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aja

'Help Me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope'

About Me


I am named after the title track of an album by steely dan.
I like sleep and music, the sound of high heels on concrete, Amelie, my bed, the blues, The White Stripes, boys (especially ones with dark hair who play guitar although they're more trouble than they're worth!) the sound of a muted trumpet, legendary and still not fully lauded for all they're worth Australian rockers You Am I, cooking, my parental units and my little brother, knee high socks/boots, soul, plum blossom trees, Brian(my bass), playing in my bands ( the russian brides and the broken bricks ), making fun of Orlando Bloom, home made roast pumpkin risotto, Marilyn Monroe, my house, the sound of the sea on a calm night, Perth (except the one way streets!) my cat Amy, kissing, Weezer, movies by Alfred Hitchcock, portuguese chicken burgers, driving my car on hot summers days with the windows down while listening to good music really loudly, Fountains of Wayne(I love you more everyday!) bossing people around, 1950's movies, my mates, the first few days of falling in love, perfection, jazz and pool at the Bald Faced Stag on Thursday nights, my gorgeous new labrador puppy Darth and his brother Remington, rainy days at circular quay... oh and I've just started yoga... and think it could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship :)
On the other hand I don't like couscous, boys who a) tell me what to do, b) have girlfriends, c) stare openly at girls breasts; being woken up by workmen/ garbage men/ newspaper men/ annoying neighbours/annoying house guests (you know who you are!), jeans that don't come in size 13, hot lettuce (why, oh WHY do they put lettuce on burgers!!), ignorance and people who don't watch their kids when they're near the road.
Having already lived out most of my dreams and life ambitions (winning donut on a string at every one of my birthday parties, running my own successful theatre company and overcoming my fear of balloons by getting a job in a balloon shop!) I no longer have a will to live... so I stay home and watch TV and DVDs... sometimes I let people watch with me... sometimes I venture out into the big scary city and watch movies in cinemas... sometimes i go see bands... but they all seem to suck... sometimes i make my own music... and then torture people by playing it in public... i like to boss people around... and play with my puppy... oh and I just toured overseas with a band - 30,000 miles in 17 days with 2 boys!! Insanity!!

My Interests

all time best acceptance at an awards showI like... stuff

I'm prematurely becoming an 'old' person - my new hobbies are gardening, tending Bonsais, cooking and training my dog Darth hopefully for competitive agility courses...
that's in addition to my total addiction to film and music (seeing, playing, writing, listening). I also collect Marilyn Monroe memorabilia; shoes, hats and handbags(especially 50s style) and the new range of Star Wars Galactic Heroes figurines!

I'd like to meet:

Deceased: Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Pablo Picasso, Elizabeth I, Oscar Wilde, Jim Henson, Queen Victoria, Cole Porter, Shakespeare, Walter Plunkett

Still kicking: Lauren Bacall, Iggy Pop, Barbara Feldon (Agent 99), Jeremy Piven, Jack White, John R. Dequindre, Patrick Keeler, Rob Thomas(the writer not the musician!), Bill Clinton,

Generally: People who inspire me and challenge me to be a better person. People who I can share love and life and music and places and maybe even one day family with. People who help me to re-grow the little bits of my heart that I've left behind.

I'd Like to spend some quality time with: Brian Griffin (if he was real and not a DOG! ... or a cartoon.. hmm), Pierce Brosnan circa Remington Steele (although he's still looking pretty good these days!), James Garner circa Rockford Files, Sophia Bush, Amanda Seyfried, Malcom Turnbull (oh so wrong but there's definitely a man in power sex appeal thing there!

Music:

music I like/love/occasionally listen to includes: sinatra, basement jaxx, shirley bassey, white stripes, screamfeeder, fountains of wayne, the bellrays, stooges, you am i, offcutts, veruca salt, the police, AC/DC, little barrie, electric six, butterfingers, vince jones, jebediah, TZU, bob evans, peaches, daughter boy jao, klinger, fergusons (five piece stuff), cartman, weezer, the hollies, cold war kids, greenday, the greenhornes, cato salsa experience, the buzzcocks, supergrass, the raconteurs, death mattel, tATu, andy clockwise, artic monkeys, libertines, no doubt, the camels, eskimo joe (98/99), the citylights, dandy warhols, klinger, dinah washington, the dirtbombs, eels, cake, franz ferdinand, fur patrol, gerling, goldfrapp, the hells, ground components, scissor sisters, hoovercrafts, dave rogers, ben birchall and the corrections, miles davis, nancy sinatra, neon, nina simone, pollyanna/matt handley, RL Burnside, ray charles, be your own pet, spoon, sons and daughters, the kills, operator please, the fratellis, 1990s, bontje de role, simian, the grates and the easybeats

I play bass and occasionally sing in a band called the russian brides . I also played bass and sung in a band called Death Mattel when they toured overseas in mid 2006. Sometimes I play drums in the broken bricks .

