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Briana

When I say, I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, what I'm really thinking is, I hope this exact t

About Me

The Short: I'm truly, truly, truly outrageous!!!
;)
The Long: i'm a senior designer at Ceradini Design (a NYC packaging design firm). i do freelance packaging/graphic design on the side so please dont ever be shy about throwing work my way!
i live in a wonderful apartment in manhattan with the love of my life & our pup bohdie. its perfect ... seriously. i actually know everyone in my friends list and don't add anyone i've never met. im bad at updating this. i have a huge spending problem with clothes, shoes and accesssories ... really, i can't stop. i wish i had more time!!! especially for working out (i do the gym when i can but social life & freelancing gets in the way a lot). i dont cook - if i do its quick and easy - im more of an order in or go out kinda girl but id like to learn. i really really love going out to eat. im obsessed with organizing any kind of events. im a scorpio and its very fitting. i cant let go of anything. i love my little pup. hes also a scorpio. i will only dance if i'm wasted. i've got great taste. i hate really cold weather. i will try anything. i really want to learn how to sew but ive been saying that for years. i always have a camera on me and im constantly taking pictures. my drink of choice is wine but i will never turn down kettle one dirty martinis, lychee martinis (yum), mojitos and johnny black. im never early and im rarely on time. i drive really fast (mostly alone) with windows down and music up. in general im not very domestic but id like to think i can be. i rarely answer my phone and im terrible with returning phone calls ... sorry ... its not just you! i LOVE my family. i actually hang out and party with my parents - they are awesome. i always go to bed really late (mostly jeffs fault). i like making lists and putting thing in alphabetical order or color order. ummm i guess thats good for now ... :o)I got my layout at Cleanupmyspace.com

My Interests

• jeffrey (anything/everything/always/forever)
• making things (history & art)
• party planning (only the fun parts)
• art (all)
• walking around the city (with/without bohdie)
• decorating (everything)
• games (board/card/mind/monopoly)
• summer wear (dresses/flipflops)
• parties (house/terrace/beach)
• happy hours (and the many hours that follow)
• backgammon (destroying fulofluv)
• drinking (most)
• beach (everything)
• reading (chuck p/david s)
• fashion (done right)
• photos (new/old/keeping real albums)
• holidays (halloween/xmas)
• lychee (martinis)
• celebrating (annual holiday family dance party)
• ginger (ale/beer/candied/con sushi)
• vacations (everywhere)
• laying (bed/beach/couch/with jeff/bohdie)
• tropical destinations (bermuda/hawaii/la paz/cozumel/st.most)
• saturated colors (all)
• cold pillows & warm blankets (yes)
• music (live/ipod/itunes)
• presents (giving/receiving)
• wine (most)
• macs (die pc)
• fonts (not telling)
• laughing (always)
• long flights (with something to look forward to at the end)
• loving (jeff/giving/receiving)
• long drives (windows down/music up)
• pre-partying (we never learn to just stay)
• photography (david lachapelle/my own)
• illustration (mostly childrens books)
• knick-knacks (collecting/displaying/taunting jeff)
• shoes (the uncomfortable kind)
• crunch (yoga/pilates)
• lists (making/completing)

I'd like to meet:

i already met him ... when i was 16 ... he loved me then ... and even still after knowing me inside and out, he still loves me ... he's always been the one he's also started a blog ... check it out: http://frontofthehouse.blogspot.com/

Music:

i like everything ... really. love love love LOVE 80s though. here's a whole lot i couldnt not list:
311, a tribe called quest, amy winehouse, annie, april march, beastie boys, bebel gilberto, beck, ben folds five, the bird and the bee, bjork, the blow, bob marley, brazilian girls, butch walker, the cars, cibo matto, dave matthews, dean & brita, dimitri from paris, eagles, el perro del mar, esthero, feist, fiona apple, fugees, george michael, gnarls barkley, guster, heather nova, hole, incubus, inxs, janet jackson (old school), jay-z, kings of convenience, kruder and dorfmiester, led zepplin, liz phair (old school), lucinda williams, madonna (old/mid school), michael jackson (old school), missy elliot, moby, morcheeba, nicola conte, nirvana, notorious BIG, otis redding, paul simon, pearl jam, pharell, phil collins, pj harvey, pm dawn, portishead, radiohead, rage against the machine, red hot chilli peppers, snoop, st germain, stevie wonder, sting/the police, stone temple pilots, sublime, tears for fears, teddybears, the controls, the doors, the flaming lips, the postal service, the samples, thievery corporation, toad the wet sprocket, tom petty, troop 47, under the influence of giants, veruca salt, wham!, wilco, wu tang, wyclef, zero 7

