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jes.

milk & honey.

About Me

addicted to the life of a traveler.
preferably with air conditioning.
sarcasm. i.e larry david funny ha ha.
i love taking photos.
bike rides on lola.
meeting. funny. smart. beautiful. people.
lowercase letters.
nicknames.
bright colors.
living a healthy life.
with red wine.
learning. growing. smiling.
jon stewart is god.

My Interests

international education.
good. wonderful. tasty. foods.
roadtrips to anywhere!.
making things that make people smile.
jumping on beds.
mountains. and trees.
picnics in the shade.
ice tea with fresh lemons.
blood red orange juice.
shopping in italy.
hand made goods.

treats. COFFEE ice cream.
sour jelly bellies.
crepes with nutella.
golden spoon
pistachio, lampone, lemone, cioccolato. yogurt gelato.
churros.
great hugs.
fresh mozzerella (di bufula)
weekday naps.
san francisco.

I'd like to meet:

steve martin circa 1979.
etta, billie, nina and dinah
ellen
the original snl comedy team.
my own little king charles cavalier
homemade gnocchi.
i love jellyfish.
ernst haeckel:

barack obama (our next presidente).
jack black
crete in the late june.
bologna street markets.
al green.
and perhaps that little home that will be mine. all mine.

Music:

my favorites:
dr. dog!!!
vetiver
indiana hale.
fpodbpod
vera gough
blonde. redHead.
the blank tapes
karl blau
mr. lou reed.
beck.
al green
bjork.
james brown.
wilco!!!
otis redding.
sean hayes
m.ward
nina.dinah.billie.etta.
common
mr. adam bianchi
al green

the usual:
the magnetic fields
jolie holland
feist
the band
michael musika
the flamming lips.
ELO!!!!
ryan adams
mason jennings
lauryn hill
the mountain goats
rolling stones
obo martin
stevie wonder
alela diane.
a hawk and a hacksaw
outkast
kings of leon
kings of convenience
prince
joannna newsom
bonnie 'prince' billy.
talking heads
talib kweli
kanye west
david bowie
devendra banhart
my morning jacket
manu chao
snoop
the beatles
led zeppelin
d'angelo
the dempseys
spoon
kimya dawson
gillian welch
…& so much more…

Movies:

the secret life of words.
planet earth!
lives of others
children of men
kiss Kiss bang Bang
everything is illuminated!
little miss SUNshine.
eternal sunshine...
before sunrise.before sunset
office space
fried green tomatoes.
caché
v for vendetta
little big man
princess bride
human resources
maria, full of grace
the big lebowski
life aqautic
batman begins (i know, bad, but so good).
good fellas
godfather 1 & 2
the original charlie and the chocolate factory
lost in translation
seinfeld on dvd
reality bites!

Television:

shows i rent:
carnivale. weeds. dexter. curb your...
places. my parents kitchen.
the yuba river.
38 via di lamarmora, firenze.
bologna street markets.
paleochora, greece beaches.
paris in september.
la mission of sf.
the club house (rip)
La taqueria with beers.
N Judah Line.
the sin of cortez

Books:

as of late: warlock. arlington park. the glass castle. middlesex.
drinks. blood red orange juice.
sweet tea.
pinots.
chimay reserve.
banana beer (franziskaner).
rooibus with honey.
cranberry juice always.

Heroes:

gramma.

my parents.
gore vidal.
planned parenthood.
bill cosby
lilia.

My Blog

saving trees.

alright pretty people.so i was thinking of arbor day a couple of weeks ago.remembering how excited i would get every year to plant a new beautiful pine in my parent's backyard and wondering if schools...
Posted by jes. on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:50:00 PST

10 years in the making

wow.10 years.that's all it took.what a dipshit. ...
Posted by jes. on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:48:00 PST

long beach.

just wanted to give a shout out to the city i live in.lovin.little old long beach.i spent the weekend riding my bike from edge to edge of this little buddy.and although i'm nursing a bad sunburn.i can...
Posted by jes. on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:30:00 PST

LA - Italia.

 ciao ragazzi. okkkkk.... so i promised myself that i would document the travels that i have so far experienced. i'd like to start by saying that i forgot much in my packing. my book. hair brush...
Posted by jes. on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:31:00 PST

3 cheers

my goodness.one weekend and soooo much good music.seriously.friday: slings and guest slingers (great times @ sol art gallery).saturday: the lovely gifts of the blank tapes & matt mcCleur's amazing tal...
Posted by jes. on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:05:00 PST

carpoolChella

ha.radical... and i hope...well i mean I'M GOING to win! 3 cars out of the load will win.i think i will be one of them!... We've been making huge efforts to help make The Coachella Valley Music & ...
Posted by jes. on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:13:00 PST

less than stellar

oh life.drive.work.drive.school.drive.sleep.life. as of late.i did buy a bike.it's the color of sunshine....less than stellar....i'm stealing that line from mr. nat girvan.it's going to be the name of...
Posted by jes. on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:20:00 PST

v day.


Posted by jes. on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:21:00 PST

3 years.

i just noticed my 3rd anniversary with myspace was about 2 days ago.ha.i start grad school in one week.i got hired as an HR Rep for a tutor company.does anyone want to tutor the kiddies?jes...
Posted by jes. on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:50:00 PST

yeah yeah yeah

the 2006. at war with the mystics. flaming lips album. is officially my favorite of 2006.for the yeah yeah yeah song alone. catches my sarcastic love of philanthropy.i was told last night by two peopl...
Posted by jes. on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:47:00 PST