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About Me

This is from my friend Bill's page... so important that I needed to add it right here on the top of mine, too!
Guiding Principles
Life is better when you live in the present moment.
Want more of what you do have and less of what you don't have.
When people constantly judge or criticize you, they're saying a lot more about themselves and a lot less about you. Keep it in perspective.
All good things require work, including relationships.
Be social, make friends, and have fun.
No one can make you angry or sad. You control your own emotions.
We need to respect the earth and all living things that are on it.
Avoid learning things the hard way.
Don't let your life be too easy. Challenge will help you grow as a person.
Be kind and helpful or at the very least, do no harm.
My creativity has turned to poetry most recently. My photographic eye sees the world in a unique way, and am happy to find my camera in hand again these days.
I'm just happy to create as I can, when I can. That is paramount. Lately, I've been trying to find a better balance between work and all-the-things-I-love. I think my problem is that I love too many things. To be able to do them all would put me in the poorhouse...what with the not having time to actually work, and all.
My Dreams: I will finish my novel, start the next one and get published... and get my photos published in a gorgeous and weighty, hardbound coffee table book... I will have enough time to consume all the books I've been wanting to read... and learn enough classical and blues guitar to play quite a few songs without a book in front of me... I will fix up my house the way I want... and plant a beautiful garden to get lost in on summer evenings... there are more dreams, but ... well, a girl has to keep some things close to her heart, right?

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Photography
Since my photographs have been collecting dust in boxes and portfolios for too long, I thought it would be better to share my vision with the world. I am a traditional photographer so all the images you will see are made on real film and printed in a real darkroom. Any "special effects" have been achieved either in-camera or in-darkroom...except for the Drum Angel, which was made by digitally merging two photos.
I hope you enjoy what you see here!

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I am open to meeting all sorts of folks that share common interests. I appreciate good, meaningful conversations, and also enjoy being silly and having a laugh.

My Blog

read new poetry in my new space

Hey all.. I'm officially writing at akodesign.com/blog/ so look there for new poems.  Feel free to leave comments, or subscribe with the RSS Feed.Thanks for being such loyal fans!~Andrea
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:28:00 GMT

falling

heart fallsin a roomfull of strangerssoftly it landsin an instantbetween breathsand she iseyes meetand souls dancefaces soften intoa smilein an instantbetween breathsand i amenergy travelsfrom heart t...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:25:00 GMT

her heart

an accordiondrifts into songthe minstrelmistakenand a lonely notehangs in the airwaiting forthe tune to come  'round again
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:16:00 GMT

wall

eyes drifttoward hertho she sitsimmune to them allinsteadher walls tower steeplyagainst the darkening skyand she pines forthings just outside her view
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:10:00 GMT

night

the velvety cloak of midnight has fallen about my feetand i dream in tormentof things out of reachwords not spokendisenchantment fallingfrom your lipsin a technicolor bluri awake and trembletil soft s...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:37:00 GMT

weight

waitingand wantingthe weight of it allskews your bearingand sets your mindto dream of better thingstil you think you see themright before youa dream in wakingtoo brief and surrealto be for realand you...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:33:00 GMT

drift

searching for somethingin a sea of nothingnessshe drifts endlesslystraining for signsof lifeor even a life lineher heart, a beacongrowing dim and emptyso emptyto possibilitythat she can barely breathe...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:25:00 GMT

wish

round the bend i see you and my heart skips ahead dancing in the light of your smileand my soulflies therewith the graceof a birdtho far awayyou seemtoo far from where myheart and soul seem to lead
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:56:00 GMT

could be

burrowing deeperwithin yourselfyou hidebeneath the shadowsof your own fearsthe false facadeof couragehanging crookedlyin the hallwayand you standjust beyondreasonstaring at the lifethat could beif onl...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:43:00 GMT

hope

hope for the patheticis a sad affairalways they hungerfor someone to shareand always they fallhard to the groundtheir heartcrumpled papertheir pridecan't be foundthey lose more than notyet somehow sta...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:49:00 GMT