zen thing, like how many babies fit in a tire), Down with Love (my predilection for cheesyness), Little Miss Sunshine (I cried I was laughing so hard at the horn scene.). I recently rediscovered the pure joy of Sister Act 2.

Television:

Current TV, LOST, early That 70's show, Grey's Anatomy, Football, The Office (american... whatev).

Books:

"Terrorism And Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media" - US Department of Health and Human Services

Heroes:

* My Parents * Paul * People who live their life for others *

My Blog

'twas 5 nights before Christmas

I'm hanging out at Fishermans Wharf last night, purely because of the need to buy the traditional Nancy Joslin Christmas gift of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Seafoam. However, it proved to be a go...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:22:00 PST

Tales of a city transplant.

I've somehow managed to scribble the basic happenings of my week on the back of my jetblue itinerary. Folded in half, mangled, with barely legible chicken scratch, it's this piece of paper that I have...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:07:00 PST

I'm back in the city again...

Ok, so I know you're probably tired of watching my videos... but I have to say I am personally most proud of the following two spots. I actually did a crap load on these two (ie edited, produced, etc....
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:02:00 PST

This is how we do it.

Here are some of my new spots. I'll be posting my favorite one in a few days!Thanks for watching....
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:44:00 PST

My Secret Project.

For all of you who've been wondering why I've been working long hours, not responding to emails and phone calls, talking to myself, and dodging questions about the secret project I've been working on,...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:18:00 PST

Maggie

I have a foster cat. Her name is Maggie. Last week Maggie went on the most exciting adventure up to this point in her 2-year-old life. However, I presume the trip from east coast to west coast may hav...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:12:00 PST

on moving...

Im sitting in Al Gores office taking notes. I cant tell you what these notes were about, but I can disclose that I was writing them with a Verizon Wireless/ Yankees Ballpark give-away pen on a MTV Pre...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:10:00 PST

Goodbye NYC... Hello...

I digress.digress vito move away from the central topic or line of argument in speaking or writing, usually temporarilyI disdain "I digress".disdain nextreme contempt or disgust for something or someb...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:48:00 PST

GTKMFB - 3

Get to know my friends better (GTKMFB).**Youve seen their picture, but have you read their profile?Find out a little bit more about my friends.(subscribe to my blog so you dont miss yours!)This weeks ...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 03:36:00 PST

GTKMFB - 2

Get to know my friends better (GTKMFB).**Youve seen their picture, but have you read their profile?Find out a little bit more about my friends.This weeks feature: Brians/Bryons/Bryans/ (Brivolbnthenum...
Posted by Camera Abbscura on Thu, 18 May 2006 02:15:00 PST