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About Me

uk-born hippy-raised art-schooled world-traveled ex-raver.....oh, and i live in a yurt in the woods. www.ursulayoung.com MySpace Editor Icons Collage Banner Generator Contact Table Generator MySpace Layouts

My Interests

painting. drawing. graphic design...and art in all its many forms. exploring the far reaches of the globe, and finding little paradises. beautiful music. backpacking. tropical beaches. summer festivals - like burning man, glastonbury and big chill. tubing down rivers in laos. exploring ancient jungle ruins at dawn. swimming with sea turtles in turquoise water. volcanic lakes. yurts. lower haight tennis socials. tom's veggie culinary delights. being inspired. self-sufficiency. fluffy, sparkly stuff. camping by rivers. good wine with good friends. boating down the ganges at dawn. dancing under moonlight to a good beat. alaskan mountains and glaciers. being nomadic....anything subversive, creative, organic, delicious, outdoorsy, well designed, funky, adventurous, clever, witty, funny, sunny, inspiring, anti-corporate, political, cultural and subcultural interests me.

I'd like to meet:

good people

Music:

deephouse.downtempo.raregrooves.soul.dub.jazz.funk.disco.hip hop.brokenbeat.ambient.brazilian.cuban.african.indian. i like pretty music that sounds nice. ok...a little more specific - friends first: 2 block radius, soulstice, joshua, hesohi, rasoul, michael blake, to-ka project, andy caldwell, miguel migs, rithma, stevie wonder, st germain, metro area, al green, miles davis, glenn underground, masters at work, plej, gil scott heron, dubtribe, curtis mayfield, massive attack, roy ayers, mr scruff, billie holiday, gilles peterson, nightmares on wax, jazzanova, erykah badu, amp fiddler, tosca, larry heard, chaka khan, parliament, frankie knuckles, kenny dope, ravi shankar, groove armada, everything but the girl, stone roses, atjazz, jill scott, king britt, the streets, funkadelic, bebel gilberto, ron trent ...

Movies:

love a good flick...a few faves: Constant Gardener, Network, City of God, Morvern Callar, Black Cat White Cat, La Haine, Shortcuts, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Sleuth, Run Lola Run, Amelie, 28 Days Later, Secrets and Lies, Dark Days, Apocalypse Now.

Television:

well, ok if i have to....top chef, sopranos, 6 feet under

Books:

the hungry tide - amitav ghosh, cloud atlas - david mitchell, geek love - katherine dunn, midnights children - salman rushdie, 100 years of solitude - gabriel garcia marquez, the lorax - dr seuss, middlesex- jeffrey euginides, high society - ben elton, mr nice - howard marks, wicked - gregory maguire, culture jam - kalle lassn, god of small things - arundati roy, the kite runner - khaled hosseini

My Blog

life on the funny farm

The three most dangerous animals on the farm are tucker (the she-man rooster) who attacks your legs and leaves great bruises, furrina the cat (yes, you know furrina) and lucy the goose. then theres be...
Posted by ursi on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:55:00 PST

hiking across a border...albania to montenegro

not many folks go to albania, which is exactly why we wanted to. its an amazing & beautiful place steeped in tradition and history, especially once you get out of the post-communist urban centers and ...
Posted by ursi on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:17:00 PST

yurt recipe

First get 8 friendly burly lads who know a thing or two about construction, stir in some warm sunny northern california weather, then add one cold keg of stella, and  slowly sprinkle in...
Posted by ursi on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:41:00 PST

in a nutshell

Been meaning to write about my last couple of years.... for those who might've lost track of our whereabouts along the way. We've been back in California for nearly 8 months now. Finally after two ye...
Posted by ursi on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:58:00 PST