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lauren li

when you smile for the camera, i know i love you better

About Me

Techstar extraordinaire.

My Interests

Music, intelligent conversation, beautiful days, warm ocean water, gadgets, dancing, thinkers, shamanism, ethnopharmocology, funky basslines, sangiovese, pinot noir, viognier, gardenias, the amalfi coast, the underground, texas hold em, frida and diego, astrology, stylish dwellings, Moore's Law, muted trumpet, ms. pac man, pop-locking, 70's funk, the crossover (as a roller skate move of course), a beautiful melody, an ugly cacophony, finger poppin, fresh kicks, loud speakers, perfectly seared tuna, hydroponics, flamenco, spiritual machines, wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing-tube-man

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

All flavas of house, hip hop, soul, nu-jazz, funk... fila brazilia, rainer truby trio, derrick carter, kenny hawkes, chicken lips, heiroglyphics, zero 7, tony, lance desardi, the roots, miles davis, ornette coleman, colette, prince, lawnchair generals, jill scott, harry connick jr, toka project, broken home, abstract truth, dj cam, crown city rockers, RJD2, tiefschwarz, luomo, earth wind and fire, grace jones, king kooba, natural rhythm, hakan lidbo, the smiths, stevie wonder, donald blackman, coldcut, quannum, mary jane girls, mazi, greenskeepers, the police, barry white, maze, abstract truth, louis prima, matthew dear, sa-ra creative partners, talib kweli, LCD Soundsystem, annie, kompakt records, foreign legion, nicolay, gnarls barkley, bitter:sweet, booka shade, jamie lidell

Books:

The Red Tent, Cryptonomicon, All Tomorrow's Parties, Quicksilver, The Prophet, Skinny Legs and All, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, The Confusion, Moneyball, 100 Years of Solitude, Seat of the Soul, Villa Incognito, Catch-22, Siddartha, anything by Alan Watts, Freakonomics, Blink

My Blog

runner's high

As all of my friends are painfully aware, I am training for a marathon that is fast approaching. I am sure everyone will be relieved when my focus can be broadened a bit and I can venture out at night...
Posted by lauren li on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:07:00 PST

just watch it

http://www.climatecrisis.net/trailer/we have no choice but to change....
Posted by lauren li on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:49:00 PST

amazing friends

I already know how lucky I am to be surrounded by incredible people... but it's so nice to be reminded sometimes. Birthday celebrations, holiday feasts, random days walking around... they all serve as...
Posted by lauren li on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:17:00 PST

six countries in five weeks...

Not a bad run! http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=138bsm ex.20o92phl&Uy=x1tq1c&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fm ode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=557790876267_942299140405  ...
Posted by lauren li on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:54:00 PST

wedding in paradise

40 friends, a happy couple, and houses on the beach.... a beautiful thing http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=138bsm ex.amreobg1&Uy=g11q4u&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp?mod e=from...
Posted by lauren li on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:25:00 PST

coachella pics

fucking phenomenal!   http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=138bsm ex.5ewkvzd5&Uy=-dnt913&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3F mode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=446530962365_4720761...
Posted by lauren li on Sun, 21 May 2006 10:13:00 PST

rekkids

Why is so hard to find quality music these days?? Thank god for the home studio, but maybe it makes it a little too easy to put tracks out. I mean- shit- I heard a track at the shop yesterday that had...
Posted by lauren li on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:19:00 PST

luckeee

Middle of February and it's 70 degrees... so beautiful. Now if I can just get outside to enjoy it...
Posted by lauren li on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:33:00 PST

timeless

even getting a year older can't spoil a good birthday party! time keeps on slippin, but I'm weathering it well...
Posted by lauren li on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:33:00 PST

italy bound...

I'll be headed over the pond in a few hours... landing in Rome for 2 1/2 weeks of history, wine, and food. Oh and a little partying too :-) I know about 10 words of italian, but hey... vino and mangi...
Posted by lauren li on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:00:00 PST