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randi

move along. there's nothing left to see.

About Me

i dont believe you

My Interests

animal behavior, human behavior, love, trying to be light, thinking, remembering to breathe, attempting to be free, finding my balance, having "conversations" with people that arent there, having conversations with people that are there, pretending to run until it turns out im running, trying to not ask why, singing, trying to be open despite the often devastating consequences, coloring my hair, dreaming of new zealand, wood.and these otters. i love these otters.

I'd like to meet:

my maker.

Music:

aphex twin, fiona apple, bjork, bright eyes, richard buckner, cat power, nick cave, the clash, leonard cohen, elvis costello, devotchka, the distillers, elliot, marianne faithful, the flaming lips, marvin gaye, beth gibbons, goldfrapp, mick harvey, pj harvey, jolie holland, iron and wine, joy division, lambchop, ray lamontagne, massive attack, willie nelson, neutral milk hotel, joanna newsom, nirvana, oasis, will oldham, piekoz, the pixies, portishead, the pogues, the pretenders, prince, queen, radiohead, damien rice, roxy music, nina simone, elliott smith, sugar, tool, U.N.K.L.E., the velvet underground, tom waits, m. ward, jim white, white stripes, wilco.

Movies:

being john malkovich, breaking the waves, city of lost children, closer, dancer in the dark, dogville, donnie darko, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, fight club, leon (the professional), mad monster party, the man who wasn't there, memento, morvern callar, mulholland dr., pi, the princess bride, punch drunk love, rosencrantz and gildenstern are dead, songs from the second floor, your friends and neighbors

Television:

"What television does is rent us friends and relatives who are quite satisfactory." - kurt vonnegut

Books:

catch-22, catcher in the rye, the crying of lot 49, the dot and the line: a romance in lower mathematics, fear and loathing in las vegas: a savage journey to the heart of the american dream, foucault's pendulum, god knows, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the little prince, more spaghetti i say, a perfect day for banana fish, sirens of titan, the sneeches and other stories, the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde,

Heroes:

i guess i dont have heroes. sometimes im inspired. often by: thom yorke, banksy, trent reznor, bill drummond, my friends. we are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.

My Blog

riley wakes up

"THERE'S A MOCKINGBIRD BEHIND MY HOUSE,/ WHO'S A MAGICIAN OF THE HIGHEST DEGREE/ AND I SW" "Shit" 6:45. Riley stretched and lay in her bed, alone, in the box that was her room. It felt like she had j...
Posted by randi on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:39:00 PST

this is officially not my year

this morning i was rear-ended by a semi. twice. he did it on purpose, apparently because i had the gall to merge politely in front of him. i saw him pull up on my ass way too close and i sped up think...
Posted by randi on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:24:00 PST

about a girl; or, the if your fingers arent bleeding youre not working hard enough blues

my dear friend andrew is teaching me to play my guitar. i wanted to learn radiohead street spirit (fade out) first. i thought that would be an awfully cool first song. understand, i dont know shit abo...
Posted by randi on Tue, 22 May 2007 12:57:00 PST

'fire that's closest kept burns most of all'

around 1971 a fire burned an area on the east side of griffith park behind the zoo. a local man and avid hiker name of amir dialameh hated seeing the burned out brush and convinced the city to let him...
Posted by randi on Wed, 09 May 2007 05:41:00 PST

fuck scarlett johannson

and i totally do not mean in that godiloveyouyoureamazingletsexchangeenergynowbeforeiexplodean ddie sort of way. i mean more in that iwillgutthatbitchlikeafish sort of way. ima keep this brief, cause i...
Posted by randi on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:11:00 PST

WHISPER DOWN THE LANE: swallow's last stand

hello everybody,on saturday, march 17th from 6-10 pm swallow will be holding the opening reception for WHISPER DOWN THE LANE. our most exciting show yet, it is a visual art take on the childhood game ...
Posted by randi on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:47:00 PST

jason miller antler chandeliers for sale

jason miller 4 antler chandelier. hand-made glazed ceramic antlers. the cord is ready for hardwired installation. measurements approximately: dia: 24" x H 27" i have two of these available. they are l...
Posted by randi on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:34:00 PST

saturday night: a day late and a dollar short

we are also celebrating the arrival of formsoup at swallow. check out this lamp, i think you might need one: saturday. 6-10 pm. swallow 3208 sunset blvd. 90026.see you there...
Posted by randi on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:34:00 PST

little joy: small works .1 *opening reception saturday dec.2*

this is a cash and carry show. so you can come and buy some art and leave with some art. lots of little lovelies for your holiday giving pleasure (or to keep for yourself). buy art. give art. its good...
Posted by randi on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:26:00 PST

live fast, die slowly during middle age

in case my impending one millionth birthday wasnt proof enough that i am old, yesterday, i herniated a disc in my back. fuckin fantastic. well, since it appears im going to hang around this god-forsak...
Posted by randi on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:48:00 PST