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mila

dichotomy

About Me

new yorker in LA. city girl who loves the outdoors. bit of jackie-O, bit of a rock star, a bit of a jock, and a bit of a housewife. a woman of great taste (be it target or barneys). tall. prep school, art school. only child. flower child. eccentric family of artists. euro roots. anglophile. introvert, extrovert. bond girl. "I was a teenage goth". hopeless romantic; progressive mind. think different. work hard, play hard. animal lover. best friend is a spotted dog named ziggy stardust.

My Interests

abstract expressionism, b+w photography, black and white, fashion, music, mid-century modern design, cashmere, clouds, water, gerbera daisies, good sheets, fast cars, fast driving, secret missions, travel, wine tasting, dogs, yoga, running, tennis, skiing, vacuuming in my underwear

I'd like to meet:

more new yorkers. people who fascinate me, look me in the eye, make me laugh, have a firm handshake, use big vocabulary words, and think different. people who can step outside of fear...and know who they are.

Music:

interpol, goldfrapp, nightmares on wax, timo maas, thievery corp, k+d, groove armada, air, doves, the greenhornes, the marvelettes, raveonettes, madeleine peyroux, rachmaninov, beethoven, dirty vegas, fischerspooner, krishna das, dead can dance, delerium, william orbit, brian eno, kraftwerk, massive attack, zero7, ladytron, fluke, prodigy, crystal method, coldplay, bauhaus, duran duran, clash, bowie, oasis, hives, strokes, stones, beatles, (old) rem, soundtracks (the life aquatic, last temptation of christ, charlie's angels, CQ, basquiat, repo man, and more)...of course KCRW...the list goes on

Movies:

blade runner, baraka, city of lost children, the hunger, matrix, taxi driver, blue velvet, repo man, vintage james bond, amelie, my life as a dog, a place in the sun, vertigo, fargo, shawshank redemption, grease, flashdance, when harry met sally, pretty in pink, the jerk, austin powers, charlie's angels, secretary, closer, supersize me, the life aquatic, match point

Television:

project runway, nip/tuck, six feet under, tennis

Books:

the dictionary, taschen books, lotsa magazines, assorted nonfiction

Heroes:

my mom, diana rigg (as emma), edie sedgewick, sonia delaunay