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About Me

I must begin this my saying that my Fiancé (The Fee-yonce)? The most incredible man in existence. Hands down. And I am so blessed and grateful and proud to spend every day with the love of my life and my best friend.

I have an insatiable necessity to constantly create: graphic design (livelihood, brain food), writing (amusement), art (inspiration), and cooking (domesticated bliss).

We are the proud parents of spiked toddler, Ginobili The Hedgehog - named from champion Spur, Manu Ginobili.

My nights consist of cooking dinner for my Pumpkin when he gets home, then snuggling on the couch, our little family.

I am so ridiculously grateful for every single waking minute that I wonder how God could be so awesome.


My Interests

I love my fiancé, cooking, writing, old movies, graphic design, the Spurs, discovering new music, taking photos, children with British accents, dryer sheets, the nook of his knee, LOLVogue, and CuteOverload.com.

I'd like to meet:

In no particular order: Paul McCartney. Jill Soloway. Tina Turner. Audrey Hepburn. Cary Grant. Natalie Wood. Paul Newman. Rock Hudson. Doris Day. Gregory Peck.
Our baby hedgie, Ginobili, is the new face of HotClickSearch.com!

Music:

All things Mike Patton - yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Mogwai. Air. Starlight Mints. Erasure. Radiohead. Skeleton Key. Eric Clapton. The Beatles. Elliott Smith. The Rolling Stones. Gorillaz. Calexico. Muse. The Octopus Project. Queen. Bran Van 3000. Royksopp. Stereolab. Fleetwood Mac. Willie Nelson. The Doors. David Bowie. Fiona Apple. The Beta Band. The Dandy Warhols. Blur. Tina Turner. Concrete Blonde. Jeff Buckley. Nick Drake. The Hylozoists.

Movies:

Classic:
Charade (all-time favorite), North by Northwest, That Touch of Mink, Brigadoon, Rear Window, Splendor in The Grass, Houseboat, Father Goose, Westside Story, My Fair Lady, The Thrill of It All, An Affair to Remember, Pillow Talk, Send Me No Flowers, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Houdini, Giant, Harvey, Marnie, Singing in The Rain, Some Like It Hot, To Kill a Mockingbird, An American in Paris, Mary Poppins, Easter Parade, In the Good Old Summertime, Man's Favorite Sport, Rebel Without a Cause, The Black Shield of Falworth, Casablanca, How to Marry a Millionaire, Exodus, Meet Me in St. Louis

Modern:
Science of Sleep. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. High Fidelity. Lost in Translation. Rushmore. The Royal Tenenbaums. Brain Candy. The Simpsons. Hot Rod. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.

Television:

The Office. Six Feet Under. Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Unwrapped. Family Guy. Ghost Hunters (TAPS). Til Death. The Simpsons.

Books:

Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants.

Heroes:

My mother. My father. My sister. Chase. Joel Osteen.

My Blog

Pass The Floppy On The Left Hand Side.

A man barreled in today requesting to print some pages.  It took a moment to process that the archaic square beneath his fingertips was, indeed, a floppy disk - something I hadn't used since I wo...
Posted by the maria" on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:47:00 PST

You Learn Something New Every Day.

I have been to known to scour the internet for a recipe or fifty to come up with healthy new ideas for din-din as there's only so much variations of chicken one can stomach.  But not until today ...
Posted by the maria" on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:34:00 PST

Your Taste Buds Hate You.

My fiance and myself were joined by bff-4-life Matt and his lovely other half, Ashley to celebrate Birthday Weekend 2008.  Chase the 15th o' Abril, Matt the 12th.  Included in this...
Posted by the maria" on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:49:00 PST

Awkward Moment of The Day: Strangers With No Boundaries.

Subway Lady: And what dressing would you like to go with your salad? (pointing to the packets on display)Me: Two Fat-Free Italians, please.Woman In Line Behind Me: Oohhhh you&...
Posted by the maria" on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:20:00 PST

Pots & Kettles: The Day I Spontaneously Combusted At My Desk.

Beep beep beep beep was a sound I did not hear this morning. Rather I was awakened by the pupil-raping beams of the sun as it seeped through the blinds of mini.  My neck immediately snapped towar...
Posted by the maria" on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:47:00 PST

Blame It All On My Roots, I Forgot To Wear Boots.

[ So The Story Goes. ]Unreliable Coworker ponied up a borrow for his truck yesterday (the ’stang was low on petrol): a big ol’ black Dodge Ram 15000000 towering 33...
Posted by the maria" on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:12:00 PST

Perfection? Meet Dinner Table. Dinner Table? Perfection.

I don’t know if you remember the ghost of posts past (see: Chipotle Get Your Gun), but I had severe trepidations with the Raspberry-Chipotle HEB Marinade that sat for decades two weeks on my pan...
Posted by the maria" on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:45:00 PST

Picture Pages: A Spurrific Adventure.

Still in awe of our escapade to Graceland (aka The AT&T Center, San Antonio), Chase and I went into play on word quips that incorporate the word "Spur".Chase: What's your favorite color?Maria: Spu...
Posted by the maria" on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:23:00 PST

Voices Carry: Please Have a Nice, Warm Glass of STFU.

Now I don't know what it is about inebriated females in groups.But their voices? Tend to carry to the moon.Heavy heels clank on the pavement, echoing across the complex, with no discernible pattern de...
Posted by the maria" on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:42:00 PST

An Inquisition of Curlitude.

Since birth, I have straightened, ironed, and flattened quite rigorously, every single strand of hair on the top of my head right down to the tippy tip tip of sadly inevitable...
Posted by the maria" on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:40:00 PST