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Brandi

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About Me

I'm an avid smiler. I want my very own Bob's Big Boy statue, a People Mover Car from Disneyland, and one of those square ice cream scoops from Thrifty's. Brandi = Star Trek. My favorite band is The Monkees and nope, they aren't dead.
Mark Lanegan. yes please.

My Interests

pancakes, waffles, bouncy balls, Star Trek, Star Trek TNG, Tasha, learning guitar & drums, photography, baking, music, learning about how things are made, long walks at 1 a.m., hot cocoa with sprinkles, Uglydolls, people watching, riding my bike, Shawnimals, BBQs, lemonade, Monopoly, sewing, jacuzzis, Mr. Rodgers, slot machines, old Chevy's, cooking, helping friends, googliy eyes, original clothes, pencil-top monsters, cartoons, knitting

Music:

The Monkees, QOTSA, EOfDM, the eels, PJ Harvey, Josh Homme, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, Golden Throats compilations, The Cure, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Ramones, Tom Petty, The B52s, Alabama, Johnny Cash, Veruca Salt, Nina Gordon, Willie Nelson, Guttermouth, Nikka Costa, good ole bluegrass, Lindsey Buckingham, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Lightning Hopkins, Billie Holiday, Dominic Chianese, Neil Diamond, George Jones, The Avengers, Billy Wright, Tampa Red, Interpol

Movies:

Willy Wonka, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, A Christmas Story, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, National Lampoon's Vacation, Dusty and Sweets Mcgee, Killer Nerd, Beavis and Butthead Do America, Citizen Kane, Doris Day movies, Lost in America, The Shape of Things

Television:

Strangers with Candy, Keeping Up Appearences, Iron Chef (JP), Family Feud, Unwrapped, The Wire, HSN, HGTV, Futurama, Old game shows, Press Your Luck, The Price is Right, The Newlywed Game, SpongeBob, Beavis and Butthead, the Smurfs, Unsolved History, Home Movies, shows about haunted places, Jeopardy, Seinfeld

Books:

The Neverending Story, books that teach me things, true-crime, comics, the classifieds, The World According to Mr. Rodgers.

My Blog

Defeated. I hope not me.

Tonight I feel like sharing. Please don't be upset about the spelling.My other, wonderful half Travis is sleeping soundly under some really warm covers. I wish I could join him. I'm currently at ou...
Posted by Brandi on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:58:00 PST

The day to day of my job... and why i'm writing about it now.

I haven't written in a while. My brain is always telling me I should as I am always thinking about something... although it also reminds me that my thoughts usually don't translate well onto paper.I ...
Posted by Brandi on Thu, 03 May 2007 06:55:00 PST

Farely well, Aqua Vista

If you live in "the Valley" you know that there are some classic & unique apartments & buildings all around. Some small, some big, but there is always something special about them. The little differ...
Posted by Brandi on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:00:00 PST

Please buy my fish tank

I have a 60 gallon fish tank that needs a new home.  It has everything - great glass tank (no scratches), wood stand, light hood, bulb, 2 filters, filter equipment, plants, toys, air bubble hose,...
Posted by Brandi on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:17:00 PST

Hibiscus

Last night I had to stay late at work, till around 7.  I sit in the very corner of the building, with only 2 other people within 15 feet of me.  Gradually I heard office doors closing, ...
Posted by Brandi on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:45:00 PST

Snakes... on a Plane

I literally had to stop working because I was so excited about this. I just created the first set of catalog numbers for Snakes on a Plane!!! ...
Posted by Brandi on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:09:00 PST

The Searchers: 50th Anniversary

We have been putting out all kinds of collections, Special Editions, Deluxe Editions, Director's Cuts, extra footage, etc for lots of our wonderful classic films. Our Executive Communique sent an e-m...
Posted by Brandi on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:44:00 PST

I wish they would

I really wish they would make a box of cereal that was 100% Raisin Bran sans the Bran. Just imagine a box full of those raisins with the sugary coating. It'd have to be a smaller box though as I'd pro...
Posted by Brandi on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:31:00 PST

an end to a working chapter in my life

When I was 20 I joined an elite group who sold pagers..... and occasionally cell phones. That changed when Nokia came out with the 5160. With the small size, affordability, and the imense accesories t...
Posted by Brandi on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:06:00 PST

Half a Go-Go & a full set of Spores

Last night, or rather all day yesterday, was my friend Jared's birthday. We went to the Viper Room because our other friends, The Spores, were playing a show and that's what Jared wanted to do. He d...
Posted by Brandi on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:01:00 PST