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♥kelly♥

Lead me not into temptation. I can find it myself.

About Me


Biographical:

I was born on Valentine's Day in 1973, the second of three daughters. I was sort of the son my father never had, choosing basketballs over barbies, tonka trucks over tea parties and grass-stained wranglers over frilly dresses. I think I'm evenly right-brained/left-brained, as I am just as much an artist as I am a mathematician. I spent the last 10 years stuck in the unfulfilling graphics/printing industry in Amish country, PA. Feeling there was more to life, in late 2005 I sold my house, quit my job, said good-bye to my perfect little life and moved to California without a plan. Probably not the smartest thing I've ever done, but something deep within me told me it was the right thing to do. So here I am, trying to make a new life for myself.

Characteristic:

I am 100% Aquarius, if you believe in that sort of thing. I'm a dreamer, an idealist, a humanitarian, a free-spirit, independent and creative. I'm a hopeless romantic, but when the magic is gone, so am I. I have very strong opinions and I'm passionate about certain issues, but I'm also very open-minded. I love a good debate, as long as everyone is open to other viewpoints and respects others' opinions. Politically, I'm very liberal and nontraditional. I take social and environmental injustice personally and I have no tolerance for intolerance.

Miscellaneous:

i smile a lot ♥ i have naturally curly hair ♥ i'm right-handed ♥ i'm a machead ♥ i can wiggle my ears ♥ i never learned to drive stick shift ♥ i miss my friends' bands back home in pennsylvania ♥ i don't eat meat ♥ when i was 14, i was Dancin' On Air (for you philly natives old enough to remember) ♥ my first kiss was with a bisexual transvestite ♥ my eyes change color: green/blue/grey ♥ my favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip ♥ a good guitar riff makes me weak in the knees ♥ i'm not a morning person ♥ hootie hit on me ♥ i never forget a birthday ♥ eastern philosophies (buddhism, taoism) make more sense to me than western religion ♥ i used to be a ride operator at hersheypark ♥ i hate shopping ♥ i'm irish/german and a little bit english ♥ i'm a descendent of Lady Godiva ♥ sometimes i organize fake bachelorette parties for my friends when we're looking for something different to do ♥ i'll try anything once ♥ i will roadtrip anywhere, at the drop of a hat ♥ i have three tattoos ♥ i express myself better in writing than in speech ♥ i hate talking on the phone ♥ i don't like sushi, though i eat it to appease others ♥ i have a bad habit of falling for gay men ♥ i'm a strict grammarian and i proofread everything ♥ i like to hula hoop ♥ i got kicked out of church camp as a youth ♥ i'm anal retentive ♥ i don't get enough sleep ♥ my socks never match ♥ i'm a procrastinator
Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real"
You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love.
You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart.
Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!)
Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic
What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays
Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

My Interests

live music ♥ thunderstorms ♥ the beach ♥ the woods ♥ road trips ♥ getting lost on road trips ♥ amusement parks ♥ bagels ♥ art ♥ lip gloss ♥ running ducks ♥ baseball ♥ photos ♥ green eyes ♥ pinball ♥ useless trivia ♥ twinkling stars ♥ miniature golf ♥ steel drums ♥ people watching ♥ trying new things ♥ text messaging ♥ sleeping ♥ argyle ♥ PEZ

I'd like to meet:

Make me laugh. Make me think. Teach me something. Must have good taste in music. No games, please.

And someone who wants to see this movie with me...

Music:

