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**Katlynn**

Suffering makes you stronger . . . perseverance is key!

About Me

"VISION IS THE ART OF SEEING THE INVISIBLE" -Jonathan SwiftWell, I love my family more than life itself, and I care deeply for children. I AM CRAZY ABOUT MY SEXY HUSBAND/ LOVER/SOUL-MATE/BEST FRIEND/FOOT-RUBBER/COOK/SUPPORTER/ THERAPIST/LOVE-SLAVE BRENT! I LOVE ALL MY FRIENDS. I love wine. I love music. I love to write. I don't watch television. I don't kill bugs. I think too much. I love too much. And most importantly, I hope to change children's lives through my teaching and writing. What else is there to know?

My Interests

"Within you I lose myself Without you I find myself Wanting to be lost again." -Unknown

First and foremost, this beautiful man has most of my attention!! Other than that, I love music, being outdoors, camping, mountains, any secluded environment (woods, lakes, etc.), learning, and writing to influence change.

I'd like to meet:

I love meeting people from all different walks of life!"THOSE WHO EDUCATE CHILDREN WELL ARE MORE TO BE HONORED THAN THEY WHO PRODUCE THEM; FOR THESE ONLY GAVE THEM LIFE, THOSE THE ARt OF LIVING WELL." -Aristotle"WE WILL CONSERVE ONLY WHAT WE LOVE. WE WILL LOVE ONLY WHAT WE UNDERSTAND. WE WILL UNDERSTAND ONLY WHAT WE ARE TAUGHT." -Unknown

Music:

I love a variety of music. First, BLUE OCTOBER, BLUE OCTOBER, BLUE OCTOBER, BLUE OCTOBER!! (MY GOD, HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THEIR LYRICS?????) And of course, one of my favorites has become 7 Sharp 9 (pictured with me). More favorites of mine include: Her Space Holiday, Seether, Nine Inch Nails, The Fray, Audioslave, Metallica, Cake, all 80's hair bands (best years of music, hey I am 38, okay???), Cranberries, Foo Fighters, Rob Dickinson, Shinedown, Incubus, Ozzy Ozbourne, AC/DC, Mudvayne, Kiss, Weezer, Black Label Society, Staind, Jewel, Three Days Grace, Abba, Tegan & Sarah, 30 Seconds to Mars, and many many more.

Movies:

Shrek . . . a movie Blake and I enjoy together and have watched about 50 times, The Notebook . . . the kind of love that reminds me of what I have found with Brent (the man I want to die with!), and Charlie Chaplin movies . . . as well as any others that can make a cynic laugh! Oh, and Zombie movies!!!

Television:

I don't watch television (only movies). I feel most television programs and commercials make people brain-dead, lazy, and negative. Along with money, it is one of the roots to evil, corruption, and problems in our society.

Books:

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain, The Art of Happiness by the gracious Dalai Lama, Child of God by Cormac McCarthy, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, anything by Jonathan Swift, William Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Kate Chopin, William Blake, Mark Twain, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Flannery O'Conner, James Joyce, and everything that promotes change for the betterment of one's life (yes, I love self-help books!).

Heroes:

Virginia Woolf--she had the balls to show the world how a woman's mind really works; Jonathan Swift--he exposed hypocrisy and stupidity and didn't care what anyone thought of it (plus he was pure genius!); Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, any writer who influences change, and all who fight hard to be themselves and get stronger through their suffering and of course, my angel, Brent, who helped me trust again . . .

My Blog

For that "special" someone!

I am so excited! I will be working at the school my son graduated from and will be sponsoring the school's literary journal.  (AND just graduated with my masters degree!)   It is hard to be...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Sun, 18 May 2008 11:19:00 PST

Historical Fiction

The Golf LinksThe golf links lie so near the millThat almost every dayThe laboring children can look outAnd see the men at play.         & nbsp;  ...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Wed, 14 May 2008 05:59:00 PST

The Over-Achiever-That’s Me!

The Over-Achiever   Yes, that’s me.  The Over-Achiever.  The one who makes you "look" bad.  The one who makes you feel "guilty" because I work harder than you do.  The...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:32:00 PST

My most inspirational friend, Jimmi

An old soul, a young soul, a beautiful soulOne fantastic fusion woven into a Huge, haunting heartBeating for a changed world.
Posted by **Katlynn** on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:24:00 PST

My father just died . . .

My father just died . . . and I don't really know how to feel. I visited him only a couple of times a year, even though he lived two hours away. All my life I have struggled with the fact that I cam...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:45:00 PST

Traditions

Traditions: What a joke! I am tired of hearing all about traditions when most were made by either fake-ass Christians or by those who suffer from DMS (Dominate Male Syndrome). No wonder I don't fit...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:16:00 PST

Tutoring ESL students

I recently have been tutoring a bright young man from the Ukraine and am amazed at how much he has touched my life. He is one of the hardest working students I know and strives to learn as much as po...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:17:00 PST

Travel Writing

In the Arms of Oxford: An American Traveler in England   When visiting other countries, one can find comfort in the arms of strange and unknown placesthat is, if they just take the time to l...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:36:00 PST

Travel writing . . . trip to Oxford, England

Traveling into Self-Awareness   One week left.  The anticipation of traveling into one of the oldest countries in the world was growing by the minute.  The journey of discovering ano...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:22:00 PST

Articles in Playgrounds Magazine

To see past issues of articles I have written on local bands, visit the web addresses below: (These are published in Playgrounds Magazine.)Alter Ego, page 10- http://www.playgroundsmag.com/112004pla...
Posted by **Katlynn** on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:04:00 PST