Movies:

amelie, gone with the wind, shaun of the dead, casablanca, the notebook, grosse point blank, rear window, gosford park, from russia with love, some like it hot, lock stock and two smoking barrels, zoolander, show me love, the alibi, saved!, motorcycle diaries, dream for an insomniac, karate kid, to catch a thief, bedrooms and hallways, much ado about nothing, bright young things, goldfinger, ghostbusters(1 & 2), philadelphia story, the cats meow, harold and kumar go to white castle, rope, donnie darko, kiss kiss bang bang, wilde, the day after tomorrow, romeo and juliet, confetti, bring it on, say anything, sin city, kissing jessica stein, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, jaws, walk the line, down with love, josie and the pussycats, the breakfast club, the spanish apartment, unleashed, the prestige, hot fuzz, punch drunk love, anything by jean-pierre jeunet... and coming soon I'm looking forward to the new Harry Potter and Fan Boys (yeah I'm a Star Wars Nerd!)

Television:

remington steele, veronica mars (i'm so addicted!), entourage, life on mars, twin peaks, family guy, arrested development, grosse point, the muppet show, degrassi junior high, press gang, pride and prejudice (BBC), spaced, sex in the city (well, I am a girl!), Top Gear (that makes up for Sex in the city!), Spicks and Specks/Rockwiz, Deal or No Deal and The Rich List (Love Andrew O'Keefe!) and I've finally found my perfect good trash reality TV show - So you think you can dance!

Books:

Groupie, Bella, Harry Potter, mysteries (Dick Francis etc), Gormenghast, biographies (Lauren Bacall, Barbara Feldon, Sting, Marilyn Monroe (lots!), Oscar Wilde), Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Pants on Fire(Maggie Alderson), Barbara Feldon. I'm a classics and mysteries girl. Also just got the Culture Club by JJJ's Craig Schuftan - SO interesting!

Heroes:

Lauren Bacall, Lisa from the Bellrays, Audrey Hepburn, Louise Post, Oscar Wilde, John R Dequindre, Kellie Lloyd, Barbara Feldon, Timmy Rogers, Carrie Bradshaw

My Blog

Best Week of my LIFE..??

So... the past week has pretty much rocked! Besides general excitement leading up to Keegstock and my best mates birthday I saw 2 great gigs (one was top 5 material), saw a possible-new-favorite movie...
Posted by aja on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:18:00 PST

the year in Movies - so far

So... I've been going to the movies a lot lately. It's not really surprising. Besides the much anticipated blockbuster sequels of 2007 (Spiderman 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the ...
Posted by aja on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:12:00 PST

2006 - the year in review

So& 2006 has come to an end and it's time to put things in perspective  or in retrospective as the case maybe be (& sorry bad pun) Saddam is dead and they're still fighting in Iraq, so here are some ...
Posted by aja on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:19:00 PST

I'm only 60% evil...??

You Are 60% Evil You are evil, but you haven't yet mastered the dark side.Fear not though - you are on your way to world domination. How'>http://www.blogthings.com/howevilareyouquiz/">How Evil Ar...
Posted by aja on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:51:00 PST

100 Questions

... and again with the quizzes - oi! 1) Are you in a complicated relationship?Hell no!2) Do you hate more than 3 people?Yes3) How many houses have you lived in?84) Favorite candy bar?do smarties count...
Posted by aja on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:19:00 PST

stupid music survey

so I constantly think about things to blog, but I feel like a wanker writing them, so I'm just gonna post yet another stupid survey but this time using music stuff...: FUN MUSIC SURVEY  Go to ...
Posted by aja on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:21:00 PST

Stupid Survey!!

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The SurveyName:ajaBirthday:30/08/1980Birthplace:caringbahCurrent Location:petershamEye Color:blueHair Color:red (just dyed it!)Height:5'4"Right Handed or Left Handed:rightYour...
Posted by aja on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:09:00 PST