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val russell

Ya.

About Me

oh this & that.
i'd love to be a traveling writer... say, someone who goes around the world testing day spas or tasting cheese. i don't even like cheese that much, but if i could see the world and write about it, i'd sign up in a heartbeat.

My Interests

GOD.
vibrant gerber daisies.
writing that makes you feel.

I'd like to meet:

audrey hepburn. natalie portman. feist.

Music:

ella.
etta.
feist.
theroots.
thedoors.
deathcab.
laurynhill.
bobmarley.
milesdavis.
billieholiday.
steviewonder.

Movies:

breakfast at tiffany's.
the count of monte cristo.

Television:

hgtv.
the food network.
dodger games.

Books:

"Flashbang" right now.
pretty good.

Heroes:

bob ross. no relation to diana.

My Blog

mama knows best.

My mom just told me a true story that ended with "That's why you shouldn't step on poop when you have a cut on your foot."   That's enough to write a blog, right?   Thought so....
Posted by val russell on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:29:00 PST

6 lines from my heart to my friend.

Severed is the limb that held you to me last summer, little did we know Distant would be the conversation between two hearts that long for one home Once intertwined were our branches of love, unrave...
Posted by val russell on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:42:00 PST

my thoughts on (not) getting things done.

there are so many things i want to do, i've been meaning to get around to...i want to write a few pieces...  a book... or, gosh, a blog at least.  i want to read a novel or two or three.i wa...
Posted by val russell on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:59:00 PST

stick with what you know!

LAWYERS ARE GREEDY. BLACKS ARE ATHLETIC. ITALIANS ARE GANGSTERS. AND THE IRISH ARE DRUNK.   I had a presentation about Media & Stereotypes today in one of my classes and I started with t...
Posted by val russell on Tue, 20 May 2008 07:04:00 PST

single dads in america.

ATTENTION: This is not a blog, it's an article I wrote for my data analysis class (posted a very rough draft earlier.)  So don't fear that I've lost my usual witty, scatter-brained self.  We...
Posted by val russell on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:39:00 PST

sex slaves.

I am tired of thinking about sad things.  But I disappoint myself by acting happy.    The rag doll is on the floor, worn to the stuffing, ripping threads from the abuse of a dog.&nbs...
Posted by val russell on Sun, 11 May 2008 04:09:00 PST

biology shows cheating is natural.

A recent article by Mike Celizic of the Today Show on NBC claims that cheating may not be an issue of culture and ethics, but one of human nature.  Yes, folks, biologists are affirming that "natu...
Posted by val russell on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:15:00 PST

stand by me.

I watched STAND BY ME a few days ago and it took me back 16 years to a friendship about which I had completely forgotten... one that should've lasted a bit longer... just like we planned.She and I, we...
Posted by val russell on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:31:00 PST

thanksgiving in march.

One year ago today, my brain throbbed within a skull too small for the pain.  It felt like someone squeezed their hand into my head, just below the roots of my hair and, with a semi-dull steak kn...
Posted by val russell on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:49:00 PST

quick commercial break: 800-588-2300... Empire!

Dear avid sofa taters and anyone else who may have an opinion, How many more seasons of American Idol do we need to label the show as unfortunate and laughably sour as The Sandlot 2, Home Alone 3, Lan...
Posted by val russell on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:32:00 PST