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Caren

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About Me

Born in California and raised in Miami, I've been moving around like a gypsy with a bounty on my head ever since.I consider myself an individualist - with the heart of a revolutionary and the mind of a pragmatist.In between minutes and days, I use my superpower to give kick-ass advice and amazing music mixes to match your miseries through my blog. I'm also applying to psych and social work grad school programs just so you all have to call me DOCTOR someday...The only minus to that is not being able to write prescriptions. Sorry all you Vicodin-lovin freaks.

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My Interests

over-analyzing every situation, learning-as-I-go foodie, music, art, traveling, intelligent conversation, traveling, getting more than 5 hours of sleep.

I'd like to meet:

At a dinner party: Diablo Cody, Jeremy Piven, Gabriel Bryne, Anthony Bourdain, John Coltrane, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Laura Veirs, Vanessa Hidary - the "Hebrew Mamita," Albert Einstein, Al Gore, Buddha (after he wrote The Lotus Sutra),and Mike Daisy.

Music:

I like anything that's good - and as I get older, I keep gravitating towards jazz. That said, here are some favorites: John Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Laura Veirs, Thelonious Monk, Pillow Theory, Death Cab for Cutie, The Weepies, Eels, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Ron Sexsmith, Nina Storey, Psapp, Elliott Smith, damm - just too many to choose...

Movies:

Annie Hall, The Usual Suspects, Almost Famous, Pride and Prejudice, Serendipity, Garden State, Spirited Away, Clerks & Clerks II, High Fidelity, Juno, Breach, Clueless, and I'm a huge documentary freak.

Television:

In Treatment, Project Runway, Top Chef, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, South Park, most VH1's "Behind the Music" documentaries, Millionaire Matchmaker, and House.

Books:

One Hundred Years of Solitude, the Jane Austen cannon, The Comfort of Strangers, Blow Up the Outside World, memoirs/non-fiction mostly. Grad school killed my patience for fiction...
You Are 68% Open Minded
You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded.
Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints.
But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line.
You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself. How Open Minded Are You?

Heroes:

People who defy convention because that's who they are, not because they try too hard.People who speak their mind in a way that lets you know where they stand without beating you over the head with it.Creative, intelligent people.Anyone I can genuinely learn from at this point in my life.People who get me - and whom I get in return.No celebrities here. Aren't we over them yet?

My Blog

About All the Kink

Don't get me wrong. I love most of my blog readers (minus the Catholic guy who got offended with my Papal Smear piece. What a head case). But I've gotta admit. I'm getting a lil' tired of all the kink...
Posted by Caren on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:13:00 PST

Another Survey for a Rainy Day...

1. Would you forgive your best friend for sleeping with your fiance? I forgive anyone who comes to me with a genuine apology...but I still wouldn't hang out with her (or him for that matter) anymore. ...
Posted by Caren on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:32:00 PST

The Bitch is Back

Hey, it's me. O.k. Let's just say it. I'll go first. You've missed me. And yeah, I've been missing you too. So, I'm back baby...well, the blog at least. Come visit, post comments, throw out a question...
Posted by Caren on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:05:00 PST

So at What Age Do I Earn a Pass?

Unlike many of my peers, I don't think that being in my late thirties is "old." I think that's a completely ridiculous sentiment perpetuated by a tween media obsessed culture that actually regards Bri...
Posted by Caren on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:34:00 PST

Another Survey - Taken from the Lovely Jayne

1. What's your middle name and why?Ann - because my mom was going through a Southern belle phase and thought people might call me "Caren Ann" - uh, no2. What is your favorite dish at a Chinese restaur...
Posted by Caren on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

Top Ten Things I’ve Done Today to Avoid Actually Working

Blowing off work (while at work) is nothing new. But here's my Top Ten List of things I do to avoid the inevitable: 10. Troll My Friends' Blogs I don't get to see or talk to them like I should, so I l...
Posted by Caren on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:14:00 PST

Missing Her

So, for the last year, I've had a teenager living in my house. She came under the guise of being an au pair, but turned out to become a member of this little, crazy, offbeat-for-Virginia/DC standards,...
Posted by Caren on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:38:00 PST

He’s BAAAACK...

So David came home yesterday - and I felt my usual wave of relief as he walked up the driveway. We spent Sunday night all together - us, the kids, former au pair, current au pair - to celebrate Hunter...
Posted by Caren on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:04:00 PST

Heavy Sigh

So David's gone for this weekend. I was supposed to come along, but plans changed. I really don't do well when he's not around. Don't get me wrong...had a great time with the girls today - shopping an...
Posted by Caren on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:59:00 PST

Just Something to Pass the Time - Unproductively.

My internet friend, Carrie, sent me this - so to kill time, I'll do my own version. Enjoy the narcissism. 1. Are you smiling?Just on the inside.2. Have you ever kissed anyone named Josh?Not recently3....
Posted by Caren on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:37:00 PST