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Alice

Performing feats of derring-do in the interest of the greater good.

About Me

Rule #1: yes is better than no ..

My Interests

Drivin' and singin' hall and oates tunes. hardcore tennis. craftin'. boozin'.three part harmonies. Stage and Screen. makin' pies. cussin'. shit talkin'. 50 cent words. sanrio. brit boys. well designed products. Amy k-Farrington's definition of a "good value". baloney sandwiches. perfumes that hide the scent of other people's carrion breath on the subway at 7 am. precious stones of significant rarity and the lore that goes along with them. books about miserable people. music sung by miserable people. jewelry making as a science. falling down. my niece and nephew and how they are cooler/ smarter/ cuter/ cleverer than everyone else's nieces and nephews. art of the late 20th century. the Late Nite Krewe. roller derby. decorating my home with castoffs from the storm. not thinking about the next hurricane season. mod dance party. being a local hero. living large on a tiny salary. settling arguments. jeanses. reading and ignoring your ass while you talk at me. contributing to the rich cultural pastiche of my fair city.

I'd like to meet:

bill clinton. maggie chascarillo. chip kidd. my future self. otto kunzli. jean lafitte. jeff koons. damien hirst.

Music:

press play

Movies:

occasionally i get to see some of these. i think i remember liking some of them.

Television:

The OC, bitch. btvs. gilmore girls. six feet under. arrested development. AbFab. lost. grey's anatomy.

Books:

The Andy Warhol Diaries, The Corrections, Kavalier & Clay, Tales of The City/ Armistead Maupin, Franny & Zooey, Pride and Prejudice, anything by matthew collings, also doug coupland, evelyn waugh, douglas adams, david sedaris, david rakoff, those crazy mcsweeneys kids. and just about any indie comix.

Heroes:

my dad. my uncle steve. my aunt linda. jeff tweedy. jeff koons. louise bourgeios. pats & eddy.

My Blog

35

no matter what, even if 10 years down the line i can look at my life and laugh, i hope that i can remember and pass on to others the fact that 35= not a good year.man, just nothing good about it. ...
Posted by Alice on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:52:00 PST

art & a farewell of sorts.

Botero @ the NOMA= pretty good. worth the trip and it's free for LA residents until the Helis foundation decides they're done underwriting our admission. still, even if it's free, drop a few bucks int...
Posted by Alice on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:35:00 PST

adventures in commuting

about a month ago when gas prices were the highest yet (i think the New Orleans top price was 4.10 a gallon for regular unleaded- at least that was when i stopped paying attention.) i dusted off my bi...
Posted by Alice on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:37:00 PST

ack! revolt no more!

First it was my computer- struck by lightning, a month out of it, just replaced.next my bicycle. humming along on a commute home, enjoying the fuck out of saving money....a seven inch nail snags right...
Posted by Alice on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:03:00 PST

a clue.

As a testament to my state of mind as of late, I submit to you the following:   I left for work today at my regular time, which is a few minutes after I should be leaving. I had everything with...
Posted by Alice on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:50:00 PST

keep on keepin

today makes me something like 0 for 5 in the remembering birthdays category.  Just yesterday i missed my dear sister's 38th and i think i'm even missing one today.....i suck. and i'll probably mi...
Posted by Alice on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:32:00 PST

a day that makes you think of other days

You could gaze out the window today and just imgine that everybody else in the city was doing the same thing. It was melancholy and wet and cold and it made my mind go off to far away places where thi...
Posted by Alice on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:17:00 PST

not a crap idea

so this year i fully intend to:call all those people i haven't called in a long ass time.schedule my shit so i don't waste time. give more of a crap about my job, but also build a business of my own f...
Posted by Alice on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:41:00 PST

not mardi gras

The toss up du jour..... is a hangover from cheap white wine (thanks, boss lady!) worse than a hangover from pricey scotch? and today was the 3rd hangover in a row. i'm convinced i'll be living throug...
Posted by Alice on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:23:00 PST

oh NOLA...

last night i reffed a bout in mississippi and destroyed myself. the jammers were fast and the action was chaotic. it was a blast, but getting back to NOLA at 1am and heading straight to a big party fo...
Posted by Alice on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:30:00 PST