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About Me

How exactly does one fit themselves into a nice neat little discriptive box? I haven't quite figured it out yet. I am the Mother of a 13 year old daughter, Casandra (a.k.a Zooks) and an almost 3 year old son, Isaiah (a.k.a Izzy). I quit my job a little over two years ago to stay at home and just be Mom for a while; since then I have struggled, and been unable to find balance in my life. I will be returning to school in May to finish up two semesters to complete my undergrad work in sociology. My hope is that eventually I will finish my post-grad work in Womens Studies. The current state of women in society and post-modern feminism truly fascinates me. All in all I'm a pretty average, simple person. I love spending time with friends and family, Jack Daniels, laughing, full moons, squishing my toes in the mud, walks on the beach, cuddling and good music. I am very politically driven and I thoroughly enjoy the company of someone who can make me think. Some days I desperately miss smoking; Diet Coke is my one true weakness and addiction left in life, okay well maybe that and coffee.

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My Interests

Reading, writing, post-modern feminism, politics, religion, social justice issues, gender issues, social welfare issues, women's studies, photography, scrapbooking, my family, my friendsCURRENT MOON moon info

I'd like to meet:

The list is so long. . . . Bono - he's an amazing human being (well that and he's hot); Jesus - I want to know what he really said; Ghandi - I could use to learn that kind of patience; Barak Obama - it would be a great lunch conversation; Bill Maher - I've had a quirky thing for him for years, I swear it's got to be intellectual. People and more people - those who interest me, intrigue me, appall me and generally make me think.

Music:

Movies:

This is another list that could be huge, but if I had to pick an all time favorite, it would probably be What Dreams May Come. I mean really, it speaks to the true elements of life, who doesn't want to believe in a love so complete that someone is willing to search hell to find you, and that choosing to come back only means being allowed to find eachother all over again.Others would include: Shawshank Redemption, Farenheit 9/11, Breakfast at Tiffany's, A Patch of Blue, Message In A Bottle, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles, Rules of Engagement, Sliding Doors, A Few Good Men, Vanilla Sky, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars

Television:

Law and Order (any of them), CSI (Las Vegas), Cold Case, Without a Trace, The History Channel, A&E

Books:

Currently I'm reading Sex, Art, and American Culture by Camille Paglia; Appetites: Why Women Want by Caroline Knapp; Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel and Celtic Traditions: Druids, Faeries, and Wiccan Rituals by Sirona Knight

Heroes:

My kids, who let me see the world through the pure simplicity of their eyes. My sisters, who are not only doing what they need to do for themselves, but let me use them as a reflective guage on life. My Mom. My angels - you know who you are.
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My Blog

Missing Him

The morning comes, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face I stretch, I roll, I curl into my pillow, and I resist opening my eyes to a new day. I miss him Today I will hear his voice, I...
Posted by Renee on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:45:00 PST

Rites Of Passage

There has been for some time an arguement among social scientists regarding rites of passage. Many sociologists feel they are one of the things lacking from our culture. This thought came t...
Posted by Renee on Mon, 19 May 2008 01:22:00 PST

Men and Women

On several occassions I have heard the statement made that men and women can't simply be friends. I used to take offense to this statement. I have had many male frienships in my life that were purely ...
Posted by Renee on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:15:00 PST

Why Women Cry

Why Women Cry A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I am a woman," she told him. "I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will." Later th...
Posted by Renee on Sun, 11 May 2008 09:47:00 PST

Friends, Friendships and Ponderings

I awoke this morning and my day began like most days; I made my bed, brushed my teeth, and descended my stairs to my waiting friend the coffee pot. Once I had a cup of the precious liquid in my grasp ...
Posted by Renee on Wed, 07 May 2008 06:27:00 PST

Social Simplicity

There is something to be said for simplicity; I miss it sometimes. It grew up a rather simple girl. . . I grew up an Army brat here there and everywhere. I played basketball and soccer; I was a cheerl...
Posted by Renee on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:27:00 PST

Girly Girl

. . . So, recently someone told me that I was a girly girl. I have to say that it kind of caught me by surprise. In a lot of ways I think that I’ve fought that label my whole life, only to reali...
Posted by Renee on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:48:00 PST

Thoughts and Feelings

Sometimes lately I feel as though I must be floating/drifting through someone else’s existence. My entire life I have been very good at being concrete, proactive. . . I have always been able to ...
Posted by Renee on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:55:00 PST

Venting

Do you ever have a day that feels like you keep getting kicked in the head; and each and every time you try to stand back up to once again accept what life has to hand you it hauls off and cracks you ...
Posted by Renee on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:41:00 PST

What Kind Of Shoe Am I

You Are Loafers..http://www.blogthingsimages.com/whatkindofshoeareyo uquiz/loafers.gif" height="100" width="100">You are confident, powerful, and successful.Hard working and business like, you always d...
Posted by Renee on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:33:00 PST