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About Me

"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -Crowfoot- Blackfoot Warriori am blessed with an amazing family- they are the liveliest group of people and I love spending time with them- i also enjoy arm wrestling, orange soda, slap stick comedy, painting, art, design [creating is my most favorite thing to do], tornado season, picnics, photography, writing, foreign language, culture, cooking, equal rights, gay rights, culinary art/food styling, natural history, ants, music, burlesque, pistachio icecream, children, jumping on the bed, playing music, real pearl necklaces, sushi, playing the bass, teaching, science, moonlight, spiders,animal behavior, a good glass of dark beer(s), tea cups, laying around in the sun whilst reading some book, eggplants, humanism, playing the drums, the blues, rocks, astronauts, super crunchy peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwiches on 15 grain bread, odd time signatures, odd everything, thunderstorms at the end of a hot summer day,cooking, gardening/landscaping,cooking, the sky, 11 year old boy humor, Dr. Suess, grapefruits, libraries, my momma, coffee cups, matter, energy, space, time (physics),music,books the 1920's, people with class, tomato soup, the universe,my sister Gina , camping, hiking, fresh markets, fresh food, grocery shopping, old things, treehouses, music, learning new things, westerns, antique shops, red lipstick,cussing like a fucking sailor, big band and swing, getting my kicks on route 66, interesting people, guitar sounds, flaming hot cheetos, and the memory of my father. i do not enjoy american style,gadgets, diet pop, the band rush, or centipedes within 10 feet of me.Click on a photo for a link to my Flickr account :)All photos © Jenna Burtman/AquaMarmalade 2008

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My Interests

if it feels good, do it.

I'd like to meet:

oh probably the inventor of rocket ships

Music:

Lots of everything: Radiohead, Bjork, Beck, Fiona Apple, Feist, Beirut, Cat Power, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Camera Obscura, REM, Dresden Dolls, Tortoise, Fugazi, Muse, Seawolf, Beach House, The Mars Volta, Devics, Dustin O'Halloran, The Helio Sequence, Beach House, Liam Finn,The Concretes, Neutral Milk Hotel,The Buena Vista Social Club, The Shins, The Cure, The Fiery Furnaces, Arcade Fire, some quality death metal, The Meters, Detroit/Chicago Blues, Buddy Guy, Paul Butterfield, Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Big Bill Broonzy. I <3 Blues. lately: late 60's french pop ;) you sexy kitten you.

Movies:

yes.

Television:

My new favorite show is Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations on the Travel Channel!!!! I thoroughly enjoy the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC, south park, nat geo, NOVA, family guy, history channel, PBS.

Books:

The Wisdom Paradox, the Moral Animal, Prozac Nation, White Oleander, Homage to Catalonia, Becoming Attached, Anais Nin's Delta of Venus.. and others , Sylvia Plath, russian phrase books, and anything to do with science and evolutionary psychology. I am currently reading: Eat, Pray, Love

Heroes:

hardworkers with fierce bravery, and whoever invented coca-cola, and the idea of freezing ice into cubes for your drink.

My Blog

why is global warming an issue of politics?

Global warming, a serious environmental issue, has become a two-sided war between political parties.... I think the only thing we agree on is that the temperature of the earth is increasing; what we c...
Posted by Q on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:09:00 PST

live and let live?

As I was driving home the other day I saw a bumper sticker that angers me more than any; I'm sure you've seen them too: two stick figures of a male and a female followed by = marriage. I was so an...
Posted by Q on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:57:00 PST

inside a crouton

enriched flour- flour with specific nutrients returned to it that have been lost while it was prepared. (wikipedia)Barley Malt-is a sweetener produced from sprouted barley, containing approximately 6...
Posted by Q on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:14:00 PST

manner, disposition, feeling, position

i am working on these things in some way or another. i just realized that i can have a bad attitude about things sometimes and that's no good. like for example, it is not necessary for me to get mad...
Posted by Q on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:12:00 PST

for my fellow social workers/MHP’s

This is pretty funny and partly true... my favorite is number 9 and number 7 and 6 and 40) You think of the peaceful park you like as "your private therapeutic milieu."9) You realize that your florid...
Posted by Q on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:31:00 PST

Dont miss this one of a kind deal!

Ever feel like you're not living up to societies standards? Is there something missing from your life? Are you yearning for that near-perfect life of happiness, love, and wealth but you find yourself...
Posted by Q on Fri, 23 May 2008 07:54:00 PST

cars of the golden agers

Have you ever ridden in, or drove a car popular among the golden agers of America? You know what cars I am talking about.... Let's take the Buick Century, for example. Structurally, it's a boat, bu...
Posted by Q on Wed, 14 May 2008 11:55:00 PST

degradation of the english language...

.. and the society in general.Mariah Carey tops Elvis Presley with her 18th chart topping song "Touch my Body"Boy you can put me on youLike a brand new white teeI’ll hug your body tighterThan my...
Posted by Q on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:42:00 PST

big boy restaurant

Anyone remember this restaurant? I remember eating there when I was about 4 or 5. The restaurant was torn down shortly after I ate there as a wee girl but I always remembered the big boy sign with th...
Posted by Q on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:33:00 PST

Jesus dont feel good

You might remember a blog I wrote called 'evil baby', or something like that, about the baby whose behavior was characteristic of the spawn of satin. And there's no paradox here, the girl resembles wh...
Posted by Q on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:05:00 PST