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Krista

Little Lebowski Urban Achiever

About Me

29, new mother of Lily Guinevere Daniels, born December 6th, 2007. Hair that's been every color of the rainbow, but now shoulder length and chestnut. 5'7". I used to be Krista Strand. I'm married now (4 years) to an incredible guy named Daniel Prescott Daniels III, (but I love him anyway) who chased a reluctant me for 5 years until I finally married him (best thing I ever did!) I'm adjusting from my previously wild lifestyle to being a married lady. In the meantime, I do a lot of acting ... I have since I was 2 ... I've been in many dozens of musicals and straight shows, and enjoy singing in theater as well as occasionally on the radio or in concerts and weddings. (And in my car, and for drinks in bars ... but never Karaoke) I also work as a voice-over artist doing really exciting things like hotel prompts and the occasional commercial or radio spot. I have 2 wonderful cats ... Isis (nicknamed Kiki), who is fat and beautiful and gray and very aloof, Westley, who is 3 legged (cancer) and grouchy and my best friend. What else are we supposed to say on these things?

My Interests

Singing, acting, writing, drawing, painting, cooking, movies, reading, walking, dancing, skating, meditation, spiritual studies, but most of all playing with my newborn and my kitties.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone! I especially like to meet friends from the Madison area ... or anyone involved in theater.

Music:

I am a music lover. I especially love Beck, Portishead, K.D. Lang, Norah Jones, Jewel, Green Day, Classical (Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin are my favorites), Show tunes (Favorites Bat-Boy: The Musical, Wicked, Caroline, or Change, Sunset Blvd., Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Into the Woods, The King and I, Jesus Christ Superstar, Aida, Faust, Fiddler, Les Miserables, Big River, Little Shop of Horrors, Chess, Rent, Sweeney Todd. Least favorite: South Pacific!(( and I've been in it twice!)) My secret musical love is Bluegrass ... I used to be REALLY into Tori Amos, but not at all anymore. I admit I love Josh Groban's voice, and absolutely CAN'T STAND Sarah Brightman ... along with most doo-wop and country.

Movies:

Waiting for Guffman, Memoirs of a Geisha, Just Like Heaven, Titanic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Election, This is Spinal Tap, The Count of Monte Cristo, Chocolat, Quills, The Labyrinth, The Princess Bride, The Dark Crystal, The Last Unicorn, Amadeus, Victor/Victoria, Anne of the Thousand Days, Like Water for Chocolate, The Three Amigos, The Little Mermaid, Amalie, Emett Otter's Jugband Christmas, The Piano, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona, Best in Show, Beauty and the Beast, Pirates of the Carribean, Man on the Moon, Liar, Liar, The Great Escape, Moulin Rouge, 50 First Dates, Gone With the Wind, Poltergeist, Secretary, Aladdin, Welcome to the Dollhouse, and the Lord of the Rings series. I HATE: Dogma, Lake Placid, The Majestic, Wonder Boys, American Pie, The Grinch, The Crow, The Haunted Mansion, The Thing, Cape Fear, Braveheart, and (sorry, guys) Star Wars (all, but especially Episode 1)

Television:

For someone who hates it as much as I do, I sure watch too much! I do like Big Love, Carnivale, Family Guy, Futurama, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Seinfeld, Roseanne, The Office, King of the Hill, Dharma and Greg, Crank Yankers, The Simpsons, CSI, MADTV, and any nature show. I admit I used to ADORE Ally McBeal and the reality series The Mole. I HATE Wrestling, Friends, 7th Heavan, any Anime, The 700 Club, The View, Regis and Kelly, Survivor, Star Trek, and especially Fox News.

Books:

I'm a big reader ... Memoirs of a Geisha, Forever Amber, Nickel and Dimed, Anything by David Sedaris, The Blessing Stone, The Red Tent, Soul Flame, Roots, The Sai Prophecy, The Da Vinci Code, Geek Love, Shantaram, The Shopoholic Series, Angels and Demons, Harry Potter series, Tattoo Girl, Even Cowgirls get the Blues, The Other Boleyn Girl, Still Life with Woodpecker, Meridan, The Wise Woman, Juniper, Wise Child, Animal Farm, Anything by Sylvia Browne, Anything about Japanese culture, Journey of Souls, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Clan of the Cave Bear series, Alice in Wonderland, A Confederacy of Dunces, and about a million more.

Heroes:

You are! (seriously ... I don't know ... Kate Winslet, Michael Moore, Reese Witherspoon, my husband, and lots of my friends (all in different ways) Not quite HERO, but I'm in love with Johnny Depp. Dan and I have an understanding about that.