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Gina Horan

Spinning in circles, so I can see straight.

About Me

What? I paint what I want to exist on canvas, take photos of things the way I want to see them, and write about the rest. I'm in love with music and words, in a way that probably is considered 'over zealous' or 'religiously', but I can't worry about labels or I'd never get anything done. I'm irritated that more people don't step outside the box and support independent artists... and not just because I am an artist, but because the lemming mentality of the masses is frustrating. Turn off the FM radio. See and support musicians in your area and out of it. Try new things. Go to small galleries that will actually take a chance on a new no-name artist. Change the world. I know I'm trying to.My personality? Can't you tell? Caustic? Questionable? Endearing, I'm sure...

My Interests

My Portfolio and Miscellaneous Photos.

I'd like to meet:

The narrator in my head. Or Stewie Griffin. Maybe one of the Penguins before the march. Yes. That would be favorite.

Music:

Ani Difranco, Bright Eyes, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Andrew Bird, Natalie Merchant, Tom Waits, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, REM, Portishead, Lamb, Beth Orton, Kasey Chambers, Bob Dylan, Martin Sexton, Bad Religion, Jeff Buckley, The Distillers, Pixies, Otis Redding, etc, and so on, I can't name them all...But you know about them. Try: Seth Horan, Tom Bianchi, Gonzalo Silva, Joel Ackerson, Timothy Daniel, Kate Cotter, Jen Scaffidi, Adrianne, Daniel Mackenzie, Danielle Miraglia, Amber Rubarth, Justin McMahon, David Peters, Gabriel Mann, Erin McKeown, Tim Corley, Peter Mulvey.

Movies:

Lost in Translation. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Reality Bites. Before Sunset... loved that movie. Pi. Fight Club. Bubble Boy! The Fountain. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and a secret addiction to the Pirates saga...
I'm a bit too excited about Die Hard coming back as well. Yippee-ki-yay!

Television:

The only show we never miss when it is actually on is America's Next Top Model. I could explain this, but why? The Office rules, as does Scrubs and Family Guy.

Books:

'Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock Monster Movies And The Truth About Reality', all Chuck Palahniuk, Arthur Nersesian, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Camus, Simone De Beauvoir, Nietzsche, Spinoza, 'A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius'... and all Dave Eggers books, "Beautiful Losers" by Leonard Cohen, all Jane Austen, but above all else - Ayn Rand... 'Atlas Shrugged.'

Heroes:

Um. Yeah. Again with either the penguins or Stewie Griffin.

My Blog

Hello Moto.

I did not care for today. All in all it's been a restless sort of mess of a day, prone to mood swings that are useless with only a dog to take them out on... though I'm pretty sure she woofed "bitch" ...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:11:00 PST

Jackass!

If you know where to look, you can find the Halloween pictures. I was not allowed by the husband that be to post them on MySpace. But, he neglected to mention that I couldn't post on here that they ar...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:46:00 PST

As the Girl Churns...

I've become convinced over the years that life becomes intense during the fall. Perhaps this is in preparation for winter. It gets more concentrated, problems become more jagged, and in my case the ...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:41:00 PST

Just when you were starting to think the internet was surf-safe...

...The photos arrive from the wedding photographer! And Rachel was awesome enough to have a photo album made for us, and it is Pulitzer worthy. Since I have no idea where my scanner is (I'm thinking i...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:20:00 PST

Those that bet the marriage would last at least month: please - collect your wagers.

I've calculated that since we I do'd, we've spent over 100 hours driving, easily. Luckily, we have road rapport. Those who travel a lot learn quickly that the secret to a successful relationship is no...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:02:00 PST

The art of the edit.

(I learned it by watching Nire...)Thursday, 1:42 am eastern time. We are in NY, safe I presume? Another battle across the country, against the clock (no shopping stopping!) and poverty(no..uh.. shop...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:04:00 PST

Whatever money you lose in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

That's what truly 'happens' there that they want people keeping their mouths shut about. But we have returned to Reno, after a nonstop week in Las Vegas during which we won big, lost big, rinse, repe...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:13:00 PST

Picture pages, picture pages...

1% of the photos from the wedding thingy are up on my site. Notaprettygirl.On page deux, in case you're... confused?.It's 4:30 am. Damn you, Smallville.
Posted by Gina Horan. on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:39:00 PST

Whoa...

and then some.A quick but deep and heartfelt thanks to everyone that was a part of this weekend. We are so happy, and, uh, so tired...A wedding and a week in Paris, Las Vegas? Hello, bliss.More pictur...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:44:00 PST

So, someone told me I must be getting excited.

Some aspects of this wedding have been seen to with meticulous detail. Others, and by that I mean my apathy about centerpieces, have been ignored. We hunted and stalked people about rsvp's, got our ...
Posted by Gina Horan. on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:49:00 PST