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Wendy

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

A Democratic Damn Yankee Living in the Deep South, Surrounded by Old Folks and the Republican Army.

My Interests

Playing Zookeeper (cats, dog, turtles, fish), Going to MLB Games (especially Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays), Trivia (especially entertainment-related), Competing in Yahoo! Fantasy Sports Leagues, Singing Karaoke (everything from ABBA to ZZ Top, you name it, I'll try to sing it), Going to Musicals, Plays and Concerts, Volunteering at Local Theatre, Clearing out my TiVo, Listening to Sirius Radio, Collecting Turtle-themed items, Swatch Watches, Groovy Old Metal Lunchboxes, '70s TV Show Board Games, and Antique Postcards.

I'd like to meet:

The Beatles. Oh, and maybe some open-minded, liberal people... they're kind of rare down here in Florida... at least in my neck of the woods...

Music:

Sting / The Police, R.E.M., They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads / David Byrne, Squeeze, Yaz, Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, Howard Jones, Elvis Costello, ABC, The B-52s, Red HOT Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Cake, Chris Isaak, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, U2, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Prince, Elvis, Madonna, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Bee Gees, Queen, Jimmy Buffett, Duran Duran, Broadway Cast Recordings (especially Hair, Avenue Q, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Sound of Music)Favourite Sirius Radio Channels (In Order on the Doggie Dial): 1 - Sirius Hits, 7 - Totally '70s (Magic Matt, Barry Williams and JJ are all Groovy!), 8 - Big '80s, 12 - Super Shuffle, 13 - Elvis Radio, 22 - First Wave, 36 - The Beat, 53 - Soul Town, 77 - Broadway's Best - Seth Rudetsky is Amahhhhzing!

Movies:

The weirder the better. Not really in any particular order: Sling Blade, Jackie Brown, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2, Fargo, Raising Arizona, Face/Off, Goodfellas, Magnolia, Election, Fight Club, Sin City, American Beauty, Bound, The Player, State and Main, Waiting for Guffman, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Office Space, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Say Anything, Dreamgirls, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Hair, Hairspray (both versions), A Christmas Story, It's a Wonderful Life, The Wizard of Oz, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Lady and the Tramp, Toy Story 1 and 2, Shrek 1 and 2, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Crumb, Ghost World, Heathers, Memento, Freeway, True Stories, Spinal Tap, Mommie Dearest, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Ed Wood, Glen or Glenda, Gods and Monsters, Love and Death on Long Island, Being John Malkovich, V for Vendetta, Leon (The Professional), Walk the Line, Ray, March of the Penguins, Super Size Me, Little Otik, Snakes on a Plane, Black Snake Moan, Waitress, Anything by Michael Moore or Woody Allen.

Television:

The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Reaper, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Ellen, Supernatural, The Amazing Race, Kid Nation, Best Week Ever, The Soup, Saturday Night Live (especially the cartoons by Robert Smigel), South Park, Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim", Letterman and Conan if I'm up late...

Books:

PostSecret, A couple of really cute picture books: Bad Cat and Bad Dog. That new one: Bad President with GWB looking goofy on the cover looks HOT - I must buy that next. Other than that, I love to read, however my attention span lately allows for little else but "Entertainment Weekly" (yes, I realize that's technically a magazine), Rachael Ray cookbooks, and Sudoku puzzle books. I own tons of "real" books that I'm going to read "someday".

Heroes:

Masi Oka, Greg Grunberg, Milo Ventimiglia, Spiderpig, Stitch, Cookie Monster, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, Underdog, Beavis, Butthead, Cartman, Rachael Ray, Seth Rudetsky, Jennifer Hudson, Takeru Kobayashi, Chipper Jones, John Smoltz, Javy Lopez, Michael Moore, Al Roker, Doc "Mr. Trolley" O'Donnell (R.I.P.), Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Quentin Tarantino and Rip Taylor! (if you ever met him, he'd be on your list too!)