Leila Leila Leila - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I seem to find it easier to list the things I am not and don't like, but I imagine that will give you a picture of who I am.
I do not accept Jesus Christ as my saviour. I will never have children because they annoy me. I think "acting like an adult" is bullshit. I'd slash my wrists before I'd buy a mini-van or an SUV. Not only am I not a republican, I don't understand people who are.
I dislike shopping malls and wal-mart. I loathe sports and I don't care if the Red Sox ever win a damn thing. I think Coach bags are ugly. I don't watch reality t.v. In fact, I rarely watch any t.v. at all. I can't stand most top 40 music.
Now, because my gramma once told me not to be so negative -
I love clever humor, sarcasm, wit, intentional absurdity and irony. When I DO watch t.v., I enjoy Iron Chef and Alton Brown. I adore M. Night Shyamalan movies.
I love to read - old mysteries, sci-fi, classics, horror, non-fiction - pretty much anything. I think the Cure is possibly the best band ever. I love good music (refer to the list on the left).
I like to occasionally drink heavily with my friends. I love learning new things about different religions. I'm very fond of the Norse pantheon but I'm also very interted in many Eastern religions and Shamanic practices.
I like smart, mentally present people who inhabit their minds and bodies whole-heartedly.
I like parents who aren't the walking dead, and who manage to remember that they're people and still care for their kids well. I like people who get really passionate about movies and music and have interesting things to say about everything around them.
I'm passionately fond of Lilith legends and mythology and have her symbols tattooed on myself in various places. I'm loosely Pagan and essentially hedonistic.
AIM is - theonlyleila
yahoo messenger is - leila3478 msn messenger is - [email protected]

My Interests

vintage fashions, anais nin, animal welfare,autumn, baudelaire, blues, buddhism, c.s. lewis, civil liberties, costuming, halloween, hannibal lecter, herbal medicine, indian food, italian renaissance, magic, merlot, pablo neruda, pagans, pirates, religious tolerance, renaissance faires, sandman comics, science fiction, snakes, sushi, tattoos, vampires, victorian clothing, witches, HTML

I'd like to meet:

I would really enjoy meeting myself in a dark alley some night. I would also be interested in meeting dead people, crazy people, zombie people, freaks, lunatics, artists (is that redundant?), musicians, poets, and creative souls.

I love making new friends, of either gender, but here's the thing - I can't stand that crazy internet speak or ebonics. Basic, decent grammar is a must in written communication, even if it is just a myspace message or an IM window.

p.s.
I really, really, from the very depths of my soul detest internet come-ons. Please don't send me one of those. I know the internet is the sleazey single's bar of today, but spare us both some aggravation and go hit on some other random chick you don't know. ;)

Music:

VNV Nation, Sarah McLachlin, Joan Osborne, David Grey, Iris, Seabound, Peter Murphy, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Cranberries, Sting, NIN, Sisters Of Mercy, Poison, Motley Crue, Winger, Van Halen, Garbage, The Cardigans, Radiohead, Everclear, George Michael, The Smiths, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Johnny Hartman, The Killers, old jazz, old blues, classical Persian music, Tones on Tale, Perfect Circle...oh, basically everything, if I think it's good

Movies:

The Princess Bride, The Labyrinth, The Ninth Gate, Interview With The Vampire, The Color Purple, Harry Potter, The Last Unicorn, Fight Club, The Prophecy, Dogma, Clerks, Dune, Chinese stuff with pretty colors and people sword fighting on tree tops, anything with dragons and fairies and absurdly happy endings, Disney stuff, V for Vendetta, Lady In The Water, Pan's Labyrinth, Marie Antoinette, The Cat Returns, Castle In The Sky, Howl's Moving Castle, Mirrormask, Neverwhere, Nightwatch, Daywatch, Marie Antoinette, Elizabeth, The Village, The Crow,

Television:

I don't watch tv much, but when I did, I was obsessed with the food network. I love Alton Brown and Iron Chef America. I have the first season of Fantasy Island on DVD and I love that.

Books:

Narnia Chronicles, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Interview With The Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Memnoch the Devil, The Servent of the Bones, Sleeping Beauty Trilogy, Choke, Ghost Story, Shadowlands, Revelations of the Dark Mother, The Satanic Bible, The Golden Compass trilogy, anything by Neil Gaiman, Fank Herbert's Dune series, etc, etc, etc

Heroes:

Cookie Monster, Buddha, Kali, Lilith

My Blog

My New Job

Did I mention I've now been doing my new job (mostly, though I've also been helping to train my replacement) for two weeks?It's different, for sure. no longer have tons of time to screw around, goof...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Sat, 24 May 2008 08:13:00 PST

Today’s Thoughts

Brown rice becomes vastly more edible with a rice cooker that has a brown rice setting. A lot of blogging is really just poor man's therapy. But the advice you get on the internet is apt to be a...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Sun, 18 May 2008 10:23:00 PST

PHP and MySQL Are Ruining My Life

I got a nifty, super cool flash calendar for the website with a nice admin panel that's incredibly easy to modify and update, and it that runs with PHP and MySQL. I recently uploaded our entire compay...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Fri, 16 May 2008 03:36:00 PST

Office Politics

I was going to write another long post, but it can all be summed up with my usual lament - I just don't get people. They're weird, they behave strangely, and I don't get it. ...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:00:00 PST

The Cure

I saw the Cure last night. I can now die happy.Ok, maybe that's a little over the top, but I'm still incredibly fucking pleased that I finally saw them live. I was a little worried, because to be ho...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:00 PST

Office Nonsense

On Monday I go upstairs to my new office (which I will be sharing). I seriously can't wait. My new office mate seems pretty quiet and generally pleasant, and I seriously need to get ...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:26:00 PST

Let Them Eat Cake

I want to be Marie Antoinette for Halloween. I don't know that I can manage the money or the time, but that's what I want. Preferably with a pale pink formal wig of high piled curls. ...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:15:00 PST

Outdoor Living

Last night I bought lawn chairs and a few other things for the backyard. Rain got a gazing ball and a pedestal for it. I can not tell you how excited I am to have a yard. It's not b...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:25:00 PST

Turn About Is Fair Play

I'm in a really good mood today, quite chipper in fact, but I also find that I'm impatient with bullshit. Maybe it's because it's such a nice day out and I'd rather be out enjoying it, so my pat...
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:51:00 PST

Confuzzled

I feel very confused about a lot of things lately. I don't like it at all.
Posted by Leila Leila Leila on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PST