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I like candy.

About Me

Red Riding Hood Productions

Holy Sheeit - my little sister is awesome. And she’s an awesome cake baker/artist.

My Interests

fingerprinting. stitching. storytelling. learning new skills and stuff. singing jazz. printing. alternative photography. documenting. collecting pinbacks/stickers/postcards/buttons/wierd small stuff like plastic toy soldiers. bikes - all kinds. fulton street mall. the incredible art and music that comes out of my friends and community. positive action. making ceramics stuff. paradiseo and chicken hut. my girls. Grody, my polidactyl orange cat. myrtle ave gossip. getting mail that isn't bills or solicitations. good tools. sneaker fetish. two finger gold ring bling. paper. glass. bubblemint gum. vintage o.p. puppets. altering those yellow ribbon support the troops magnets on suv's. layering.

I'd like to meet:

My past, present, and future.

Renegade Lubavitchers, Ex-Orthodox kids, Jewish bicycle fanatics with tattoos, people (especially in LA) to booty dance with, ride bikes with, and go to reggae/hip hop shows with. I want to meet someone who will edit my writing, documentary & movie makers to collaborate with, and people to cook dinner and eat with.

I want not to just meet you, but to get to know you better. I want to hang out and make silly art with you again, the way I did before I learned that everything has to be something.

Music:

Guns Fire Mayhem!!! Japanther!!! Super Cat, Antibalas, Vybz Kartel, Elvis, Bahamadia, Pixies, Tom Waits, The Roots, Matt and Kim, Derek and the Dominos, Sizzla, Nina Simone, Radiohead, Mos Def, Adin Riechel Project, Lady Saw, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Pigeon John, Built To Spill, Wu Tang in all forms, Liz Phair, Sheva, Zap Mama, Yo La Tengo, Frank Sinatra, Damian Marley, Kathleen Hanna, Cherry Wine, Beastie Boys, Louie A. and Ella F., Talib Kweli, Fats Waller, Fats Domino, Mum, Ratatat, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Queen Latifa, Neal Young, Arcade Fire, MF Doom, Antony & The Johnsons, Bel Biv DeVoe, Papa's Culture, Talking Heads, Mashina, DeVotchka, Ween, Edith Piaf, Ben Gibbard, Prince, Rolling Stones, Sonic Youth, PM Dawn, Chico O'Farrell, Elliot Smith, Three Six Mafia, Stevie Wonder, G-Love and Special Sauce, early Modest Mouse, Salt n' Pepa, Spike Jones, all the 50's music my Dad put in my head via his 45's when I was little, all the music I loved when I was in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, all the grime mixes outta London that my boy CK throws my way, accordian music, hip-hop in languages I can't understand. I could go on. And on. And on.Feed me more music - I like all kinds but not stuff that gives me a headache.

Bronx Jon, you are sorely missed...

Movies:

the home movies my grandfather made; man with the movie camera; Jan Svankmajer movies; eternal sunshine of the spotless mind; heavy traffic; beat street; dancehall queen, risky business; every mothers son; the subconscious art of graffiti removal; bike ride; anything with Johnny Depp *sigh*...

Television:

is boring and sometimes I watch it anyways.

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Books:

the ones where you can taste the words running off the pages...

shel siverstein, jeannette winterson, the butter battle book, tom robbins, kate chopin, hunter thompson, on the road, demian, dylan thomas, welcome to the monkey house, haruki murakami, a boy a dog and a frog, fairy tales by ee cummings, life of pi, the great brain series, rumi, how to books, many many many more...

Heroes:

The Ba'al Shem Tov. My Mom and Dad. My auntie Lynnie. My godmother Edy. Many of my friends.

My Blog

changed

my layout. figured it was time. :)also - posted a whole thing I wrote on my other blog...I'll post up the link later but it's redridinghoodproductions on blogger.com. it's long and I haven't edited...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:00 PST

Don't Let Them Do It!!!!

**REPOST**Your silence equals your agreement with the phone companies that want to be able to slow down internet access to sites that don't pay extra fees. This means that if you are running a websit...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:31:00 PST

Artists et al... read this!

I'm not sure how this is legal for kids under 18 to be signing their rights away but I guess I signed mine away... and will now be careful of what I post up.. thanks for bringing this to my attention ...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:26:00 PST

my haiku series about asshole cops.

"NYPD should be NYPIG.I don't deal with the swinedon't want swine dealing with me"(except this is LfuckingA)--------------------------------------Last night 8PMabout to see B.I.K.E. movieat the Egypta...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:13:00 PST

MONSTER TRACK!!!

This is one of my very favorite races ever. Mostly for sentimental reasons. Monster Track 3 was the very first race I ever raced. I didn't think I could *really* ride at that point, and Mon...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:05:00 PST

apparently I am.

I am Wonder Woman Wonder Woman 80% Green Lantern 75% Iron Man 75% Supergirl 70% The Flash 65% Batman 65% Superman 65% Spider-Man 60% Catwoman 60% Robin 55% Hulk 55% ...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:58:00 PST

Health Insurance!!!

I got me some!! For all you CA and CO folks who are riding their brains out without health coverage check out 'Tonik'. It's decently affordable (you can get a plan for like $80/month - cut out a ...
Posted by RedRidingHood sheds skin- on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 02:36:00 PST