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Mari, Queen of the Desert

So I put her to good use

About Me


Who am I? I'm a woman, a wife, a mother, a friend. I'm a reader and a writer. I'm a listener and a talker. I'm a dreamer and a realist. I'm a romantic cynic. I'm an actor, a dancer, an artist. I'm a people-watcher. I'm an insider living outside the circle. I love life. I love people and yet hate humanity.
I'm not your average chick. I'd love to kick your ass at console games before I cuddle you by the fire. I killed Bambi's mother yet I cry at "Charlotte's Web." Jackie Chan rocks and so does Charlie Chan. Bettie Page is the sexiest woman in history as far as I'm concerned. The human mind fascinates me as much as the human body, both of which are works of art. I'm always working to improve myself, but my attention span is short. This week my project du jour is improving my backgammon game. Next week it may be freeing Nelson Mandella. Or...they freed him already but you know what I mean. I watch anime and read comic books but I also watch silver screen classics and read "The Old Man and the Sea." I am the ultimate dichotomy, I am human!

My Interests

The photos on this profile are courtesy of my husband. If you like his work, visit his MySpace page .

This, that, and the other. I lack the self-discipline to have long-term serious interests. But I'm a great partner at Trivial Pursuit.In general I like geeky things like tabletop RPGs, books, sci-fi, occasional console or computer gaming, and comic books. But honestly, I'm a dabbler in all things. I can hold an intelligent discussion about almost anything. A jack of all trades, master of none. I like politics and tax code and personal finance. I like books and sewing by hand. I like animals, dead or alive. I like DIY projects. I like movies and music but I'm rarely on the cutting edge of either. Most of all I like people. Especially when you put pins in their little wings and fasten them to a board and look at them under glass.

I'd like to meet:

Probably you unless you're a friends collector. As you can see from my friends list, I don't collect friends. If somebody is on my list it's because I interact with them. If you don't like interaction, collect somebody else. Part of that means that unless I know you somehow, you need to send an e-mail with your request or I'll deny you. You may be a lovely person but you still need to at least send an e-mail like "Hi. I accidentally hit your profile and thought it looked cool so I decided to add you to my friends." It's not hard, people. It takes an extra 30 seconds and it virtually guarantees you that I'll accept your request.Also, I'm not a spam collector. I don't need your spam. I also don't need your pr0n. I have my own, thanks. And it was free. That's one of the neat things about the 'net is how much free pr0n is on it. So I don't want to pay for yours.

Music:

Rock, metal, screamo, goth, alternative, some country, classical, contemporary, easy listening, etc. In short, you name it, I likes it except reggaetone (that funky spanish language rap crap).

Movies:

Action, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, musicals, drama, a few romantic comedies, tear jerkers and chick flicks, anime, etc. I likes it on DVD, I likes it on Laser Disc. I don't likes it on VHS.
Webcomics I Read Megatokyo
Ctrl-Alt-Del
Least I Could Do
Better Days
Questionable Content
Order of the Stick
Looking for Group
Something Positive
Home on the Strange
DM of the Rings
8 bit Theater
Sorcery 101
Gunnerkrigg Court
DM of the Rings
Chainmail Bikini

Books:

Action, adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, suspense, non-fiction, gothic, classic, detective, etc. There's not a hell of a lot I don't read, honestly. Except flowery romance novels.

Heroes:

I have a few. My dad is a hero to me as are all men and women who serve in the military, giving over their own thoughts and opinions about the best course of action to the greater good of our nation. I admire both of my sisters tremendously. One is a strong, career-minded, independent woman who doesn't compromise for less than what she wants. The other is smart, savvy, practical, and down-to-earth, qualities I admire because they're the antithesis of myself so if I'm always lost in a fog, she must not be. My husband who has the courage to pursue his dreams. My niece for being so much like her mother and for the courage to keep smiling in the face of MS.

My Blog

Twenty-five

I've been blog tagged by The Man. The specifics are to post five songs I listened several times to between the ages of five and fourteen. This is going to be painful for my brain and your ears. Rea...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Wed, 14 May 2008 07:17:00 PST

The sweetest cards

It's a variety of special days for me today rolled into one.  Today was Mother's Day and also my 11th wedding anniversary.  The kids made me the sweetest cards for Mother's Day and I just ha...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:38:00 PST

Munchkin exploits

Last weekend the kids and I ran to San Antonio for the weekend.  As much as I hate the five and a half hour drive, the kids do make it more tolerable these days with conversation.  But I thi...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Sat, 10 May 2008 10:48:00 PST

Ive been tagged

This one should be...entertaining.  I've been food blog tagged.  I'm supposed to write ten things about me and food and then tag ten of you.  Prepare for a disturbing blog.1.  As a...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:01:00 PST

Sentamentalism

I got the sweetest birthday card in the mail today.  It was from the organist at my church.  This woman astounds me on so many levels.  She's not a member of the church and, in fact, be...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:35:00 PST

Now with...apps?

So now MySpace offers you apps for your profile.  Not that this is exactly new except that MySpace offers them directly instead of them coming from third parties.  This allows MySpace more d...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:43:00 PST

April Idiots

Well, here it is.  April 1 and the loons are out of the bin.  April Fool’s Day has never been a huge deal to me but apparently the rest of the world feels differently.  Today we&r...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

Alliteration Warning

Alliteration is a writing device that makes use of repeating the first letter or sound across several words.  It can be misused inadvertently.  For instance, while watching a main character ...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:22:00 PST

Grammatically Correct

"Fuck" is a beautiful word.  It is possibly the most versatile word in the English language.  It can be a verb: I want to fuck you until you’re a limp puddle of post-coital ooze. ...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:16:00 PST

More madness

Two more movie reviews from last night.  I’m putting them both into one post because one should be short.Pulse is supposedly a horror film brought to us from Japan.  Now the Japanese h...
Posted by Mari, Queen of the Desert on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:08:00 PST