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uccellina blu

some days you're the dog and some days you're the hydrant...

About Me



..ucca
Your 1996 Theme Song Is: Ironic by Alanis Morisette
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought ... it figures What's Your 1996 Theme Song?

My Interests

bike rides + dog walks. nyc. home renovation. knowledge. diy. activism. travel. culture. www.hospitalityclub.org. etymology + linguistics. finding balance + clarity. photography. sky. urban + wilderness exploration. salvaged + repurposed junk. the buffalo sabres. thrift stores + flea markets. dogs. wine. shadows cast by clouds across valleys. road trips to canada + the lovely new york state countryside. geography. beer. deserts. gin. tundras. mountains. vodka. libraries + bookstores. temet nosce. solitude. aviation. NPR. COFFEE. wildlife + nature. BBC radio one. political nonsense. curry + coconut milk. art + architecture. proximity + distance. all things ginger. making lists. the left coast. design+ technology. pragmatism. hot peppers. walking. running. raw honey. gardens + parks. delicious food. breathing. dreaming. aquariums. cooking, baking and otherwise being an old lady...

I'd like to meet:

witty adventurers, explorers, well-adjusted lunatics, animal lovers, sarcastic jerks, activists, anthony bourdain and anyone with a spare OINK invite for me!

Music:

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Movies:

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Television:

cartoons and the colbert report

Books:

the four agreements, running with scissors, around the world in a bad mood, best american nonrequired reading [series], naomi klein, david sedaris, douglas coupland, nick hornby, salinger, barbara ehrenreich, choose your own adventure books, lonely planet books + anything else that has printed words

Heroes:

cesar millan. stephen patrick morrissey.

My Blog

can’t stop thinking about it

man vs. wild.  survival in the bitter cold of the scottish highlands.  what an incredible show.
Posted by uccellina blu on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:41:00 PST

brown eggs and toast

yeah. i should probably mow the lawn today.
Posted by uccellina blu on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:04:00 PST

consume[d] with desire

and envy. for those goddamned iphones. every pilot i fly with seems to have one, and damn it, i want one so badly! can i justify a $600 phone at the moment? no. but you'd better believe that i'm ...
Posted by uccellina blu on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:42:00 PST

acorns and fireworks

today at the park, i saw dragonflies copulating. pretty creepy. took a solo bike ride downtown. sat by the fountain in front of city hall and wished i had a paperbagged beer & a friend to share the...
Posted by uccellina blu on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:45:00 PST

the wisdom of avril

been seeing an alarming numbering of spiders in my house the last few days, and i'm not very okay with it. also just finished watching annie hall and drank half a bottle of shiraz by myself. one wou...
Posted by uccellina blu on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:59:00 PST

thoughts while making my morning coffee

feeling a little surreal right now. having dreams of the past. just need a cup of caffeine to clear the fog...seeing so many of my friends' new houses lately... love the fact that buffalo is so affo...
Posted by uccellina blu on Tue, 22 May 2007 07:19:00 PST

blog game

Here's how you play: Once you've been tagged you have to write a blog with 10 weird or random things, facts or habits about yourself. At the end you choose 10 people to be tagged listing their names. ...
Posted by uccellina blu on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:51:00 PST

el mozote

i've been pondering how to best explain my experience working in el salvador, and i just don't think i can. words won't do the incredible people, sights or feelings any justice. all i can say is tha...
Posted by uccellina blu on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:10:00 PST

after these messages...

got back from el salvador early this morning.... quite possibly the greatest experience of my life. haven't slept yet, SO TIRED.... i will write more later.
Posted by uccellina blu on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:30:00 PST

we're the architects of the world and we're taking it all apart

i'm hyped up on caffeine and sitting at my laptop, so here.... i'm making up my own damn survey.FAVORITES!!!!1. what's your favorite kind of cereal?-cinnamon toast crunch. ever check the sugar conte...
Posted by uccellina blu on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:29:00 PST