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Krista

She goes running for the shelter of her mother's little helper.

About Me

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My Interests

Chocolate. Matryoshkas. Interior design. Old real estate. Traveling. Restoration projects. Vintage fabric. Peonies. Baking. Quilting. Domino Mag. Furniture boutiques. Handbags. Croquet. Art History. Mojitos. Documentaries. Sewing. Holidays. Benefit. Autumn.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Eclectic taste

Movies:

Les Miserables. The Color Purple. Gone with the Wind. Four Rooms. Little Women. Wicker Park. Fried Green Tomatoes. The Cider House Rules. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Shopgirl. Garden State. Saving Silverman. Office Space. Little Miss Sunshine. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The Great Gatsby. Far from Heaven. The Joy Luck Club. Pleasantville. Dumb and Dumber. Monsoon Wedding. Mrs. Doubtfire. A Christmas Story.

Television:

HGTV. Oprah. The Sopranos. Sex and the City (I watch the dvds). Ugly Betty. Some smutty shows which i'll never admit to.

Books:

Anything: from The Pokie Little Puppy to The Odyssey. Currently and yes, for fun, i'm once again reading 1984 and To Kill A Mockingbird. I'm also reading a book called The Subway Chronicles, which is a collection of essays written by people who ride the subway in NYC. From stories of violence, to morbid crimes, to tales of disgusting and vile perverts, or just plain freaks, it's got something for everyone. It's entertaining and well-written!

Heroes:

Mahatma Gandhi. Rosie the Riveter. Lisa Ling.

My Blog

What's your take?

I'm always curious.... When it comes to moving, what has influenced you to stay where you are or to move on? I know so many of you have moved out of state or have moved from smaller areas to larg...
Posted by Krista on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:59:00 PST

Light

I just got done watching 20/20 (from last night, taped on dvr). While most of the episode focused on a documentary called 'The Bridge', which captured suicide victims diving t...
Posted by Krista on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:15:00 PST

Us and Them

The wrong side of the tracks: mysterious and off limits. If you recall the book The Outsiders, you'll remember there were clearly two divided parts of town, seperated by train tracks. The ba...
Posted by Krista on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:43:00 PST

A poem about spiders: by Krista

Spiders, spiders everywhere, crawling past the shower drain hair. Dangling from a creepy web, trying to attack me in my bed. Spider, why are you so darn scary? Could it be because you're extremely h...
Posted by Krista on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:40:00 PST

Considering the other side of a fairytale

I love Disney. Most people I know love Disney as well, but for a moment, let's consider what's wrong with the larger picture. It's magical, but at the same time, it doesn't add up. I know it's for kid...
Posted by Krista on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:14:00 PST

The evil vortex that is the mall

Earlier tonight I had the displeasure of going to the mall. Adam and I had a couple of gift certificates to use at a restaurant, which happened to be located in a mall in Arlington. The gift...
Posted by Krista on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:18:00 PST

The Bride's Cookbook

The Bride's Cookbook: a handy little guide to what every bride should know, which is, how to cook for her husband. Or not.... This is my book. It was passed down to me without my knowledge. I simply g...
Posted by Krista on Sun, 07 May 2006 11:22:00 PST