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Brooke

The Art of teaching is the art of Assisting Discovery

About Me

Lizzy Borden "Tomorrow Never Comes"
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Add to My Profile | More VideosI honestly think I'm one of the happiest people I know! Life is GREAT! I have fabulous friends, the best "job" in the world, my freelance has taken off to the point I almost can't keep up with it, I have awesome pets, I travel every chance I get, I can spend freely when I want to, I'm in good health and I love my family! I am very lucky:-) The glass is always half full! Always try and see the bright side of everything or make the best of it. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO what a ride!Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator and a full time Graphic Design Instructor. Love the 80's, MOST music, CONCERTS, theater, dining out, GOOD conversation, outdoors, BBQs with my friends, traveling anywhere and everywhere I can (I LOVE LONDON!!!!), Learning and Growing, Starbucks, E-bay and Amazon.com JUNKIE! PETS! I have three dogs Winston (my lil' man), Izzabelle (my 6lbs lick monster) and Ramese (110 Lbs lap dog) I'm always busy and I like it. On average I sleep 4 hours a day...
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Full-time workaholic...
• Owner/Designer, Vamp Visuals (www.vampvisuals.com) 4-6 Contract jobs a month
• Designer, Colorado Lifestyle Magazine (www.myclmonline.com) I do all the design and layout, cover-to-cover, every-other-month. Design and layout of about 60-80 ads and 11-15 articles in about three weeks time.
• Graphic Design Instructor, Bollman Technical Education Center - This is my "regular" job... I LOVE IT! They pay me to play and give me more time off for x-mas then most people have all year then I have spring break and 3 month for summer. Teaching is by far the most rewarding "job" in the world! I love my kids!! You guys ROCK! Now learn time management skills!!! ;-)
You can see my work at www.vampvisuals.com and www.artwanted.com/brooke
I LOVE MUSIC!!! and this jacket...
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Took of a few of my students to London, Paris and Rome June 2006!.. ..
SOME OF MY ILLUSTRATIONS! .. ..
Myspace Profile Tracker World Visitor Map.. ..

My Interests

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It would be easier to list what I don't like...• Despise drugs and drug users. It tells me you have a weak character flaw. That is my opinion. Feel free to ask me what I mean by this..• Don't like rude, disrespectful people. Everyone deserves a chance and you really should treat others as you wish to be treated.• Please do not send me email asking me to spank you or if you can be my pet etc.. It gets old... I will delete it.• Don't care for video games, they seem to be a waste of time.. Get out and do something productive or active. Friends Request: At any given time there is probably 120-200 people sitting in my friends request.. I try and get to look at your profiles before accepting just anyone.. If I like your band I might accept it however if you send me an email I would be more inclined.. That goes to all...LIKES!
Animals, Most music (except Rap) the theater (Ballet, Symphony, Plays... even musicals), Dressing up to go out, taking pride in my work and obligations. Being involved in the Art & Design community.... Painting, drawing, working, molding young minds, hiking, water sports, good food (LOVE spicy food.. spicier the better), smart people, learning, classes, dancing, traveling anywhere, British, Swedish & Finnish boyz, MAC's, Old Cars, motorcycles, hangin' on my dads boat in Cali, Girlz night and of course STARBUCKS. My Babies! (Puppies)
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I'd like to meet:

Looking to meet motivated, inspiring, creative REAL people that enjoy good conversation, culture and arts... People that can just be themselves and not superficial imbeciles. Would love to meet other creatives to share and bounce ideas off of.I HAVE AMAZING F$@KING FRIENDS!!!

Music:

LOVE 80's "Hair" bands, New Wave, Metal... Fave bands: LA Guns, Faster Pussycat, Janes Addiction, Bang Tango, Beautiful Creatures, Cinderella, Enuff Z' Nuff, Pretty Boy Floyd, Skid Row, Dogs D'Amour, Thrill Kill Kult, The Cure, Duran Duran, Susan Tedesche, NIN, Skinny Puppy, Front 242, Squeeze, Depeche Mode, The Clash, Vain, GNR, Lizzy Borden, Dope Stars inc., DeathStars, Maryslim, SexyDeath, Trashlight Vision, Harry Connick JR., Newlydeads, The Cult, Wilson Pickett, The Beatles, Joss Stone, Ottis Reading, Bee Gees, Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, The 69 Eyes, Quiet Riot, Buckcherry, Program the Dead, Tim Skold *SWOON*... AFI, Nightmare of You, The Dreaming, CrashDiet, Slaughter, Quireboys, DDCL, Spyder Baby, Mötley Crüe, Marilyn Manson, Prince, Poison, Danko Jones, Wednesday 13 / Murderdolls, Stray Cats, Kix, Soundgarden, Private Line, Sonic Roots, Stereo Junks, White Lion, Great White, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky.. I could go On & On here.... I go to the Symphony once a month & LOVE piano Jazz... Godhead is pretty damn good. The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, The Dresden Dolls, Panic! At the Disco...

Um, yeah....... Ink wash of Marten Andersson, Starwood/Lizzy Borden .. ..



