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De-base-er

Forever two wheels!

About Me

I've recently been told I look like an adult. This scares me. I just moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and realized that they don't get enough snow here. Who knew? I am happy to be a citizen of a city with a reputation for heavy drinking. And it is amazing how many Wayne's World references can fit into an everyday conversation now. I travel to China for work, and I have gotten counterfeit money twice and heard Pink Floyd's The Wall played in a hotel bar once.

My Interests

Right now my main interest is exploring my new town of Milwaukee. I have to find new secret places in the out of doors of Wisconsin. I need to find new trails for cross country skis and snowshoes, and I definitely need to find new Mushroom hunting grounds.Somethings will never go out of style: Rock and roll, blues, jazz, electronic music, funk, hip-hop, alterna-roots country, folk. Movies, vintage, good design, homemade cookies, tamales, tattoos, wine, books, how can I say world events without sounding like an idiot? Ok, that just proves it is impossible. Feminism, goat farming, beaches, campfires, mopeds, knitting, thrifting, Morels, snowboarding, Blissfest...Most important thing in the world to me is my friends who I don't see nearly enough now that we all live in different states:(

I'd like to meet:

the before and after

Music:

Just picked up the newest Big Takeover. That magazine just makes me realize I know nothing about music, and there are so many albums I want to buy! That is why the library is such a good thing. They let you take cd's home for free. Who knew? Another great source of my music is the Goodwill. Why pay 99c for one song on itunes, when you can get a whole record for 50c? There are big plans underway to create an LP to MP3 cabinet for the living room for this very reason. Stay tuned. . .

Movies:

The Saddest Music In The World, Coalminer's Daughter, Shawshank Redemption, Groundhogs Day, Smoke, The Princess Bride, Butterflies are Free, Charade, North by Northwest and Notorious, Brown Sugar, The Graduate, Unfaithful, Bound

Television:

Yes I watch TV--Don't you judge me, we all have our guilty pleasures, especially those of us that live by the 45th parellel. It is cold in winter here!

Books:

Barbara Kingsolver needs to write a new one.

Heroes:

Larry Mawby, Dolly Parton, Iggy Pop, Georgia O'Keefe, Steven Beko, Maxine Hong Kingston, Mae West, Winona LaDuke

My Blog

god issues

I went to a graduation this weekend, and there was a prayer. I forget, do they always do this? Anyway, before the prayer, the president said something like, okay we'll have a moment of silence for e...
Posted by De-base-er on Tue, 02 May 2006 04:31:00 PST

Style Suit

"It's not an easy thing. If you can't find the right shape, it's hard for people to identify you. . .My father used to make lists of his favorite popular songs, ranked in order of preference. These ...
Posted by De-base-er on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:49:00 PST

Meatballs for Laura!

From Rick Bayless's Mexican Everyday: 3 sl bacon (that's me!) 3 garlic cloves, peeled, divided use 2 lg eggs 1/2 C dried bread crumbs Salt 1 1/4 lb grd pork 1/2 C coarsely chpd mint leaves leaves f...
Posted by De-base-er on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 05:52:00 PST