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Dana

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About Me

"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all." Helen Keller
"And after they had explored all the stars in the universe, and all of the planets around each sun, they realized they were alone, and they were glad, because they now knew they would have to become all of the things they had hoped to find." Richard Bach
"The hardest thing to do is almost always the right thing to do." My mom
Visit my website to see a more professional me...
I'm finding myself well-adjusted to life as a Los Angelesian. Surprising, but true.
I'm an actor. And a partner. And I'm fearless. At least I try to be. Its going pretty well so far. I assist. I sell tea. I cater. I adapt. What else?
I'm getting married to the most wonderful man in the world!
I have not one, but two bionic eyes. Mwahahahahahaha!
Other than that: I love Hunter! And Paco. And Acting. And Chocolate. And Scarves. And Soup. And Artichokes. And High Tea. And My Friends. And Strongbad.
Cinque Terre is my favorite place in the world.
I am always a little cold.
I've reached a point in my life where I will stand up for myself, my friends and what I believe in without hesitation.
I make really great queso.
In another life I should have been a food critic.
I speak in passionate terms.
I've been told I possess extraordinary resilience.
I think William Shatner's album 'Has Been' is one of the greatest albums ever.
Yes, that is me in the Diurex commercial.
I'm lucky to have amazing friends.
Awwww...shucks. Now I feel all warm and fuzzy.

My Interests

Compassion, Positive Change, Possibility, Hilarity, Theatre, Travel, Music, Food, Films, Cooking, Folk Art, Doggies, Diet Coke, Chocolate, Melty Cheese, Vegetarianism, Bikram Yoga, Pilates, Santa Fe, The Buddha, Laughing heartily, everlasting love.

I'd like to meet:

Old friends, and friends of friends. If that don't work, I'll take your mom. And Anthony Bourdain.

Music:

Glen Hansard, The Kooks, TV on the Radio, The Arcade Fire, Trevor Hall, The Killers, Ben Folds, Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Kanye West, Jump Little Children, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, Queen, William Shatner, Jeff Buckley, Donny Hathaway, Mellowdrone, Peter Gabriel, Air, Depeche Mode, Vivaldi, Outkast, Jack Johnson, Scissor Sisters, Lyrics Born, Ben Harper, Talib Kweli, Counting Crows, Stevie Wonder, Common, Mos Def, Genesis

Movies:

It's a Wonderful Life, LA Story, Clue, Once, Children of Men, Crash, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Being John Malkovich, Hustle & Flow, Napoleon Dynamite, The Impostors, Amelie, Chocolat, Lost in Translation, A Mighty Wind, Adaptation, Babe, Fargo, Pretty in Pink, Fall

Television:

So You Think You Can Dance, LOST, Arrested Development, The Office, Heroes, Rescue Me, Chappelle's Show, Law & Order(s), West Wing, Medium, Check Please, My Name is Earl, Twin Peaks, No Reservations, The Amazing Race (which Hunter and I will dominate one day and win a million dollars!)

Books:

Everything is Illuminated, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, A Food Lover's Companion, The Alchemist, Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class, Kitchen Confidential, The Alienist, I Know this Much is True, The Master and Margherita, Franny and Zooey, Memoirs of a Geisha, Saint Maybe, Catcher in the Rye, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, The Illuminated Rumi, the George Bernard Shaw Vegetarian Cookbook, the Da Vinci code, She's Come Undone, the Celestine Prophecy, Devil in the White City, the Griffin & Sabine Trilogy, the Great Gatsby

Heroes:

Mom and Dad, Hunter, Ghandi, George Bernard Shaw... to name a few.

My Blog

Movin’ right along

So, it appears that we're moving. We don't officially have a place lined up yet, but tomorrow we're hoping for good news. The current place just wasn't warming our hearts anymore, and they asked us ...
Posted by Dana on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:35:00 PST

I’m Getting Married!!!!!

Last weekend was Hunter and my 5 year anniversary, and he completelysurprised me with a trip to San Felipe, on the eastern coast of BajaMexico on the sea of Cortez. He thought of everything, from pack...
Posted by Dana on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:52:00 PST

Happiness from above

Its raining, its pouring, the old man is snoring!Yo, it hasn't poured here since last December. Almost a year! Now, last night it poured and todau the skies are just starting to open again. Its cri...
Posted by Dana on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:46:00 PST

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

The good news: My filthy pig of an insect harboring, drug addict, complete headcase of a neighbor was issued an eviction notice today! As well as another equally disgusting couple who live on the oth...
Posted by Dana on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:03:00 PST

Chippity Chop

My long hair is gone. I now sport a much shorter 'do. The girl I went to (a genius, by the way) lopped off more than 6 inches of my hair, which was much less traumatic then I expected. I'll post ph...
Posted by Dana on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:49:00 PST

Various newsicles

A LOT has been going on in my world, and I am not about to write a new blog for each topic (much to my readers' dismay, I know...) so here it is, in condensed reviewy bits!Chapter One: BugsSparing you...
Posted by Dana on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:46:00 PST

One Year Anniversary

One short year ago today, Hunter and I bid farewell to Chicago and descended upon Los Angeles, hearts full of hope. 365 days later, I am happier than ever. This year was full of struggles and success...
Posted by Dana on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:32:00 PST

What about monsters?

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Posted by Dana on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:41:00 PST

You know what he did?

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Posted by Dana on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:52:00 PST

Evolution

Did you ever get that feeling that some major changes were taking place? I've been acutely aware of some alteration, some evolution, taking place inside me for some time now... it started out as a pe...
Posted by Dana on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:12:00 PST