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About Me

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I am a graphic designer, mother of two, screen-printer, and writer. I own my own screen printing business, and my writing is currently being pubished at www.newspapertree.com. I am happily married to a recording engineer.What do I like? I like rainy days. I like being in the forest. I like single malt scotch. I like retro erotica, and pin-up girls. I like strong coffee. I like Shel Silverstien and Dr. Seuss. I like even tempered people who do what they say they'll do. I like honesty and honour. I like tolerance and compassion. I like Abusters, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic. I love it when my son listens to me and does something the first time I ask. I love it when my husband has a couple of days off, and we have absolutely nothing to do. I love it when I discover an amazing album that I 've never heard before. I like learning about other's cultures and religions. I like learning something new. I like a good drunken history discussion. I like it when people show their true colours.What do I hate? I hate hypocricy. I hate facism. I hate when people impose their morality on other cultures or individuals.Ethics are universal. Morality is subjective. Deal with it.
You Are 76% Lady
Overall, you are a refined lady with excellent manners.
But you also know when to relax and not get too serious about etiquette Are You A Lady? What anime girl resides in you?
You are the Prietess- You have a strong sense for when something is wrong and a strong spiritual power. You are learning to fight demons and you meditate using your element water. You like to b eleft alone and your usually keep to yourself, unless you ask advice from your sensei.
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My Interests

printmaking, single malt scotch, pin-ups, art nouveau painters and graphic art, vintage clothing, bordeaux, illustration, good design (in all forms), needlepoint and crochet, making and restoring my own clothing, hand-rendering typography, mediterranean cuisine, haute cuisine, sex, old cartoons (30's-60's Tex Avery, Felix, Popeye, et al), candle making, alchemy, wortcunning, soap making, subversive art, linguistics, history, liberal politics (though I support the 2nd Ammendment), archery, horseback riding, gardening, string theory, art deco jewellry, perfume making, Pythagorean mathematics

I'd like to meet:

Roald Dahl, Fred Rogers, Walt Whitman- not all at the same time, though. I think Roald Dahl would call Fred Rogers a pansy.
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adopt your own virtual pet!My son and husband are both allergic to pet dander- so this is about as good as it gets for me....oh well....

Music:

In no particular order: Joy Division, Rachmanninoff, Scriabin, Eric Satie, Joni Mitchell, Pete Seger, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams (I), King Crimson, Jethro Tull, the Mars Volta, Chick Corea, Charles Mingus, Parliament/Funkadelic, KRS-One, Iggy Pop, DJ Dangermouse, Niel Young, Squarepusher, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Lou Reed, DJ Shadow, David Bowie, Aram Katchaturian, Fairuz, Black Flag, Kool Kieth, Diana Krall, Franz Ferdinand, Portishead, Air, Aphex Twin, Theolonius Monk, Cocteau Twins, Fire Theft, Yes, Aesop Rock, Claude Debussey, Stereolab, Brian Eno, Fear, X, New Order, Bjork, Bauhaus, Siouxie and the Banshees, Soeur Marie Keyrouz, Bela Bartok, Interpol, Fishbone, Velvet Underground, Tito Puente, Bad Brains, Roxy Music, T-Rex, Blonde Redhead, et al.
Nick Cave... dark and creepy. You're a bi-polar
genius, with equal passion for the most
degrading aspects of humanity, as well as the
beauty & wonder of God and Heaven.

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Movies:

I enjoy watching new films, esp. documentaries, whenever I have the chance. I'm pretty open minded but I have my favorites: Sam Pekinpah, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Blackslploitation flicks, Errol Morris documentaries, Terry Gilliam, Aaron Daronofsky, Milos Forman's Amadaeus, John Waters pre Ricky Lake, French new wave cinema, Frederico Fellini, David Lynch, and Monty Python flicks make me laugh when it's been a tough day.

Television:

Simpsons, Dave Chappelle, Sienfeld reruns, Family Guy, Frontline, PBS documentaries, NOVA- we don't really watch the idiot box in our home.

Books:

Henry Miller, Aliester Crowley, Camile Paglia, Chris Moore, Chuck Palahntuk, Poppy Z. Brite, Irving Welsh, Marquis de Sade, Eric Stanton, Leopold Von Sacher Masoch, George Orwell, Hunter S. Thompson, Anthony Burgess, Carl Jung, Pat Caliphia, the beat writers, Shel Silverstein, Dylan Thomas, Walt Whitman and TS Eliot. There are too many authors I enjoy to list here. I like a good history or anthropology book as well. "Stolen Continents" is a great look at early US and Latin American history through native eyes.

Heroes:

Chief Sitting Bull, Mohammed Ali, Jimmy Carter (okay- so he was ineffectual as a president, but he works tirelessly for peace), my dad, Nuada of the Silver Hand, Jesus, Krishna, Brighed, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Ghandi, my mother.

My Blog

Guilded Pleasures

This article was published a few months ago, but it's one of my favorites...Downtown Diary: Guilded Pleasures (courtesy of The Newspaper Tree)by Jenni BurtonPosted on August 24, 2007Allow me to begin ...
Posted by Jenni on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:08:00 PST

Thick thighs and sanguine eyes

Courtesy of the Newspaper Tree"All Races, All Sizes": El Paso, You're Beautifulby Jenni BurtonThe show hired models from across the melanin, height, weight, and ethnic spectrums, and was intended to s...
Posted by Jenni on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:28:00 PST

My Resolutions: AKA Freelancers of the World Unite

Downtown Diary: Freelancers of the World Uniteby Jenni BurtonDo you really want economic progress in this town? Do you really want to keep young talent here? Then you need to pay your freelancers what...
Posted by Jenni on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:27:00 PST

Say what mother*%$?: AKA why bougie bohemians can kiss my....

As appeared in the Newspaper Tree today....Downtown Diary: Say What? An Open Letterby Jenni BurtonI don't know you guys, but it was brought to my attention by a furious neighbor that you have a big, g...
Posted by Jenni on Fri, 04 May 2007 07:28:00 PST

La Zona Chismosa: A 3 Part Primer on the Empowerment Zone Corporation

These were published over the last month at www.newspapertree.com where my column currently resides.Downtown Diary: La Zona Chismosa Part I . . . Who Are We Supposed To Be Empowering Again?by Jenni Bu...
Posted by Jenni on Fri, 04 May 2007 07:02:00 PST

San Francisco Liberals

Now, normally- you would never hear me utter "liberal" in so exaspirated a manner, but I'm pissed ladies and gents. California State Assemblywoman Sally Lieber is pushing a bill to outlaw spanking of...
Posted by Jenni on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:20:00 PST

F.$K gentrification!

Friday, I sat in the newly renovated halls of the Plaza Theatre and listened as the Paso del Norte Group berated my home as the ugly middle child. Why cant you be like your sister? Youre a complete ...
Posted by Jenni on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 03:29:00 PST

sand caskets, a poem

Sand Caskets ::::: I have a song in my head. A faint voice, grows in increments. You werent supposed to be there. This wasnt supposed to happen. And then you find yourself clawing at the...
Posted by Jenni on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 06:52:00 PST

mamas don't let your babies grow up to be bandmates

This was originally written as a journal entry April 2004. I was thinking about writing a series of stories from the studio entitled, "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" but it didn't pan out that way. A...
Posted by Jenni on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 04:51:00 PST