'I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you can see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.' ~Kurt Vonnegut 1922 - 2007
Female
34 years old
FT LAUDERDALE-The Yachting Capital of the World, Florida
United States
Travel / Writing / Comedy: Sketch, Improv, and Stand-up / Philosophy (PLATO--Socrates top that chart) / My mission: To encourage young adults (and even old!)--especially Americans--to become more Globally-Minded Citizens, to participate more in the world around them, and to take a journey--any journey--to discover some other place...or to explore more of who they are, outside of what their individual societies have shown them / The Superstrings Theory / Quantum Mechanics / Luxury Mega Yachts / Modernist Writers / Book Publishing / Copywriting / Internet Marketing / The NEW Media Revolution / Scotland / Italy / Did I mention TRAVEL? / Words / Words on paper / Dudes with big vocabularies (and proper grammar) / Scotch / Tuscan red wines / Dance-Dance-Dance (Tango anyone?) / the teachings of Buddha / whatever it is that cats are thinking about / Joyology / Men in Kilts (especially you, Eddie) / Autumn in Indiana (Bloomington = Paradise) / Wayne Dyer / Stephen Colbert, and, um, Stephen Colbert / I'm fascinated by the Egyptian and the Etruscan Civilizations / International Perspectives / Sir Richard Branson (everything about him!) and The Virgin Group's latest project: Virgin Galactic
And again: THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS!!! Super Bowl Champs!!!
Music
Madge will always rule
Let's come together-- every nation. ("You may say I'm a dreamer...but I'm not the only one.")
Ani DiFranco (Empowering me year after year for well over a decade):
The Killers / Beck / The Verve / Madness / Beastie Boys / Morphine / Cat Power / Elvis Costello / Ben Folds /
Cyndi Lauper, SO Cyndi Lauper
The Cat Empire
Sublime / KT Tunstall / Joni Mitchell / The Clash / The Fray / Robbie Williams (looking at him more than listening to him) /
Red House Painters (and Mark Kozelek)
"Have You Forgotten" (incredible tune; this isn't the original video, but it's clips from À la folie...pas du tout with Audrey Tautou, who's adorable):
Johnny Cash / Talking Heads / The Police / Hall & Oates / U2 /
Nine Inch Nails
SIR TOM JONES - old and new - (I think I'm in love with him, actually)
(Sex Bomb)
With Chicane - "Stoned in Love":
Living Legend. Love it.
Johnny Socko (Wiltrout years) / Daft Punk / David Gray / Gwen Stefani / It's worth mentioning Madonna again / Neil Young / Margot & the Nuclear So and So's (and Andy Fry!) / Fleetwood Mac (Stevie!) / "INDIANA" by The Samples / The BoDeans / The Indigo Girls (because I can't forget the music I grew up on) / John Cougar Mellencamp (c'mon, I'm from Indiana--this is mandatory) / Jarabe de Palo / The Dead / Digital Underground / Roy Orbison /
Alex Britti
(How I learned Italian):
AND my heart goes pitter patter...
Looper / Shakira / Liz Phair / Tina Turner / Toto, dude, TOTO / Okay fine: and Bette, Barbra, and Barry too (that's Manilow--yes, I'm a Fanilow) / old school Guns-n-Roses (Axl - another great Hoosier) / Buffett when I'm boating / Clarence Carter / The Corries ("Flower of Scotland" is an all-time fave) / Sinatra / Lou Rawls / Elvis / Classic Soul / Tango Music / I'm ALL about Cajun Zydeco (I play a mean washboard and my spoons come straight from Bourbon Street) / Journey is the greatest band in history (followed by Pearl Jam) / and BILLY IDOL gets HOTTER with age.
The incredible Voice, Artist, Author, Teacher, Mentor, Activist, Woman...and my dear friend: Rachel Bagby
As for the greatest song ever written:
Movies
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original) / Contact / Pi / Amistad / Pollock / Chinatown / Adaptation / Trainspotting / The Great Gatsby / West Side Story / HOOSIERS / Breaking Away / Rudy / American Splendor / Mr. Mom / Braveheart / Rob Roy / The Passion of Ayn Rand / Wonderland / The Maltese Falcon / Dead Man (Depp's best movie) / Better Off Dead
And I'm sorry if you can't appreciate this (in all it's 1980esque glory), but I've gotta do it...GOT to: ** XANADU ** Soak it in, Babies! .... Come now: Olivia was the BOMB back then! LOVE IT!
