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Deb

If art is not life, then it can be anything.

About Me

I'm Deb. I like to sleep in and spend my days off sitting outside with iced coffee and a book. I like to sit on my couch in front of the food network and make jewelry. i like to walk so far that i have to call a friend to drive me back. I like to dip things in chocolate. I have two dresser drawers in my living room, and they are filled with nothing but fabric and yarn. One of the most enjoyable things in life is discovering new music. I love exploring places i'm not familar with. i have no problem with getting lost, because getting un-lost is just an adventure. I like to come home from work and cook in my little kitchen. family is number 1. they are always there through thick and thin for me. I have a handful of close friends that i adore. I love meeting new people, learning new things, seeing a new perspective. I'm always working towards a goal, be it a small one "I'm going to make a pair of earrings today" to a big one "I'm going to learn to swim this summer". I know that in order to be satisfied in life, i need to be making things. When I'm teaching art, I don't need anything else, just those moments. I'm learning to be more independent and I need to rely on nobody but myself to make me happy. I'm in a pretty good place, let's keep it that way.

My Interests

crafting, knitting, sewing, soldering, painting, birds, walking, jogging, reading biographys and watching documentaries, comedy, discovering new cafe's, people watching until they catch me, cooking, eating until i can't see straight, sharing a bottle of wine over great conversation, my sweet mint gum and chap stick combo, golden delicious apples, my tattoos, being "the girl with the camera", being "the girl by the food", midnight movies followed by greasy food, discovering new restaurants, cream soda

I'd like to meet:

Artistic gals, or guys, who like to make things, and want to get together and cook or paint or take a felting class together. I want to meet people who remind me why i love being an artist. In terms of the terrifying "L" word (looove), I'm looking for a guy who really knows that he's ready and down for a good thing. Really, I'm done hearing "i'm really not sure what i'm looking for right now" because i'll just grab my things and turn around. you know what you want? come on by. lets grab a coffee.

Music:

Anomaly, Badly Drawn Boy, Cocteau Twins, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Janet Jackson, Joseph Arthur, Kruder&Dorfmeister, kaskade, mum, mute math, nine inch nails, radiohead, sarah mclachlan, sia, feist, van hunt, zero 7, Andrew Bird, Annie Lennox, Basement Jaxx, Esthero, Billie Holiday, Bjork, bob marley, butterfly boucher, Chet baker, Citizen Cope, Coldplay, Common, Corinne Bailey Rae, De La Soul, DJ Shadow, the doors, Eisley, Erykah Badu, Everything but the girl, outkast, phoenix, portishead, the postal service, Ray LaMontagne, Remy Shand, Rob Zombie, The Roots, Sade, Sam Cooke, St. Germain, The Sundays, SWV, Tahiti 80, Thievery Corporation, Chicane, Ne-Yo, Craig David, Fiona Apple, Wax Poetic, Imogen Heap Genre's: (TRIP HOP/CHILLOUT) (HIP HOP/R&B)

Movies:

Boiler Room, Oceans 11, Oceans 12, Edward Scissorhands, 200 Cigarettes, Garden State, The Secret Garden, Dark City, Requiem for a Dream, Blow, Bed of Roses, The Wedding Singer, a little princess, hocus pocus, Big,

Television:

Good Eats with Alton Brown, Intervention, Law and Order, just about anything on the food network, boy meets world

Books:

Self-Made Man, anything by Laurie Notaro, Memoirs of a Geisha, Valley of the Dolls, Fast Food Nation, the Perks of being a Wallflower, Shelter, Augusta gone, the keeping quilt

Heroes:

my Bubby (grandma) who is 91, looks and acts 75, who ran a business for 55 years and took care of her family through ups and downs. My Zayde (grandpa) who started Teeners Theatricals Costumes, was always making things, and supporting my art habit. My mom, who is always ALWAYS there for me. she is my best friend. Miss Julie Shapiro, my heterosexual life-partner. without her, i crumble.

My Blog

daddy-dids

i've been stocking cards at work for fathers day for about 3 weeks. i've looked at dozens and dozens of cards. i've seen hundreds of "fathers day gift ideas". well, my father is impossible to shop for...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:00:00 PST

I made it

i have had 365 solid days to pull it all together. 365 days to wake up, say good morning to myself in the mirror, pour my bowl of cereal, add my blueberries, and be on my way. 365 days to go to work t...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:38:00 PST

it's about to get personal

to hear the song, go to Ingrid Michaelson's website and look up "starting now".the lyrics in parenthesis are lyrics i don't agree with.I want to crawl back inside my mother's womb I want to shut out a...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:48:00 PST

wipe your face, do what makes you feel good

7.5 hours with a paintbrush stuck in my hand. my back hurts, my eyes are heavy, my midnight snack was tums and two bottles of water ( a weekend of delicious food will do that), and i am focused. hypno...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:02:00 PST

Me gustas cuando callas (you please me when silent)

while the adrenaline is pumping, i need to start typing.I'm not sure where to begin, my heart is still racing from the gym. I've changed my routine, and i don't just mean working out, i mean in just a...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:03:00 PST

wake up and scoop

last night was perfection. i had the ladies from work over for a little girls night. i made cream of wild rice soup, tortellini pasta salad, green salad with apples walnuts and dried cranberries, the ...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:09:00 PST

breath in...and hold...

a number of different people have asked me recently if i have ever taken a deep breath. "have you considered breathing?""you should give breathing a try""take a deep breath. and another..."In person, ...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:21:00 PST

"let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved, but hope for the patience to win my freedom"

well what a year, eh?2006 was pretty much the worst year since 2003, which was the worst year since 1998... so I am beyond ready for fabulous 2007 to get rolling. I started 2007 with a bang. Julie and...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:27:00 PST

whatever house I enter, I shall come to heal. ~The Hippocratic Oath

today was my big day off, before the mad crazy insane rush of christmas hell weekend. I spent the day running errands, getting an oil change, cleaning my apartment, and making things look marvelous fo...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:39:00 PST

one day off at a time

i live for my days off. i have about one per week. this coming week, monday to Saturday, I work 47 hours with one day off. I never know where to begin when I have a day off. there are so many things I...
Posted by Arsenal of Buttons on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:10:00 PST