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La Douleur Exquise

walk away - L

About Me

simply looking to embrace all the beautiful aspects of life.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music, Guitar, Guitar, Guitar (better than any you know what in the world), Film, Art, Literature, History, NYC, Working out, Dancing, Clubbing, Fashion, Burlesque - GLAMOUR!! etc...

I'd like to meet:

Those with insane passion, passion for living, passion for art, passion for anything that's worth having passion for. People with a good heart and open mind, who are "frantically engaged with life" - however difficult that may be at times. Those who possess truth, engaging, mature personalities and who are intellectually stimulating are welcomed. I don't expect perfection! we all have our defects, which sometimes makes us special. Please know how to respect!! I'm big on manners so I expect those who I converse with to possess the same.I'm a bit picky with the people I choose to spend my time with ... so if you are here to waste my time, please realize the life we have been blessed with is mighty short ... and I would advise that you look elsewhere.PJ HARVEY (GODDESS)mICKEY ROURKE (THE ONE and Only)M.M (timeless)Madonna (Legend)Sleater-Kinney - Inspiration recoveredX - Punk rock legends.Allen Ginsberg - Poetic BuddhaJeff BuckleyMasuimi (love her)Monica Bellucci (enuff said)ADAM LEVINE - CRAZY HOT!!

Music:

Sleater-Kinney, Hole, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Dead Moon, Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains (am I the only girl who likes them?), Soundgarden, Creme Blush, Massive Attack, the 5, 6, 7, 8s, The Beatles, John Mellencamp, Blondie, Jeff Buckley, Beethoven, The Ramones, The Clash, Black Flag, Metallica, Danzig, The Misfits (1977-83 line up!!), Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Television, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, The Pixies, Pantera, (RIP Dimebag), Radiohead, Beck, Madonna, DJ Timmy Regisford (clubshelter.com)(you want some REAL HOUSE MUSIC - see Mr. Regisford - other DJ's don't even compare!!), Tori Amos, AC/DC, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Monique Powell/Save Ferris, Pet Shop Boys, The English Beat, The Specials, New Order, Joy Division, Peter Murphy,Joni Mitchell, Kylie Minogue, George Michael, Eurythmics, At the Drive In, Nirvana, Sade, Iggy Pop, Elastica, Vincent Gallo, The Strokes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Smiths, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Black Eyed Peas BEFORE FERGIE (as in. circa 1998 - get the album "Behind the Front" this particular album is NOT the commercial b.s. they have out now) Raphael Saddiq, Angie Stone, Maxwell, Stuart Matthewman (multi - instrumental genius - I was fortunate enough to see him perform with Sade and I fell in LOVE with his saxophone playing), Alejandro Sanz,Shakira, Spanish Ballads, WBGO jazz station in Newark (authentic jazz station - the BEST), Smooth Jazz (Sunday nights is the best time to hear this station, they play some really great old school jazz music) Everything but the Girl, Garbage, The Vibration, (AWESOME Band) PJ Harvey, X, Elliot Smith, Mary J. Blige, Billie Holiday,Tom Morello (was lucky enough to meet the "rage" man himself - took pic with him - will post soon) R.E.M, The Cure, The Gossip, Siouxsie and the Banshees ... Disco, 80s music, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Tiger Army, Metallica, Swing Music, etc..etc..etc.. I am a music fanatic.

Movies:

Trust, Equilibrium, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, John Waters Films, Kids,Dirty Dancing, The Last Big Thing (thanks dylan!!),The Pianist, Fatal Attraction, Pretty Woman,Damage, Braveheart, Silence of the Lambs, Killing Zoe, Secretary, The Usual Suspects, American Psycho, Dangerous Liasons, Sex, Lies and Videotape, 1970s Italian films starring Giancarlo Giannini directed by Lina Wertmuller (i.e. the ORIGINAL swept away, seduction of mimi,etc),Malena, The Notebook, Irreversible, Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Professional, Sid and Nancy (anything with Gary Oldman), Closer, Unfaithful, Betty Blue, Scarface, Raging bull, Buffalo 66, The Brown Bunny, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice miniseries, The Piano Teacher, All About my Mother, Amores Perro, Bram Stokers Dracula, Y tu Mama Tambien, Heathers, cheesy 80's movies, The Last Seduction, Old School, Love & Sex, Swingers, Say Anything, Sleep with me, Nine and a half weeks, Angel Heart, Anything with Eric Bana and Mickey Rourke (circa 1980s) in it !!!, etc... etc...

Television:

Law and Order - It's an OBSESSION!!!, Curb your Enthusiam, Seinfeld, South Park, The Simpsons, The History channel, National Geographic, VH1 Classics, Discovery channel, IFC, A&E, Food Network,PBS and NYCTV ... other than that I I don't watch much television.

Books:

Howl and other poems - pretty much everything by Allen Ginsberg, Emily Dickinson, Nine and a Half weeks (the novel), Pride and Prejudice, Get in the Van, Beat Writers, Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglass - Narrative of a Slave (WOW)...

Heroes:

Other than certain members of my family and close friends ... I suggest that YOU be your own hero. One of the best gifts you have is to simply be YOURSELF!!

My Blog

Words to inspire !

"La vida es como la espuma, por eso hay que darse como el mar." - from the film "Y tu mama tambien"
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:47:00 PST

The Eternal Single Girl!

Women you know who you are and after "hanging out" and dating other people have probably noticed that there is nothing out there. So instead relish and adore the freedom that you have....
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:36:00 PST

Changes, Changes, Changes

EvErYthing in my life seems to be changing... a new job, finished with school, in the process of a new career and a new apartment for myself. It's a struggle but a friend of mine mentioned that there ...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:07:00 PST

"Love is the Devil"

"The only kind of solace I can take from any of this (on death) is that you have a kind of duty to absorb the best qualities of those people and carry them with you like a torch"  - John May...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:16:00 PST

On Fate

We all have a choice ... I don't need fate or destiny to tell me what's meant and what's not meant to be ... I rather figure my mistakes on my OWN!
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:48:00 PST

La Douleur Exquise

"was I addicted to the pain, the exquisite pain of wanting someone so unattainable?" is it the masochist in us all that simply prevents us from walking away from those who bring us pain? or ...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:30:00 PST

On Self - Esteem (Quote)

"I think the biggest thing [you should] say is don't compare yourself. Focus on making you the best you can be ... and follow your own path. You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:03:00 PST

Why I love X?

the punk rock band  that is. simply 4 words: Exene = poetic goddess John Doe = poetic god Billy Zoom = guitar god extraordinaire D.J. Bonebrake = lil drummer boy god punk rock =  type of ro...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:16:00 PST

Quotes to try ...

"There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there is no excuse for boredom, ever. - VG "I knew early on that life is sorrowful. We all decline, slowly or quic...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:31:00 PST

"Surviving the Break-up Rules" (cute and informative)

Cute and informative article I saw on-line, hope it bring lots of positivity in everyone's lives... enjoy: We all crash and burn. Perhaps you're kicking yourself for not seeing the signs. Maybe you fe...
Posted by La Douleur Exquise on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:35:00 PST