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preissless

you're never fully dressed without a smile

About Me

i'm smarter than i look.

My Interests

right here and right now. mangoes. anything that involves artistic creativity*. sewing. knitting. designing clothes. improv theatre. singing. color by numbers. and dancing. i have fallen into acting and modelling projects purely by coincidence. i have been in an award winning movie. i can't say no to thai food or sushi. naps are essential.

*i don't care if it's for art, i don't take my clothes off for anyone.

I'd like to meet:

those who have impacted me in a positive and profound way throughout my life.

Music:

Au Revoir Simone. Rocco De Luca. Postal Service. Sia. Cloud Cult. Gwen Stefani. Jeff Buckley. Liz Phair. Jason Mraz. Coldplay. Imogen Heap. MIKA. Fiona Apple. Theivery Corporation. Portishead. Maxwell. ABBA. Deadly Armada. REgena SPEKTor. Soul Coughing. Dido. Air. Sarah Maclachlan. Thompson Twins. Rachel Yamagata. David Gray. Ani DiFranco. Martin Sexton. Billie Holiday. The Pixies. The Stones.

Movies:

The Princess Bride, Shopgirl, Secretary, Moulin Rouge, Annie, Harold & Maude, The Rules of Attraction, Big Fish, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State

Television:

what Perez sez.

Books:

skinny bitch: a no-nonsense tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous.

My Blog

I’m an honest woman!

September 12 was the day we made it official!  Lamont and I got married in Minnesota on an incredibly beautiful day.  He was so handsome and sweet.  We both had huge smiles on our faces...
Posted by preissless on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:58:00 PST

caffeine

i can't win with caffeine.  i used to drink one cup of coffee in the morning at work.  then on the weekends i would get migraine-level headaches, which made the weekends suck.  i did a ...
Posted by preissless on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:46:00 PST

wedding blog

i haven't decided if i'm going to do one of those ghey wedding websites.  but i do have a blog about my experience of planning our wedding.  ch-ch-ch-check it out! http://itsj...
Posted by preissless on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:58:00 PST

pulp fiction novel

Below is a customized sampling from the novel Reunion with Death.  Get your own at www.pulpstar.com   Lamont and Leah meet for the first (well, second) time. And the sparks fly...  &nb...
Posted by preissless on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:05:00 PST

happy constitution day

on this day in 1787 the Constitution was signed.  in celebration, federal employees need to take a stupid 65 minute online training course about this document to learn about the "most p...
Posted by preissless on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:37:00 PST

high functioning retards with too much time on their hands

today i got home to find this note on my car: Dear Neighbor, Please be advised that county parking regulations do not permit cars to stay in the same place for longer than 48 hours.  The exceptio...
Posted by preissless on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:50:00 PST

my cousin is awesome

i love "So You Think You Can Dance" on FOX not only because it is super fun to watch, but more importantly because my cousin, Mandy Moore, is now choreographing  for the show!  i am so proud...
Posted by preissless on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:47:00 PST

don't take your work home with you

a thought that crosses my mind frequently deals with proportion and relation.  over the past 6 years i have worked in the field of traffic safety, specifically dealing with drunk driving, underag...
Posted by preissless on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:17:00 PST

america's double standards. i wish i had written this.

"Our Prejudices, Ourselves" AMERICA is watching Don Imus's self-immolation in a state of shock and awe. And I'm watching America with wry amusement. Since I'm a second-class citizen -- a gay man -- my...
Posted by preissless on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:50:00 PST

MCCW 1913-2007

my grandmother passed away early this morning.  even typing those words brings the tears back into my eyes.  she was my last living grandparent, and my closest too.  even though i was ...
Posted by preissless on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:39:00 PST