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katyB

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About Me


i really like having goals; here are some of them:
read A People's History by Howard Zinn.
switch to buying almost entirely organic food.
have a diesel car so i can buy biodiesel!
be non-materialistic.
learn to swim better.
have free-range chickens!
and maybe in retirement, a small farm.
have a huge vegetable garden.
(check for now!)volunteer more.
be less anti-social.
learn to be more handy.
learn kickboxing.
(check)work at greenman.
(check)go to chicago and visit dana this semester.
(basically check)quit shaving.
(check) do the polar plunge.
never wish a day away.
write many letters of concern to many organizations and corporations like the Fair Trade labeling organization.
eat healthier.
(check)graduate.
never wear make-up.
(going to soon!) go on a road-trip.
write tons of letters through Amnesty International.
stop being a consumer!
go to bonnaroo.
(check)have compost system.
(so far, so good)never own a TV.
(took two classes!) learn to belly-dance.
take stained glass craft classes.
go icefishing.
buy fair trade.
make my own cleaning supplies.
exercise more.
get acupuncture.
(check)visit allison in long beach.
live in central america.
see beauty everyday.
run grandma's marathon.
learn another language.
go skydiving with my dad.
build a bookcase.
(check)volunteer long term with organization like Americorps, Witness for Peace, MADRE or Peace Corps.
make a difference.
keep learning.
be motivated.
appreciate everything.
shave my head.
(check) go to new orleans!
(check) get a 4.0 gpa.
scrapbook my study abroad trip.
go to the peace church.
be honest all the time.
spend more time with my family.
have dreads.
go snowshoeing.
learn to surf.
go to costa rica with someone i love dearly.
(check on the chili!)cook vegetarian chili, sloppy joes and pizza.
go to the fair trade cooperative in nicaragua.
(check)go kayaking this summer.
make a skirt or two this summer with the ole chamberlain!
when i grow up, i want to be "a free spirit--unfettered by position or possesion." -Orlando / virginia woolf?

My Interests

RUMMAGE SALES! solidarity. corn tortillas. quotations. kinhdo. buttons. trival pursuit. palindromes. religion. food in general. maps. snowboarding. boys. subarus. latin america. airplanes. ice skating. plaid. bowling. girls. nature shows. sneakers. boggle. 'fros. skirts. my amazon wishlist. produce. photography. activism. sisters. music. stalking. bloody marys. middle names. crafts. hippos. movies. mpls. argyle. bruises. flip-flops. mix tapes. people watching. eyeliner. feminists. art. cubs. organic anything. crayons. puns.

I'd like to meet:

almost everyone- as long as you don't ridicule me for my aforementioned hopes and dreams. those who will teach, encourage, assist, motivate and/or support would be greatly appreciated.

and people who do not hate squirrels. i know way too many squirrel-haters.

Music:

ben kweller. mason jennings. the plastic constellations. blackstreet. deathcab for cutie. hanson. the donnas. annie ragz. haley bonar. the (olympic) hopefuls. luke kavajecz. etta james. mark mallman. selby tigers. micheal jackson. louis armstrong. rilo kiley. other people's kids. the faint. camaro. jaime ness. sight like december. magnetic fields. liz phair. the postal service. weezer. mike gunther. paul simon. mercedes sosa. of montreal. tammy wynette. elliot smith. sublime. hefner. dub side of the moon. jack johnson. salsa music. bob dylan. eric newton. billie holiday. saves the day. toto.

Movies:

ameilie. trainspotting. run lola run. home for the holidays. go. anything from the coen brothers (especially fargo. the big lebowski. and the hudsucker proxy.) but i'm a cheerleader. mean girls. american beauty. the catch a theif. being john malcovich. penny serenade. the royal tenenbaums. forrest gump. the american president. amores perros. arsenic and old lace. sex and lucia. i heart huckabees. love actually. the life aquatic.

Television:

queer eye for the straight guy. that 70's show. behind the music. Conan. the daily show. kids in the hall. old real world. my so-called life. 90210. ally mcbeal. family fued. pop up video. the L word.

Books:

the bell jar. random family. the color purple. the hiding place. a tree grows in brooklyn. me talk pretty one day. where the red fern grows. having faith. into thin air. don't call me katie rose. the omnivore's dilema. the Laura Ingalls Wilder series. welcome to the monkey house. hawaii. the red tent. middlesex. La gatita en la maleta. dreaming in cuban.

Heroes:

daniB. Patrick Whalen. Susana. father john brandes. my new feminist friends. Frida. anyone who is actually active and aware in (leftist) politics and environmentalism. people who grateful for what they have.

My Blog

entrevista

today, i interview.   for a job where i would make less money   in a month   than i did in one day   on easter   at cub foods.     deseame suerte....
Posted by katyB on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:39:00 PST

oh.my.god.

90 minutes and i will be on stage.   i am freaking out.   and quit telling me to break a leg; it is freaking me out more.   whew.   vag. monologues here i come......
Posted by katyB on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:03:00 PST

warning:

it may be depressing....but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it anyway. take the short quiz to find out how big your ecological footprint is.  then it tells you how many earths we would need if...
Posted by katyB on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:57:00 PST

failure.

so, i haven't been drunk since i was in new orleans in march.  i figured it was about time to get loaded and i wanted to make sure it happened, so i planned a power hour (where ya take one shot o...
Posted by katyB on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:44:00 PST

i'm trying not to get upset...

but it doesn't help that i need to report my bank card lost and this is the information on their website: What should I do if my TCF Visa Card is lost or stolen?Report lost or stolen cards immediately...
Posted by katyB on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:13:00 PST

thought of the day...

i wish i could eat ice cream and sleep at the same time.
Posted by katyB on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:32:00 PST

back so soon?

why did i sign up for summer classes again?
Posted by katyB on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:53:00 PST

ATTENTION:

It is officially beautiful in Duluth, so you all should come visit me.
Posted by katyB on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:44:00 PST

DNT.

well, i'm still pessimistic about our treatment of the earth, but at least i got a quotation in our crappy little paper!   http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/ 14410502.htm...
Posted by katyB on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:37:00 PST

happy earth day!

happy earth day, y'all! in celebration, i went to an incredible panel of speakers at FDS where i learned of the more than 1400 barrels of toxic waste and metal scraps that have been dumped i...
Posted by katyB on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 06:16:00 PST