Ebony Pencil Illustration I did of Lizzy!.. ..
Find me on MySpace and be my friend! .. ..
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CLICK HERE!!! LA GUNS WEB SITE! BITCHES!Ebony Pencil Illustration of Billy Rowe JetBoy / American Heartbreak.. .. Ink wash Illustration I did of Jyrki 69... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ..
Stipple Ink Illustration I did of Johnny Haro, Drummer from The Dreaming .. ..
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Ebony Pencil Sketch of my friend Anthony Focx Generation Beautiful / Beautiful Creatures.. ..
CLICK HERE for FASTER PUSSYCAT!!! .. THE FADED ON MYSPACE .... ..Couple of Drawings I did of Gene from The Faded .. ..
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Movies:

All Vampire movies... mystical, touching, and thought provoking are always good! Interview with a Vampire, Amadeus, Dracula, Blood In - Blood Out, The Secretary (James Spader, very sexy movie), Angel Heart, Chocolat, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Velvet Goldmine, Frida, Clash of the Titans, True Romance, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, Sleepy Hollow, Pretty in Pink, Better Off Dead, Lost Boys, Goonies, Labyrinth, Ben-Hur, Immortal Beloved, The Professional, Shakespeare in love, Pirates of the Caribbean, Apocalypto, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, The Commitments, Pan's Labyrinth, DUNE, Master and Commander, ... Pretty much anything by Tim Burton and/or with Johnny Depp in it.. Or Gary Oldman, Jude Law or Ewan McGregor 80's movies MY STUDENTS BOUGHT ME THIS SHIRT.. THEY KNOW ME SO WELL! THANK YOU GIRLZ!!.. ..
Find me on MySpace and be my friend!

Television:

• South Park • Fraiser • Scrubs • Reno 911 I like the thinking and learning programs: Discovery Channel, TLC, HGTV, History Channel... I spend too much time here to watch TV!COIN OPERATED BOY, By THE DRESDEN DOLLS Coin operated boy Sitting on the shelf he is just a toy But i turn him on and he comes to life Automatic joy That is why i want a coin operated boyMade of plastic and elastic He is rugged and long-lasting Who could ever ever ask for more Love without complications galore Many shapes and weights to choose from I will never leave my bedroom I will never cry at night again Wrap my arms around him and pretend....Coin operated boy All the other real ones that i destroy Cannot hold a candle to my new boy and i'll Never let him go and i'll never be alone Not with my coin operated boy......This bridge was written to make you feel smittener With my sad picture of girl getting bitterer Can you extract me from my plastic fantasy I didnt think so but im still convinceable Will you persist even after i bet you A billion dollars that i'll never love you Will you persist even after i kiss you Goodbye for the last time Will you keep on trying to prove it? I'm dying to lose it... I want it I want you I want a coin operated boy.And if i had a star to wish on For my life i cant imagine Any flesh and blood could be his match I can even take him in the bathCoin operated boy He may not be real experienced with girls But i know he feels like a boy should feel Isnt that the point that is why i want a Coin operated boy With his pretty coin operated voice Saying that he loves me that hes thinking of me Straight and to the point That is why i want A coin operated boy.

Books:

LOVE TO READ!! Design books, Anne Rice, Health books, I've actually been wanting to read more William Shakespeare as of late... I have a collection of antique Shakespeare books my father gave me and every now and then I'll open them and read a few pages. I get drawn in but never seem to find the time to make a habit of it.. =(

Heroes:

My grandmother. I never met someone so REAL! The woman is AMAZING!

My Blog

Cya 2007 HELLO 2008!!!!

I just returned from 8 days in La La Land and I have 31 things on my to-do for today and I haven't been to bed yet since Saturday and it's already 10:20am on Sunday so I'm sure this is riddled with ty...
Posted by Brooke on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:21:00 PST

May: LAG, LA, Wicked, B-day, Puppies etc..

April 2007April was a hectic and busy month.. Sooo many things going on in april with school that I have little time to do anything else. Thankfully I usually off for the magazine in April. However ...
Posted by Brooke on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:55:00 PST

March 07 Skky & LA LA Land

Ok, I know I have TOTALLY been slacking on my blogs... For MONTHS and I probably wont remember EVERYTHING that has been going on or happen in the last six months but I will try.. and I actually have ...
Posted by Brooke on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:50:00 PST

LA LA LAND February

Off to LA LA Land... FebruaryI hadn't planned to go to LA this month but I got a wild hair on Monday and just booked a flight out. I needed a break from Denver and wanted to see my friends. I had mi...
Posted by Brooke on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:31:00 PST

NAMM Show '07 and Update

WELL... It's been some time so I might not remember Everything but I'll try...It has been a crazy, hectic, amazing, wonderful year.. A few lows and many, many highs. As usual, I've been working too...
Posted by Brooke on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:36:00 PST

Goodbye 2006 Hello 2007!

Well, 2006 is long gone and we are now venturing into a new and glorious year! I can already tell 2007 is going to be even better then 2006 and 2006 was FAN-FLIPPIN'-TASTIC! However, if 2007 blows. ...
Posted by Brooke on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:27:00 PST

LA Again BITCHEZ!! Pix of course!

Once again I ran off to California to have WAY too much fun, see a lot of friends and get in trouble. It gets harder and harder to return to Colorado.. Not that I don't love aspects of D-Town.. Like...
Posted by Brooke on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:38:00 PST

Spyder Baby... A few Pix

Spyder Baby, Benders Tavern, Friday 11.03.2006Hmmmm.... Where to start.... This evening I had several choices of entertainment. Gwar, only I have seen them and didn't feel like being covered in blo...
Posted by Brooke on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:28:00 PST

LA BITCHEZ!! Pix of course!

Once again skipping ahead but I have so little free time right now...OCTOBER 26, 2006LEAVE FOR HELL-A!!!! Thursday nightWent to work this morning with almost no sleep (nothing new) but so excited to g...
Posted by Brooke on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:46:00 PST

The DREAMING and more Pix

The Dreaming at the Gothic Theatre, October, 8th, 2006I'm skipping ahead a couple months but I'll get caught up on August and September eventually..AMAZING-!! I haven't stopped listening to them for a...
Posted by Brooke on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:33:00 PST