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Elysabeth Grant

the universe is beautiful

About Me

I'm still waking up each day in awe of how amazing life can be.I know it sounds crazy, but it's totally true. I should be jaded but I'm forever an optimist.Looking for a new band, ya'll! NYC people let me know if you want to get together!Vocalist/Violist for Black tape for a blue girl Vocalist/Violist for Rachael's Surrender Voiceover PR Girl Best Friend of SarahQ
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My Interests

Singing - Opera, Gothic, New Wave, Shower-Style, etc... Playing viola - Electric, Acoustic, chamber music, late 19th century Russian music, Baroque cello suites, etc.. obsessively working out and not smoking, .. marketing -trendspotting, singing, dancing (moonwalk,interpretive) taking what life has to offer and making the most of it. Inspiring others to be themselves and to be interesting, intelligent, honest, trustworthy, independent, open minded and above all - tolerant of individuality.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone that makes it a point to wake up each day with a spring in their step looking for wonders and mysteries. Anyone with positive energy. Anyone that sets crazy goals and never quits. In other words, people like me.Bands that are interesting. Musicians that want to collaborate with my vocal and viola deliciousness.

Music:

Liszt, Holst, Cameron McGill, Regina Spektor, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, The Decemberists,The Killers, Ours, Patsy Cline. Schubert, Shostakovich, Bach, Mozart, Ravel, Debussy, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bartok, The Carpenters, Pulp, The Smiths, Gene, Rachels, The Changelings, Peter Murphy, black tape for a blue girl, Athan Maroulis, Erasure, ABBA, John Cage, Virgil Thomson, Landon Pigg, The Matches, Dr. Octagon

Movies:

Dig, Man of the Century, Splendor in the Grass, Broadcast News, When Ladies Meet, Chi Girl, Butterfield 8, The Hairdressers Husband, The Graduate, Girl 6, Buffalo 66, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Green Mile, Big Fish, Pin King, Gia, Mean Girls, Heathers, Romy and Michelle, Clueless, To Die For, Barfly, Little Miss Sunshine and so on. ..

Television:

Intelligent game shows, Welcome Back Kotter, IFC Channel, Sundance, Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, Twilight Zone and Hitchcock, Brady Bunch, The Patty Duke Show, Bill Maher, Deal of No Deal

Books:

Anything Kundera- Immortality, Identity. The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR

Heroes:

Dr. Octagon.

My Blog

does this remind you of anyone?

The song, video, imagery, singer, etc.. is all very reminiscent of a band I was in 10 years ago. I saw this video at the gym a couple weeks ago and it made me smile. .. ..">...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST

it really is about perspective

yesterday i was adventure-minded and, consequentially, i had an excellent day. this is ironic though because almost everything that could have went wrong did go wrong. the train and the bus could not ...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:46:00 PST

Feels like Springtime

It’s time to start writing again. Happy Springtime to everyone. If you’re in NYC today you know that weather is absolutely amazing. After running a few errands and then literally running,...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:50:00 PST

casual catch up

Had a great few days off of work and now it's full speed ahead. Thanksgiving spend with friends in NYC. I'll be in Chicago for about a week for Christmas to catch up with everyone. Saw "I'm Not There...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:52:00 PST

does anyone read these anymore?

I haven't blogged in months I know. So much going on. Let's see. My last blog spoke of travel. London was excellent, but I was there for work so I didn't get a chance to do any sightseeing. Stayed wi...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:32:00 PST

San Francisco, London and Budapest

I will be in all three cities in the next four weeks on business. Long lost friends it is time to reunite!   eg
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:59:00 PST

Transastro'd girl in NYC

I've been nostalgic lately, which is not unusual for me. Recently, I've seen several people that I haven't seen in over 15 years. I'm fascniated by the vividness of  memories that I'm recal...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Sat, 12 May 2007 08:39:00 PST

Living in NYC - a 10.5 month snapshot

There are many things that make me happy today. And one of them is living in NYC. Boy, it's just one roller coaster after another though! It's NOT an easy city when you're feeling fragile. I have ha...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:44:00 PST

older eyes

Have you ever watched a movie as a kid and had one opinion. Watched the same movie as an adult and thought 'wow, i did not realize THAT was what the movie is about!' or something to that effect? sarah...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:01:00 PST

I like Today

I woke up at 5am without my alarm. I went to the gym for 2 1/2 hrs. After lots of work this month on myself, I have finally broken a metabolic plateau. This is very, very good but I have been bor...
Posted by Elysabeth Grant on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:45:00 PST