* The Tango Lesson * (Sally Potter is incredible):
I could watch this 1,000 times and never get sick of it: .. (Pablo Veron = Dreamy)
Orlando / Mrs. Dalloway / The Hours / Iron Jawed Angels / Madonna's Truth or Dare / Madonna's I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (creative obsession in its finest form: with a purpose) / The Blues Brothers / Surviving Picasso / Airplane I and II / Dead Poet's Society / Coming to America / Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels / anything with Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor, or John Hannah in it
(sigh)
The Jerk ("and this lamp") / Fletch / So I Married an Axe Murderer / As Good as It Gets / Mommy Dearest / Sliding Doors / Walk the Line / Capote / Down with Love / Little Voice / Grease 2 (no, not 1: 2) / OH - and who could forget: "A Woman Scorned - The Betty Broderick Story...a made-for-TV movie starring Meredith Baxter-Birney" - um, okay maybe not.
(My former online TV "show" and podcast that I really miss doing; was fun)
- Coupling (UK version) -
One of my favorite scenes ever--Captain Subtext: ..
Another brilliant scene (Jeff's Wooden Leg):
- Strangers With Candy - BOO Viacom for removing all your clips from YouTube.
- Absolutely Fabulous - HYSTERICAL clip of Eddy planning Baby Spice's new solo publicity campaign:
- More Ab Fab: Patsy - .. (My alter ego.):
- Saturday Night Live -
- David Letterman - (Another great Hoosier!)
Amy Sedaris on Letterman 06.21.06 Hilaaaaaarious!:
Even MORE HILARIOUS... Amy Sedaris on Letterman 10/2006 to promote her new (rockin') book, "I Like You"
(Googly Eyes and Meatloaf Wreaths) She is by far the funniest person on the planet.
Amy's FUNNIEST Letterman Appearance To Date:
I freaking LOVE HER!
- Da Ali G Show - Ali G interviews Sam Donaldson: .. (I have yet to make it through that complete interview without screaming-CRYING, it's so funny!)
- The Colbert Report -
A MUST SEE! You'll have to cut and paste this, but if you want to see Stephen Colbert roast President Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner, it's total entertainment: SHOCKING and HYSTERICAL!
Cut and Paste: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid= -869183917758574879&q=Stephen+Colbert&hl=en
Stephen has BALLS of STEEL!
Others: Sex in the City, The Prime Minister's Question Time on CSPAN, BookTV, The Daily Show, Conan, Reno 911
and...
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(that Scottish accent is HOT!)
And let's face it: New Media is here to stay. The people are taking back the power, and I love watching it happen. Cheers to all the pioneers!
Some of my favorites: "The What the Buck Show" for celebrity gossip; "Ask a Ninja" and Charles Trippy for my doses of laughter; "Geek Brief TV" for tech news; "Diggnation" for web news.
Books
PLATO's Republic is my bible
Richard Branson's "Losing My Virginity" / "Contact" by Carl Sagan / I eat Bill Bryson books for breakfast - I especially love "Made In America," and "Notes From a Small Island" / "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand / Michael Crichton's "Travels" / Thoreau's "Walden" / Richard Bach: "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah"
"A Room of One's Own," "To the Lighthouse," "Mrs. Dalloway," and anything by VIRGINIA WOOLF
"The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" by Gertrude Stein / "Down and Out In Paris and London" by George Orwell / "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien / "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill / "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood / "Etruscan Places" by D.H. Lawrence / "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides (a mirror to the present? U.S.-Athens, anyone?) / "The Norton Anthology of Literature BY WOMEN," compiled by my former Women's Lit Professor at I.U., Dr. Susan Gubar (Genius) / Cervantes's "Don Quixote de la Mancha" / "Out on a Limb" by Shirley MacLaine / "Bella Tuscany" and "Under the Tuscan Sun" by Frances Mayes / Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" / "The Good Soldier" by Ford Maddox Ford / Toni Morrison's novels / ALL of WAYNE DYER's books ("The Power of Intention" most recently) / "The Rise of the Creative Class" by Richard Florida / "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill / "Plato Not Prozac" by Lou Marinoff, Ph.d. / "The E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber / "If Aristotle Ran G.M." by Tom Morris / "The Long Tail" by Chris Anderson / Steven Hawkings' books and essays / "A Brief History of Everything" by Ken Wilber / "Jump Start Your Business Brain" by Doug Hall / "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg / the collected works/essays of Thomas Paine ("Common Sense," "Rights of Man," "The Age of Reason"--all rock)
Most recent (because she can do no wrong in my opinion):
And the most wondrous of all: "If a Rock Speaks Or a Stream Sings...Listen" by The Story Teller. This is that one possession I'd take to a deserted island.
