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About Me

As a writer, my goal in life is very simple.
I'm here to shatter every stereotype you and/or the world has about Vegas showgirls.
Why?
Because I used to be one.
I'm currently writing a three-part memoir about my experiences living and working as an entertainer in Las Vegas (and please don't tell me you're having visions of Elizabeth Berkeley's pasties, because that's not what I mean by "entertainer"), and I'm using Myspace as a tool for marketing and promoting my writing. There's going to be some big things happening with my book in the near future, and I certainly wouldn't want anyone to miss out.
Having said that, there's something else I'd like to say outright: in all honestly, I get extremely irked by the judgment and stigma that comes along with being a former showgirl by those who have no idea what it's really like. I have to deal with it enough as an author, and I want this page to be about fun and enjoyment and connecting with other people, not about constantly having to stand up to frivolous and unfounded Vegas ideologies. So if you don't know anything about me or my experiences, click the banner above to subscribe to my blog - it's all there. And get the book when it comes out. Be apart of breaking the stereotype.
Yeah, it's a challenging task. But someone's gotta do it.

My Interests

There are two certainties in my life: I will die, and I will write. Most everything I do revolves around my writing.

There are some other things I like to do, though. I love to read. And cook. And write. And paint. And make jewelry. And write. And spend time with my favorite people. And do homework. Yeah, I said homework - I've learned to embrace my inherent nerdiness. Oh, and did I mention I love to write?

Actually, it's impossible for me to sit here and mention everything that interests me. Truth is, I'm interested in everything, particularly developing new interests.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone and everyone. I'm about as outgoing as they come.

I don't mean to sound conceited or anything, but I get a lot of random friend requests, so let me take this opportunity to say that if you'd like to add me as your friend, please send me a message and introduce yourself first. I know everyone's busy and there's not always time for one, but I'm not here to have a friends list consisting of thousands of people I don't even know. So click here to send me a message. If you don't, the request will just sit there forever and ever and I'll never accept nor deny it.

There's only so much I can say here and in the rest of my profile about who I am and what I'm all about, so if you really want to get to know me as a person and as a writer, subscribe to my blog.

All that said, feel free to drop me a line anytime - I'd love to hear from you. Oh, and anyone who sends me a message should know this: I read every email I get, but I may not always be able to respond right away. Please don't take offense to this. I try to reply as promptly as humanly possible, but sometimes the universe gets in the way.

So I guess that's about it, other than a couple more miscellaneous things:

One, please don't send me a friend request as part of a "Whore Train" and/or a way to bulletin your spam mail to me. That's almost as annoying as hearing the gardeners start the leafblowers at 7am on Saturday mornings.

And really, how many times a day do I need to see a "Win A FREE iPod!" bulletin? Exactly.

Two, I truly adore and appreciate everyone's comments, but if the comment is overly ostentatious and/or it contains any spam whatsoever, chances are it'll be removed.

DISCLAIMER:

An important thing to note about this webpage:

This webpage and the blog contained herein are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works License. That basically means that if you wish to share any of the writing or images originating from this page, you must notify me and credit or link back to me and/or this webpage (or blog).

Good. Glad we got that out of the way.
A girl's gotta protect her assets, after all.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License .

Music:

Dave Matthews Band
Bob Dylan
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots
Counting Crows
My Chemical Romance
Audioslave
Rolling Stones
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers
The Beatles
Better Than Ezra
Jimi Hendrix
The Eagles
Beck
U2
Nine Inch Nails
Fleetwood Mac
Sade
Nora Jones
The Cars
Velvet Revolver
The Wallflowers
Cream
Cranberries
Depeche Mode
Tori Amos
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Gin Blossoms
Matchbox 20
Outkast
Black Eyed Peas
John Mayer
AC/DC
Led Zeplin
The Killers
Sigur Ros
Tom Petty
Def Leapord
Toad the Wet Sprocket
John Rouse
Thievery Corporation
Dian Diaz
The La's
Mazzy Star
Ben Arthur
Snow Patrol
Soul Asylm
Guns n' Roses
Jefferson Starship
Elvin Bishop
The Supremes

