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Jen

pura vida!

About Me

See my http://jdangelo.blogspot.com to read what I've been doing for the past year...

My ambitious professional goals: pilot(cessnas, private jets and the like), photographer, chef, painter, cinematographer, publisher, writer, sailor, and world-traveler... it's a little late for doctor, lawyer, or international economist. (I won't be offended if you snicker.) And I really want to learn how to salsa.

For now I'm just saving some money and enjoying the olas...

My Interests

traveling, good music, photography, adventure, documentary films, fondling fruit, cooking, good conversations, meeting weirdos, having silent arguments with my born-again cousin that I live with, daydreaming, not being broke all the time, arguing, international economics, knitting, drawing, the oceans, cultural anthropology, learning, hiking, surfing, bike-riding (as opposed to cycling), love & happiness

I'd like to meet:

Van Gogh, Jesus Christ, an intelligent, sexy manslave

Music:

Lately, I've been listening to manu chao, buena vista social club, charlie cruz, celia cruz, alfa blondy, santana, bob marley, cesaria evora, zero 7, gypsy kings, ibrahim ferrer, beck, al green, antibalas afrobeat orchestra, squirrel nut zippers, ella fitzgerald, bob dylan, miles davis, coldplay, creedence clearwater revival, jimi hendrix, led zeppelin, air, portishead, pink floyd, jack johnson, radiohead, james brown, jamiroquai, my morning jacket, outkast, the rolling stones, paul simon, etta james, broken social scene, calexico, burning spear, cream, neutral milk hotel, ween, denali, finley quaye, eagles of death metal, interpol, jimmy cliff, king sunny ade, leon redbone, wilco, marvin gaye, me first & the gimme gimmes, gwen stefani, shakira, jaga jazzist, jewel, modest mouse, gorillaz, brave saint saturn, michelle branch, of montreal, ozomatli, sly & the family stone, soulive, spies who surf, tabla beat science, U2, UB40, Weezer, Yerba Buena, Yo La Tengo, Sergent Garcia...

and these genres generally induce vomiting: pop country, Christian worship, most 80's pop music

Movies:

I love documentaries and music DVDs, surf movies, I have a difficult time with suspension of disbelief unless it's a comedy (so I don't really like high action flicks or horror movies)... some examples of what I like: Rushmore, My Girl, Man with a Movie Camera, City of God, Castaway, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Titanic (haha), Motorcycle Diaries, 50 First Dates, anything with witty, clever dialogue

Television:

I prefer the times in my life when I just don't have time or the desire to watch it... It's a waste of time. When I do: Sex & the City, Scrubs, Supernanny (second to celibacy, the best form of birth control), Tucker on MSNBC, anything in Spanish (helps me learn), ballroom dancing competitions, cooking programs

Books:

Slaughterhouse 5, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Eva Luna, The Old Man and the Sea, Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, lots more...

Heroes:

Hardworking people that don't need a lot of money to know happiness; anyone that is trustworthy, honest, reasonable, friendly, adventurous, and funny, respects others and their environment; good artists; my friends

My Blog

More photos posted, costa rica

http://www.parazz.com/albums/jendangelo. I just put up some random shots from Costa, and my trip to California back in 2004. All in random order. Enjoy....11/23 i added about 150 more photos a few day...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:31:00 PST

mano negra senor matanza

Posted By:nanoGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:22:00 PST

Saturdays in Tijuana

http://www.strongtowermissions.com/ This is the project I'm volunteering for on Saturdays. I would like to restate that I am AGNOSTIC, and my involvement here is limited to my participation ...
Posted by Jen on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:29:00 PST