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Kira

I'M JUST A JUKEBOX HERO

About Me

SUBURBAN MONSTER HUNTER
BARE-FISTED SHARK SLAYER
DRUNK IN A MIDNIGHT CHOIR
SPRING 2007: INTERGALACTIC DOMINATION
FOR FUN AND PROFITI am an underwater scuba diving gear model. I specialize in the latest high tech scuba gear. This suit is made entirely out of space age polymers. The vice is still in the finishing stages of development and when it is released, it will have the capability of exerting more than 35 PPa of pressure. The current model on the market can only exert 12 GPa, which is great for turning burnt toast into diamonds at cocktail parties, but I'm tired of being called a dilettante. I have been ready to get serious about intergalactic domination for a while now and I'm really excited about the new vice.A lot of people send me messages saying how cool and glamorous this seems and asking for tips on how to get started modelling scuba gear. Briefly: it's not for everyone. Long hours and heavy equipment mean that this is only for those of us with uebermenschlich strength and stamina. And of course you have to look really good in scuba gear, which I thank nature for. When you are selling space age polymer scuba gear, a photo from the YMCA pool lacks credibility, so most often we go to exotic locales in the far reaches of globe, which means you are working with jetlag and eating weird unfamiliar food. I have had to contend with torrential storms, overexcited dolphins and flesh eating kelp. The rush of adrenaline I get from slaying sharks with my bare hands is beyond compare. All of this really wears on you, though the youth-preserving properties of space age polymers definitely help.

My Interests

Currently obsessed with Upcoming.org doing: dancing for fun and profit, the sublime for fun and profit, travel for fun and profit, midori margaritas for fun and profit, watching movies for fun and profit, live music for fun and profit, beach for fun and profit, rocks for fun and profit, mountains for fun and profit, trees for fun and profit, ocean for fun and profit, the horizon line for fun and profit, chronic onychophagia for fun and profit, cruciverbalism for fun and profit, spoon-oriented cuisine for fun and profit, spontaneous taxonomy for fun and profit
seeing: Sebastian Holzhuber, Sandro Kopp, Audrey Kawasaki. Luke Chueh, Anthony Goicolea
thinking: indo-european linguistics and culture, comparative mythology, metropolitan transit systems, Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley history, local politics, fin de siecle vienna paris ascona monte verita, the history of hippies and nazis, heidegger, cult seminars, art nouveau architecture, victor horta, books, germanic languages East Berlin Lasso Postcard

I'd like to meet:

direct knowingMY BIGGER CALENDAR IS HERE.

Music:

The Rapture, Keren Ann, Kings of Convenience, The Mountain Goats, The Velvet Underground, Ladytron, Pilgrims of the Mind, Saint Etienne, Pizzicato 5, Suede, Duran Duran, Bjork, Postal Service, OMD, Lou Reed, Jazzanova, Portishead, Univac, Yo La Tengo, Erik Satie, David Bowie, Echo and The Bunnymen, Charlatans, Erasure, Karakan, Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba, Bauhaus, Beck, Samia Farah, Nina Hagen, Ultravox, Spandau Ballet, Interpol, The Shins, DJ Shadow, Mandalay, Looper, The White Stripes, Cast, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Franz Ferdinand, Talking Heads, Tricky, Verve, Weezer, The Advantage, Blonde Redhead, Moving Units, The Stills, Sneaker Pimps, The Magnetic Fields, A Guy Called Gerald, Bee Gees, Massive Attack, The Decemberists, Cibo Matto, Jon Brion, Banco de Gaia, Soft Cell, Kool and The Gang, The Walkmen, Swayzak, Sigur Ros, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Senor Coconut y Su Conjunto, Mirah, The Faint, Britta Phillips, Metric, The Unicorns, The Clean, Garsaaidi, The Killers, Gram Rabbit, Daft Punk, DJ Cam, Depeche Mode, DJ Krush, Harold Faltermeyer, Lazyboy, Gene, The Bravery, The Smiths, Aphex Twin, Madonna, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Oingo Boingo, Siouxsie and The Banshees, A Flock of Seagulls, ABBA, Blondie, Adam Ant, Blur, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, These Immortal Souls, The Birthday Party, TV on the Radio, Eurythmics, Generation X, The Doors, Sonic Youth, Tears for Fears, The Clash, Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Queen, Sisters of Mercy, This Mortal Coil, Tom Waits, Seamus Blake Quartet, Fauna Flash, St. Germain, Danielle Dax, Peter Gabriel, Zero 7, Human League, Morrissey, Gary Numan, Yaz, Paul van Dyk, The Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, The Cure, Mercury Rev

