NiNa* profile picture

NiNa*

I am here for Friends

About Me

So this is my personal defense again the harsh judgy perceptions of other human being? Where I can preemptively attack the attackers of my self esteem? Well I don't really know what's going to give you, personally, the sense that I am a decent, smart, fun person. So go ahead, do your worst. Judge away. Your guess is as good as mine.

My Interests

Singing, Performing, Writing, Obsessively collecting music, TV shows and movies, and useless information, Voicing my Opinion, Quoting The Simpsons, Organic Locally grown Food, Cooking said Food, Reading and talking politics and current events, Practicing the made up form of Tai Chi that I do in my living room, Playing dress up and taking pictures, Finding great deals on shit, Being Macgyver, Watching Tamara eat crustaceans, Fighting The Man, Wearing hoop earrings, Monocles, Social Drinking, Text Messaging, My iPod, Reviews, Come-backs, Laughing, and going way too in depth into everything - and of course I enjoy general mucking about.Are YOU on notice?

I'd like to meet:

Sr. Chicken. Spanish cousin of Mr. Chicken - Not as evil. Less eye plucking.

Music:

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Coheed and Cambria, Radio Head, Beastie Boys, The Pretenders, Hedwig, The Clash, M.I.A., The Shins, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, stellastarr*, Elefant, Pinback, Architecture in Helsinki, Mos Def, Talib Kwali, Black Star, CSS, Asheru, Erykah Badu, Outkast, My Morning Jacket, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, TV on the Radio, Del the Funky Homosapian, Dirty on Purpose, Badly Drawn Boy, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Queen, Squirel Nut Zippers, Built to Spill, Zero 7, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Annie Lennox, Eurythmics, Prince, Talking Heads, Rancid, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, Stars, Pixies, Syd Barrett, Tegan & Sara, Arctic Monkeys, Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, Black Eyed Peas, Cake, Calexico, Dr. Dog, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gorillaz, Jens Lekman, The Blackhearts, Journey, The Killers, The Kinks, KRS-ONE, Mr. Bungle, Neko Case, Nouvelle Vague, Gnarles Barkley, Oingo Boingo (or any Danny Elfman themes), Pat Benatar, Paul Simon (Especially Graceland), Peaches, Pernice Brothers, Shabutie, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Interpol, Sublime, Tenacious D, The Cars, The Cure, Dandy Warhols, Field Music, Final Fantasy, The Willowz, Tom Petty, War, Wilco, X, Ella Fitzgerald, Mix Tapes/CDs from friends are the Best! I love Musicals too: Rent and Les Mis are my favorite stage musicals, I also love old movie musicals, and songs from Disney movies of my childhood.

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Waynes World, Ghostbusters, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, What about Bob?, Rushmore, The Royal Tenebaums, Muriel's Wedding, Monty Python (all the others) Most Tim Burton movies, John Waters movies, Priscilla: Queen of The Dessert, Outside Providence, American Splendor, Ameli, Secretary, Donnie Darko (esp. the directors cut), Pan's Labyrinth, The Producers (the Original), Spaceballs and mostly all Mel Brooks movies (Life Stinks!), Swingers, Kevin Smith Movies, American Splendor, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Career Oportunities, Alice in Wonderland, Raising Arizona, Princess Bride, Labyrinth, This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Almost Famous, So I Married an Axe Muderer, Austin Powers, (even though the 2nd and 3rd and ruined all the jokes) Willy Wonka, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Officespace, Usual Suspects, I (v) Huckabees, Lost in Translation, Garden State, Pieces of April, The Shining, Woody Allen Movies, That weird 20 minute version of A Christmas Carol from 1971

Television:

Simpsons rule above all else.

