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About Me

the mice are finally gone!! thank god for warm weather!

My Interests

transportation planning & policy. air quality. yoga. drum n bass. the beach, sun, and white sand. 2tuff . documentaries. ending the war on drugs . environmental defense . smokefree countdown. discerning and enjoying healthy and fulfilling relationships.

Music:

fabio. drum n bass (most things on hospital, soul:r, signature, liquid v, and v recordings). funk. soul. reggae. hip hop. MPB. bossa nova. sarah bolen . and with exceptions, some other stuff too.

Movies:

I'll add them as i watch them.....Little Miss Sunshine, Favela Rising, Control Room, City of God, Happiness, Sex and Lucia, Memento, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Muholland Drive, The Celebration aka Festen, Bowling for Columbine, Fidel, Whale Rider, Intacto, Live From Rio, Journeys with George, Death in Gaza, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Fog of War, THX 1138

Books:

tales of a city series, the drama of the gifted child, the afterword of Cunt, No Logo, Written on the Body, and Adbusters magazine.

My Blog

mombojó

ok, so you all know me, and know that i'm not a big fan of rock music or electric guitars, but i saw this band here in Rio on Saturday, at the Circo Voador and was totally impressed. i've a...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:48:00 PST

DC primary elections

Still trying to figure out who I'll be voting for in the mayoral primary. I'm not a super fan of Fenty, hate Cropp, and as of today am considering Brown. I will definitely vote for Me...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:43:00 PST

Curb America's Oil Addiction

President Bush has a major opportunity to put action behind his "addicted to oil" statement from last month's State of the Union. By April 1st, President Bush must decide on fuel economy standards for...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:56:00 PST

Tell ExxonMobil to forgo government tax breaks and subsidies!

In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, America is facing many challenges. One of the challenges facing the Bush administration and Congress is how to pay for the much needed, but costly rebuildin...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:50:00 PST

Tell Congress to End the Cuba Travel Ban

Contributed by the Freedom to Travel Campaign An architect of the American revolution, Benjamin Franklin, once coined this definition of insanity: it's doing the same thing over and over and e...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:03:00 PST

blue state revolution

-A friend sent me this: We're ticked off at the way you've treated California, and we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In ca...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"The Girls From Ipanema Are Not Impressed"

Interesting article from the NYTimes: June 5, 2005The Girls From Ipanema Are Not ImpressedBy SETH KUGELSO slow. American men are so slow.Late last year, nine months after she left Brazil, Camila...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

save PBS from karl rove

A recent expose by the New York Times has shed light onto a disturbing effort to tilt PBS and its programming to the far right. The New York Times reported that Kenneth Tomlinson, the Republican chair...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

vivid memories of his sins

Part II Back in October, I eliminated all the trash, I thought. Only, I ended replacing it with filth. To have given you an undeserving benefit of doubt, I was a fool. No longer. The con is throug...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

be wary of the sensitive ones

Not sure who wrote this.... Early Warning Be wary of the sensitive ones, the ones who would Lightly stroke your face with their fingertips, the ones Who would touch softly the small of your ba...
Posted by a.n.n.a. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST