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Veronica

it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

About Me


I've got a head full of ideas that are driving me insane....

My Interests

acting, maple syrup, fashion, reading, the comic strip get fuzzy, psychology, perfectly cooked leafy green vegetables, the art of entertaining, vintage clothing, collecting junk, randomness, cashew and almond butters, vintage hats and gloves, garage sales, flea markets, rummage sales, phytochemicals, thrift stores, not being mainstream, cooking, animals, food styling, singing, pilates, music, my two new guitars, writing, baking, sociology, veganism, DIY, nice people, blogging, art deco stuff, art nouveau stuff, photography, swing dancing, contra dancing, any kind of dancing, nutrition, reading old copies of Martha Stewart Living, art, crossword puzzles, independent movies, interior design, gardening, puzzles, yoga, + more

I'd like to meet:

Audrey Hepburn, Betty Boop, Bob Dylan, Buddha, Ernest Hemingway, Flappers in general, Greek philosophers, Harriet Tubman, Joan Baez, John Dobson, John Steinbeck, Kiki de Montparnasse, Mamie Till Mobley, Man Ray, Martin Luther King, Jr, The 1960's, Vegans, Woody Guthrie.
Rude, snobbish people need not apply.

Music:

Albert King, Ann McCue, Arrested Development, Billie Holiday, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Bob Dylan, Buddy Guy, Canned Heat, Cream, Donovan, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Genticorum, Jane's Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jet, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John McLaughlin (with or without Mahavishnu Orchestra), John Hammond, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Josephine Baker, King Missile, Led Zeppelin, Little Walter, Loudon Wainright, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Muddy Waters, Nirvana, Neil Young, Nouvelle Vague, Old Crow Medicine Show, Outkast, Pete Seeger, Queen, Rhett Tyler, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Anarchist Orchestra, The Blue Ribbon Boys, The Carter Family, The Cowboy Junkies, The Crooked Jades, The Darkness, The Doors, The Felice Brothers, The Hunger Mountain Boys, The Polyphonic Spree, The Ramones, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Stone Temple Pilots, The Wiyos, The Who, Tom Waits, Woody Guthrie + more

Movies:

Amelie, Brick, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (remake), Elevator To The Gallows, Gypsy Caravan, Kinky Boots, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Pride and Prejudice (remake), Rabbit Proof Fence, Sophie Scholl, The Last King Of Scotland, The Prize Winner Of Defiance, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Ohio, The Painted Veil, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Water

Television:

We broke up..... Although, the Ace of Cakes is pretty rad....

Books:

Anything by Jane Austen, The Crucible, The Grapes Of Wrath, The Great Gatsby, The Metamorphosis, The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, The Thin Man, To Kill A Mockingbird

Heroes:

Gandhi, Greek philosophers, Hannah Williamson, Irene Gut Opdyke, John Dobson, Mamie Till Mobley

My Blog

Damn Cornbread Thief!

Once upon a time in The Land of Murderous Cats, there was an eclectic little restaurant called The Pig Out. Their standout items were the garlic fries and cornbread, although everything else was prett...
Posted by Veronica on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:40:00 PST

Hellz yea, I’ve got me a washboard

Smack dab in the middle of nowhere is an awesome flea market, but I'm not telling you where it is because you'll go and snatch up all the good stuff. Anyway, to make a long story short, I found a wash...
Posted by Veronica on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:52:00 PST

Im obsessed with Robert Allen Zimmerman, but.........

I'm not quite as obsessed as this dude from youtube:From:BobDylanIsAGodI just love him, sincerely.<3 I've spent my whole life with his music,he is like a second dad to me.<3 I'd probably kill myself i...
Posted by Veronica on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:21:00 PST

Random childhood memory number 1

When I was about six, my mother decided it would be fun and educational for my sisters and I to take an art workshop down by the Hudson River, utilizing stuff we gathered in the sand. One day it was a...
Posted by Veronica on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:01:00 PST

Where's The Beef?

Enough said....
Posted by Veronica on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:31:00 PST

Happy Birthday Woody Guthrie!!!!!!!!!

You da man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Posted by Veronica on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:52:00 PST

No, creepy guy, I don't want your number

At the lovely Bearsville theater yesterday, after enjoying a lovely performance given by the lovely Texas Playboys, I was itching a bug bite on my lower leg. Some random guy came up to me and started ...
Posted by Veronica on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:37:00 PST

If I die from E. coli, we'll all know why

Mother the other day brought home some veggie booty Now, I love this stuff being a vegan foody I gobbled the bag upYes, ate it as my sup Now this frickin recall comes out and I'm left here to pout Abo...
Posted by Veronica on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:14:00 PST

Damn Tarragon

I cut my finger whilst mincing tarragon yesterday. A special thanks goes out to Moses for bandaging me up and for Miss D for moral support.
Posted by Veronica on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:50:00 PST

About me (formerly my profile one)

Vinchenza was born on July the 7th, the year was 1990. She was born with the gift of dimples, thus insuring her no blame for anything that went wrong. If she had been born on or before July 5th, her m...
Posted by Veronica on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:34:00 PST