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Lyz

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About Me

Born and raised in LA. Lived in New York for five years, moved back to LA summer of 2004. Retired fencer. Retired bartender. Alumni of St. John's University (Queens, NY). Currently working for a fundraising/event planning company. We do the AIDS Walks in LA, NY, SF, and Ft. Lauderdale.things i like: honest people, i love live music, dancing, art galleries (but i absolutely don't claim to be an expert), people watching, playing a game with friends where we try to pick out who has the most interesting life in a room full of strangers, gerber daisies, film, great smiles, reading, people who are comfortable with themselves, old couples that still hold hands, guys that wear jewelry and/or make up, cheese, people who have a passion and actually follow through with it, hummus, bananas that are still slightly green, loyalty, genuine people, unusual laughs, candles, ties, when grass grows out of the cracks in sidewalks, when the power goes out, a good whiskey on the rocks, painting my nails different colors, bellies, believe it or not...chest hair on guys, spontaneous drum circles, walking bare foot, spooning!, the sounds of a fencing tournament, a good hug, halloween, a random letter/note from a good friend, cats, dressing up, working out, meeting random people at akward times, club soda w/cranberry and a twist of lime, vegetables, david sedaris, jd salinger, traveling, public transportation, my goofy laugh.things i dislike: insecure people, people who talk during movies, shirts with words like princess on them, socks with sandals, chit chat, all things dishonest, liver, tattoos that don't have a personal meaning, really cold or really hot food, closed minds, artificial grape flavoring, when things are in order, when people (especially children) play video games all day and revolve their lives around their favorite tv shows, when people order cosmos just to say the word cosmo, girls who act drunk and use it as an excuse to act stupid, bad tippers, alpha males, girly girls, thanksgiving, people who regularly involve brand names and costs of things in their conversations, vacations that require agendas, routines.shout outs...gotta give much love out to my best friends ira, alex, matt, monica, kit, aurelio (male), derek (pops), rachel (pal), jane (poo poo), rita, candace, murali, megan, tiffany, chris, regan, melissa, sam girl, babaka, aaron (Droopy B!), steve & I'm sorry if I forgot you...let me know!Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

shows, fencing, bars, art, films, food, people watching

I'd like to meet:

anyone open minded

Music:

Gogol Bordello!!!!!!!!!!, The Ramones, The April Fishes, Sigur Ros, Blur, Muse, Massive Attack, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, DeVotchka, Brass Menazerie, The Gonifs, Dresden Dolls, Scissor Sisters, Jackson Brown, Dispatch, Jolie Holland, Sean Hayes, Gaucho, The Gonifs, Babylon Circus, The Midnight Creeps, Kally Price, 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erickson , St. Germaine, Andrew Bird, Jason Webley, Balkan Beat Box, The Horrors, Cocorosie, Spleen, Warren Suicide, The Misfits, Ben Harper, Nirvana, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols, Os Mutantes, The New York Dolls, X-Ray Specs, Breakestera, Weezer, The White Stripes, Ozomatli, The Clash, Tom Petty, Golem, The Moldy Peaches, Modest Mouse, Tin Cup Serenade, Tin Hat Trio, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin, Golem, G Love & Special Sauce, The Violent Femmes, Bob Dylan, Joy Division, The Moldy Peaches, Persephone's Bees, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, The Lemonheads, Tom Lehrer, The Cramps, Bob Dylan, Badly Drawn Boy, Rancid, Blondie, Ella Fitzgerald, NOFX, The Kinks, Primus/Sausage, Gorillaz, Beck, Tribe Called Quest, John Coltrane, The Smiths, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, Calexico, Bat Makumba, Very Be Careful, Social Distortion, New York Rel-X, 400 Blows, gimme that jazz, swing, and klezmer any time...and lots more...too tired/lazy to write.

Movies:

I enjoy them. I hate it when people visit a new city and want to go see a movie though.

Television:

BBC's THE OFFICE!!!!!!!!!!I also love It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Family Guy, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, Friends (cheesy, but true), The Simpsons, South Park, etc.

Books:

I read them.

Heroes:

still waiting to meet mine.....

My Blog

Roll the Dice- Charles Bukowski

Roll the Diceby Charles Bukowskiif you're going to try, go all theway.otherwise, don't even start.if you're going to try, go all theway. this could mean losing girlfriends,wives, relatives, jobs andma...
Posted by Lyz on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:22:00 PST

Pictures from Ira's Stay!

I love this girl... http://public.fotki.com/irasju/november-2006-vacation/page3. html  ...
Posted by Lyz on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:01:00 PST

Egg Nog and Christmas Blog

Family All my family drama has been finalized.  Now it's just a matter of executing things.  The three siblings still aren't talking, but it's best that way for now and probably for a very l...
Posted by Lyz on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:16:00 PST

Wish me luck!

For those of you who are semi-up to speed on my life, you should know that today is the first day towards a lot of closure and a lot of change.  Thank you for all of your support the last several...
Posted by Lyz on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:55:00 PST

San Fran...again

Just got back from another amazing weekend in SF.  I can't wait to move out there for the AIDS Walk San Francisco campaign.  At least I get to go out next week for the 2006 Walk. I decided t...
Posted by Lyz on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:40:00 PST

San Francisco

I had an awesome trip. I am too tired to write a proper blog...but here are some bullets* Went with Jane and Murali*Murali's first time to Northern California*Jane's birthday weekend*free upgrade to a...
Posted by Lyz on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:20:00 PST

2006...very abridged

2006 Cliff Notes... Thought I was moving to San Francisco, but decided to hold off for a bit New job doing fundraising for non-profits.  We do the AIDS Walks in LA, NY, FL, and SF.  I really...
Posted by Lyz on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:57:00 PST

180's

It's official. I am not moving to SF anytime soon...if at all.  I found a job that's PERFECT for me, and got the offer today.  It's with a company that does fundraising event...
Posted by Lyz on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 06:02:00 PST

Grockery

Can I just say that I really love grocery shopping?  Yes. Yes, I can. I just find that there is something so therapeutic about picking out produce and planning what treats you have to look forwar...
Posted by Lyz on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:13:00 PST

Reflections...

It's been a long time since I've really let myself think about everything that I've been going through over the last two years.  Earlier this week I felt frustrated because I felt like I haven't ...
Posted by Lyz on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:44:00 PST