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aurora

i love my nose.

About Me

hmmm, i am an outgoing, mostly friendly, sometimes cranky (when i'm hungry or very sleepy) girl, i like to surround myself with people who challenge me intelectually and stimulate my mind, but i also enjoy goofing off about nothing... oh, my friends mean the world to me, almost as much as my family. :) my nephews are beautiful boys! i give my heart, and give those i love everything inside (the good and the bad) but mostly they stick around... ugh, that was sappy. okay so i'm not the best at that stuff, but i'm good at hand massages, and taking care of sick people i love, and i love to cook, although i have failed miserably once or twice, i like playing with other people's hair, not so much my own, i sometimes have the tendancy of talking to strangers and aquainting the people sitting next to me in a restaurant(probably a somewhat annoying quality to whoever may be with me) okay, enough, ciao!

My Interests

writing, photography, reading, traveling, hanging out with friends, hiking, camping, dining, movies, theatre, dancing, karaoke, traveling, living every day, cooking, vegas, texas holdem, wednesday night poker, talking, film, contributing to life, travel photography, making friends, sitting still and taking it all in, really seeing everything, traveling, loving, that's big for me, loving is important, am i wrong?? some of my favorite photos. pictures i've taken in my recent travels.

I'd like to meet:

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. Yes we can. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can. It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world. Yes we can. We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea -- Yes. We. Can.

Music:

sara bareilles, brett dennen, ani d, ingrid michaelson, jay nash, carina round, regina spektor, bjork, paris combo, jason mraz, damien rice, rufus wainwright, the weepies, schuyler fisk, julieta venegas, david garza (thank you carlitos), aimee mann, lisa loeb, modest mouse, hot hot heat, marvelous 3, the blow, nouvelle vague, martha wainwright, feist, ben kweller, kevin devine, bic runga, iron and wine, joshua radin, beck, broken social scene, shifted sound podcast, polyphonic spree, weezer, danny elfman, pretenders, 80's music, digable planets, fatboy slim, destiny's child, ben folds five, gospel choir music, cary brothers, journey, cheap trick, the new pornographers, neko case, shakira, the mission soundtrack, geez, i don't know...BUTCH WALKER, oooh, jem, the shins, sufjan stevens...

Movies:

into the wild, dedication, pretty persuasion, la misma luna, rocket science, broken english, the go-getter, the last kiss (italian original), little miss sunshine, a guide to recognizing your saints, alpha dog, quinceanera, lackawanna blues, happy endings, city of God, finding neverland, motorcycle diaries, garden state, my life without me, in america, fahrenhiet 9/11, the mission, the dangerous lives of alter boys, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, kill bill 1 & 2, LOTR trilogy, say anything, better off dead, high fidelity, john cusack movies in general, like water for chocolate, leon the professional, run lola run, empire records, batman begins, indy trilogy, starwars trilogy (4-6), anything tim burton, most woody allen, coen bros., pt anderson, almost famous, lost in translation, fight club, wes anderson, christopher guest, american beauty, american history x, 25th hour, may, cowboy bebop, to kill a mocking bird, the station agent, the city of lost children (amazing colors), moulin rouge, you can count on me, bullets over broadway, memento, what's eating gilbert grape, this boys life, dog day afternoon, y tu mama tambien, requiem for a dream, breakfast club, glengarry glen ross

Television:

studio 60, the nine, brothers and sisters, the WORLD SERIES of POP CULTURE, grey's anatomy, weeds, side order of life, alias, the practice, six feet under, cowboy bebop, the west wing, family guy, er, the OC, scrubs, boy meets world, friends, saved by the bell, dude, celebrity poker and world series of poker, fuckin' LOVE it! desperate housewives, one tree hill, gilmore girls, boston legal, las vegas, everwood, entourage, chuck, heroes...

Books:

aztec, to kill a mocking bird, great expectations, illusions, equus, amedeus, the war of art

Heroes:

my daddy, and my little brother, and zach braff

My Blog

2008, here i come...

this is my year. that's the only promise i've made to myself. and it's my affirming thought every morning when i wake. i will write more.i will produce a show.i will find new music.i will travel....
Posted by aurora on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:30:00 PST

im mourning his loss today, because i love him so!

LATEST: Producer BUTCH WALKER "lost everything" in the recent Los Angeles wildfires after it was revealed he had been renting the home of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist, FLEA. Flea - real name Michael ...
Posted by aurora on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:35:00 PST

wow

it's like vanessa part two... i should have seen it coming. people change.
Posted by aurora on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:05:00 PST

people

depth is lame.go fuck yourself.
Posted by aurora on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:13:00 PST

yesterday's news.

i was disaappointed when i was watching the ABC news footage on tuesday night.  the revolutionary within me awakes when i see injustices done to anyone, but i'm just so dumbfounded, still.&n...
Posted by aurora on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:27:00 PST

something i'm working on, maybe.

let me know if you think i should move on with this. INT. CARMEN'S LIVING ROOM  8:30PMCARMEN, 32, looks about 25 with long strands of hair hanging out of her disheveled ponytail. She's a classic beau...
Posted by aurora on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:09:00 PST

sweet.

so quite frankly life goes up and down, inevitably we feel joy and sadness, it comes in waves, at least for me. interestingly enough, i've been feeling rather distant from my "inner" self. things ha...
Posted by aurora on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:12:00 PST

last night.

i saw my friend ralph last night; someone who embodied him from afar. i've actually seen him a few times since he passed. i smile, usually, and wonder if it's really his spirit. he doesn't actually...
Posted by aurora on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:41:00 PST

to be continued...

i left my last post quite in the middle. i didn´t want to chance it would get deleted like my last 3 did before i was able to finish them. now we have a very busy afternoon ahead and there isn´t any t...
Posted by aurora on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:19:00 PST

what time is it?

so we had a blast last night.  again, only have about 10 minutes so i´m getting it out as quickly as possible. after the internet visit last night we started our treck to see where the party was ...
Posted by aurora on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:59:00 PST