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Lucy

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Felinebird is a musical girl who likes cats, beer, more cats, music, beer, photography, making music whilst drinking beer and stroking cats. That sort of thing.

My Interests

Music - listening to all things alt/indie/folk/wyrd and playing piano, violin, viola, recorders etc. Going to gigs and festivals, photography and developing, cinema, reading, stroking cats, travelling, more music. That kind of stuff. Ooh, and see http://www.dorsetpaeans.org.uk and http://www.flickr.com/photos/felinebird/ too

Music:

Low, Sigur Ros, Rachel's, Dirty Three, Mick Turner, Adem, Vashti Bunyan, Mogwai, ASMZ, Nick Drake, Piano Magic, Trees, Songs Ohia, Joanna Newsom, Tunng, Eliza Carthy, Final Fantasy, Linda Perhacs, Brian Eno, Espers, Gravenhurst, Gorkys, Feist, Smog, Jim O'Rourke, Boards of Canada, Plush, GYBE!, Pentangle, COB, Joni Mitchell, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, James Taylor, Iron and Wine, Vetiver, Currituck Co., Cocorosie, Beach Boys...

Movies:

Dancer in the Dark, English Patient, Memoirs of a Geisha, Bad Education, Harold and Maude, Before Sunset, Eternal Sunshine, Wicker Man, Babel, Bad Education

Television:

Peep Show, Black Books, Ugly Betty, Look Around You, Smoking Room, Mighty Boosh, The Office, Spaced, League of Gentlemen, Extras... anything funny really.

Books:

Margaret Atwood, Sebastian Faulks, Dave Eggers, David Lodge, Pat Barker, Maggie O'Farrell, Fay Weldon, Kazuo Ishiguro, Zoe Heller, Ian McEwan

Heroes:

Is an excellent Sci-Fi channel/BBC action drama.

My Blog

Next up: NYC :D

...and we've finally sorted out flights to the States for the spring, so NYC here I come.  2 weeks in the city and a wedding in Central Park - Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay.4 more continents left to explore.&n...
Posted by Lucy on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:10:00 PST

More Foreign Exploits

... anyone been to Estonia?  Due to a very exciting birthday present it looks like I'm off to Tallinn in the Spring and I'd love to know what the highlights are if anyone has been out in that dir...
Posted by Lucy on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:31:00 PST

Birthday!

Thinking of having a birthday get-together on the evening of Fri 21st September.  Fancy it?  Get in touch!  Prob a meal and/or drinks somewhere convenient in Surrey.
Posted by Lucy on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:20:00 PST

Further adventures of Bird

Haven't updated here in ages, so here goes.This summer has been a good (if not wet) one, with plenty of change afoot.  I now have a lovely new flat not far from the Thames, had an absolutely mind...
Posted by Lucy on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:38:00 PST

As far as excitement goes...

    ... it turns out that a month today I'll be in Africa.  Wish me luck :)
Posted by Lucy on Thu, 10 May 2007 03:02:00 PST

A to the T to the P P P!

The weekend was fantastic... All Tomorrow's Parties is great fun. It was the first time I'd been and I utterly loved it. Bands I saw:The Only OnesDirty Three (twice)PsaradonisDevastationsMagnolia Elec...
Posted by Lucy on Tue, 01 May 2007 01:21:00 PST

Polski!

Well, the time has come... I'm off to Poland in the morning, seemingly for some snow, cabbage, vodka, cabbage, snow, cabbage and vodka.  Wish me luck.
Posted by Lucy on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:18:00 PST

Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom was awesome live with the LSO in London last night.....Muchly looking forward to the new Ali Roberts cd  too :)
Posted by Lucy on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:51:00 PST

Success at last

I found out yesterday that I've passed my masters degree. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
Posted by Lucy on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:20:00 PST

2007 Gigs

So, after being mightily narked at getting ill just in time to miss Final Fantasy the other week, I have much gig niceness booked for next year,We'll start off with a little Alasdair Roberts and Joann...
Posted by Lucy on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:32:00 PST