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Olivia

It's your buddy, Livi (or Mrs. Valdez if you're nasty)!

About Me

I'm vegan. Are you? If not, give it a whirl!

Please support the SHAC 7 and do something about the vicious people in power who are trying to take free speech away from us!

I do a fun website with my friends called SuperVegan --you're gonna wanna visit if you're vegan and/ or you live in NYC.

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My Interests

Crafting (esp. needlecrafts), animal rights activism, freeganism, all things vegan (food, blogs, podcasts, culture, clothes, being nice to animals--the whole bag), karaoke, air hockey, azucar, daydreaming, writing, drawing, eating, drinking, dancing with The Ladies, tattoos, reading graphic novels, reading cookbooks, reading random how-to books, watching HGTV with few-to-no plans of actually doing-it-myself.

I'd like to meet:


Crafty types, art geeks, vegans, sugar addicts, fellow cheapskates, party animals, and (of course) Neil Diamond.

People who wanna make a difference and make something.

Members of the Linusito Appreciation Society

Music:

James Brown, Ani DiFranco, Patsy Cline, Jill Scott, Peaches, Le Tigre, Moldy Peaches, Alix Olson, Weezer, The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The White Stripes, Bitch and Animal, The Wu Tang Clan (first album), Mary Timony, The Fugees, Rail Road Jerk, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Soce the elemental wizard, Bikini Kill and the rest of the riot grrrl music of my youth--Bratmobile, Heavens 2 Betsy, etc., anything that makes me remember the fun stuff about high school--Halo Benders and anything else out on K records in the late 90's, Sonic Youth, Govn'r, Pavement, all things of the Matador Records late 90s persuasion.

Movies:

Benny & Joon, Citizen Ruth, Election, Amelie, Chuck & Buck, Soylent Green, Planet of the Apes (the full series), Mommie Dearest

Television:

I live for CSI:Miami. Strangers With Candy is brilliant, as is Freaks and Geeks. The Dave Chapelle Show makes me wanna shoot soymilk out my nose. Reno 911 and Mr. Show are fun too. Arrested Development is a new favorite. April has re-introduced me to Dallas--"JR, you bastard!"

Guilty-pleasures? The L Word, Work Out, Project Runway, What Not to Wear, and Freestyle. LOGO, TLC, and HGTV networks rule my under-employed world.

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Books:

The last book I completed was The Curious Incedent of the Dog in the Night-time . The first two-thirds of the book were really interesting. The end was kinda dull, but only in comparison to the earlier part which was full of jaw dropping moments.

Heroes:

Santa Claus, Jesus, Neil Diamond, and every single person who stands up for the underdog.

My Blog

FREE Saturday concerts at LES Girls Club

Check out the Saturday Performance Series at the Lower East Side Girls Club (Art+Community Gallery, 56 East 1st Street btw 1st & 2nd Aves). Each Saturday at 3:30pm they host free, all-ages community c...
Posted by Olivia on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Let’s hang out...Join Going.com

Check out and joing Going.com, a social networking website that lets folks discover and/or promote events (movies, art shows, concerts, karaoke, open bar, comedy, anything) happening around the city. ...
Posted by Olivia on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:02:00 PST

Check out the Persepolis trailer!

Here's the trailer for the film they made from one of my favorite memoirs/ graphic novels, Persepolis (1 and 2)! I can't wait to see this. The books are great, so hopefully the film will do the story ...
Posted by Olivia on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:26:00 PST

Jessica’s Birthday Party: Sat, Dec. 8th

Hi all,My partner Jessica's 30th birthday is coming up. I'm throwing a big Mexican theme house party for her on Saturday, December 8th at 8PM. Save the date! Expect VCTOTW's Mexican Hot Chocolate cupc...
Posted by Olivia on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:38:00 PST

Simon Doonan likes my look!

For those of you who don't know, I began working part-time in the juice bar at Angelica Kitchen this Wednesday. Being a juice jockey is not at all a glamorous job. I'm having to get over my whole atti...
Posted by Olivia on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:11:00 PST

Olivias Bitchin Birthday Sing-A-Long Saturday and Smashface Sunday

Olivia's Bitchin' Birthday Sing-A-Long Saturday and Smashface Sunday I'm turning 28 this year and I'd like to celebrate my birthday with you. Here's a line up of the fun things I have planned for my ...
Posted by Olivia on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:41:00 PST

Support LOHV-NYC: Sat. Nov. 10th, Party @ Jivamukti Yoga School

Dear Friends, November 10th is the League of Humane Voters of New York City's (LOHV-NYC) 6th anniversary. In case you don't know about their great work, LOHV-NYC's mission is to elect pro-animal candi...
Posted by Olivia on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:22:00 PST

Join the Bed-Stuy Craft Group!

Thanks to the wonderful BedStuyBlog.com, a bunch of locals are organizing a casual crafting group. The group is open to crafters of all skill levels and mediums. Basically it's an excuse to make frien...
Posted by Olivia on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:14:00 PST

NYC friends: Help me eat this!

I've been meaning to try something from Kris Holechek's Damn Tasty Vegan Baking Guide for a while. Last night, I returned home late from a challenging day at work and needed to unwind. For me, baking ...
Posted by Olivia on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:38:00 PST

Is this a bad idea or is it brilliant?

Our apartment is beyond messy. It's really quite gross. Yet, neither Jessica nor I can get the momentum going to really do something about it. Since I've pretty lucky at getting out of predicaments by...
Posted by Olivia on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:54:00 PST