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Lanaya

Little, ole me?

About Me

Wow- I really don't ever update this stuff ...what does that say about me? Ok, I have a tendancy to procrastinate on little things like this... but when it's important I follow through :-) Anwyay- I love theatre, the arts, politics/activism, music,cooking= though it seems I don't make enough time for any of those things any more...no I'm not a sell out, just honest about the rat race we live in :-) I love my friends, my girlfriend- my new roommates (note I say NEW- woo hoo- long sad story there!) The long and short of me, I'm just figuring out my place in this big beautiful world... any ideas? Let me know!

My Interests

Singing, Dancing, Acting, Reading, Writing, Cooking, Playing my guitar (As bad as I am at it, I still really like to do it !), I like to PLAY sports...but not so much watching them...though the older I get the more I realize that I will NOT function at 100% capacity in a professional environment without paying attention to a LITTLE bit of the sports world- so I've got a growing interest in college football (Daddy would be so proud!) Activism has been a big part of my adult life...Hanging out with friends, Snuggling....traveling(and on and on and on and on!)

I'd like to meet:

The idiot who thought Bush would be a good President...then I can kick him in the teeth.Whoever came up with putting peanut Butter on bread with Jelly--yeah I actually looked it up...but there's not one guy!Whatever is staring down on all of us laughing and crying his/her/its eyes out! I'd ask "dude...really....was all THIS necessary???"

Music:

I think I appreciate all music, and on most days I'll listen to whatever someone else puts on. However when it comes to looking at my CD colletion, I seem to have a bizarre combination of "stereotypical" homo music...I've got everything from Cher, to Bernadette Peters, to Melissa Etheridge, Ani, Bitch and Animal, and Indigo Girls....and then of course there's everything in between... like emo (don't make fun), and punk rock- the NON screaming kind that's what usually does me in- screaming = NOT music to these ears, I even like the ****OCCASIONAL*** classic country like Patsy Cline. I love Billie Holiday etc. I guess the point of the story is I like music. What I've learned is that it's easier for me to pick out things I DO NOT like-- for instance I don't really like to listen to gangsta rap, don't get me wrong, I love a good beat when I'm dancing, but when I listen to music...I like it to be...more uhh musical? It's the same reason why I don't listen to screamy "rock"- and then I really will not listen to twangy country...I might have been born in the south- but I just don't relate to "there's a tear in my beer cuz my dog cain't catch that deer"....

Movies:

I like movies in general....because sitting on my ass and doing nothing is fun! And then if something actually moves me, whether it's emotionally, physically by laughter or if it infact REALLY moves me--as in gets me up OFF my fat ass to do something, well then all the better.Most recently-- I saw hairspray...the OLD movie- and believe it or not, I'd NEVER seen it before- it was FABULOUS_ you go Rikki Lake ;-) seriously if I listed off all the movies that I like- I'd never get anything done...

Television:

Well there's the TV that I'll admit openly to loving: L-word, Will and Grace (oh how empty my Thursday's now seem), Queer as Folk (noticing a theme?)Big Love, Carnivale, Dexter (Sooo good) Law and Order, Medium, The Sopranos, Weeds... Yes I still like cartoons....aka simpsons, family guy, futurerama---did anyone see invader zimm that was cute too.And then there's the TV that I try to hide from the general public....like my secret (though now exposed) and unyeilding love of Xena...what can I say, I'm a sucker for sapphic sub-text...in any way shape or form...and if it just so happens to come in the form of two ass kicking girls- who am I to protest ;-)

Books:

Ohhh man- another area where I become incredibly indecisive... I tend to think my favourite book is whatever I'm reading in the moment BUT - I strongly suggest to anyone who loves queer literature to read the series of TALES OF THE CITY, no NOT Dickens you fool Armistad Maupin...they're fabulous fast readers! Other favs off the top of my head Ruby Fruit Jungle (or anything by Rita Mae Brown for that matter aside from the animal mysteries...), To Kill A Mockingbird, The Catcher In the Rye, Breakfast of Champions, The Awakening, Jane Eyre, The Unquiet Earth, The Bluest Eye, ANYTHING by the BRILLIANT Alice Walker (Color Purple, By the Light of my Father's Smile)The Lovely Bones, She's Come Undone, I have a nerdy streak too- the Celaeno Series is up there....that's enough! When I have time, I swear I'm gonna do the Harry Potter thing, but for now go ahead and say I'm a freak.

Heroes:

Hmmm.... My aunt Anne comes to mind first... Meredith... for her compassion- My little brother Dillon for his fearlessness ...these guys are just starters- but I really look up to a lot of other people for different reasons...I won't go there because I'll just get sappy- but there really is like a HUUUUGE list!

My Blog

Brilliant Must Read

No no no, though I wish I could claim the articulate insight Ms. Morgan has spent her life developing, I am merely a messenger today- passing along, what I can only point out as a relevant truth. The ...
Posted by Lanaya on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:15:00 PST

Senseless violence

Well- Yesterday I made my blog screen Oh-so-tiny- so as to not get caught NOT doing my work....and it looks like it didn't post... I feel like I'd done a fair amount of ranting and raving to express t...
Posted by Lanaya on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:10:00 PST

Another year already?

I just read my blog from LAST years anniversary- and it's funny- I could write the same thing over again, and mean it just as much... We made it through one more year- and haven't killed eachother yet...
Posted by Lanaya on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:02:00 PST

I got engaged...

Last night- Dec 17, 2006- Meredith Clark proposed.
Posted by Lanaya on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:53:00 PST

What happens...

I'm wondering today what it is about a relationship that can bring us to our knees. I say us, in a universal sense, not nameing anyone in particular because at any given moment I could probably l...
Posted by Lanaya on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:15:00 PST

Miss. Hotchiss' Ballroom Dance and Charm School

I usually try to keep my propaganda for face to face conversations, however the extenuating circumstances of (a.) Politics/Activism (B). Good entertainment or (C). sex advise  will usually get me...
Posted by Lanaya on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:58:00 PST

My Anniversary

To be perfectly honest, I must say that this is a little strange. No three years isn't THAT long.  I suppose when you look at the broader timeline of what my life will have been between the time ...
Posted by Lanaya on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:23:00 PST

Home....

So it's almost been a week since we've lived here, and it was about 4 days ago that definately felt like this place was home. I had been so excited to live in Buffalo for so long, and was SO disappoin...
Posted by Lanaya on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:12:00 PST

I quit...

I don't know what it is about the universe's way of putting a 180 degree spin on any selffulfilling prophecy...but it seems to be the case at least 75 percent of the time! Today I wrote my letter of r...
Posted by Lanaya on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:32:00 PST

This weekend it happens....

So...I've been talking about it for a while now, and after the visit we had this past week, we're doing it WE"RE MOVING TO DC!!!!! I must admit that I fear for my life when my boss finds out about thi...
Posted by Lanaya on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:02:00 PST