I love me some Veroinca Mars:

ZIM! p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"

Battlestar Galactica, The Office(Brittish is the best ever but I also love the American one now that they got their groove), Arrested Development (even when cancelled), Extras (not Extra!), Kids in the Hall, Seinfeld, South Park, Chappelle Show, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Late Night with Conan (and Triumph!), Six Feet Under, Twin Peaks, What Not to Wear, Lost, Curb your Enthusiasm, Old SNL, Good Eats, Are You Being Served?, Heroes, Ugly Betty, Project Runway, Dexter, Pushing Daisies, I also love stand-up comedy: Dave Chappelle, Andy Richter, Chris Rock, Dave Attell, Maria Bamford, and Zach Galifianakis

Books:

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Naked Pictures of Famous People, House of Leaves, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (all of them), Anything Douglas Adams, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Hobbit, A Wrinkle in Time, 1984, The Giver, The People of Pinapple Place, Terry Goodkind (before he went Militaristicly insane), The Shining, Animal Liberation, The Chronicles of Narnia, Simpsons Books, Shakespear, Lies (and the Lying Liars who Tell Them), Comic Anthologies (Far Side, Calvin & Hobbes, Tom the Dancing Bug, Attitude) Shel Silverstein, Poetry, America the Book, Fear and Loathing, The Chronicals of Narnia, Decorating or Cook books with big color pictures, Ooo I also love really old books and just looking at them. I don't know if comics count but I used to be really into X-Men comics and I always and forever love Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee, Calvin and Hobbes, Farside, and Tom the Dacing Bug.

Heroes:

Gurus, Progressive Polical Leaders, Poets, Stephen Colbert, Dave Chappelle, Ted, and Homer and/or Bart (Depending on whether I am justifying my own stupidity and/or evil)

My Blog

Birthday Memories

I find myself thinking today of how we can possibly forget days that should be unable to be forgotten. How the days that should spark our memories more than any others, because they represent the most...
Posted by NiNa* on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:02:00 PST

Stolen Super-Fun-Pak Comics!

I just had to share todays Tom the Dancing Bug's Super-Fun-Pak. It's oh so funny. I can't decide whether I like "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" or "Comics for Dogs" the best! ...
Posted by NiNa* on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:41:00 PST

Chris Rock with another Word of Wisdom

"Music kind of sucks.  Nobody's into being a musician.  Everybody's getting their mogul on.  You've been so infiltrated by this corporate mentality that all the time you'd spend getting...
Posted by NiNa* on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:43:00 PST

A Halloween State of Mind

I'm currently missing the opportunity to be someone else. What is wrong with me? It's Halloween and I didn't even skip out on work and roam the streets as many a wacky character. Seriously, what's the...
Posted by NiNa* on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:48:00 PST

The Con - Tegan and Sara

Filled with catchy hooks and easy to empathize with lyrics, The Con, the new release by Tegan and Sara demands to be worn out.    I really want to start reviewing albums I listen to but I ha...
Posted by NiNa* on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PST

Documenting my Boss

I am just relaying this tiny snippet of my day so that I don't forget it in the haze of phone calls and paper work.Today we have a sub UPS driver. UPS usually comes in through our side door, or will c...
Posted by NiNa* on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:42:00 PST

Evan Allmighty cames out too soon...

Yes, I know I have seemingly abandoned the world of blogging for the world of Squishees, but can you blame me really? This summer has been full of swimming, corn on the cob, Simpson's merchandising, a...
Posted by NiNa* on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:21:00 PST

Today's Tom the Dancing Bug

I just really enjoyed this one:
Posted by NiNa* on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:40:00 PST

One of my Heros Passes On

Mr. Wizard was the man.  I used to watch him on Nickelodeon everyday after Kindergarten and I still remember some of my favorite tricks from his show, like cooking an entire meal using solar powe...
Posted by NiNa* on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:49:00 PST

More Veronica Mars Articles for The Weeping Masses

Here's a couple other things to read about Veronica Mars for the interested parties:Kristin over at E! has some interesting info Here.And Salon does a nice wrap-up Here....
Posted by NiNa* on Wed, 23 May 2007 01:57:00 PST