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About Me

I'd give you me in a nutshell, but since I don't really fit in a nutshell, here you go.I love: my family, my husband, my life, my friends, watching my children smile, experiencing life, being a mother ~~~~~~~~~~~I like: my car, my house, coffee, living in Florida, wine, bungee jumping, my tattoos, guacamole, rainy days, popcorn, art, ikea, downy vanilla and lavendar dryer sheets, toothpastefordinner.com, Happy Bunny, the beach, corn dogs ~~~~~~~~~~I don't like: my mortgage, driving in cities, confrontation, TV evangalists, people who don't take responsibility for their decisions, artichokes, clutter, smog, regrets ~~~~~~~~~~I believe in: karma, fate, forgiveness, self reliance, love..
You Are Sunshine
Soothing and calm
You are often held up by others as the ideal
But too much of you, and they'll get burned
You are best known for: your warmth
Your dominant state: connecting What Type of Weather Are You?
Who Should Paint You: M.C. Escher
Open and raw, you would let your true self show for your portrait.
And even if your painting turned out a bit dark, it would be honest. What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
In a Past Life...
You Were: A Brave Belly Dancer.
Where You Lived: North Africa.
How You Died: Decapitation. Who Were You In a Past Life?
You scored as Hinduism. Your views are most similar to those of... Hinduism! Do some research on Hinduism and possibly consider becoming Hindu, if you aren't already.

Hinduism

83%

Buddhism

63%

Paganism

54%

Islam

46%

Christianity

42%

Satanism

29%

atheism

25%

agnosticism

17%

Judaism

17%
Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
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My Interests

Creative writing, history, art, religions, photography, social issues

I'd like to meet:

Everyone

Music:

I love music! Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Tom Petty, Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Buffet, Live, Sublime, 3 Doors Down, The Killers, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, The Killers, Fallout Boy, Matchbox 20, almost anything house, Amos Lee, The Gin Blossoms, Bic Runga and tons more I can't think of right this minute...

Movies:

I like movies that make me laugh, challenge my perceptions and encourage me to be a better person. I'm also a sucker for anything at all with Johnny Depp. Office Space...Pay it Forward...Napoleon Dynamite...Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the new one)...The Neverending Story, Benny and Joon...Cruel Intentions...American Beauty...Final Destination...Toy Story 2...Big Fish...The Butterfly Effect... Mona Lisa Smile... Silence of the Lambs

Television:

I like the same thing from TV that I enjoy in movies. Must be why I don't watch all that much TV.

Books:

Rich Dad, Poor Dad...Celestine Prophecy...The Secret Life of Bees...Angels and Demons...I'll Love You Forever...And as cheesey as it may sound, 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself could be life changing for anyone who reads it...Oh, the Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss

Heroes:

My kids for their resilience, radiance and all the joy they bring me.

My Blog

We now resume our regularly scheduled cleaning

If you have kids, or know somebody who does, chances are you've heard of "nesting," the maniacal cleaning frenzy a woman experiences close to the end of her pregnancy. Naturally, I've heard of t...
Posted by Elaina on Fri, 25 May 2007 08:55:00 PST

Ronald McDonald YIKES!

I just got home tonight from 2 days in West Palm Beach, visiting Mike with the kids. We got to have a lot of fun. We hung out at the hotel pool quite a bit, and yesterday, we we...
Posted by Elaina on Sat, 19 May 2007 06:16:00 PST

William Shatner, you are my hero!

Hooray! It's finally raining here. Everything was starting to look kind of crunchy, and part of our state was starting to burn up! I was starting to think I had hallucinated the whol...
Posted by Elaina on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:45:00 PST

My Zen, where is it? Have you seen it? I just had it here a second ago....

..>..>..> ..> The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.Image: ©M...
Posted by Elaina on Thu, 10 May 2007 08:20:00 PST

From Jupiter to Mexico

Good evening (or morning, I guess). Hope you're all cozy and happy tonight. Mike left for Jupiter this morning (the town in Florida, not the planet), and he'll be gone at least until Satur...
Posted by Elaina on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:33:00 PST

Just say "NO" to Strippers?

Where I did I wind up? Mayberry? Right now, the issue with which this article deals is the hot topic in my new home-town. There are signs up everywhere, and the chatter is buzzi...
Posted by Elaina on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:30:00 PST

Don't let me catch you with your knuckles up!

So here it is, 11:22 on a Friday night, and here I am - not sleeping. I was laying in bed awake, staring at the ceiling, and I thought it was kind of stupid to pass my time that way. So he...
Posted by Elaina on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:57:00 PST

Give your favorite Aussie a squeeze!

Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well. Some of you, I know, are not doing so well at all. Know that my heart goes out to you, and you are always in my thoughts. Today was a beautiful d...
Posted by Elaina on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:09:00 PST

Living a Lie!

Ok, so maybe that's a little dramatic. See, all my life, I've been told that wheat bread is much better for you than white bread, so naturally I didn't question it. I'll question the big s...
Posted by Elaina on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:26:00 PST

Don't read this if you're not in the mood to think......

I stumbled upon this article, and I am fascinated by the level to which we are willing to manipulate our minds and lives. It seems we have a pill for EVERYTHING, and this just strengthens my bel...
Posted by Elaina on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:53:00 PST