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susan

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About Me

You gotta know me to love me ;) I can make a mean Mojito that will spin you on your ass.

My Interests

museums, i swear i'm going to get gout by the time i turn 32 since i eat out so much, my altar-ego=GASEOUS CLAY...like cassius clay...you can run but you can't hide! furnishing and decorating my new home (that is slow in coming), piaggio-vespa, traveling (been to - korea, china: beijing, guangzhou, guilin, shanghai; hongkong, england, scotland, italy, france, austria, switzerland, netherlands, germany, mexico city; want to go to - egypt, russia, ireland, new zealand, thailand, indonesia, brazil, fiji, spain, greece, czech rep, peru),live music, design, crossword puzzles, snowconecollective, skip-bo, sunday breakfasts/brunches are the tops, shopping, taking my dog to the park, fostering rescued pugs and french bulldogs. let's drink us some mash and talk up some trash!

I'd like to meet:

My clone, so's I can travel whilst she works for the man to earn us an honest livin'. Otherwise, no one, can't you read 'leave me alone'.

Music:

the smiths, stereolab, idlewild, yaz, modest mouse, the faint, broken social scene, siouxsie & the banshees, cocteau twins, the divine comedy, peggy lee, blur, sleater kinney, squirrel nut zippers, dinah washington, trembling blue stars, pulp, the cure, bratmobile, my life story, nina simone, heavenly, ash, depeche mode, manic street preachers, belle & sebastian, jonathan fire eater, talulah gosh, midnight movies, slowdive, the shins, velocity girl, electrelane, elliot smith, teenage fan club, le tigre, the pattern, saint etienne, broadcast, the gossip, kaito, stereo total, billie holiday, the softies, air, sing sing, sarah vaughn, bikini kill, elastica, abba, the aislers set, gene, lush, pj harvey, joy division, new order, sigur ros, supergrass, travis, the walkmen, dusty springfield, helen love, petula clark

Movies:

vertigo, tron, welcome to the dollhouse, the party, clash of the titans, psycho, happy together, the bad seed, john water's films, lord of the rings trilogy, rushmore, dogma, nightmare before christmas, star wars (IV,V,VI), sixteen candles, lock stock & two smoking barrels, waiting for guffman, disney-i'm just a big fat kid at heart, royal tennenbaums, spinal tap, casino royale with david niven, how to steal a million

Television:

the family guy, MXC, buffy the vampire slayer, sex & the city, food network (good eats), no reservations with anthony bourdain, hex, project runway, south park, little britain

Books:

le petit prince, DV by diana vreeland, to kill a mockingbird, sons&lovers, jane eyre, the bell jar, catcher in the rye, tales of the city, trainspotting, breakfast at tiffany's, anything by david sedaris

My Blog

Mexico City

Just came back home from a holiday in Mexico City, over the Thanksgiving weekend. It was amazing! The city is gigantic, never ending lights when we flew in. It is definitely a bustling city, with m...
Posted by susan on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST

NYC

So, I'm going to NYC for the weekend, for work actually.  A company is flying me out to preview their new fall/winter line, they need input I suppose.  Any suggestions on a yummy breakfast p...
Posted by susan on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:11:00 PST

ADOPT

Fostering this little puppy who was abandoned at a local animal shelter this past week. His left eye was damaged beyond repair that they had to remove it. He's a 6 week old Fawn male pug. He deserv...
Posted by susan on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:42:00 PST

drinkie-poos

Caipirinhas, Bellinis, oh my...so tasty, nice drinks for the summer heat or the beginning of it anyhow. When are my friends coming down to visit me so I can make them drink my concoctions???
Posted by susan on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:10:00 PST

Mainland

Arrived into mainland China early this morning, a change from Hong Kong, no humidity.  The hustle and bustle of the city set upon a harbor is gone; now we see the green mountains and lush landsca...
Posted by susan on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:01:00 PST

HONG KONG!

Hong Kong is great!  This is  the second visit, one that actually gets to experience the city and the shopping.  It's bustling and active, a metropolitan city like that of New York or L...
Posted by susan on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:16:00 PST

ciao!

Torino is a beautiful city, the Piemonte region of Italy is lovely.  The weather has been quite nice, around 20°F so not too cold but definitely weather that I am not used to.  The city is i...
Posted by susan on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:28:00 PST

driving the new wheels

so, picked up the new Mini on saturday from long beach and drove it home...in traffic no less, no other way to break in a new car than in southern california traffic. it was soooo freaking nice to be...
Posted by susan on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:03:00 PST

Mini Cooper

the dealer called to notify me that my car is finally here!!  stateside and waiting to be picked up!  after 3 months of waiting, i will be driving my Mini Cooper.
Posted by susan on Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:57:00 PST

merde

life is merde.
Posted by susan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST