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Matlena

"pale september, i wore the time like a dress that year, the autumn days swung soft around me like c

About Me

mmmhmmm...yes dats me

My Interests

Art, travelling, hangin out with friends, family, learning new languages, cookin up a storm, music, singing, riding my bike, hangin out with kids, watching bowfinger, crafts, a nice bottle of red wine, taking pictures in new places, the satisfaction of finishing a painting, walks on the beach with my dog kiko, collecting sea glass, thinking...

I'd like to meet:

I'd love to meet old friends I haven't spoken to in forever, that I think of often but don't know how to reach,I want to keep in touch with new friends that i want to get to know more. I'd love to meet people with similar interests, espacially fellow artists tryin to get their work out into the world. Anybody who has an interesting story to tell...which everyone does...so that means anybody i guess

Music:

my favorites are fiona apple and Joni Michell...And everything else that gets me feelin a groove...jeff buckley, beatles, erykah badu, radiohead, outcast, tori amos,rollin stones, talkin heads, counting crows, devandra bernhart, cat power, james brown, al green, Medeski martin and wood,...love reggae, latin american music, hip hop, classic rock... all sorts of stuff

Movies:

Bowfinger is my all time favorite! Adaptation, dumb and dumber, fried green tomatoes, romeo and juliet,

Television:

my housemate owns all of the simpsons, family guy and south park seasons on dvd so I have to say that i am a bit addicted. norhtern exposure is a new favorite

Books:

secret life of bees. barbara kingsolver:amazing writer. interpretor of the maladies...amazing short stories. the giving tree, such a good,simple,real, beautiful story. the book of salt. everything is illuminated, incredibly loud and extremely close, the house of spirits,.

Heroes:

my family, my ukki, the old, who carry the wisdom of experience