Movies:

Science of Sleep, 2046, I Heart Huckabees, The Squid And The Whale, Roger Dodger, The Saddest Music In The World, Drugstore Cowboy, Stay, Valentin, The Green Butchers, Children Of Paradise, Thumbsucker, Usual Suspects, Death To Smoochy, The Ring, Shallow Grave, Fight Club, 400 Blows, Fallen Angels, In The Mood For Love, Lola And Bilidikid, Caravaggio, Me And You And Everyone We Know, Kiki's Delivery Service, One Hundred And One Dalmations, Zoolander, Napoleon Dynamite, Pumpkin, Identity, The House Of Yes, Memento Mori, The Princess And The Warrior, Closely Watched Trains, Breakfast Club, Ma Vie En Rose, Matrix, Igby Goes Down, Man Who Cried, Farewell My Concubine, Noi Albinoi, Minority Report, Pepe Le Moko, Tetsuo Ironman, The Last Picture Show, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, The Life Aquatic, Kung Fu Hustle, Amateur, L.A. Confidential, Chinatown, Basquiat, Kill Bill, Waking Life, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, Charade, The Silence Of The Lambs, Wings of Desire, Wild Reeds, A Very Long Engagement, Amelie, Dogville, The Professional, Monsieur Ibrahim, Waiting..., Totoro, Amores Perros, Coffee And Cigarettes, The House Of The Spirits, Love Me If You Dare, Altered States Documentaries: Word Wars, Murderball, Born Into Brothels, Stop Making Sense, Punk Attitude, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, Winged Migration Directors: Wong Kar-Wai, Derek Jarman, Hayao Miyazaki, Tom Tykwer, Ken Russell

Television:

Stella, Aqua Teen

Heroes:

I, I wish I could swim, like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim.

My Blog

Down and Out with Food Poisoning; the Evil Tommy's Burgers and the Rediscovery of Jar Salsa

So I had a Tommy's burger with fries and a canned soda on Monday night.  I got a bit of a tummy ache on Tuesday night and went to bed early.  Woke up for some horrible scenes in the bathroom...
Posted by Kira on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:37:00 PST

Back on the Compound

I went to Elaine Pagel's lecture at the Getty Center last Wednesday.   Elaine Pagel looks much more frail and less plump and youthful in real life than she does in the photo on the Gett website....
Posted by Kira on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:02:00 PST

Students

Why do the troubled kids zero in on me and tell me their life problems?  Do I seem like someone you want to confide in?
Posted by Kira on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:57:00 PST

Fondue Grocery Shopping

Just got back from shopping for more fondue ingredients.  I stopped at Trader Joe's first and picked up some white wine and more gruyere.  They've added peach lambic to the shelf with app...
Posted by Kira on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:44:00 PST

Hangul

On Saturday I went to my boss' art show at Bergamot Station.  It was an alumni show for graduates of Seoul University.  The theme was hangul.  It was a relatively small show and an ecle...
Posted by Kira on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:49:00 PST

Disneyland!

So,   I went to Disneyland last Sunday and it was awesome!  I got my new pass It was a rather painless process; I didn't have to wait in line for one hour to have my photo taken like I did...
Posted by Kira on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:25:00 PST

I killed DEVO

I woke up feeling kind of bad this morning because I had a dream that I killed DEVO by being incompetent. I was working at some type of rocket launching facility and DEVO were in a rocket to be launch...
Posted by Kira on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:42:00 PST

Art of Bleeding - 9/27/2006

ArtOfBleeding.com $10 at Safari Sam's Highlights include thereminist Kevin Lee of Seksu Roba and comedienne Margaret Cho. Roll Call: Me scar tissue Knox Tony-x...
Posted by Kira on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:22:00 PST

Japanese Monster Search

In my previous life, I was a Japanese Monster Hunter.   One day I saw a sign that said Japanese Monster. I decided I needed to find it. This was the second sign I saw. I followed it and headed ...
Posted by Kira on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:30:00 PST