ABBA ♥ AFI ♥ ALL ♥ Amy Winehouse ♥ The April Skies ♥ Archers of Loaf ♥ Art of Noise ♥ Barry Manilow ♥ Beastie Boys ♥ The Beatles ♥ Belly ♥ Billy Joel ♥ Blur ♥ Bob Marley ♥ The Candyskins ♥ The Carpenters ♥ The Church ♥ Coldplay ♥ The Cure ♥ Depeche Mode ♥ Diana Ross ♥ Dinosaur Jr ♥ Echo and The Bunnymen ♥ Elton John ♥ Elvis Costello ♥ The English Beat ♥ Erasure ♥ Everclear ♥ Eyelevel ♥ Fall Out Boy ♥ Foo Fighters ♥ Four Tops ♥ Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ♥ Green Day ♥ Hot Hot Heat ♥ Howard Jones ♥ Hum ♥ Imaginary Bill ♥ Information Society ♥ Jack Johnson ♥ James Blunt ♥ Jane's Addiction ♥ Jesus & Mary Chain ♥ Jewel ♥ Jimmy Buffett ♥ Keane ♥ The Killers ♥ The Lemonheads ♥ Live ♥ Liz Phair ♥ Matthew Sweet ♥ Morrissey ♥ Negative Space ♥ Neil Diamond ♥ New Order ♥ Nightmare of You ♥ Nine Inch Nails ♥ No Doubt ♥ Oasis ♥ Our Lady Peace ♥ Panic! At The Disco ♥ Parallax Project ♥ Paul Westerberg ♥ Pet Shop Boys ♥ PJ Harvey ♥ The Police ♥ Psychedelic Furs ♥ Radiohead ♥ Red Hot Chili Peppers ♥ REM ♥ The Replacements ♥ Rusted Root ♥ Smashing Pumpkins ♥ The Smiths ♥ Smokey Robinson ♥ Social Distortion ♥ Stone Roses ♥ Sugar ♥ Teenage Girls ♥ The Temptations ♥ Toad the Wet Sprocket ♥ Trash Can Sinatras ♥ U2 ♥ Violent Femmes ♥ Weezer ♥ XTC ♥ Yaz ♥ Ziggy Marley

Movies:

My all-time fave is Almost Famous. Other goodies are The Princess Bride, Napoleon Dynamite, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Dodgeball, Elf, Grease, Nightmare Before Christmas, 50 First Dates, all of the Kevin Smith flicks, Saving Silverman, Mean Girls, The Wedding Singer, 40 Year Old Virgin and Blades of Glory. Can you tell I like comedy?

Television:

New: Scrubs, The Office, 24, Heroes, My Boys, My Name Is Earl, Pop-Up Videos

Oldies But Goodies: MTV's 120 Minutes, Three's Company, Mr. Ed, The Muppet Show, The Facts of Life, The Love Boat, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Seinfeld, The X Files, Friends, Sex and the City, Will and Grace, Krofft Superstars.

Heroes:

Martin Luther King, Jr. The Dalai Lama. Selfless individuals genuinely working to better this world, socially and environmentally. Survivors.

My Blog

Johnny's Memorial

I am amazed. I just got back from Johnny's memorial. Hundreds of people were present to honor and remember this wonderful man. I've never experienced a military funeral; this was my first. After Johnn...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:35:00 PST

In Memoriam

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." ~Anonymous Angels are all around us: a friend, a sister, a mother, a security guard. Johnny Green was ...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:25:00 PST

Riding the Short Bus

So, it's too late to officially change our team name with the league, therefore I hereby UNofficially change our team name to The Short Bus. I'm quite sure the rest of our softball league would not ob...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:53:00 PST

A very wise paper towel once told me...

♥ Sing a song of rainbows♥ Listen to your heart♥ Write yourself a happy ending♥ Dare to be feisty♥ Let your dreams guide your steps♥ Laughter is life's sunshi...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:45:00 PST

Reason, Season or Lifetime

More and more I try to keep this in mind. I've seen this email in my inbox a thousand times, but only now does it strike a chord with me. People come in and out of my life for reasons unbeknownst to m...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:03:00 PST

Dusting off the ol' ball glove

Tonight, I played with the boys. And it felt good. Every Wednesday, I go to my friends' softball game to cheer them on, offer support and drink some beers. But Jeff's on vacation this week, so I was a...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:10:00 PST

Girls are like Apples

------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------Girls----------------------------- -------------------are like apples-------------------------------------on trees....
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:03:00 PST

It's scary how horoscopes can hit so close to home

OK, so my horoscope for today hit a little close to home. I always find myself out to save the world, one person at a time. I will abandon my own life's projects to help others fix their liv...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:31:00 PST

How To Live Through a Breakup

This is an article on msn.com that caught my eye. It's written for the Dumpee, though I think it goes for the Dumper as well. A breakup is tough on both parties and I thought it might be helpful to so...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:06:00 PST

New & Improved Thinking!

I'm feeling better. Maybe it's the combination of denial and delusion, or maybe I'm actually healing. Thanks to a few caring friends here on myspace, I've been inspired to change my way of thinking. F...
Posted by ♥kelly♥ on Fri, 26 May 2006 11:59:00 PST