Movies:

Ocean's 11
Shakespeare in Love
Casino Royale (2006)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Meet Joe Black
Fight Club
Sideways
Pleasantville
Great Expectations
Vanilla Sky
Pulp Fiction
The Devil's Advocate
The Beach
Casino
Leaving Las Vegas
L.A. Confidential
Snatch
Jerry Maguire
About Schmidt
The Ref
American Beauty
Adaptation
Groundhog Day
Revenge of the Nerds
Good Will Hunting
Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Goodfellas
Sabrina
Meet the Parents/Fockers
The Sixth Sense
Tombstone
The Little Mermaid
Alice in Wonderland
Dead Poet's Society
The Wedding Singer
Office Space
Something's Gotta Give
As Good As It Gets
Wayne's World
Major League
Field of Dreams
Crash
The Departed

Television:

"Top Chef". That is all.

Books:

Tao Te Ching
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
How We Are Hungry
The Lovely Bones
The Time Traveler's Wife
I Am Not Myself These Days - A Memoir
Running With Scissors
The Kite Runner
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas
The Firm
About a Boy
White Oleander
Prozac Nation
Rose Madder
She's Come Undone
A Midsummer Night's Dream
As You Like It
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Little Mermaid
Sappho's Erotic Poems
La Divina Commedia
La Vita Nuova
The Metamorphoses
The Decameron
Story
Catcher in the Rye
The Birth of Tragedy
Tao of Pooh
Te of Piglet
Leaves of Grass
Flannery O'Connor
James Joyce
Leo Tolstoy
Dylan Thomas
On Beauty
Interpreter of Maladies
Paint it Black
Naked
On Writing
Sideways
The Namesake
Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs
Memoirs of a Geisha
Me Talk Pretty One Day

Heroes:

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My Blog

It's not you...it's me

I've been considerably contemplative and reflective these past few weeks. This makes sense, considering what's been going on in my life. Having been in this state of considerable reflectiveness, I've...
Posted by Kristen on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:32:00 PST

A pimped-out bid of adieu

I just wanted to let everyone know I'll be taking a break from blogging for a while. This isn't a formal announcement or anything, but I thought I should at least mention it. I'm not sure h...
Posted by Kristen on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:21:00 PST

Rufus

New Year's day 2007. My bedroom. My desk. A nice glass of merlot. My fingers accosting the keyboard with lascivious, unrelenting strokes. Dave Matthews singing "Jimi Thing" in the background. The neig...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:14:00 PST

10 worst places to pick up chicks

I did a lot of Christmas shopping and whatnot over the weekend, and I guess being out in public more gave me inspiration to write this blog. It also gave me inspiration to never listen to another Chri...
Posted by Kristen on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:35:00 PST

Rodney King, I salute you

So I have this friend...let's just call her A Psychologist's Dream (or APD for short). I wouldn't have always called this friend by such a demeaning name, but some things have been happening...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:19:00 PST

The Sweaty Vortex

It's not what you think. Heh. The trend for this tag has been introducing your blog with some kind of "sweaty vortex" reference, so I decided I'd just call the entire blog The S...
Posted by Kristen on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:19:00 PST

25 going on 50

I've experienced a lot of firsts in my life (okay, right before I posted this I realized I'd accidentally typed "I've experienced a lot of fists in my life". That was totally not a Freudian slip, I s...
Posted by Kristen on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:38:00 PST

Breasts

So last night I got inspiration to write this blog after chatting with a friend about childhood memories. I get kinda nostalgic around this time of year, what with spending more time with family and d...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:19:00 PST

On getting Rudolph and Santa to submit

So today I spent the day helping my dad put up Christmas lights. It's this tradition we've had since I could walk, practically, and it's one of the things I missed most about being away from home all ...
Posted by Kristen on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:18:00 PST

I ain't gonna beg, but I ain't too proud to beg, neither

So I got inspiration to write this blog after reading Kevin's "Freaking" Forbidden's great lies women have told me posting this morning. Kevin mentioned offhandedly that "women don't want a ...
Posted by Kristen on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:52:00 PST