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Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North.

are we misanthropes? lord no, we're a family.

About Me



i'm a fussypants...

i drive an '86 chevy celebrity like it's a european sports car...

i've got two cats named after foods, but i still really want a dog...

i could spend hours in a hardware store...

My Interests


rosy cheeks
red lips
knock-knees
honey bees
quiet reflection
hidden fortresses
not drinking
trousseau building
duets
obtuse observations that make only me laugh
curled under covers
ukelele, mandolin, mc-303
practicing proper diction
taxidermy
crossword puzzles
staring at the clouds, counting the stars, watching the moon
rearranging the furniture
pin-ups
reading so i can avoid those around me
roasting meat & cutting vegetables
modern conveniences ...

I'd like to meet:



... and those bitten by the politeness bug.

Music:

nick cave, tool, neutral milk hotel, mars volta, danzig, suicide, carter family, skinny puppy, jay-z, godspeed you black emperor, angels of light, edith piaf, kate bush, isis, low, tom waits, joy division, fela kuti, babyland, white stripes, yes, swans, harry belafonte, sacred harp singing, nine inch nails, m.i.a, big black, the band, django reinhardt, bat for lashes, the jesus lizard, joanna newsom, ...

the coercive sensuality recordings catalog

Movies:

buffalo '66, the women, warriors, herzog, miike, anderson, verhoeven, lynch, almodovar, horror movies (fulci, argento, devils rejects, the descent), 70's michael caine, 70's john carpenter.

Television:

"i want to be married and have a hundred kids, so i could have a hundred friends, and no one could say no to being my friend."

"yeah i went hunting once. shot a deer in the leg. had to kill it with a shovel, took about an hour. why do you ask?"

deadwood, the andy griffith show, big love, curb your enthusiasm, bewitched, and twin peaks 4evs.

Books:

the dictionary, emily post's wedding etiquette, susanna clarke, kurt vonnegut, george r.r. martin, chuck palahniuk, flannery o'connor, jane austen, greek myths, joan didion, new yorker, teen vogue, joy of cooking

and some of the most beautiful words ever written:
"And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed, and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony;... These delights if thou canst give, Mirth, with thee I mean to live."

My Blog

"remy, pull down his pants" ...

this past weekend we picked out wedding rings. it's stunning and i can't wait to wear it.after a long day at work i'm now watching "man bites dog" and am about to eat some homemade spinach and four ch...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:31:00 PST

me me me ...

i'm still on vacation, so why not shamelessly promote my birthday weekend? 1. So, what did you do all day?i woke up at 10, then watched martha stewart. now the cat is clawing my back. i think i'm goin...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:18:00 PST

sociology ...

local sports teams and their home stadiums as socio-economic indicators and effectors: a discussionso the A's might move to fremont, in a bid Oracle is making to build a stadium of the future. while t...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:46:00 PST

someone has a case of the mondays ...

(this is going to start off slow, but i promised you tourette's and i will deliver) so i'm starting this new thing at the office, going in on mondays instead of saturdays and a bit earlier.  sinc...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:45:00 PST

beware of vicious lawn chairs ...

so sunday afternoon i'm lounging by the pool with a couple of my gals, while a handsome young man brings us freshly made guacamole ... i go to lean back in the chair, and immediatly pull my pinkie-fin...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

so it was declared ...

by a smiling Brooke, as she raised her tamarind margarita aloft, "birthday week!" and so it shall ring out ... from the Mission to the MoMA; from Shutter to that volcanic culmination which will be ...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

it's twins ...

i intended to have an omelette for lunch. a satisfying one, with tomatoes, basil, and feta. and when i cracked the second egg into the bowl, there it was: twins. and, interestingly enough, my gut r...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

i like sarina brewer ...

and i think you might too (certain biological anthropoply major and south america visiting friends come to mind) ... she's a taxidermy artist and believe you me, she makes pieces i haven't seen anyone...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

so good i FAINTed (photodiary of euphoria)

the faint last night at bimbo's was such a frenzied, gyrating, sweaty, ecstatic danceparty ... i had to share some of my favorite pics ... for all those that were there ... and those i wish were with ...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

rainy day (photodiary with umbrella)

it was only when i ventured out into the rain drops that i saw that all was not dreary ... the light was diffuse, dreamy ... bundled up and with sturdy umbrella and hot coffee to fortify me ... the ...
Posted by Queen Leela, Mistress of all things in the North. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST