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Niki

Lovin the skin I'm in

About Me

I'm laid back but I work hard. I play games , read all kinds of stuff, go for hikes, camp, watch movies, and look for fun. I haven't been playing my guitar that much, lately. It's rough when you know you suck...but it's so fun and it's not so bad with a little liquid help. I am finally done with my Masters, so I plan to start taking furniture-making classes, silver smithing courses, and welding. Sounds fun, right? This is my fifth year as an elementary teacher; I finally have a clue about what I'm doing. It's fun but underpaid. I've lived in all kinds of places, but I'm in New Mexico currently; for five years, now. It's a beautiful place, but there are definite drawbacks to living in this small town. I'm looking for my next destination. I need a sign.

My Interests

music movies books comics hot springs road trips getaways wine

I'd like to meet:

old friends and new

Music:

Check out my blog called "favorites" Lately Bob Dylan, Cat Power, Menomena,TV on the Radio, Songs Ohia, my morning jacket, brightblack morning light, band of horses, the thermals, the new pornographers, jenny lewis with the watson twins, the hold steady, califone, neko case ,cold war kids, midlake, Tegan and Sara ,ladytron, Rilo Kiley, Donny Hathaway, The Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens, Camera Obscura, Kirsty Macoll... it just depends. If I started my player now, it would play for 31 days without repeating a song. I just really love music.

Movies:

Butcher Boy Lipstick and Dynamite I Heart Huckabees Stranger than Fiction Amelie Lone Wolf and Cub all of them I've seen them now Lee Cecil B Demented Big White Clockwork Orange The Labyrinth The Dark Crystal Full metal jacket apocalypse now Three Kings Aeon Flux The Punisher Sin City Unbreakable comic book movies in general Bladerunner is perhaps the all time favorite Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen early Pete Jackson flicks and many more

Television:

Project Runway Top CHef Step it up and Dance crap crap and more crap...Netflix

Books:

Gary Jennings wrote some great epics (Azztec, The Journeyer, Raptor) I love Louise Erdrich every book and every character thanks Shan Philip K Dick Harlan Ellison JG Ballard Poe HP Lovecraft Bukowski Burroughs Isabel Allende Jorge Louis Borgés Roald Dahl Barbara Kingsolver Anais Nin Pat Califia Neil Gaiman Tony Hillerman for fun Shel Silverstein JRR Tolkein classics CS Lewis LAB USA graphic novel nonfiction books about history I also love modern and post modern Latin American fiction and science fiction historical fiction the Aztec series was so fun and I love short stories Right now, I'm reading the graphic novel, "Greetings from Serbia." It's powerful. Just read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy - great book.

Heroes:

The Bionic Woman The Incredible Hulk Wonder Woman The Plastic Man The TickMartin Luther King Cesar Chavez Margaret Sanger Jane Addams Chief Manuelito Ramblin' Jack Elliot The Codetalkers My grandpas the creative people in the world who are unafraid to follow their passions and who perpetuate the good on this planet Frank Zappa

My Blog

a new perspective

so, the hard stuff is done. I have no computer & am typing on my phone. my new house is really cute. Linda & her brothers moved me, which was really generous considering that it broke her heart (an...
Posted by Niki on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:28:00 PST

changes

So, I've been growing increasingly unhappy here in Gallup. I love my girl, no doubt about that, but that's all I've got going for me here. The district is really the worst of the worst in so many wa...
Posted by Niki on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:05:00 PST

A good book...

I’ve been lovin me some books lately.  I’m reading Don DeLillo’s "White Noise," right now, and I’m writing the screenplay in my head.  It’s hilarious and distur...
Posted by Niki on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:16:00 PST

Colorgenics is fun...

Here is my latest colorgenics survey results. Interesting....Not totally right on but pretty right on...At this time in your life you feel like 'giving up'. For every time you have tried to build up ...
Posted by Niki on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:24:00 PST

Try this album art quiz... it's fun

http://www.capitalradiogroup.com/content/cgi-bin/planetrock_ albumquiz/and while you're at it... try this:LEFT BRAIN -- RIGHT BRAIN While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and m...
Posted by Niki on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:56:00 PST

Check out this video: Really Cool Experiment in Resonance and fractal geometry

Posted By:DmanGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Niki on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:17:00 PST

80 Questions

80 Questions I Guarantee You've Never AnsweredDo you watch the Gilmore Girls?noHave you ever enjoyed listening to Jack Johnson?yes :)Do you have one or more Britney Spears C.D.s?noAre you a Lost fanat...
Posted by Niki on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:42:00 PST

Punk like Hank?

I am 60% Punk Rock...The intelligent punk. Tuff and Smart. I may be able to maintain a train of thought long enough... What the fuck was I talking about?Take thePunk Rock Test@ FualiDotCom...
Posted by Niki on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:08:00 PST

Here's my list of favorites

So I tried to update my profile and it wouldn't save my changes. So here's my thoughts on music....Here are my favorite categories/artists:Girls who rock (and otherwise croon): Leslie Feist, Regina ...
Posted by Niki on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:30:00 PST