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Rachel

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About Me

Raised by a wild pack of pagans and philosophers. Hmm. My passions are a patchwork of art and music. My usual gig is making jewelry (and repairing other people's), but I also like to draw and make an endless number of things (scarves, kick-ass vegan coffee cake, gardens...). Most of my friends know that I draw with my feet: that's my oddball talent (check my pics for a little example). I'm vegetarian, but cultivate carninvorous plants. It has been more than 3 years now since I switched coasts, and so far I'm having fun finding my way around the East Bay and San Francisco. I'm in the crush-phase with this place: everything is still new and exciting.
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My Interests

long walks in the ... just kidding. I like listening to records, playing around in my metal studio when I can, laughing at funny shit, dreaming, the occasional martooni or a glass of whiskey with friends, enjoying live music, walking in the city and hiking outside of the city...

I'd like to meet:

I am psyched to re-connect with old friends and acquaintances. However, if you are only wearing underwear in your profile picture please don't email me. Please.

Music:

Freedom rock. "Monster Ballads". I like lots of indie and experimental stuff (rock, electronica & hip-hop), trip-hop, breaks, dub... G.Y.B.E., Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, the Liars, Sigur Ros, Mum, Halou, Drop The Fear, Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Prefuse-73, RJD2, Danger Mouse, Ladytron, Simian Mobile Disco, Ghostland Observatory, Dabrye, M83, Four Tet, Sofa Surfers, Aesop Rock, Living Legends, Zion I, Bjork, Fugazi, Sonic Youth, Farside, The Pharcyde, The Cure, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Quicksand, The Smiths, Dungen, My Bloody Valentine, Elliott Smith, B.R.M.C., Iron & Wine, Via Tania, Lamb, Esthero, Roots Manuva, Jill Scott, Otis Redding, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Dub Pistols, State of Bengal, Mos Def, The Pixies, Queens Of The Stone Age, Amon Tobin, DJ Spooky, Cat Power, Amy Winehouse, Under Byen, Stevie Wonder, Mr. Lif, Earlimart, M.I.A., Pinback, UNKLE, Vetiver, Gotan Project,Boards of Canada, Radiohead, Boom Bip, Cocteau Twins, Bola, Azure Ray, Mad Professor, The Police, Pink Floyd, Bill Withers, TV On The Radio and lots of other stuff that would take too long to list. Newly introduced to: Benoit Pioulard.

Movies:

Virgin Suicides,The Big Lebowski, Donny Darko, Office Space, Waking Life, Rushmore, Crouching Tiger..., The House of Flying Daggers, Volver, Dial M For Murder, Pi, Juno, Secretary, Team America...!! (I laugh myself sick just thinking about that movie) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!! Anything with Jet Li. He's my boyfriend.

Television:

Twin Peaks was the first show I watched religiously. 6 feet under kept me happy for a while... and CSI. Now my roommates have me watching Lost. I thank the good mother earth for netflix.

Books:

Immortality (Milan Kundera), Franny & Zooey (Salinger), the dictionary (other fave authors: Tom Robbins, Kafka, Barbara Kingsolver, Jeffrey Eugenides - Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, Neil Gaiman)

Heroes:

I think that Bjork = fearless individuality and creative genius. Maybe my mom for her fearless individuality in the quietest way.

My Blog

Arkay Workshop

Springtime in San Francisco is so lively right now. It reminds me that progress is being made, that we're carried along in natural cycles that are so constant, we almost forget the force of them. ...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:40:00 PST

jobby job

I'm beginning to get my shit together here... I started my new job last week. I didn't even have to go out job shopping. They found me. I was hired to help a company launch a line of jewelry and ac...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

life on the left coast...

So it's official... I now live in Oakland. I even have a bed now. That's what makes it official, really. That and the electricity we now have in our apartment. The first couple of days without eit...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

off to France!

I'm heading for France in a couple of days... my first European adventure. I'm not even sure what to expect, but the only advice I've received is to lie and say I'm Canadian so I don't get my ass ki...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST