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Joalena

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About Me

More complex on the inner, than displayed on the outer....

.. Thanks to the wonderful Missy for making this image! ;)

My Interests


Expanding my knowledge and reading, being really passionate about certain things in life and not being able to just be content in it but having to let it consume and overwhelm me, loving people, firm handshakes, driving, conservation of energy, recycling, film, art, words, energy, bodywork, the moon, making wishes at 11:11, things with wings, ;), ,

I'd like to meet:

Individuals who will enrich my life. People who can think for themselves. Non-comforists. Open minds. Someone who says bless you to strangers when they sneeze.

Music:

Eclectic: Tom Petty, The Cramps, Radiohead, Rilo Kiley, Phantom Planet, Bright Eyes, The Shins, Air, Fiona Apple, Jeff Buckley, Muse, Elliot Smith, The Postal Service, Metric, Matt Costa, Beck, Nofx, No Doubt, Save Ferris, The Strokes, Violent Femmes, Smashing Pumpkins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Kiss the Clown, Nirvana, The Beatles, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, Billie Holiday, Mazzy Star, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Operation Ivy, Propagandhi, The Steve Miller band, The Rollingstones, Van Morrison, The Specials, Madness, Pink Floyd, Blondie, Feist, BlackBlack, Simon Dawes, Tilly and the Wall, Regina Spektor, Gogol Bordello and The Avett Brothers.

Movies:

Mostly thought-provoking crazy films. But here are some favorites: Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Big Fish, Dream a little Dream, 50 First Dates, Fight Club, Foxfire, Donnie Darko, Labyrinth, Crybaby, Wild hearts Can't Be Broken, the Princess Bride, Drop Dead Fred, Edward Scissorhands, Pulp Fiction, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Virgin Suicides, Some like it Hot, The Wedding Singer, Almost Famous, Rabbit Proof Fence, What the Bleep do We Know,Little Miss Sunshine, Once and Stardust.

Television:

Mr. Show and Aqua Teen dvds, and occasionally Grey's Anatomy.

Books:

Currently reading: Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing

Heroes:

Drew Barrymore, Tori Amos, Angelina Jolie, Poison Ivy of The Cramps and Robin Williams.

My Blog

"And the momentary pleasures take their turn...."

Last night I went to see Bad Religion at The Glasshouse.  Jarrod's friend, Jeremiah had told us about it over a week ago.  It was the show for the Warped Tour kick-off.  Word had it tha...
Posted by Joalena on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:00:00 PST

Beautifully tragic...

Tonight I saw Marie Antoinette with my best friend.  This film is incredible.  Everything about it is so fucking beautiful.  Sofia Coppola is a genius.  It made me curious to kno...
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:07:00 PST

New fucking awesome live band and Metric...

Thursday night I saw the most incredible band open for Metric at the Henry Fonda. I usually expect opening bands to be pretty boring and generic.  I kind of just sit through them thinking about ...
Posted by Joalena on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:31:00 PST

Social Distortion... and loving nephews...

Last night, Sasha and Teejae taught me to play "Ball & Chain" by Social D on the guitar. I can't believe how easy it to play. I love it! So, Sasha lent me her acoustic until she comes back to visi...
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

There is marijuana in the walls of my house...

Since the rain began a couple days ago my mom and i have discovered that it smells like pot in our house. She asked me the morning after hanging out with Anne, "Joalena, did you and Anne smoke Mari...
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Musical ambition...

Hi. So, I'm becoming all ambitious about playing music again. I've been singing every day. And not just to my usual stuff, but practicing all different types of styles. I sang: Blondie, Metric, Ril...
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Jene se quoi

Do you ever see people that you don't know, but automatically know you would be compatible with? Whether same sex or not.. Individuals that just radiate a certain cool. A "jene se quoi." An "I d...
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Disneyland and family..

I went to Disneyland with my sister, brother-in-law and Gabe. I hadn't been to Disneyland since I was really little. So it was fun for me too. Pirates of the Carribean was my favorite. Arrr! Gabe was...
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

[almost ]time for celebration

My birthday is next week! Weee! My last year as a teenager.. :/
Posted by Joalena on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST