Sharlene

About Me

About Me: wannabe hipster, globetrotter, adventure seeker, media maven, self-proclaimed dork, band-aid, anglophile, yogi, booty head, avid walker, indie rock jock, occasional yelper

My Interests

anything that is pop culture related...and high culture related

I'd like to meet:

I'd Like to Meet: old friends, celebs, and ocassionally the wannabe celeb

Music:

currently in love with music of the scandinavian persuasion, but varies from whiney bands to sullen girly artists to soundtracks to alt country to lo-fi. artists i heart: coldplay, matt nathanson, sam cooke, doves, grandaddy, dcfc, radiohead, velvet underground, jeff buckley, damien rice, rufus wainwright, vetiver, cat power, sigur ros, keren ann, mirah, lucinda williams

Movies:

audrey hepburn flicks, reality bites, the cutting edge, 10 things i hate about you, when harry met sally, swingers, almost famous, amelie, lost in translation, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. auteurs i'm dedicated to woody allen, ang lee, baz luhrmann, pedro almodovar, wong kar wai, jean-pierre jeunet, hayao miyazaki

Television:

new obsession = man vs. wild. heroes, the office (bbc's version, thank you very much), HIMYM, gilmore girls, MSCL, QAF, veronica mars, amazing race, ANTM, arrested development, wonderfalls, ed vs. spencer, always sunny in philidelphia, masterpiece theater

Books:

heartbreaking work of staggering genius, dry, fast food nation, jane eyre, mansfield park, the great gatsby, american psycho
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Heroes:

My Blog

sunny eggo

best off the plane happy hour: kaiserhof. park it at the bar for a pitcher of koestritzer schwarz and grab some free apps (hot wings, meatballs and fries). the friendly staff refills your glass when...
Posted by Sharlene on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:02:00 PST

last days in new york

celeb sighting: chloe sevigny at mermaid inn in the east village. as we were seated i notice the somewhat grungy dressed female at the next table. i turn to mel and ask if she sees the resemblance a...
Posted by Sharlene on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:36:00 PST

new york: week’s end

notable exhibit to catch before close: summer of love at the whitney. shar hearts the whitney. if i could work there, i would. anyhoot, this exhibit was particularly enjoyable because the audio to...
Posted by Sharlene on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:34:00 PST

us open

belated grand slam: us open. always wanted to go to the u.s. open and finally the day had come. it was a steamy day, but nothing like the previous summers in new york as i was told. henry and i sta...
Posted by Sharlene on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:26:00 PST

cheapassfood.com

food review site you have yet to embrace: cheapassfood.com by young and kenneth. it rules for those people who love good eats but don't wanna spend a fortune grubbing. the site features recipes and...
Posted by Sharlene on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:28:00 PST

new york day 1 done

sorry no links or photos. jen's mac doesn't like me.somewhat reckless transportation choice: A to L at 2 am. heck i was with fellow travelers getting in late to jfk. i made a sleepy gentleman on th...
Posted by Sharlene on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:30:00 PST

concert weekend: st. vincent, swell season, goapele and hugh masekela

most deserving of the hype: st. vincent. touted as the next big thing in indie gal music, annie clark did not disappoint at cafe du nord on friday night. she streaded through "now now...
Posted by Sharlene on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:51:00 PST

M to the I to the A

concert worth the wait: M.I.A. at rickshaw stop. the night had finally arrived despite visa issues, our gal made it stateside. got primo spots on the balconey so i felt all VIP overlo...
Posted by Sharlene on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:41:00 PST

summer highs!

belated film night in the park review: karate kid at dolores park. so this was like weeks ago, but meredith was so kind to send me pics that reminded me about how awesome it was. twas...
Posted by Sharlene on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:59:00 PST

fun in a box