Well, that, and my SST Mind Machine (get one: it will change your life!)
Heroes
My biggest role models at the moment:
VIRGINIA WOOLF
AMY SEDARIS
DANICA PATRICK
The footage below is of the 2005 Indianapolis 500 when Danica became the first woman ever to lead a lap at Indy (she led 19 total)... The video captures the lap when she took over: ..
MADONNA
AYN RAND
America's Founding Fathers and The U.S. Constitution ...
and RON PAUL
My other heroes: Shakespeare's Sister (yeah, I know), Sir Richard Branson, Carl Sagan, Thomas Paine ("THESE are the times that try men's souls"), Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Aldo Vidali (Google him, read him, think), RIP Aaron Russo, Sally Potter, Wayne Huizenga, Molly Shannon, Jenny Banner and Robyn Ward, Sylvie Fortin, Brad Fallon, Jim Edwards, Alex Mandossian, and MY PA...(He makes Atticus Finch look like a deadbeat Dad.)
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, INDIANA
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Major: English Literature and Political Science (double major) - Summa Cum Laude
Minor: Psychology
Clubs: Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society, Mortar Board Honor Society, Blue Key and Golden Key Honor Societies, Order of Omega, IUSA Senator
Greek:
Alpha Chi Omega
1993 to 1997
North Central High School
Indianapolis, INDIANA
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Clubs: "The Bad Girl" Fan Club President
Author of "The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous" (Morgan James Publishing: NY, NY, Nov. 2006). Available at www.WorkOnAYacht.com (or purchase from Amazon or BN.com).
About me: I was Virginia Woolf in my past life, and this time around, I'm trying to be a bit more extroverted. A vagabond describes me best: 52 countries down, and the World Tour continues. Edinburgh, Scotland is my Eden, but I was born and raised in Indiana (there's no place like HOME, and I'm forever an INDIANA GIRL). Nocturnal by nature. Sagittarius to a tee. I'm a Libertarian, a Constitutionalist, and an unlicensed Joyologist. My ancestry is half Scottish-half Irish, and my character reflects it: I'm a fighter...(And as an expatriate of Corporate America, I must confess that Freedom has never tasted sweeter.)
If I could go back in time, I'd try to "have relations" with F. Scott Fitzgerald, or to split a bottle of Scotch with Paine. My favorite sound is that of my luggage wheels rolling behind me in an airport; although, I prefer to travel by sea. I fell in love with The Ocean once...even slept with it...I was on top for nearly three years.
"Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good."-- Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man
The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous -- available via my website: www.WorkOnAYacht.com
Meanwhile, here's something to "whet" your appetite with regard to the MAGIC WORLD OF LUXURY YACHTING:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. –Mark Twain, American Novelist and Humor Writer
From the book's back and inside covers:
If the terrific pay and benefits that come from accompanying celebrities and dignitaries on their private journeys around the world appeals to you, consider Julie Perry your new career coach.
Welcome to the World of the Rich and Famous...Travel, Adventure, and Multi-Million-Dollar Yachts
A sea of opportunity awaits you in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting industries: LUXURY YACHTING.
Part how-to guide, part memoir, The Insiders’ Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess not only outlines the step-by-step process to getting a job on a luxury yacht, it also reveals what life is really like aboard these oceangoing toys.
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Imagine yourself:
* Living basically expense-free on a floating, five-star hotel with the chance to explore such exclusive celebrity hot spots as St. Tropez, Portofino, and St. Bart’s...
* Getting paid outstanding money to travel in style aboard these $5 million+ mega vessels (and we’re NOT talking cruise ships here!)...
* Networking with a high-profile, jet-set crowd as you venture to the most exotic and remote ports in the world...
Learn HOW in The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess and get hired onto a luxury yacht in no time! This book is dedicated to making your journey as easy and hassle-free as possible...
