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~~Whimsy Valentine~~

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About Me


my life is about as good as it gets these days. i'm happy, i have an incredibly handsome and brilliant husband, beautiful, amazing friends who keep me smiling all day long (some more than others...) Things I love: hiking the canyons around my neighborhood, my yoga mat, my iPod, at least one day at the beach a month, cold crisp apples, lonnnggggg showers, the daily email exchange with my best friend who's damn witty, laughter, the feel of clean sheets on a cool summer night, "This I Believe" on NPR, Dean Martin, the painting from my grandmother's house, having lunch with my 101 year old great-aunt, Jetties Beach in Nantucket, baking, books by Jasper Fforde, being laid-back, moody full moon drives over Mulholland listening to Morphine, sushi, old movies with Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant, singing to Patti Griffin at the top of my lungs while driving to San Fran to see my sis, my dad's predilection to babble at me in Italian which he is studying at the age of 64, talking to my mom and laughing so hard we both cry, coffee, Silent Theatre Movie dates with my honey, lazy Sunday mornings wandering through the Farmer's Market and sampling cherries, getting so lost in the alternate universe of a great book, making new friends and finding out those funny little things about them that make them so them, knitting, giggling, being me.
Your Scent is Strawberry
Fun, flirty, and fresh.
You're a complete sweetheart that makes everyone smile! What Scent Are You?
You Are Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"We saved the world. I say we have to party." What Superheroine Are You?
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My Interests

burning man, kundalini yoga, jivamukti yoga, hooping,angels, writing, hiking, nutrition, the science of meditation, alternative medicine, past lives, indigo and cyrstal children, natural and home birthing, sat nam rasayan, joy.

I'd like to meet:

people with open minds and open hearts. metaphorically speaking of course. actual open minds and open hears would be gross. unless you're a surgeon. which i'm not. though they look all cool and witty on tv. but then again, yeah. no. just nice, cool, interesting people who can hold a decent conversation.

Music:

i'm all over the board with music - been really into bhangra lately (listen to the monsoon wedding soundtrack, you'll know...). kirtan - krishna das, guru singh, guru ganesh. snatam has the voice of an angel (go to www.spiritvoyage.com and listen for yourself). willie and waylon, johnny cash, patsy cline, shooter jennings, sugarland (yes i like country - shoot me). patty rayne is amazing - go see her around town someday. patty griffin, allison kraus. the mutaytor rocks my freakin' world.

Movies:

personal stories that make you want to crawl inside them... most lately, water - an indian film that took years to make and is heartbreakingly powerful... classics - anything with a hepburn... or cary grant - purrrrrr... time travel stories always capture my imagination. i'm not going to get into specific movies, because a) i can never remember any titles, but the really cheesy stuff and b) if i started on imdb... we'd be here all night.

Television:

buffy - RIP. veronica mars. west wing. grey's anatomy. boston legal. arrested development. other crap i'm too embarassed to admit that i watch. though i don't have cable so that does save me. my mom tivo's stuff for me and sends me the dvds. is that sad?

Books:

anything by anne lamott. time

Heroes:

my mom, who has taught me by example to live, love and laugh fully and without apology. my sister who's overcome greater adversity than anyone should have to and is the strongest person i know. my grandmother, rest her soul, who showed me that love is not bound by such petty limitations like age or distance. my yoga teachers, Gurmukh

My Blog

everything everything everything

i am so flipping happy right now i can't even stand it - i just checked my friend nate's band's website, which i do periodically even though i think the band has pretty much broken up and they all liv...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:39:00 PST

ahhhhh... someone heard me!

no sooner did i post the last blog than sweet pea josh brought me squash soup and closed the door!thank you god for answering my prayers, even though they were rants and not very nice...  ...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 07:09:00 PST

crap it's raining... and other stream of consciousness rants

and my kitty box is currently outside getting flooded.  poor nacho.  i hope he can hold it for another few hours till i get home to bring the box inside... hope i have enough moolah to buy m...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 07:08:00 PST

days off...

ahhhhh, the beauty of a stolen day.  a rare morning off... the time to sleep in AND clean my house AND do the dishes AND go for a long hike AND talk to my sis AND play around on email....  ...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:51:00 PST

taxes are

DONE.  well the rough draft of my taxes are done! woo hooo!!!  and i'm getting some serious cash back!  okay, my credit cards are getting seriously paid off....  which is great!&nb...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:33:00 PST

Cordy has freckles!!

okay so yesterday i almost head butt drew carey (and let's face it... i would NOT have come out the better in that situation!!).  today this cute freckle faced girl comes up to the desk and it ta...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:31:00 PST

Drew Carey? Really?

Apparently I opened the door for (and almost collided with) Drew Carey this afternoon as he was leaving yoga.  Weird.    You never know who you're going to run into, literally, in Holly...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:40:00 PST

why balance is important

so i skipped yoga again today - too much flippin work. i went on vacation to relax. spent too much money, can't pay the housesitter and am definately NOT relaxed. what the hell! i am FOR SURE taki...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Wed, 01 Feb 2006 07:13:00 PST

money money monnnneyyyy!

so just to be clear... money is good.  not the king of all that is, but let's face it.  we all need it.  so why oh why is it so damn terrifying to manage it?  to actually sit down,...
Posted by ~~Whimsy Valentine~~ on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:38:00 PST