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Angela

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About Me

I'm an INFP (http://www.typelogic.com/infp.html). The video below played a large part in my moral development (because the damn song was stuck in my head for so many years!!)Myspace For Girls Only - MyGirlySpace.com

My Interests

coffee, siestas, reading, skiing in Tahoe, running, swimming, travel, Vanity Fair magazine, all kinds of movies (good and bad!), live music (esp. at The Fillmore, Warfield, Cafe Cocomo, Slim's and Yoshi's), politics, current events, hanging out with my family and friends, New York, Paris, San Francisco, scuba diving, beaches, the ocean, trying new restaurants, dirty martinis, irish and scotch whiskey, watching baseball in the summertime (esp. THE A'S and Derek Jeter in pinstripes)

I'd like to meet:

People I haven't seen in ages. Interesting people.

Music:

Prince, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, BB King, Billie Holliday, Jonny Lang, Bob Dylan, Liz Phair, Ryan Adams, Van Morrison, Santana, Buena Vista Social Club, The Mother Hips, Bonnie Raitt, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Mana

Movies:

Apocalypse Now, Amadeus, Elizabeth, Coming to America, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Dirty Dancing, Zoolander, Gone With the Wind, 25th Hour, Lost in Translation, Fight Club, The Jerk, Love Actually, Beautiful Girls, Volver

Television:

Nip/Tuck, Weeds, Three Stooges, Looney Tunes (the old school '80s un-PC episodes), The NewsHour (when I have time to watch the news!), Muppet Show, Lost, The OC, Heroes

Books:

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Lolita, Gone With the Wind, The Master and Margarita

Heroes:

too many to count: my parents (my whole family for that matter), my teachers, my friends, Bob Dylan, Christiane Amanpour, Jim Lehrer, FDR

My Blog

Hellish Air Travel In A Nutshell

I am going on hour 3 in the Vegas Airport. Luckily they have free wi fi here. This blog from the NYT Opinion Section cracked me up. I am about to board right now, and am likely seated next to some ham...
Posted by Angela on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:07:00 PST

History Today, Folks.

We now have the first-ever female Speaker of the House. It only took us a couple hundred years. You go, Nancy!...
Posted by Angela on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:53:00 PST

I got a new camera

To mark my 28th birthday, I decided to fully step into the digital age. I can finally retire my trusty old advantix camera. Here is a pic of my new toy:...
Posted by Angela on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:35:00 PST

Thankful for My Bottle of Oban 14-Year, Among Other Things

The fall recruiting frenzy has finally drawn to a close. I couldn't be happier about it. Although I am so fortunate to have had so many great opportunities available to me, making the actual choice wa...
Posted by Angela on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:30:00 PST

Happy Fourth!

Happy Fourth of July everyone. I have a new album recommendation (see below). I have discovered Emmylou only during the past year. She does a lot of neat collaborations, this one with Mark Knopfler in...
Posted by Angela on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:28:00 PST

Boring Blog/Unboring Album

Nothing much to report here. The end of the school year is drawing near and yet no panic has hit me yet (strangely). Spring break in Ireland was fantastic. Drank lots of Guinness and made it out to th...
Posted by Angela on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:09:00 PST

Jumping the Fence

Well, I finally got fed up with my crappy, crappy HP laptop. This is the third time in as many months it has melted down on me, I have been through two hard drives, many crashes, spyware, malware, eve...
Posted by Angela on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:24:00 PST