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Rachel

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About Me

I married a wonderful man. I have a beautiful daughter. Life is more than I've ever hoped for.

My Interests

My brand new shiny family. Figuring out when to sleep. Talking to grown-ups in my down time. Writing when I'm not too lazy to do so. Oh, and this sorta stuff.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Saves the soul.

Movies:

Duh, I like movies too.

Television:

Six Feet Under. Strangers with Candy. Seinfeld. And pretty much every other show you can think of that starts with an S and is no longer on the air.

Books:

One hundred years of solitude (Marquez). The cave (Saramago). Karen Armstrong. Bill Bryson. Augusten Burroughs. There are many more, but these are a few of my faves.

Heroes:

Karen Armstrong, Agnes Varda, my Auntie Velma. Anyone who knows what they love and do it.

My Blog

My morning commute (or how I miss Tacoma)

 I spotted Bigfoot today, as I was riding the bus to work.  I was half-reading our local "alternative" rag and half day-dreaming about how writing for a local "alternative" rag, and having t...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:57:00 PST

On why sleeping is for the birds.

I started my vacation this week. It's 12:30 in the am, and I'm not even tired. This may seem insignificant for most, but it's novel for me these days. It's daunting, actually. I know that my kid will ...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:08:00 PST

Yakima Mush Part Deux

Tequilas Family Restaurant. Yakima, Washington. Converted traincars from the 60s? 70s? I'm sitting in a small booth covered in greige vinyl. Some old woman played Rummy here once, drinking Folgers and...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:14:00 PST

Apple Red Happiness, Popcorn Cheerfulness

It's OK to be happy. Honestly though, I think that it's an acquired taste. I've always viewed Happiness as a destination of sorts: Happiness, USA, population 1,764. Where sex is a laughable gesture fr...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:10:00 PST

Second to Last

I watched a movie this evening that brought up an unexpected memory. A not so distant memory, one that should not have been forgotten by now. I dated a boy named Eric once. It was very soon after my ...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:39:00 PST

Spring Cleaning

So, it's been brought to my attention that I'm a bit of a pack rat. Funny, I've always prided myself in being able to "let go" when necessary. It's also been pointed out that I am the Queen of Se...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 04 Feb 2006 05:50:00 PST

The Swans and the Swimming

Sometimes I feel as though I will always be alone. No matter what. But it doesn't make me sad anymore. I think of dusty attics and quiet, cold, mornings like Ive never known but always long for ...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:06:00 PST

Walk the line

I just got done watching Walk the Line.  You know, the Johnny Cash film with Joaquin Phoenix.  It made me sad.  It reminded me of my Grandpa and the way he used to call me Pumpkin. ...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:02:00 PST

If you're bored enough

I also have an online journal thingy. http://shesus.squarespace.com/journal/ Yo.
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:16:00 PST

My Brush with Greatness.

It's around midnight or so right now. I just got in. I had a brush with greatness this evening. They're doing a screening of select Werner Herzog films at the Seattle Art Museum. I went to one tonigh...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:34:00 PST