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Heather

Bond Girl in Training

About Me

Closet science geek, arts enthusiast, reluctant hipster, food taster, funny girl, shoe addict, self possesed, repossesed, wannabe muse, hostess with the mostest, charter member - custard pie appreciation consortium, good-sport, flaneur, Francophile, part-time dancer, full-time reader, rock-critic in training. Also, I smile at dogs.

My Interests

Live music, Tango, Old movies in old theatres, Roller-skating, Reading, Dive bars and/or tiki bars, Absurd cover bands, Pinball, Food, Yoga

I'd like to meet:

Smarty pants. Those witty and well adjusted. Bon vivants, dog owners, Lloyd Dobler. Ewan McGregor would be nice :-)

Music:

Tough question - how about who am I listening to this week: The Stranglers, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, The White Stripes, The Rolling Stones (Some Girls), Serge Gainsbourg, faux French bands, Iggy Pop, Lucinda Williams, Bossa Nova - all, The Kinks (The Kinks are the Village Green Society), Coop, Television, The Specials (The Specials), Tom Waits, Prince, Red Meat, Little Fuzzy, Elvis, Radiohead, The Phenomenauts, Julie London, The Old 97's

Movies:

Rear Window, Rivers and Tides, Wes Andersen - all, Bonds films (Connery or Casino Royal - both), Blade Runner, Serenity, Terry Gilliam, Jean Pierre Jeneau, X-Men, Secretary, Cremaster, Charade, Big Fish, Danger Diabolik, Mon Oncle

Television:

TV on DVD: Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Lost. TV on Youtube: The Mighty Boosh. Trashy: I Love the 80's and other VH1 rubbish, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Not So Trashy: KQED, AMC. Silly: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

Books:

Non-fiction mostly, history and science titles, brit-pop lit, Emergence by Steven Johnson, The Tipping Point and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, Banvard's Folly by Paul Collins, A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle, Freakonomics, Gentleman's Blood: A History of Dueling, The Secret Life of the Seine

My Blog

Celebrity Skin

Is it just me or does it seem like I can't buy groceries without seeing CBS (Celebrity Bean Shot) plastered all over the gossip rags. I can't tell if I'm looking at People or Celebrity Skin!...
Posted by Heather on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:36:00 PST

Moneypenny

Walking down College Avenue last night a bum called out to me, "Hey Moneypenny!". I wonder if my cover is blown? Last week I saw a bicyclist singing a "song" to a motorist and it went something l...
Posted by Heather on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:52:00 PST

Radio On

I saw Jonathan Richman for the first time last week. I'd heard about his performances before but no one told me about the dancing... He dances like a little kid - sublime! And his drummer expertly seg...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

It Girl

When I was little I dreamed of being the "It Girl" [winks and tosses hair]. Somehow as an adult I've become the I.T. Girl... And you know what they say, all technical support and no play makes Heather...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST