Author Archives: Eve Sturges

I’m Still Here.

By Eve Sturges | Published: 23 October 2012

HI HI HI HI I am totally here. But, as you can see, The Magpie List is on a bit of a hiatus. I love every single aspect of this project, but find my life fuller and more busy than ever before. Starting TML showed me how much I can do and how far I [...]

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Color Me Inspired: Born Free 2012

By Eve Sturges | Published: 23 July 2012

Inspirational Event: Born Free Motorcycle Rally Location: Orange, California Why I Was There: Long Story What was inspiring: CHOPPERS. Fashion. FAMILY. Tattoos. ENTHUSIASM Babies. COMMUNITY I’ll never forget the Born Free rally, and I am so glad my life brought me there!

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By Eve Sturges | Published: 19 June 2012

Being There Defending Your Life Spirited Away “Inspiration Information,” Shuggie Otis Jitterbug Perfume, Tom Robbins Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card The Rainbow Goblins, Ul de Rico Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut Not a Pretty Girl, Ani DiFranco “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z Deanna Russo is one part of “Married Single Divorced,” a new web series coming [...]

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Married Single Divorced. (Magpies.)

By Eve Sturges | Published: 19 June 2012

Ask a lot of people about Los Angeles, and they will have plenty to tell you about what they don’t like. You have heard it before. It’s crowded, there is all that smog, the people are superficial and, of course, there is the famous traffic. Growing up in Northern California, I always heard about the [...]

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Words to Live By

By Eve Sturges | Published: 13 June 2012

I have had this quote, torn from a magazine, with me for over 7 years now. It started taped to a closet door, has moved with me to 4 different houses and now enjoys a prominent position on my bulletin board above my desk. Needless to say, I love it.

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By Eve Sturges | Published: 10 June 2012

City of Thieves, David Benioff The End of Faith, Sam Harris Straight Man, Richard Russo Henry Fool Glengarry Glen Ross Sling Blade Albuquerque Lullaby, Dan Bern This is the 21st Century, Marillion The Joe Schmo Show Ken Burns’ Baseball

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By Eve Sturges | Published: 9 May 2012

Jamie’s Italy (cooook booook!!!) The Princess Bride Star Wars Conan (the books) Conan the Barbarian (the movie) Mystery Science Theater 3000 (does that count?) Any book by Andrea Camilleri The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Anything by P.G. Wodehouse, especially if it has Jeeves in it All the Monty Python movies Billy Madison Braveheart Yojimbo Gio plays [...]

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By Eve Sturges | Published: 21 April 2012

The Great Escape Gladiator American Beauty, Grateful Dead The Wire American Graffiti M*A*S*H (the movie!) The Sting Chinatown McCabe & Mrs. Miller

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By Eve Sturges | Published: 19 April 2012

Refernce, Ryann Bosetti The Color Wheel, Alex Ross Perry “Colours,” Donavan 100% Guido, Harsh Patel “So So Sick,” Unrest Adagio For Strings, Christian Oldham The Gentlewoman Forest Lawn: The Great Mausoleum LePigeon, Jerry Pigeon Christine, Alan Clarke

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By Eve Sturges | Published: 18 April 2012

Hiking along the coast in Nova Scotia The King’s Speech Taking a class on western films Zeitoun, David Eggers Planning trips Snowshoeing on the lake Playing Mexican Train Dominoes with my family Walking my dog Riding my bike 28 miles to eat breakfast Preparing my old legs to jog 6 miles

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