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Let seasoned travel professional Julie Perry be your guide to the private domains where royalty, celebrities, and billionaires vacation. Based on her own work experience and interviews with yachting industry experts and recruiters, this clever and entertaining career guide delivers all the exclusive advice and practical guidance you need to get started—and succeed!—as a luxury yacht steward/ess, including:
• Candid and colorful stories from the author’s own personal journals-at-sea • An easy-to-follow Quick Start Guide outlining each separate step toward landing your first job • Two full chapters devoted to a yacht stew’s responsibilities and what your daily duties may include • Suggested courses to enroll in as entry-level crew • Resource lists and contact information for crew recruiting agencies, crew training schools, and crew housing options in the U.S., Europe, and Australia • Insider tips on how and where to network in the hub hiring ports around the world • Recommendations to help you fund your job hunt and conduct your job search on-line • Putting together a winning résumé/CV, how to prepare for and handle interviews, and even how to choose which job you want once you’ve been bombarded by employment offers...
From the pay to the people and back to the travel, this Insiders’ Guide also covers all the perks that make luxury yachting such a dynamic and incredible career path...no matter what your background!
"Trust me, if a non-bed-making, non-laundry-doing, hardly-ever-cleaned-her-room-during-adolescence, scatterbrain from landlocked Indiana can do it, anyone can!" ~Julie Perry
About the Author Julie Perry resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida—the Yachting Capital of the World—yet calls the world her home. She has visited over 50 countries through a variety of different work abroad experiences, including working her way around the United Kingdom on a temporary visa and serving as a Tour Director for one of the nation’s largest private travel clubs. And yet, Julie admits that her greatest travel adventures occurred during her time in the yachting industry: Nearly three years as a stewardess on luxury yachts took her to 40 different ports in 18 countries.
Julie misses the boating life, especially when she sees pictures of a past guest in Vanity Fair Magazine and remembers how she once tried on her Prada shoes. Currently a freelance writer/copywriter and Internet marketing specialist, Julie continues to travel extensively for both business and pleasure. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana University with degrees in both English Literature and Political Science and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society.
Who I'd like to meet: I am looking for individuals interested in making money off of their travel stories in a new book project I have on the table. More specifically I need work/study/volunteer abroad stories. Serious writers only. Even if you're not interested in sharing, let's network anyway (you might be interested in buying the final product).
Overall, I'm here to promote my book and network for business--fellow Yachties (crew or otherwise) and Internet Marketers welcomed!--and "hang out" with my current friends. I am not interested in band or porn star requests...nor do I date anyone off this thing. (Unless, of course, you are Patrick Dempsey.)...
Or Richard Coyle... or Gerard Butler...
...or Lorne Cousin...or Dougray Scott...or John Hannah...or Tom Jones...OKAY, so I'm a sucker for a man in a kilt, especially if it's accompanied by a Scottish or Welsh accent and a sense of humor that can rival Craig Ferguson's...
(Which reminds me, I'll take Craig Ferguson, too.)
Pics from my recent Book Launch Party [All photos courtesy of BroadReach Productions/Suki Finnerty (Rockstar)]:
Randoms [including pics from my World Tour with traveling companion, Sir Richard Branson (we're inseparable, you know) ;-)]:
May 2009 be the year that we learn to love the peas that are all around us! Thinking of you and wishing you all the best in this next year 2009! As always your friend, Alex
Hey Julie! Glad to hear your healin up girl! I just crossed the pond and im finally in the Caribbean, no more middle east or europe ever ever again! yay! Mojitos and warm sand from here out, hangin in Tortolla for a month or 2 then workin my way back stateside towards storm season, hope all is well, maybe we can team up in Lauderdale for a day sail an cocktails. Keep that beautiful chin up girl!
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Hi Julie, just to let you know that I am on my second season on yachts now and loving it, Im working on Maraya its great so glad i got your book it was so helpful and even now i still read it...hope alls well with you. kate x
hey girl! just been hearing more about you and hoping we can meet one day! your book as really inspired alot of crew to come give it a wirl. I created a Drama-Free Living Aboard Yachts Seminar and our first one is tomorrow at Art Serve! SO EXCITED.
THANKS FOR KEEPING IT REAL ;-) FELLOW POWERFUL SISTA, DD
