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Karen

I do. but then again, sometimes I don't...

About Me

friendly, silly, hopeless romantic, dancing fool, daydreamer, people-watcher...

I am also a photographer - headshots, portfolio, athletes, promo photograpy, portrait and events. You can see some of my work in the professional gallery on my photos page. If you are interested in booking an session or event, email me and I will give you rates, information and a link to my full website.

My Interests

writing books, stories, bad poety and basically anything but a screenplay, taking pictures, sailing Snipes, especially in France, riding horses, especially in the rain or on the beach, sci-fi, movies, sci-fi movies, theater - good theater, not obscure weird theater, dancing - the kind where you dance till your hair is wet and your clothes are sticking to you or anything that involves a partner and twirling, kissing, boys with dimples, food - good Texas barbeque - ribs, corn, hush puppies, anything chocolate, apple tart tatin, Cirque du Soleil, quiet time, deep discussions, non-sequiturs, arts and crafts - I'm always trying to figure out if I can make it myself, the beach at night, a snow-covered mountain during the day, Paris in the spring, rainy days in London, a good adventure at anytime...

I'd like to meet:

People who are fun, people who are unique, people who don't think chicken fried steak is overkill...


Music:

Anything with a good beat that I can groove to, Liz Phair, Soul Coughing, Maroon 5, Chemical Brothers, Madonna, Hole, 3 Doors Down, , Simple Plan... I could name more, but it would take too long...

Movies:

Violence Begets Brownies (AKA A Silly and Strange Short Film by my friend Matt)



Quote from the Filmaker: The third in an ongoing series of Brownie Thieves movies. This time, we've upped the violence a little bit, but have yet to resolve the issue with getting every scrap of footage we need. Lord of the Rings, Some Kind of Wonderful, Harry Potter, Bridget Jones, Moulin Rouge, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Gidget, The Sixth Sense, Clue, The Princess Bride, Real Genius, What the Bleep do we Know, Labyrinth...

Television:

Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Sex & the City reruns, Smallville...trying not to watch so much tv...

Books:

British comedy, mysteries, Harry Potter, anything Shakespeare, War & Peace, The Bald Soprano (it's a play, but whatever), The Handmaid's Tale, The More Than Complete Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Angels & Demons, The Alchemist, Devil in the White City...

Heroes:

My little sister Wendy, because she lived life with a jump in first, ask questions later, take no prisoners and love every second of it kind of attitude. She was messy, and imperfect, and sometimes drove me crazy. But she was also my best friend, an amazing person, and is still a constant source of energy and inspiration in my life. I love her and miss her every day.

My Blog

Team in Training - Lavaman Triathlon

I am competing in my first triathlon next April - the Lavaman in Kona, HI and I am raising funds through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program.  And since I'm a firm believ...
Posted by Karen on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:19:00 PST

Hapy Birthday Wendy...

Just wanted to say happy birthday to my beautiful sister Wendy.  I miss you so much these days.  But I know you're around me, even though I can't see you.  So come to the party, I'm sur...
Posted by Karen on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:39:00 PST

Quotes to live by....

Some little pearls of wisdom, from people I admire and actually know.  I'll get to the quotes from people I don't know later - these are working for me right now."If I wanted this many flakes in ...
Posted by Karen on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST