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Rosalina Giacometti

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About Me

"It was a face that had nothing to fear. Everything had been done to it that anybody could think of." --Raymond Chandler MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

-art
-antiques
-theatre
-opera
-jazz
-chamber
-world beat
-philosophy
-psychology
-butoh
-bug collecting
-conversation
-passion
-debate
-passionate debate
-eventually, summer
-and his voice, disembodied...

I'd like to meet:

Vegetarian chain-smoking liberals
'Ze French habibi?? (a mere 18 and counting!!)

Music:

-Billie Holiday
-Ella Fitzgerald
-Miles Davis
-John Coltrane
-Muddy Waters
-Maria Callas
-Enrico Caruso
-Schubert
-Bach
-Debussy
-Chopin
-Rachels
-Kronos Quartet
-Maghrebika
-Karima Nayt
-The Cure
-Bauhaus
-Joy Division
-Portishead
-Vanessa Daou
-Little Dragon
-Tricky
-Dead Can Dance
-She Wants Revenge
-Do Make Say Think
-A Silver Mount Zion
-Godspeed You! Black Emperor
(and all those Godspeed-esque)
+Lots of Putumayo Comps

Movies:

-The Piano Teacher
-Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
-Streetcar Named Desire
-La Belle Noiseuse
-Patterns Trilogy
-Shortbus
-The Prime of Miss Jean Broadie
-Harold and Maude
-That Obscure Object of Desire
-The Big Sleep
-Heavenly Creatures
-Eyes Wide Shut
-Secretary
-Unbearable Lightness of Being
-Heathers
. . . .
Jamie Traivs, Greg Araki, Aronofsky, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Lynch, Film Noir, FrenchPorn in general

Radio 88.7 WICR:
-The Old Folks Set
-How Jazz Works
-Have You Heard?
-The Grand Big Bands
90.1 WFYI:
-This American Life
-Fresh Air
-Opera Matinee
-Car Talk
-Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
-The Writer's Almanac
90.9 WBDG:
-Radio Goethe
-Late Night Electronica
89.3 WJEL:
-Latin HipHop/Reggaton/Bachata

Books:

-The Qur'an
-Malady of Death
-Moderato Cantabile
-Catcher in the Rye
-1984
-The Sorrows of Young Werther
-Tao Te Ching
-Ten Theories of Human Nature
-The Little Prince
-Brave New World
-Tropic of Cancer
-Siddartha
. . . .
Sociology, Gender Studies, Religion/Philosophy in general Not to mention absolutely ANYTHING by:

Marguerite Duras

Artists -Robert Rauschenberg
-Rodin
-Helnwein
-Pierre et Gilles
-Egon Schiele
-Sargent
-Picasso
-Odd Nerdrum
-Cindy Sherman
-Barbara Kruger

Links The Story of Stuff
The Haram Police

Heroes:


Alfred Kinsey

Cindy Sherman

Lucia di Lammermoor

Henri Houdini Huckleberry

My Blog

The IIFF Returns, But....

The Indianapolis International Film Festival is back  April 23 - May 3, but i am peeved and here is why: 1.  The majority of the screenings are afternoon and early evening. 2.  ALL the...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:58:00 PST

Tell Me

Tell methe last thought you have before sleepingthe first thought when you awakeoh, if you knew anything about love I would ask youhow is it possible to live with yourselfwhen you know what you have d...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:03:00 PST

Great Site for Book Lovers

http://www.shelfari.com Check this out when you get a chance.  I stumbled across it about a week ago and am absolutely addicted!
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:16:00 PST

IVCI + Opera for March

March 11,  7:30 PM:IVCI Presents Ju-Young Baek, violin 1998 Bronze Medalist, South Korea with Akira Eguchi, piano at The History Center   Program: Janácek Sonata for violin and piano.&nbs...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:20:00 PST

Cocoanut Grove This Sunday

Cocoanut Grove Lounge Night is this Sunday, March 2nd!!! FEATURING: Four Sexes Live Jazz Lounge you know and love! Playboy Psychonauts! Cool, swanky, psychodelic sitar lounge, Namaste!! Master of...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:11:00 PST

Bored and a Sucker for Tests

What are IQ Tests? IQ stands for intelligence quotient, and is meant to be a numerical measure of someone's intelligence, relative to the rest of the test population. Most IQ tests are designed to mea...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:44:00 PST

Cello Recital: Tues Feb 26

William Grubb's Cello Recital Eidson Duckwall Hall at Butler Universty Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:30pm - 9:30pm This free concert features William Grubb on cello, Laurie Carney on Violin and Euge...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:56:00 PST

Sun Feb 17th: Brahms 3 Sonatas for Piano and Violin

Eugenio's sister Alejandra is in town from Chile, and they are playing this concert together this Sunday at 7pm at the History Center.  Make an effort to come see them play!!  :)
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:11:00 PST

How i Feel Tonight (A Metaphor)

I was looking tonight for a particular tanka about living long enough to "recall this time when i am so unhappy and remember it fondly..." and came upon this from Inhale/Exhale instead.  Oh, dear...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:03:00 PST

Ode to the Premier Supermatic II

Soooo, putting off getting a second job and trying to save money for a trip to France, i decided to start making my own cigarettes.  I bought a cheap plastic device only to go back to the store 2...
Posted by Rosalina Giacometti on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:43:00 PST