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~Kelley~

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


I love champagne with my lunch, my rum with coke, my vodka with club soda, and my whiskey on the rocks.
I enjoy wit, sarcasm, goofiness to the nth degree, laughing just to laugh, riding my bike to work in the morning, sushi, and people that dont take themselves too seriously.
I love the big city, but i'm a country girl at heart. Being outdoors makes me happy. I love things like whitewater rafting, hiking in the mountains, fishing, camping, horseback riding, jetskiing...
I am opinionated, love to laugh and make others laugh, a loyal friend, a great listener, but I do tend to be a chatterbox. Basically, a loud talkin', big smilin', good time havin' gal.
I lived most of my life in Chicago, and have recently moved to Canada, and I am totally enjoying my life here!
Oh, I want to learn how to fence.
Other things to know about me: I love dogs, motorcycles, captain morgan, my cd/dvd collection, goth, mod, punk and industrial music, the original Exit on Wells, DJ Dave Roberts, sunglasses, swing dancing, taking walks in Lincoln Park Zoo, Railroad Car restaurants, Tiki fun, my KitchenAid mixer, family, friends, BBQs consisting of steaks and beer. I love older cars, whether they be custom hot rods or 60's-70's muscle cars.

My Interests

DVD's on our new huge TV, Dancing, Live Shows, Honky Tonks, Blues Shacks, Cooking, Knitting, Rockabilly, Tennis, Baseball (go CUBS!), Football (go BEARS!) and my hubby Jeff.

I'd like to meet:

Obviously, I need to travel more!!!

Music:

The Clash, Joe Strummer, Social Distortion, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxie, Cure, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, KMFDM, industrial/punk/goth madness. U2, David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Bosstones, Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, Supersuckers, Elvis Costello, Meteors, Lloyd Cole, Bob Dylan, The Rev, Hank 1 & 3, Pavarotti, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, The Pogues, Iggy Pop, Ministry, Smiths/Morrissey, Nick Drake, The Effigies, Didjits, Natalie Merchant, Edith Piaf, Rancid, Pegboy, Demented are Go, Naked Raygun, Psychedelic Furs, The The, Robert Gordon, Big Sandy, Nick Willet, Armondo Cortez for his wicked guitar playing, also Link Wray, Brian Setzer. Um... Blasters, Paladins, Sonics, Cramps, Elvis Presley, Mighty Blue Kings... there are just TOO many...Ok, some more... INXS, Chris Isaak, Joni Mitchell, MLTTK, Neil Diamond, The Jam, Specials, English Beat,
I've left out some biggies, sorry, can't begin to list them all. Just ask if you want to know, I probably don't hate it. One day I'll go through this and update it, but now I'm just not too motivated to do that. My local favorites: The Hot Rod Hucksters, Psychobilly Kadillaks, Van Orsdels (Miami), Waxon7, Boneyard Brawlers, Nick Curran (Austin), Chicago Blues Angels...I will miss you all when I go!!

Movies:

High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank, Rushmore, Braveheart, The Big Blue, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Scarface, Cool Hand Luke, Good Will Hunting, Swingers, True Romance, Poolhall Junkies, Little Nicky, Rocketman, Say Anything, Labyrinth, Old School, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Good Fellas, Dark Crystal, Boondock Saints, Event Horizon, Kill Bill!, Bullitt, Mean Girls, Circle of Friends, The Professional, Much Ado About Nothing, Stargate, 12 Monkeys, Napoleon Dynamite, Saved!, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, etc etc etc.... I'm a movie freak.

Television:

Buffy and Angel, Firefly, Farscape (well, used to, they're all gone now) - 24,Food Network, Gilmore Girls, Family Guy, Rome, Deadwood,Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Hell's Kitchen, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Dexter

Books:

I like Bill Bryson's travel books. I used to read Nancy Drew novels many times over, couldn't get enough of them... European or any type of Western Civilization history, biographys, classics, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Cooking Light and Bon Appetite magazines, Cruise brochures, Shampoo bottles, medical & dental office pamplets, sociology. Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Che, England's Dreaming (not the best book written on the history of punk, but some interesting tales)I usually will read 2-3 books at a time.

Heroes:

Gordon Ramsay, Laura Calder, Julia Child

My Blog

crunch

So its been ages since I've given a proper update... I've been working since May at a manufacturing company that makes fiberglass as a cost analyst. Its interesting what 18 months off of work does to ...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:07:00 PST

FINALLY!!!!!!

So, I received this message today from Canada Immigration : ..> We started processing your application on August 16, 2006. Medical results have been received. We sent you a letter on Fe...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:41:00 PST

What's shakin'

So, I've been neglectful of my blog lately, Sorry about that...I've actually been quite busy lately... Here's whats going on...Saturday - Jeff and I will be having our ONE YEAR anniversary!!! I can't ...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:02:00 PST

Ouch!!!!

OK, So, this hasn't happened in 18 yrs or so... I just got stung by a bee. Where, you say? On the FOREHEAD! I was riding my bike and something hit me on the head. I brushed at my bangs, thinking ...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:14:00 PST

a random observation

I'm having my monthly need for chocalate right now... Here's something interesting I've noticed... I can't find Hostess Ho-Ho's here. I don't know why... I've seen Twinkies, and Ding Dongs. But guess ...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:41:00 PST

Wow

Can you believe its June already? Its amazing how fast time is moving! I've already been here over six months, and married for almost eight... I've never gone through so many changes in such a period ...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:26:00 PST

Well this sucks...

So, I was looking to see where I can check this movie out this weekend... alas, see bottom of blog... The Notorious Bettie Page R | 01:31 Drama | Official WebsiteStarring: Gretchen Mol, Lili Taylor, J...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 PST

Erica says...

This Wednesday...at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning...the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.This won't happen again for 1,000 years....
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:43:00 PST

What I'm up to... (Sales Pitch)

Well, I haven't been able to work since moving here to Winnipeg. However, I did start  finally doing *something* I started selling Pampered Chef. Now, I know, most people don't like those parties...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:23:00 PST

What's new...

Well, I have a new phone number, if you have the old one, you can still text or leave me a voice mail for a couple days yet. or email me and i'll give you the new number... So, good news, I have a job...
Posted by ~Kelley~ on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:04:00 PST