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Rita Jane

The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.

About Me

I love The Wizard of Oz. I'm a pissed off driver. Other drivers make me insane - especially drivers from Ohio and Pennsylvania. I like to write poems. I don't do the rhyming crap, either. I am an atheist, but I respect you if you aren't. I am in love with Natalie Merchant, Goran Visnjic, and Adam Gontier (the lead singer for Three Days Grace). I really hate most green vegetables unless they're raw. I have Crohn's Disease. I have two boys who can make me smile or give me a headache in a single second. I love to read. John Ernst Steinbeck is my favorite author, ever! I really like Sylvia Plath and I think I relate almost too closely to her. I try not to watch too much TV, but that reality crap entrances me. Funeral homes make me claustrophobic. I talk on the phone all day to old people. The funniest name I've ever seen is Peter Weed -- the second is Jim Shorts. My friends are my family and I would do anything for them. I am a good singer, but it's hard for me to sing in front of crowds. I really need to see a concert SOON and in a bad way. If you want me to like you, don't agree with everything I say, have some type of opinion so I can respect you. I'm done with this for now.... Enjoy
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I scored a 72% on the "How Parkersburg Are You?" Quizie! What about you?
Your Birthdate: July 10
Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations.
You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you.
Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans.
You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot.

Your strength: Your ability to gain respect

Your weakness: Caring too much what others think

Your power color: Orange-red

Your power symbol: Letter X

Your power month: October What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
You Are a Liberal for Life
You've got a bleeding heart - and you're proud of it.
For you, liberal means being compassionate, pro-government, and anti-business.
You believe in equality for every person, and you consider yourself universally empathetic.
Helping others is not just political for you ... it's very personal too. What's Your Political Persuasion?
Your Personality Is Like Acid
A bit wacky, you're very difficult to predict.
One moment you're in your own little happy universe...
And the next, you're on a bad trip to your own personal hell! What Drug Is Your Personality Like?

I'd like to meet:

I've met Natalie Merchant and she is a wonderful, intelligent, amazing person. I absolutely ADORE her. I'd also love to meet JD Salinger because I hear he's still alive and Catcher in the Rye is a wonderful book. I would like to meet Frieda Hughes, Sylvia Plath's daughter. My Goran, no explanation necessary. Tom Steinbeck, John Steinbeck's son and writer, though not as good as his father. I'd also like to meet my dad again. You know, so I could actually talk to him as an adult...
Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
Your Brain's Pattern
Your mind is a firestorm - full of intensity and drama.
Your thoughts may seem scattered to you most of the time...
But they often seem strong and passionate to those around you.
You are a natural influencer. The thoughts you share are very powerful and persuading. What Pattern Is Your Brain??
You May Be a Bit Borderline...
Your mood swings make a roller coaster look tame!
When you're up, you're a little bit crazy...
And when you're down, your whole world is crashing
Scary thing is, these moods can change by the minute! What Personality Disorder Are You?
You're Totally Sarcastic
You sarcastic? Never! You're as sweet as a baby bunny.
Seriously, though, you have a sharp tongue - and you aren't afraid to use it.
And if people are too wimpy to deal with your attitutde, then too bad. So sad. How Sarcastic Are You?

Music:

Natalie Merchant, Panic at the Disco, Three Days Grace, Better Than Ezra, Joni Mitchell, All American Rejects, Fall-Out Boy, James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, Bush, Counting Crows, The Beatles (of course), Rihanna (is that how you spell her name? I know... sad, but it sucks me in)... lots and lots of people. I like a little bit of everything, and I've found that my "normal" style of music is expanding to new types all the time.

Television:

ER is the only show that I try to catch on a regular basis. I also really like Scrubs, Family Guy, all those reality things on VH1, TLC... I can't help myself! Seinfeld, Roseanne, All in the Family, Friends, UFC... I love 'em all. A new favorite is The Bad Girls Club. And, any comedy special I can find is usually alright.

Books:

East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Woman on the Edge of Time, The Handmaid's Tale, 100 Years of Solitude, Johnny Got His Gun, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Like Water for Chocolate, Herland??

Heroes:

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Your Passion is Yellow
You're a total sexual shape shifter.
You possess a complex sex drive and are very adaptable.
Of all the colors, you are the most likely to be bisexual.
While you aren't the most passionate, you are very open minded. What Color Is Your Passion?
Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence
You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well.
An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly.
You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary.
You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator. What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have??
Who Should Paint You: Salvador Dali
You're a complex, intense creature who displays many layers.
There's no way a traditional portrait could ever capture you! What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
You Are 40% Lady
You tend to make up your rules of etiquette, throwing all conventions aside.
And while you try to be a lady (sometimes), your behavior is often quite shocking. Are You A Lady?
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My Blog

Steinbeck Papers

NEW YORK - A contract signed by John Steinbeck handing over "The Grapes of Wrath" motion picture rights to Twentieth Century Fox fetched $24,000 at a charity auction Thursday. It and nearly 160 other ...
Posted by Rita Jane on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:59:00 PST

Random Thoughts

Well, it finally snowed.  Ummm, yeah.  I hate snow with a passion.  It's not so much the snow itself, but what it does to the roads.  I do not like driving in the snow -- I'm a chi...
Posted by Rita Jane on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:19:00 PST

Strange -- Stolen Identity

I thought this was interesting.  Isn't it amazing how 'love' can make people completely blind?     Thursday, December 21, 2006 BALTIMORE - A 29-year-old woman allegedly forged document...
Posted by Rita Jane on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:30:00 PST

Everyday is like Sunday

It's been a lazy weekend.  I got to see some old friends on Friday at a little birthday get together.  It was a lot of fun, a lot of drinks.  I've been putting a lot of things toge...
Posted by Rita Jane on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:47:00 PST

Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be a LONG day, I'm afraid.  I have to start my new job after a month of absolutely no discipline.  I've been going to bed when I want, sleeping to when I wanted (provided that ...
Posted by Rita Jane on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:27:00 PST

I'm here

My neice got married today.  Well, really she's my husband's neice, but I've known her since she was six years old.  Her mom basically forced her and her boyfriend to get married because the...
Posted by Rita Jane on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:10:00 PST

9/25/06

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Posted by Rita Jane on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:57:00 PST

9/25/06

I'm feeling very blah today.  It was a beautiful day and all I really wanted to do was be alone and left to thoughts.  I took the dog for a walk and drove downtown, but that's about as far a...
Posted by Rita Jane on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:57:00 PST