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Ducky

being realistic in a world of illusion

About Me

"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan SwiftSoOoo...Born in Russia, grew up in NYC, moved around in Cali, (and plan on moving back east after college). I will talk to you about every aspect of the culinary world and in the immortal words of the Urban Outfitters T-Shirt author "Music is My Business".there's a whole lot more to know and I dont feel like summing myself up in this box so just im me @ nycshady11! btw this is hysterical... i'm glad my heritage shows through a stupid quiz...
Your Inner European is Russian!
Mysterious and exotic.You've got a great balance of danger and allure. Who's Your Inner European?

My Interests

Going to concerts, meeting bands, going to/reading about restaurants/other "culinatrics", going to bed at 6am and waking up at 2pm, reading, playing piano, talking to people about hydrogenated oils and trans fats, talking my way into getting an A in tennis after not attending half the semester, dancing, North East West South aka news, traveling, New York City, Paris, swimming, going to the gym, talking to 70yearold grandpas at the gym who recognize me on Bart, hanging out w/Russians, finding lots of similarities between 2 unlikely cultures, becoming a Russian-Jewish Desi, my 2 baby half-sisters, friends in far-off places, this list is gonna go on forever.
You Are 70% Boyish and 30% Girlish
You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch.
Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes.
You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them.
You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be. How Boyish or Girlish Are You?
Your Seduction Style: Ideal Lover
You seduce people by tapping into their dreams and desires.
And because of this sensitivity, you can be the ideal lover for anyone you seek.
You are a shapeshifter - bringing romance, adventure, spirituality to relationships.
It all depends on who your with, and what their vision of a perfect relationship is. What Is Your Seduction Style?
You Are a Strawberry Daiquiri
You're a fun, playful drinker who loves to party.
You may get totally wasted, but you're always a happy drunk! What Mixed Drink Are You?

I'd like to meet:

Matt Bellamy, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Hot Hot Heat, Wolfmother... oh wait... I already did!

Music:

MUSE, The K.G.B., Interpol, the beatles, beach boys, the RHCP, Eric Clapton, the postal service, the strokes, the killers, M.I.A., the smiths, the bravery, kaiser chiefs, kasabian, the music, Maximo Park, Franz Ferdinand, the matches, a Burning Water, the hives, hot hot heat, Louis XIV, journey, solemite, the who, No Doubt, Green Day, suburban legends, jimmy eat world, facing new york, the darkness, the shins, yeah yeah yeahs, sugarcult, missy elliot, jet, jane's addiction, nelly, sean paul, busta rhymes, barry manilow, stone temple pilots, jimi hendrix, the used, story of the year, bob marley, the rolling stones, AFI, incubus, system of a down, outkast, deathcab for cutie, rooney, hoobastank, Radiohead, audrye sessions, muckruckers, Kinky, the all american rejects, brand new, the vines, sum 41, papa roach, the foo fighters, Velvet Revolver, fatboy slim, destiny's child, nirvana, queens of the stone age, the white stripes, blink182, coldplay, thursday, cold, tool, overview, dexter danger, once over, Death of a Party, Avenged Sevenfold, Normal Like You, Flipsyde, the lovemakers, the arctic monkeys, editors, we are scientists, eminem, matisyahu, she wants revenge, buddha lounge, tatu, nautilus pompilius, lube, pink floyd, blackalicious, andre nickatina, street to nowhere, push to talk, arcade fire, limp bizkit, the cars, michael jackson, 311, bob dylan, cake, DMB, john mayer, jack johnson, david bowie, kanye west, duran duran, gavin castleton, whoever sings the main song in The Sopranos, shakira, sade, gorillaz, io, ashkon, audioslave, deep purple, gypsy music, Russian folk music, DJ Tiesto, Paul Oakenfeld, Aarmin van Buren, Paul van Dyke, The Music, Chemical Brothers, Spice Girls, Soundgarden, STP, ozzy osbourne, the doors, Reel Big Fish, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Status Quo, Guns N Roses, REM, Stone Sour, Scorpions, Madonna, Ladytron, Nightmare of You, Hard Fi, Calla, Super Furry Animals, Celebration, Shooting at Unarmed Men, Electrelane, Magnetophone, Stereolab, Fall Out Boy, P!@tD, Paco de Lucia, Prodigy, Beck, The Cardigans, Blur, Ennio Morricone, Gypsy Kings, Buena Vista Social Club, Strunz and Farah, Slash, Queen, Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzie Gillespie, Tony Bennett, Head Automatica, Pharrell, N.E.R.D., Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Santana, Matchbox 20, Daft Punk, Isley Brothers, Zemfira, Under The Influence of Giants, Communique, Day One Symphony, Thriving Ivory, H.I.M., Metric, Fort Minor, Wolfmother, The Hush Sound, Umaturman, mashup DJs, Mashina Vremeni, DDT, Okudzhava, Vissotsky

Movies:

romantic comedy, action, drama, comedy, based on true story movies, history movies, certain foreign films (europeans like to film an empty alleyway for like 20 minutes...not entertaining or useful), russian movies, russian kids movies (its quality stuff!!), bollywood, SOME thrillers (if it's The Grudge...in 15 minute increments!).....so basically everything except for westerns

Television:

Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Will & Grace, FOOD NETWORK (yea, pretty much the whole network), What Not To Wear, History Channel, MTV, Fuse, I Love The *insert decade*'s and other Vh1 shows, ENTOURAGE!!!!, Nip/Tuck, The OC (first 2 seasons, dont know whats goin on now), 6 Feet Under (when it began), One Tree Hill, Degrassi, European football, and a lot of others i can't remember b/c i haven't watched tv in a while.

Books:

A lot, excerpts would be: Master and Margarita, Da Vinci Code, Homo Faber, Shakespeare, pointless yet amusing chick books, Bonjour Tristesse, One Hundred Years of Solitude (if i ever finish it), the Beatles Anthology, the Absolut vodka ad campaign book, Chronicles of Narnia, The Power and The Glory, Metamorphosis, Frankenstein, Candide, Jane Eyre, Various cookbooks, especially those with less recipes and more pictures and emphasis on the dish's background, Crime and Punishment, Parodies suchc as : The American Dream, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead...and many more...

Heroes:

My mom, 'nuff said

My Blog

what are my buddies for

ahhh, the things people say... good times good times ultrasuede86: you are like natural viagra incarnate...
Posted by Vosges Haut Chocolat on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:18:00 PST

Tahoe

South Shore (Tahoe) for New Years....enough said... HELLA random..on the 31st we saw a guy that works @ Whole Foods in Walnut Creek, a guy I had Microecon w/last semester, and a guy my friends&nb...
Posted by Vosges Haut Chocolat on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:59:00 PST

Gelato

So aside from Gelateria Naia being one of the best things ever, they have new flavors...alcohol flavors...egg nog (avec Bacardi) and Guinness....yes Guinness flavored gelato and although I'm not a big...
Posted by Vosges Haut Chocolat on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:40:00 PST