Movies:

well to start, i hate most girl movies ... especially teen girl movies ... ok so big labowski, royal tenenbaums, rushmore, welcome to the dollhouse, *ratatouille*, wallace and grommit, dumb and dumber, napoleon dynamite, pulp fiction, all the lord of the rings, *cinema paradiso*, goonies, shawn of the dead, blue crush, step into liquid, the notebook, neverending story, amalie, city of god, fight club, kill bills, the last unicorn, being john malkovich, labrynth, english patient, zoolander, office space, what dreams may come, il postino, forrest gump, back to the future, breakfast club, far and away, shawshank redemption, high fidelity, matrix 1, saved!, a league of their own, ... i know im forgetting so many ...

Television:

i can't stand those people who try to be cool by saying they don't watch tv ... i mean REALLY. the only show i DO base my schedule on is the weather channel's local on the 8's (i cannot start my day without seeing this). everything else i randomly catch and enjoy:
sex and the city, grey's anatomy, ugly betty, my boys, desperate housewives, freaks and geeks, real time with bill maher, daily show, the price is right, wonder years, behind the music, e! true hollywood story, southpark, will & grace, friends, jackass, americas next top model, frasier, wildboyz, bullshit!, family guy, project runway, what not to wear, a haunting ..., top chef, that weird asian fear factor meets gladiator they play on that spike channel MXC ... so bizarre ... i tend to like shows where people get hurt - even if its like america's funniest home videos.

Books:

chuck palahniuk (fight club, invisible monsters, lullaby, choke, diary, etc), tom robbins (*jitterbug perfume*, still life with woodpecker, villa incognito), david sedaris (me talk pretty one day, dress your family ...), godfather, valley of the dolls (never saw the movie), stephen king (it), michael moore (dude wheres my country), the lovely bones, running with scissors, wicked (by gregory maguire)
currently reading: the 5 people you meet in heaven

Heroes:

bohdie ... he receives affection and praise every waking minute and is on a constant vacation.
oh and the inventor of snapea crisps!

My Blog

Jeff’s New Blog Spot

show some love!http://frontofthehouse.blogspot.com/
Posted by Briana on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:16:00 PST

3.07 VACATION PICS

Jeff & I took a little trip with some great friends and fam this March ... I finally organized everyones pictures ... Check it out:http://www.flickr.com/photos/designerbriana/sets/7215760 0012795215/wi...
Posted by Briana on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:14:00 PST

Quarter Life Crisis (Being 20 Something)

I was cleaning out a bunch of old papers and stuff I have saved and I came across something someone had sent me 3 years ago. I probably sent it to you then (when I think it was really dead on - makin...
Posted by Briana on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 04:39:00 PST

My Valentine's Day Surprise

So I got pretty much one of the best Valentine's Day gifts EVER! Jeff told me the whole week before Valentine's Day that our dinner was going to be a surprise and he wouldn't give me any details. Al...
Posted by Briana on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:05:00 PST

Briana 'googlisms'

i think this is so funny. when you search your name in googlism, it gives you a list of results starting with 'briana is ...' (using my name as an ex). so here are some results: - briana is weepi...
Posted by Briana on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:03:00 PST

HALLOWEEN PICS

Here's a few pics from Halloween Weekend: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=10fxvsjx.8yk10if9&x=0&y= -nizd4v Enjoy ...
Posted by Briana on Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:29:00 PST

MONTAUK PICS 8.05

If you care I have some pics up from our recent trip out ot Montauk. Im sad to be back! I love it out there. The pics are pretty random. I'm waiting for everyone elses pics and will post them in t...
Posted by Briana on Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:07:00 PST

YIKES! (pentagon 9/11 scary thing)

ive seen this before but if you havent, you should really check it out. its creepy: http://www.freedomunderground.org/memoryhole/pentagon.php
Posted by Briana on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

pay attention boys

just got the new aaron karo ruminations - although hes fallen off and isnt even remotely funny anymore, i think this is a good rule to follow and remember: -But as a guy who has had a girlfriend fo...
Posted by Briana on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

its the end of the world as we know it:

for anyone who cares about this sort of stuff (end of the world possibilities for the very near future): so i sent this out years ago but the site has since been updated. its basically a site on a...
Posted by Briana on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST