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Julie K.

Revved Up Like a Deuce.

About Me



-I eat copious amounts of organic food. I am a fruit junkie.
-I speak lots of languages to varying degrees, but rarely use them.
-I've studied piano, trumpet, violin and guitar but I'm not a musician. I do have perfect pitch though. And I love my Casio PX-110.
-I have 2, going on 3 college degrees. I have no clue as to what to do with any of them.
-I have an AWFUL temper which I try VERY hard to control.
-I have Grave's Disease.
-I also have some pretty annoying manifestations of OCD. I'm like that cowboy in the Simpsons.
[YEEHAW! onetwothreefour..]

My Interests

PRESS PLAY. It's like being in my car..




DIRECTION, REACTION, CREATION.

TURNING POINT. FOCUS.

I DON'T ADD STRANGERS TO MY LIST, SO PLEASE DON'T SEND ME A REQUEST UNLESS WE KNOW EACH OTHER!!!

Design and Structure; Language and Syntax; Mathematics; Proportion; Traveling about the U.S.; Traveling beyond the U.S.; Creating ever-more complicated spreadsheets to keep track of every aspect of my life; Artisanal Cheeses and Chocolates (esp. Blood Orange Caramel Truffles from Anna Shea); Green Tea by the Gallon, Earl Grey by the Quart; Constant Renovation; Compulsive Planning; Positive Thinking; Arguments; Retrospect; Control, Control, CONTROL; Panoramic Views; The Spirit of Christmas; Long Walks along the Beach City Sidewalk; Maneki Neko; Boutiques; Haircuts; Rice; Brunch with Friends; Dinner Dates; Thrill Rides; High-Def/High-Res; LBYM, Abject Consumerism, and how to combine the two; Unexpected Praise; My Menagerie; My LG enV; My Motorcycles.

I am obsessed with my childhood in the 80s. Someday I will go back.

And I'm taking Lionel with me.

I'd like to meet:



Please Join Me For Brunch At:

-The Little Next Door
-Quality
-The Griddle
-Home
-La Conversation
-Morel's
-Kings Road Cafe
-Café du Village
-M Cafe de Chaya
(..It will be most yay.)


As an aside, I HATE NAMEDROPPERS.
I DO NOT CARE WHO YOU KNOW.
..so don't tell me.
Thanks.

Music:



The Jam, The Style Council, Paul Weller, The Cure, New Order, DM, D2, ABC, OMD, Joy Division, PSB, TFF, PIL, ELO, Soft Cell, Erasure, The Church, Psychedelic Furs, INXS, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Alphaville, The Damned, Echo and The Bunnymen, Killing Joke, Nik Kershaw, The Sound, Midge Ure/Ultravox, Icehouse, Tin Tin, Pogues, Cocteau Twins, Lily Marlene, Smiths, Madonna, Spandau Ballet, Jens Lekman, Roxy Music, The Hindu Stuntmen, Real Life, B-Movie,

Trans-X, U2, Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones, A Flock of Seagulls, Modern English, Violent Femmes, Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, Gene Loves Jezebel, Killer Dwarfs, Pantera, VH, Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Blonde Redhead, Pulp, Scene Creamers, Interpol, Misfits, Ramones, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Screamers, SP, Buzzcocks, Cramps, Germs, Ig, NYD, JT/H, GP/B VU/N,

Apples in Stereo, Beachwood Sparks, War Children, Tom Petty, Suzi Quatro, Beatles, Stones, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Stray Cats, Asha Bhosle, Kyu Sakamoto, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Morphine, Herman's Hermits, Procol Harum, Boston, Dylan, Todd Rundgren, Moody Blues, Foo Fighters, Boston, Small Faces, Elvis Costello,

Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Sinatra, Martin and Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Fred Buscaglione, Chet Baker, Gene Kelly, Dave Brubeck, Perry Como, Edith Piaf, Bjork, Bee Gees, Johnny Mathis,

Jackson Browne, Gipsy Kings, Billy Joel, The Four Tops, Kool and The Gang, Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Earth Wind and Fire, MJ, Country (old and new!!! but only in small doses!)

