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About Me

Full Name? MaryJane **** (censored) ****
Current location? San Francisco
What are you listening to right now? KCRW's Todays Top Tune
What was the last thing you ate? raisins
Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? my friend Rich (www.myspace.com/richysnyder)
The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? vibe
Favorite type of Food? extremely dark chocolate
Favourite Drink? young coconut water! mmmmmmm
What is your favorite tree? I love trees that are really old and gnarled
What kind of a mood are you in? calm
Eye color? brown
What books are you reading? Sartre's 'The Age of Reason'; Gail Sheehy's 'Passages'; Mann's '1491'; Adam Smith's 'Theory of Moral Sentiments'; Thomas Paine's 'Rights of Man'; I always have way too many in the hopper
Piercings? none
Tattoos? not yet! I'm waiting until the time is right...maybe my 65th birthday, to celebrate my official, senior citizenship
Dogs or cats? I have two Abyssinians that rock
Favorite Flower? lilac
Ever get so drunk you dont remember what you did? Mardi Gras, 1999
Who is your favourite celebrity? Gabrielle Reese--she's tall like me!
What is your heritage? White, white, and white
What one thing would you change about yourself? I'd speak a whole mess of languages with complete, mother-tongue fluency.
Last film you watched? 'Shopgirl'
What do you dream about? All kinds of things! Whatever's on my mind, contorted into typical dreamlike scenarios...
Who makes you laugh the most: My friend, Bill (he's not on MySpace or I'd put the link here so you could meet the funny man yourself)
How many times have you had your heart broken? Hmmm
How many hearts have you broken? I have no idea. I want to be flippant and say "none" but I'm not sure about that.
Would you color your hair? sure
How many continents have you visited? two
Number of Cds? too many, that are too scattered, to count!
Aim in life? live, love, laugh :-D
Who Should Paint MaryJane: Alfred Gockel
All American yet funky, MaryJane inspires an artist's imagination. And while not everyone will understand her portrait, she will! What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
Of course, the artist that *should* paint your portrait is ME! But they don't have me on that site yet ;-)
You Are Ani Difranco!
Honest, real, and well liked.
You're not limited by any boundaries.
"And you can call me crazy
But I think you're as lazy as white paint on the wall" Who's Your Inner Rock Chick?

My Interests

Visiting friends, embarking on journies (roadtrips!!!), chocolate with chili, painting, climbing mountains, swimming, yoga, dancing, gardening, origami, "living food," sailing, jogging, globe-trotting

I'd like to meet:

People who are nothing like me. I'd like to branch out a little!

Music:

bop, Appalachian folk, Brazilian guitar, early punk, Mozart's single-piano pieces, Leonard Cohen songs, chanson, Led Zeppelin, Zero 7. Favorite local artists are Inspector Double Negative and Pat Johnson . Favorite Los Angeles band are the Wax Apples .

Movies:

artsy-fartsy; classic; "You have to see it on the big screen;" and I have a severe weakness for Peter Greenaway's films (especially 'The Pillow Book,' which was the first one I ever saw--at the SF Vogue, summer 1997)

Books:

satire; political histories; The Joy of Cooking; Kahlil Gibran, Richard Bach, PJ O'Rourke, Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Adam Smith; The Atlantic Monthly; beautifully illustrated mythology collections

Heroes:

Mom & Dad, Will Shortz, Charles Murray, Richard Branson, John Singer Sargent

My Blog

4 things

4 Things about me you may not have known:(Psssst! If you steal this and post it on your page with your own answers, let me know so I can read it!)FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:1. Lifeguard @ Tates C...
Posted by MaryJane on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:12:00 PST

Neruda verse on the wall

Yesterday evening I went to La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley to see a Brazilian film called O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta (Romeo & Juliet Get Married). The film was ok--cute--but what really m...
Posted by MaryJane on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:05:00 PST

Awesome News!!!!

You are reading the blog of the newest member of the San Francisco Yacht Club!!!!!!!!! I've been going through the application process (forms, groveling, interviews, meetings) since JANUARY, and ...
Posted by MaryJane on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:01:00 PST

Another kitten!

Charlie and I got another kitty! He comes from the same mom & dad as Seth, and his name is Osiris (Seth's brother in Egyptian mythology). He's three months old and sooooooo tiny! Seth tries to pla...
Posted by MaryJane on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:46:00 PST

God stuff

I heard a broadcast on KQED radio last night that made me think about this topic. There are so many things about religion that I love. For example: - It sources a unified, solid set of moral standard...
Posted by MaryJane on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:31:00 PST

Good point

Feeding the BeastSustainability is about more than eco-friendly burger boxes.From: Issue 111 | December/January | Page 42 | By: John R. Ehrenfeld | It has become fashionable in business to celebrate ...
Posted by MaryJane on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:43:00 PST

RIP Grandpa John (December 8, 1918-- December 26, 2006)

My poor father has lost both of his parents in the space of three months. Grandpa's death has been imminent for over a year now, and I feel like I said goodbye the last time he faintly remembered who ...
Posted by MaryJane on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:38:00 PST

New kitten!!!!

Charlie and I got a kitten! He's a purebred, male Abyssinian who is an incredible little bundle of mischief and affection :-) Since it's an Egyptian breed (Aby's closely resemble t...
Posted by MaryJane on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:29:00 PST

The Holy Grail of chocolate. FOUND.

As many of you may know, I'm a chocolate fanatic. And I've just found what has to be the best chocolate in the world. It can't get any better than this. To eat it is a religious experience; if the for...
Posted by MaryJane on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:45:00 PST

A nice parable

Taken from an e-mail I got from the Yoga Kingdom mailing list: The difference between Heaven and HellA holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know wh...
Posted by MaryJane on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:44:00 PST