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Angie Toomsen

We had part of a Slinky once...but I straightened it

About Me

I am a journalist, actress, singer, fronthuman for Violet Island, lyricist, time-based media artist, and webbie.

My Interests

Journalism, web content, magazine editing, singing and lyric writing, theatre, transformation, human potential, body/mind work, black and white photography, time-based media, video art, quantum physics, electronic music, cooking, holistic nutrition, animals.

I'd like to meet:

Collaborators, compassionate geniuses, butterflies, visionaries, soulmates, workhorses

Music:

Imogen Heap, Air, Gustavo Santaolalla, Sigur Ros, Aimee Mann, The Postal Service, Tori Amos, Dorothy Scott, Matthew Wright, Peter Gabriel, Hotel Costes, Lisa Gerard, Peter Bourke, Dead Can Dance, Love Spirals Downward, Bjork, Juana Molina, Danny Elfman, Tangerine Dream, Syd Matters, Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, Ambulance LTD, Beck, Boards of Canada, Broken Social Scene, The Decembrists, Erland Oye, The God Creators, Goldfrapp, New London Fire, New Order, Violet Island

Movies:

RECENT FAVES: Babel, The Secret (www.thesecret.tv), What the Bleep do We Know, The Squid and the Whale, The Science of Sleep, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Whale Rider, Stealing Beauty, Heavy, You Me and Everyone We Know, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amelie, Orlando, Magnolia, Ghost World, Life Aquatic, High Fidelity, Lovely and Amazing, Flirting With Disaster, Home For the Holidays, Lost in Translation, Royal Tennenbaums, Life Aquatic, Shopgirl, The Insider, Manhunter, The Deep End, The Ice Storm, The Sea Inside, Waking Life, V For Vendetta, True Romance, Mirror Mask, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Legend...expanding weekly

Television:

It only plays DVD's. I watch "The Show With Zefrank" online often: www.zefrank.com

Heroes:

You are my hero if you have transformed yourself for the better. (Gone through a health revamp, become a better parent, faced a fear, developed a skill, let a dormant talent blossom, gone back to school, whatever). You are my hero if you are an expert at something. You are my hero if you make me laugh. You are my hero if you make movies for a living. You are my hero if you rescue people and/or animals and/or fight crime by night. You are my hero if you have every Star Wars action figure.

My Blog

Need a Recording? Band Making a CD?

Hey everyone. So here's a plug for one of the most "priceless" audio engineering resources in IC, one TUCKER BURNES. He used to wear ear plugs on the subway in NYC to protect his incred...
Posted by Angie Toomsen on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:15:00 PST