Movies:

Old Boy, Eternal Sunshine, Betty Blue, Lost in Translation, The Jacket, Darjeeling Limited, Wall Street, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, 21 grams, Beyond the Sea, House of Yes, Suicide Club, Butterfly Effect, Swimming Pool, Japanese Story, Downfall, Brick, Manchurian Candidate, Spike Lee joints, Ray, Kill Bill, Naked Lunch, A Love Song for Bobby Long, Raising Victor Vargas, The Harder They Come, Amadeus, Benny and Joon, Tombstone, Happy Gilmore, Reality Bites, John Hughes films, Vanilla Sky, Usual Suspects, St. Elmo's Fire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Outsiders, Donnie Darko, The Unsaid, Goodfellas, Platoon, Oscar, A Bronx Tale, The Ring, Documentaries, Mary Poppins, The Professional, Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler, Gay Purree, Wizard of Oz (while eating spicy seasoned salt out of my hand--it's a childhood thing), Final Countdown, Stand By Me, True Romance, Heathers, Untamed Heart, Hair, Mother India, La Ciudad, Amores Perros, Lola Rennt, The Loved One (thanks tookie!), Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Gigi, Singin' in the Rain, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Mrs. Doubtfire, Grease, all Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. And anything with Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire. I also like movies with lots of hidden symbolism, and ones that are like giant jigsaw puzzles. You know, the ones that take watching them five times or researching on the internet to completely understand. And ones with characters I actually like. It's rare, but those are the ones I love to come home and watch at night. I wish I could make a list of all of them, but I have a horrible memory when it comes to film titles.

Television:

TCM!!! I like documentaries, Twilight Zone, Taxi, 24, Golden Girls, Good Times, Two and a Half Men, All in the Family, Project Runway, Lost (I haven't kept up though), Facts of Life, Family Ties, The Nanny, Colbert Report, Daily Show, Family Guy, American Dad, Simpsons, Kids in the Hall, Bewitched, Perry Mason, Roseanne, Price is Right, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Remington Steele and MOONLIGHTING!!
I HATE MTV.
vh-1 classic is ok though.

Books:

I have an extensive collection of textbooks.

Ancient piano books.

A reference section worthy of its own decimal system.

If I had time to read every book I own, I would be an expert at EVERYTHING.

My pinko dogs have destroyed every piece of Reagan literature in my apartment.

I read a lot of news articles.

Fiction.. not so much. maybe one day when I have more time.

Heroes:



Here's my card.
..I'll call you.

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My Blog

Things I do not like. (6/8/06)

In no particular order:-Slow drivers. don't drive. WALK.-Anyone who has, does, or will at some point cut me off when I'm on my bike. I HATE YOU.-Getting "hot ear" after being on the cell too long. -Wa...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Picture Book (Oct. 31, 2006)

Sorry the links are all broken I'll fix them this week. :] OftenImitatedNeverDuplicatedI've gut a freckle on me lip.It's 1984. SAY IT MOTHERFUCKER!!!SEVEN DAYS..My Fat Ugly Cuban Roommate Carlos.If Ad...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

ACHTUNG : MOTORRÄDER! (10/25/05)

I'm feeling well again, which means it's time for riding in the grand manner. Unfortunately, all of my friends with bikes are sloths who sleep through the whole frickin' morning and do nothi...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I'm starting a motorcycle gang of one.

..and each day, i shall ride off into the sunset. (well, from Vernon to Hollywood on my route home from work anyway.)durn traffic.. what a bunch o' hooey.I'll probably fall into one of those mammoth p...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

ilse vs. clement

So I found Ilse the shark dog chewing on Clement, my docile hummingbird. The worst part though.. Clement has been dead for two and a half months. eek! It's ok though.. after a day or two wit...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

NO MORE VICES

If I never have another drink as long as I live, it'll be TOO SOON. And I'm quitting smoking on September 8th. Bloody fucking hell.. good riddence.
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

!@#$% shark dog

ilse (aka 'great white') bit me yesterday when lori and i were trying to stop her from completely eviscerating gretel (the little beige wiener dog who spends 95% of the day growling and flashing teeth...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Just registered to vote.

The last time I voted was for Clinton in 1992. Whoa. 
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

People who lie about their age are silly.

My parents, who are 64 and 67, raised me since birth with the idea that years bring wisdom and privilege, and are always something to be proud of. Are you 'age-liars' scared of not getting dates or s...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

democrat doggie with one paw in the glue factory door..

I caught Ilse attempting to destroy this relic-- ...
Posted by Julie K. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST