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Raising Revolution

There is, on the whole, nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as a school.

About Me

Unschooling momma to a future revolutionary, much quieter than I used to be. Likes to dig in the dirt, read very long books, and curl up by fires. My ideal life? Walden pond maybe. Dragonflies and little boats,very long books, cozy fires and very little traffic.

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My Interests

motherhood, photography, fog, fat books, rich coffee, the smell of jasmine, unschooling, learning, anthropology, archaeology, history, legends, growing things, camping, the ocean, the mountains, writing, travel, exploration, invention, art, trees, the wind, cooking, languages, cinema, warm summer nights, good wine, fire pits, seeking the truth, animals, evolution, the earth, music, laughter, memories, peonies, chamomile tea, nag champa, keeping warm, simplifying life, teaching, and following the strange circles of the universe.

Music:

Portishead, Mazzy Star, Ani DiFranco, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Jakob Dylan, Anelis Assumpcao, Sarah Evans, Paula Fuga, The Decemberists, The Pixies, Social Distortion, Live, The Cranberries, Eric Clapton, This Mortal Coil, Hole, Violent Femmes, Nigel Kennedy, Tori Amos, A3, Les Ogres de Barback, Louis Armstrong, Iggy Pop, Cowboy Junkies, Fugazi, Jack Johnson, Kazzer, Modest Mouse, Lauren Hoffman, Nirvana, Soda, Ray Charles, Ween, Sam Phillips, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Janes Addiction, Burning Spear, Van Morrison, Smashing Pumpkins, Jose Gonzalez, Anti-Flag, Charlie Feathers

Movies:

Photographing Fairies, Seven Samurai, Snatch, Shoot 'Em Up, Tank Girl, Fight Club, Children of Men, Spirited Away, Stealing Beauty, Love Actually, An American Werewolf in London, Shaun of the Dead, Clash of the Titans, From Dusk Till Dawn, Lost in Translation, Bleu, Evan Almighty, Initial D, Girl in the Cafe, Silent Hill, Domino, Traffic, Constant Gardener, Hero, Rouge, Boondock Saints, Crash, Ladyhawke, Lord of War, The Virgin Suicides, 28 Days Later, Evolution, El Mariachi, Wizards, Princess Bride, Little Nicky, Sunshine, Kung Fu Hustle, Dune, Lady in the Water, Desperado, Across the Universe, Alien vs Predator, Phantom of the Opera, Resident Evil, Amelie, 300, TRUE ROMANCE, Stranger Than Fiction, Empire Records, Signs, Barbarella, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Blood Diamond, Dawn of the Dead, Kill Bill, Moulin Rouge, MirrorMask, Frailty, Return of the Living Dead, Strictly Ballroom
Anime The Amazing Screw-On Head, Full Metal Alchemist, Samurai Seven, Advent Children, anything and everything that Miyazaki does, Naruto, and Lupin III

Television:

No Reservations, Digging for the Truth, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Nature, History Detectives, Austin City Limits, and The Western Tradition.
Video Games: Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Bioshock, Ocarina of Time, Halo, Tetris, MarioKart, Yoshi's Island, Paper Mario, Crystal Chronicles, Kingdom Hearts

Books:

Ringolevio, The Far Pavilions, Garden of Eden, The Red Tent, Mary Queen of Scots, Dreamcatcher, Bushido, On The Road, The Belgariad, Naked Lunch, Dumbing Us Down, The Great and Secret Show, Brave New World, The Queen of the Damned, Ishmael, Dragon On A Pedestal, The Secret Garden, Harry Potter, Peter Pan. I love all books, especially fat ones!

Heroes:

My son

My Blog

This is life after nature

I saw this in the Galveston Daily News, which I have been stalking in an effort to find out what has happened to all the places I love on Galveston. It reminded me of the feisty island spirit that I f...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:50:00 PST

This game has an update. Would you like to update now?

Work: Gee. Work is work. Everybody's dying you know.Movies: Honestly I have been too busy geeking out on the entire run of SG1 to watch a lot of movies. The netflix people are going to report me dead ...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:40:00 PST

Children Being in the World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNFM-uUzqE8 ...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:12:00 PST

Gone AWOL

Sorry guys, this has been a couple weeks from hell! Because of the training for this new job I took I am barely ever home. I literally get up, drink coffee, get dressed, leave, come home, cook/eat din...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:15:00 PST

Stop talking

That's my mid year resolution. Stop planning and start going. I think I have been in limbo long enough. Lots of shit happened, one on top of another. Now I am better. Mentally over this crap. Physical...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:42:00 PST

No, really: it tastes like a cinnabon

I did not believe it either until I made them. I found this online and then adjusted a few things here and there based on common sense and good advice. Now, I have a cinnamon roll problem that may on...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:55:00 PST

And then...

there are days like today: stuck in traffic, with people that must be inbred, trying to flip people off and slam on the brakes at the same time. I have to wonder why I would want to move to a bigger c...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:06:00 PST

Thunderstorms?

I swear every day the weather says we will have thunderstorms in the morning and by afternoon they take it back. Thunderstorms are like a drug for me. They make me extremely happy, mellow, and content...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:05:00 PST

Employment -n-all

So - I will not be hanging out at Hastings while I wait for my real job to start. I am all old now and have problems creating bad karma for myself. Sticking someone with an extra shift because I was o...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:10:00 PST

Curiosity Killed the Virginia

Hey - does anyone know what this means??Someone has it on their site and it says "Enlightened States". I asked them what it means, but they never answered. I am dying to know what these states have in...
Posted by Raising Revolution on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:51:00 PST