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Liz (HJF)

everything zen

About Me

squirrels may not come out at night but they talk to me in my dreams.

Learn the bow!!!

My Interests

ancient history, anthropology, spirituality, philosophy, people, shamanism, vajrayana buddhism, traditional european religion, history of witchcraft (not Wicca), Irish Scandinavian German British folklore and mythology, belly dancing, zils, exciting food (Turkish, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Thai, and Indian), hanging out with Adonai, kundalini, physics, genealogy, ninjutsu

I'd like to meet:

A man who is my equal. I'm not sure he exists.

Music:

johnny cash, manu chao, cesaria evora, hank williams, billie holliday, bo diddley, concrete blonde, siouxsie and the banshees, switchblade symphony, steeleye span, the chieftains, tchaikovsky, chopin, strauss, old doo wop stuff, oldies, the andrews sisters, perry como, dean martin, snow patrol, coldplay, the beatles, weezer, sex pistols, fear, dead kennedys, rancid, skinny puppy, WEEZER! (blue and pinkerton), claudio villa, edith piaf, hossam ramzy, dou dou n'diaye rose, and a bunch of other stuff

Movies:

Conan the Barbarian, Baraka, Pan's Labyrinth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Big Lebowski, Grosse Point Blank, The Days of Wine and Roses (recommended for all drinkers), the Outsiders, The Loveless, May, My Life Without Me, Donnie Darko, No Such Thing, The Bridges of Madison County, What Dreams May Come, Walk the Line, Gangs of New York, Michael Collins, A History of Violence, Legends of the Fall, Gilda, The Big Sleep, The Matrix, Fightclub, Excalibur, Ladyhawke, Legend, Flesh and Blood (medieval movie), super goofy stuff like Talladega Nights, Clifford, Cable Guy, Old School, and a lot more. I'm a movie freak.

Television:

The Odd Couple, Honeymooners, Family Guy, Kids in the Hall, SNL with Will Ferrell, Moonlighting, CSI, Josh is getting me into Stargate... that show is cool and hilarious.

Books:

The Tanakh, The Cosmic Serpent, The Holographic Universe, Opening the Hand of Thought, Stalking the Wild Pendulum, At the Center of the Cyclone, Them by Joyce Carol Oates (my favorite author) Her Book by Dorothea Dix, Prose Edda, The Irish Book of Invasions, The Tain, Grimm's Faery Tales, Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

Poetry: Shelley, Pablo Neruda, Rumi

Heroes:

Myself and my grandfather.

My Blog

How refreshing

... it is to have a great conversation with somebody with equal intelligence. I guess it's been longer than I thought. Tonight's debauchery was worth it just for this pleasant conclusion. Thank you, y...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:55:00 PST

boyfriend or no?

So last night I got some advice saying the contrary. Argh!!! It's a bit of a puzzle. I think maybe I do not really have a boyfriend right now but a boyfriend in the tryouts stage still. That means I'm...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:27:00 PST

Pimpin’ ain’t easy

It's hard to keep it real punk rock style... it don't come easy. Tonight I got off at 8, checked out my latest hang out, getting mad free stuff everywhere I go.... I hope this guy is serious cause I g...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:59:00 PST

Looks like Liz finally has a...

boyfriend... :) tee hee! I was kind of freaking out about this guy because I found myself feeling what I knew was the real thing and wasn't sure if it was mutual but last night he said...*drumroll*......
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:21:00 PST

My first year of freedom

Wow, what a ride it's been. I've had more excitement and adventure in the past year than I had in the six previous years before I left my husband last October. Writing love letters and racing every we...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:15:00 PST

My laptop has risen from the dead!!!!!

In an act of complete randomness, I tried to turn on my laptop which has been dead since it appeared to short out many months ago and .... holiness of holies.... it's alive! Windows seems to be hosed ...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:18:00 PST

Life is ok

Life is getting increasingly better. Making more money, things are getting stable-er. Only one thing missing....Oh, The Animal Hospital bought me a new sweet airbed that doesn't deflate every 2 hours....
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:58:00 PST

Things Looking Up

In the time since realizing I had a serious problem on Monday, and taking steps to solve that problem, my life has taken a serious upswing. I have a new job as a receptionist at an animal hospital, wh...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:37:00 PST

Update on my streamlined life

I have no phone, no laptop, and now, no car. Something inside my engine is loose and I don't have the money to get it towed somewhere where some engine wizard can open it up and fix it (which I'm sure...
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:26:00 PST

Oh yeah, Linux *does* suck sometimes...

Okay, don't boot into Linux then get the grand idea to play your NIN cd then hook up the connector to your ipod stereo so you can listen to it nice and loud cause... oh shit... the laptop is off..hmm....
Posted by Liz (HJF) on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:10:00 PST