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Mama Gina

Don't forget, you too will die someday.

About Me

Bleak...Have kids to overrun the kids of the enemies...SAHM...a fashion/costume/quilt designer (I just realized how lame THAT sounds...my quilts are cool. No, really, I do mean it. You still don't believe me? Well, fuck you, then.)...Two little boys at home and one big one at work...Music Snob...Movie Snob...Book...well, not a book snob. Bibliophile...Doula and patient's advocate....Childbirth Educator...Arts / Women's Health / Political and Social activist...Vegetarian...I love my kitties...I guess that should suffice.

My Interests

Sewing, Knitting, assorted needle arts, Breastfeeding, Political Activism, Social Activism, Natural Childbirth, Patients' rights, Cloth Diapering, Quilting, music, music, music, goth, books, books, books, movies, movies, movies. Evidence-based care practices. Don't forget to vote!

I'd like to meet:

Others who hate the autocracy which has collectively bent the nation over a barrel and fucked us up the ass.

Music:

Siouxsie and the Banshees, Smiths, Cure, Cocteau Twins, Church, Dead Can Dance, Czars, Bowie, Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Love & Rockets, Einsturzende Neubauten, Joy Division, New Order, 808 State, Mansun, James Hall, Nick Drake, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Lush, Suede, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, This Mortal Coil, The Tear Garden, Legendary Pink Dots, Hope Blister, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Danny Elfman, X, Doors, Current 93, Belle & Sebastian, Ramones, Blondie, The Glove, Specimen, Sex Gang Children, etc....

Movies:

Surrealist, Independent, French New Wave, German Expressionist (sturm und drang, baby), Any musical with botched sex change operations, most anything foreign or tiny budget. Oh, and Star Wars.

Television:

Don't really watch much TV these days. If I do, it usually ends up on Mythbusters or something on DIY.

Books:

I'm supposed to go on a book diet. My birth library is going to collapse the floor of our library. And it's on a concrete slab. I have a huge love of reading anything on women's health, childbirth, lactation, anatomy, feminism, death, dying, funerals, hearses, sewing, fashion design, costume design, period clothing, clothing construction techniques through the ages, cats, dogs, kids, attachment parenting, religion, politics, children's books, British history, German history, Russian history, medical history, midwifery, non-fiction anecdotal, biographical, whimsical, comedic, wry, theatrical, and so forth. And Stephen King. And a little Anne Rice (I grow weary of her in my increasing age). We own a library of about 2,000 titles. Ask if you would like to borrow something. I think we have more books than the closest Denver Public library (but it's an annex, very, very small). How sad is that?

Heroes:

Me, my Mom, my children, and every woman who has given birth the way she wanted and needed to.

My Blog

Baby who?

Minerva Gabriel arrived on Monday morning at about 8:15. She was born at home in the water after a swift and smooth labor. She weighed 8lb, 9oz and is 20" long. Everyone is happy and healthy! Emai...
Posted by Mama Gina on Wed, 16 May 2007 09:55:00 PST

I promise I'll post when the baby comes.

You haven't missed anything yet. I will post on my blog and bulletin boards when the baby comes. Please, no more messages or phone calls inquiring!Thanks!
Posted by Mama Gina on Thu, 03 May 2007 03:16:00 PST

Gabriel Wisdom, you've been robbed.

A friend of many years died this week. He was one of my husband's closest friends, and it was sudden, though not entirely unexpected. Gabriel, we will miss you. I don't know what else to say.
Posted by Mama Gina on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:16:00 PST

Spring Break.

Well, Spring break is over now. And what did I accomplish? I grew a baby. But really, that was a given, not like I have much choice in that right now. Yikes! We are going to put our house on the ...
Posted by Mama Gina on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:14:00 PST

Bitchy women start in bed

Mmmm....I've been practicing yoga for the last couple of months and really enjoying the benefits.But I'm still a cranky old bitch. Actually, just with those I love. If I love you and you're reading ...
Posted by Mama Gina on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:33:00 PST

New Pix

I put up 2 new pictures of the children. There's Xavier at Halloween, in his skeleton suit and devil hat (I could just eat him up!), then there's the Xmas photo I had taken just before thanksgiving. ...
Posted by Mama Gina on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:45:00 PST

It's been a while!

I was boycotting MySpace because it's now owned by Rupert Murdoch.Yuck.But I'm going to use it for my own gain and not click any links in order to avoid making any money for FOX.I want to let you know...
Posted by Mama Gina on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:19:00 PST

The devils and Me

I had the strangest dream last night. I guess I could even call it a nightmare, because I woke up scared shitless, having to pee very badly, and with that ooky feeling I haven't felt often since I wa...
Posted by Mama Gina on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:08:00 PST

Passat? Or Not?

So... I get to pick out a new car. Refinancing our house last year and totally paying off our credit cards and student loans (from default...ick) has left us in a place where we can afford to get a c...
Posted by Mama Gina on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:56:00 PST

I'm Doing Nothing Today.

Well, almost nothing. I'm going to put together a new bunkbed for the boys. And I'm cleaning the house. And, guess what, doing laundry (shocking!). Guinness wanted a mohawk, so I gave him one. I...
Posted by Mama Gina on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:46:00 PST