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About Me

In grade school my nicknames included "Encyclopedia Brown" and "Little Debbie Snackcakes". By the age of ten years old I wanted to be an archaeologist and visit King Tut's tomb, buried wood in hopes it would petrify, dug for oil in our backyard, thought plate tectonics were "cool". Okay, Total geek! Luckily I lost a little geekiness when I was sixteen. My first car was a Firebird Esprit. Plus I had one of the coolest jobs in high school, working in games for Six Flags Astroworld- yes, I rode the rides for free, and played arcade games for hours.
Fast forward- I've been a college deejay, station operations manager~ preschool teacher~ bartender, waitress, and food trainer~ field technician (creek walker) and aquatic taxonomist~ environmental educator and camp director~ surface water treatment plant operator~and more!I like to think that I am fun, outgoing, open to new experiences and new people! Hanging out at home with good wine, movie, and company is wonderful, but also enjoy a local brew out at a local live show.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Randomness:
I think eggplant is an under-appreciated vegetable.
I like the sound of the words aubergine, baba ganoush, cascade, and edamame. And ZAZZLE!!
It pleases me to see someone use the word "Gilliamesque"
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux" or more precisely: "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."- Antoine St. Exupery
"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death." - Auntie Mame
"How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar". - Hope for the Flowers
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". ~ Dr. Seuss
In giving you are throwing a bridge across the chasm of your solitude." ~ Antoine St. Exupery
“People do not lack strength; they lack will.” ~ Victor Hugo
"A person starts to live when he can live outside himself." ~ Albert Einstein
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world." ~ Gandhi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You scored as Dragon. You are the Dragon. You store a lot of knowledge about everything. You are generally one who is good with personal growth and can regenerate yourself after a bad experience.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Famous people? Ray Bradbury, Olivia Judson, E. O. Wilson, Damian Mandola met him, such a friendly guy!.

Real people? Fun, positive, creative folks fill my life, always room for more.

My Blog

Splitting Hairs in Social Networking (Where Ive Been)

It's interesting that considering how deadset I was against Facebook, most of my online social networking is there. I've not been on Myspace very much over the months. Oddly enough, I've noticed diffe...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:27:00 GMT

A Song of Love

I was talking to a friend today about Peter Gabriel, whose songs I feel very passionate about. Here's the one I feel most represents love between soulmates - I wrote part of the lyrics in a friend's w...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Songs for Judy

I've not been very vocal here about what I've been dealing with for the last week, but I lost a dear and special friend, Judy Rogers. I'm putting together a mix CD for her life partner, Bonnie, as jus...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:51:00 GMT

Woken by a Nightmare at 3 AM

"Three...""Three in the morning, thought Charles Halloway, seated on the edge of his bed. Why did the train come in at that hour? For, he thought, it's a special hour... Oh God, midnight's not bad, yo...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:01:00 GMT

A Heartfelt Thanks

I was surprised and touched to receive the following email after posting a comment on Wandering Vet's blog. I'm sharing this response to provide a snapshot view of life for a homeless veteran Dear Deb...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:55:00 GMT

Fantastic Fest 2007

I'm still in the process of editing and posting pictures, but the first set are available here. (Yes Jasmine, I'll have your bloodshed ones up ASAP!)I managed to capture some video with my Canon digit...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:25:00 GMT

The Kindness of Strangers

A combination of both dealing with and relief about health issues, celebrating friends' wedding with tons of friends and music at the Dog and Duck, and not to mention lots of drinking led to me being ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:07:00 GMT

Check out this event: TOMS Style Your Sole House Party

Hosted By: Debbie CerdaWhen: Saturday Jul 28, 2007 at 3:00 PMWhere: TBAAustin, TX 78705United StatesDescription:Debbie Cerda Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:04:00 GMT

Another Obsession

Okay, I'll admit it - I'm a foodie! I love all types of cuisines, and can hold a lengthy conversation regarding the best pancakes/migas/shrimp stuffed jalapenos. So imagine my excitement to hear a fri...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:29:00 GMT

Pan's Labryinth opening in Austin

FINALLY!The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar presents Pan's Labyrinth, and opening weekend will feature Spanish tapas and a Spanish wine flight.Visually stunning and emotionally captivating, this fairy ta...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:05:00 GMT