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Beijinhos

Cheers, thanks a lot...

About Me


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I am not a pretty girl
that is not what I do
I ain't no damsel in distess
and I don't need to be rescued
so put me down punk
maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair
isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
I am not an angry girl
but it seems like I've got everyone fooled
every time I say something they find hard to hear
they chalk it up to my anger
and never to their own fear
and imagine you're a girl
just trying to finally come clean
knowing full well they'd prefer you
were dirty and smiling
and I am sorry
I am not a maiden fair
and I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
and generally my generation
wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
and generally I agree with them
trouble is you gotta have youself an alternate plan
and I have earned my disillusionment
I have been working all of my life
and I am a patriot
I have been fighting the good fight
and what if there are no damsels in distress
what if I knew that and I called your bluff?
don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
whether or not you ever show up
I am not a pretty girl
I don't want to be a pretty girl
no I want to be more than a pretty girl
-Ani DiFranco
I have been working in the mental health/non-profit field for about six years and I must be some kind of a sucker because I haven't left yet. Honestly, you end up developing a sort of gallows humor.
In part I don't really see myself doing anything different and I also feel an obligation to support and assist members of our society that are at risk and often find themselves in pretty dire circumstances by little fault of their own. Unfortunately our current administration in more interested in serving the needs of a privileged few versus ensuring a decent quality of living for all. So much for the Right's Christian morals.
Though I was raised Catholic and I believe in Christ's teachings, I would be embarassed to call myself Chirstian. So long as the bible is used to justify homophobism, sexism and aggression in other nations with fatalistic views of the end time, I can't associate with that title.
Though I have found several ways of coping, I doubt any of them could be considered healthy, and all of them self indulgent. I'm pretty low maintenance and easy to amuse. I do a bit of crafting, whatever strikes my fancy really. I enjoy gardening. It's my Zen, I can only container garden right now, but it will do. I need to be outside and see green.
I am Portuguese and was born on the island of Terceira. I've been in the US since I was a small child. I grew up in Napa, went to school in Davis and moved out here to Sacramento about 6 years ago. I spend a lot of my free time with family and friends...
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My Interests


Just recently discovered a great nation helping to fund businesses in developing nations, you just have to check them out...

I'd like to meet:

Jesus of course. But not in that born again the rapture is coming right-wing nut job sort of a way. I think I would just want to share a glass of wine, I'm sure he could supply the finest, and talk about how all that he said and did got so twisted up. And how he would probably not want to be associated with all these facist fundamentalist Christians.

Bush, like to meet him just to get an idea of he is an evil mastermind or a simple-minded puppet.

Music:

I have pretty eclectic taste in music, on my MP3 player now I have Led Zepplin,

Ani DiFranco,

Black Sabbath,

Horrorpops,
Tori Amos,

PJ Harvey,
Dresdon Dolls,

The Beatles,
Marilyn Manson,
Ministry,
Luscious Jackson,
Beck,
The White Stripes,
Tom Waits,
Alice in Chains,
Edie Brickell,
The Dead Kennedys,
Jello Biafra with Mojo Nixon,

AC/DC,
Amalia Rodrigues (portuguese fado),
Madredeus (also portuguse),
Morrisey,
Ozzy,
David Bowie,
Dead Can Dance,
CCR,
The Fitness,

Go Betty Go,
Johny Cash,
The Kinks,
Nine Inch Nails,
Portisehead
and Rammstein
....by no means a complete list

Movies:

Half Baked, "Give me your cocktail...fruit!"

Television:

Absolutely Fabulous, self indulgent over the top booze swilling British women with criminal fashion sense.
That 70's Show, The Daily Show, Anything on Animal Planet, Are You Being Served, Mad TV, Anything on the Food Network and random documentaries and history specials

Heroes:

Mother Teresa

Martha Stewart

Womder Woman

My Blog

It just gets worse

Generally I try to not write about anything too political but I heard something this morning that just really riled me. So Bushy Boy is trying to say that bill presented will cost the troops more tour...
Posted by Beijinhos on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:12:00 PST

not a morning person

I like to think that I don't usually fuss much but this day has been extra yucky. It started with having to get up early, which if you know me you know is no easy feat. Apparently I got up before my b...
Posted by Beijinhos on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:46:00 PST

Job not well done in Afghanistan

Our current administration continues try to keep us distracted from a rediculous war in Iraq and our failure in finding Osama and ending the threat of the Taliban. I thought we had accomplished our mi...
Posted by Beijinhos on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:35:00 PST

Sacramento Sidewalk Art

During Labor Day Weekend here in midtown Sacramento there's like a sidewalk chalk art festival with some pretty good work. These photos were on the last night.          ...
Posted by Beijinhos on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:56:00 PST

the similarity is amazing

except the chimp is smarter  
Posted by Beijinhos on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:17:00 PST

assholes

Okay, I never thought I would get so wrapped up in this myspace thing but inevitably I have become addicted. So I have joined a few groups on myspace to help feed my need. I had assumed that one joins...
Posted by Beijinhos on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:34:00 PST

disturbing experience

I had just gone out to dinner with a friend and had insisted to treating her to dessert. As it was getting late we decided instead of going out we would pit stop at a little liquor store by her place ...
Posted by Beijinhos on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:38:00 PST

enough said

Enough said....   (photo by soda1972)
Posted by Beijinhos on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:46:00 PST

argh!

It seems that lately I have been spending a lot of time biting my tongue. Those thoughts that just seem almost good enough to share but might not seem worth the risk of actually letting them slip out ...
Posted by Beijinhos on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:40:00 PST