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Sarah Sunshine

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About Me

music lover, festival-goer, camper, tree hugger, caregiver, animal lover, worshiper, believer, attention to detailer (some people call it obsessive compulsiveness!) overanalyzer, hand washer, germ phobe, perfectionist, OPEN MINDED, always aiming to be my best and to not judge others, compassionate, emotional, aware, trying to strike the balance between personal/spiritual growth and acceptance/surrender. Also, love to indulge but have a serious health nut inside!I believe there are many paths to enlightenment and I believe in the power of prayer, music and love!

My Interests

I'm most passionate about music! Listening, playing, and feeling music, seeing live performances, attending music festivals, listening to records, playing piano, listening to my husband play his bass, guitar, and spin records. The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak FL is one of my favorite places. Wanee Fest, Springfest, Magnolia Fest...camping with friends - so many wonderful memories have been made there. I love children, and I have been caring for them most of my life...babysitting, daycare, nannying, etc. I also enjoy kundalini, hatha and ashtonga yoga, qi-gong, meditation, reading, playing tennis, traveling, cooking, Guinness, red wine, bloody marys. Will's Pub, clean sheets, hot showers, soft feelies and smell pretties! I love the beach, Mother Nature and her wonders...

I'd like to meet:

people with open minds and hearts who are living their truths and sharing their gifts. Also, Richard D. James (Aphex Twin)

Music:

I fell in love with music at a very early age, listening to my Mom's classical at home, seeing symphonies and philharmonics, learning to play piano, and eventually buying my first records - Barry Manilow (ha ha), Olivia Newton John's Xanadu, Grease, Devo, Queen to name a few. I switched to cassettes and cds, as the technology evolved, but I love the sound a record! I ended up getting into the Grateful Dead and Phish, so I collected bootleg performances for a few years, while squeezing in occaisional concerts and music festivals. I feel so blessed to have seen so many great shows! I love the live music experience with improvisation and jams, drum and bass, beats, bass and grooves, mostly! I'm married to a musician who brings me endless joy and musical diversity. His bands include: Shak Nasti, Florganism, KOW! Umoja, Terri Binion and the Bible Belt Orphans to name a few. Other local favorites include The Legendary JC's, Junkie Rush, One Drop, Gargamel, Bughead, Solilliquists of Sound!, David Schweizer, Sam Rivers. Some of my major musical influences include The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janes Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, The Police, Radiohead, Coldplay, Beck, The Beastie Boys, Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, James Brown, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, P-Funk, to name a few. I've attended music festivals regularly for the past 14 years! Starting out with Lalapalooza, The Alachua Music Harvest, Coachella, Magnolia Fest, Spring Fest, Wannee Fest, etc... I've seen so many great shows, including many Grateful Dead and Phish concerts. Some of my favorite live shows include, Medeski Martin and Wood, Steely Dan, The Wailers, Prince, Oteil and the Peacemakers, Derek Trucks Band, Allman Brothers Band, North Mississippi Allstars, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, James Brown, The Roots, Buddy Miles, BB King, SQUAREPUSHER!!! Electronic favorites include: Goldfish (Rainbow Bridge) Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Luke Vibert, Kid Koala, Mr. Scruff, Form (Angry Skinny), Seth, Karpetfresh, Dustbustah, and my sister in law, Emily. My most recent favorite live bands include Oteil and the Peacemakers, Derek Trucks Band, and the Flaming Lips! target="_blank" a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY2 9t" target="_blank"

Movies:

I most recently saw Halloween, well done, but super gorey! Also saw Superbad which was funny. The Fountain, Amelie, Classics like: The Wizard of Oz, Grease, The Exorcist, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...The Shawshank Redemption, Braveheart, Forest Gump, A Beautiful Mind, Walk the Line were really touching. Garden State, I Heart Huckabees, What the Bleep do we know?, The Notebook - what a great love story. Friday is really funny, Old School, Almost Famous, Pulp Fiction, Napolean Dynomite, School of Rock, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompei. I recently saw Tenacious D's new film The Pick of Destiny - HILARIOUS!

Television:

Definately a guilty pleasure...although my DVR makes is feel a little less toxic. I like shows about cooking and travel, CSI (Las Vegas), Grey's Anatomy, Days of Our Lives (ha ha, I can't help it, I've been watching it forver!), Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, The Simpsons and South Park are really funny but I don't tune in that often. I also like Bravo's reality shows like Work Out, Project Runway, Welcome to the Parker, Flipping Out - they are a glimpse into various lives and professions, like a mini-series...condensed and short lived.

Books:

Currently reading "The Memory Keepers Daughter and One Mississippi" I like chic-lit for fun, books regarding spirituality, yoga, astrology, health, biographies. Some favorites: Miles, The Secret Life of Bees, White Oleandar, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Harry Potter series, The Lovely Bones, Wednesdays with Morrie, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, Conversations with God, The Devil Wears Prada, The Nanny Diaries, Peace Pilgrim, Only Love is Real, Many Lives Many Masters, A Return to Love, The Secret Language of Birthdays, The Book of Runes, The Chinese Book of Health and Healing.

Heroes:

My husband inspires me in countless ways. He is incredibly intuitive, wise, honest, loyal and true. He's an extremely good judge of character. Matt's musical talent is undeniably impressive. Thanks for keeping it real honey, I love you!

My Blog

Be happy

"Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours.... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Joi...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:22:00 PST

Bonnaroo photo gallery

check out www.bonnaroofest.com/gallery/ to see photos of the site, and artists. They've arranged photos by day, Thursday - Sunday. The Police played on Saturday - so you can see what I'm talking ab...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:19:00 PST

Bonnaroo bits

I intended to bring a journal to record my memoies in the making, however I forgot to pack it! So, I've decided to jot down bits and pieces of our 6 day endeavor - sharing an RV with friends, driving...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:50:00 PST

Spiritual Healing

Each of you have the ability within you to transform and recreate anything in your Body, your Mind or your Spirit. It is this energy source that is created through thought, through emotion, through th...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:00:00 PST

Another Blessing

"May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence. May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses. May you receive great encouragement when new...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:03:00 PST

Sarah Sunshine Blessing

May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:39:00 PST

cluelessness

I'm not normally one to complain, but I've experienced a lot of cluelessness recently, when it comes to people in the service industry.  For example, the other night I went to an "upscale wi...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:44:00 PST

attack animals

ok, so, yesterday morning I'm walking my dog, Dobi, an 8 pound miniature pinscher, and I hear this squaking above.  It wasn't the usual morning bird sound - it was an angry persistant squak!...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:52:00 PST

new pictures

I know, I really need to take some new pictures.  I've had a digital camera for a while now, but I forget to bring it out a lot!  I also need to learn how to enhance my photos.  I'll ge...
Posted by Sarah Sunshine on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:49:00 PST