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About Me

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

National Initiative for Democracy
Council for Secular Humanism

My Interests

i am generally interested in acquiring a ukulele, a robin's egg blue bicycle, three thousand cases of polaroid film before polaroid stops manufacturing it, and a goldendoodle immediately. oh also, enlightenment. i collect mixes. make me one.

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I'm Alexa and I'm some sort of revolutionary. I'm also eighteen, a vegetarian, and an atheist, though those attributes don't define me completely. Uh, I really love the O.C., Harry Potter, and the Mighty Boosh. I live in (and love) Memphis, TN. I'll let you know if any other brilliant thoughts come to mind.

I love Barack Obama so much.
I really like Care2 .
The Iraq Body Count is super-depressing.
Wanna Try Being a Vegetarian ?
Let's Save Darfur !
Everyone deserves Fresh Water .
Get the Truth Out .

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My Blog

Books Read in 2008

How to Read a Book by Mortimer AdlerHow to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. FosterSparks of Genius by Robert & Michele BernsteinSabriel by Garth NixLirael by Garth NixThe Devil Wears ...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:38:00 PST

Films Watched in 2008

Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)Dreamland (2006)The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)The Puffy Chair (2005)Juno (2007)All the Real Girls (2003)The Dive from Clausen's Pier (2005)Jesus Camp (2006)The Pink Floyd...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:24:00 PST

bellisima musica

really just artists i don't want to forget to download.Voice of the Seven WoodsWildbirds & PeacedrumsNancy ElizabethBowerbirdsTunngSix Organs of AdmittanceCaptain ChaosOkkervil RiverMount EerieWhy...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:46:00 PST

Films Watched in 2008

Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)Dreamland (2006)The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)The Puffy Chair (2005)Juno (2007)All the Real Girls (2003)The Dive from Clausen’s Pier (2005)Jesus Camp (2006)The Pink...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:33:00 PST

Reading List

Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseJerome Lawerence - The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail: A PlayBarack Obama - The Audacity of HopePeter Shaffer - Equus: A PlayJohn Knowles - A S...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:00:00 PST

Psychosis?

I’m scared to write. I’m terrified that everything I say is merely a recycled phrase that has been uttered so many times by so many people, each person believing (or hoping) he had come up...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:57:00 PST

Encore?

Did you kids miss me? I've been gone FOREVER and I hope you've all been okay. As of a few months ago, I have totally fucked up my life and am currently in the process ...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:25:00 PST

Lame?

I cried at work the other day--serious-five-hours-straight red eyes and wiped-off makeup crying. I don't usually cry in public and it was quite embarassing. I told everyone I ...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Tue, 16 May 2006 01:34:00 PST

DO NOT READ

The 'Tempting Fate' meme:1. Make a myspace blog with "DO NOT READ" as the subject.2. If anyone clicks the cut, they are to comment and admit to doing so.3. Anyone who reads this also has to do the sam...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Teleportation?

Do any of you ever go to the Horn Lake library or the Mcdonalds on 51 and Goodman? There's this old man that is always at both places (quite possibly at the same time) and every time I see him, h...
Posted by alexa the mermaid on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:01:00 PST