Kristin B.
35 years old
Lubbock, TX
Female
About
After a two years of wavering between malaise and ennui on MySpace, I thought I'd take the suggestion of Merlin Mann (my new hero this month) and join Virb. Hopefully this experience with not be fraught with petty high school antics and offers for sex from people with missing teeth.
I'm a total geek-girl, and the perfect day would consist of doing research on 50s furniture while listening to Mac Break Weekly and Smodcast, then catching pizza and a movie with my kiddo. I'm a hermit, and I refuse to go out until I meet someone more interesting than my computer. That's a tough bill to fit, I tell ya.
I work as a freelance graphic and web designer, and I also work for a local company doing web design and a few illustrations here and there. I'd love to pretend I'm an artist, but I can't focus on any one medium long enough to master it, I dabble in painting, drawing, sculpture, etc., and I'll even make chain maille if I'm pressed to do so. Not Renaissance Faire chain maille- more jewelry or hot and sexy stuff.
I'm not in the profession I'd like to be, though. I'd much rather be a researcher at The Body Farm in Tennessee or working at a mortuary. I did so very briefly. Can't make good money at it, unfortunately, and I am forced to make as much money as possible to meet the ever-increasing demand for Legos around this house.
Other than that, not much to tell. Check out my web site at www.apartment213.com for a look at my work and more of my rants.
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Jun 30, 2007
iPhone is in Hand.
That's right. You heard me. I own an iPhone. And instantly upon purchase, I became, skinnier, younger, richer and hipper. Well, at least the latter.
I drove by the Lubbock ATT store this morning at 7 to find people already camped out from the night before. I called …
May 28, 2007
Suffer Little Children
Like most of my rants, this one begins with the viewing of a film. And I'll tell you which one it is, but later. First, I want to get this out.
We have an innate need in us all- the need for connection. We long so deeply to have that inside joke with another person- …
May 28, 2007
Bukowski, Rollins, and George W. Bush
I haven't logged on to MySpace in months, and I'm so damn Narcissistic as to do so now because I finally got ahold of another rant worth posting. Read on, my friends, because although it's a long one, it's one that you're gonna get a kick out of. Come! Revel in my …
Movies
The Fisher King, 2001, City of Lost Children, No Bigger Than a Minute, 300, A Very Long Engagement, American Movie, Bamboozled, The Big Lebowski, Boogie Nights, Buffalo 66, Bukowski: Born into This, The Corporation, Dark Days, Deathdealer, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Down by Law, The Elephant Man, End of the Century, Everything is Illuminated, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Falling Down, The Fog of War, Full-Tilt Boogie, Garden State, Hard Candy, I Trust You To Kill Me, In the Company of Men, Jersey Girl, Lady in the Water, Triplettes of Belleville, Luther, Magnolia, Murderball, New York Doll, The Notorious Bettie Page, Paradise Lost 1&2, Scanner Darkly, Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Music
16 Horsepower, Woven Hand, Depeche Mode, Bjork, Underworld, Massive Attack, Thom Yorke, John Frusciante, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Laurie Anderson, Cocteau Twins, Delerium, Conjure One, Dead Can Dance
Television
My television is owned by my 8 year old son, so I'm only allowed to watch TV on itunes. That pretty much means Lost, The Office and The Riches. And no, no matter what you say, I'm not gonna fall in love with Heroes. Sorry.
Books
Sacrifice, Born Bad, Strega, Shella, Blossom, Blue Belle, etc. all by Andrew Vachss. Flashbang by Mark Steele. The Bible... by Jesus. Velvet Elvis and Sex God by Rob Bell. Anything by Charles Bukowski. The Stranger by Albert Camus. Add FAR too many books about 50s furniture.
fu, Jun 29, 2007:
hi,
here's a big F U from fu. ;)
haha, did you rent/get NO SUCH THING yet?? you HAVE to call me IMMEDIATELY after you watch it, even if you hate it...i want to hear what you thought about it. DON'T FORGET! ;)
fu, Jun 28, 2007:
i look so skinny in this pic...how did i do that? i swear i wasn't photoshopping...as you saw with your own eyes--this pic is VERY untrue. ;)
fu, Jun 23, 2007:
had a great time. so good to see you as always. barely scratched the surface as usual: there is so much more depth and laughter that we never get the chance to really tap into....it aches to not get there, but i'm happy with the sraps that we shared! haha. you are the coolest woman i know, and i know a lot of cool women...you rock so hard! loveya.d
Luis H. Valadez, Jun 21, 2007:
hey, if you're into the Beats or Naropa or Nuyorican, you might dig Getting Punch in the Arm Over the Summer, an article i wrote about some time i got to spend with Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Miguel Algarin. and Anne Waldman. It is also featured in the latest issue of Illiterate Magazine. feel free to let me know what you think. ~lhv
fu, Jun 19, 2007:
you will see how not-gorgeous i am soon! ;)
got to mom and dad's at 6pm...chillin' and visiting and now i'm going to take a shower....will call you on wednesday to set something up. i only am going to have ONE stinking day to see you since i'm having to cart the baby all over town to visit all other family!! ;{
we'll be leaving on sunday...family reunion on saturday..so from wed-fri are the days i can hook up. hope one of those days works for you!!
talk to you soon...can't wait for you to see quinn..you will freak!
loveya,
d
fu, Jun 12, 2007:
we will be in lubbock from the 19th-24th. would LOVE for you to see the baby ! please get back in touch when we call you whilst there---we can set up a time to get together ok? btw, did you ever see grayce? i doubt it, but cha never know, ;)
ttyl
Aristocrat and That Vintage, Jun 10, 2007:
i like your about you section... the part about finding someone more interesting then the net made me chuckle !!!!
The guy next door, Jun 7, 2007:
sleeping pills really do make ya drunk....
thanks for being such an angel today
seeing double so going to bed. love you madly.
fu, Jun 4, 2007:
looks great and all works.
Gagosian Liga, Jun 4, 2007: