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Alyssa

There is no way to peace and happiness - peace and happiness is the way

About Me

Well let's see... Anthropologist and conservationist at heart. Love the environment, people and animals (kitties!). I dig vintage jewelry (i'll sell you some :) Good music is good. I don't own anything, barely even my college education.. kinda like it that way. I live with my silly boyfriend and kitty in a rowhouse in DC that is always an adventurous work in progress!! (I consider it a giant arts and crafts project) They're my mini family. I have a lots and lots of loving family all around the world. Love my funny friends, wish I could cart them around with me as a constant source of entertainment. I love a good adventure, here there anywhere, anytime, with anyone. I enjoy general ridiculousness. I can have just as good of a time in my backyard as I can in the most exciting place in the world!

My Interests

I like to care about things in the world. Anthropology, philosophy, cognitive science, traveling, music, the great outdoors, trees. Seeing the world and gathering as many fun/crazy/ridiculous experiences as possible.

I'd like to meet:

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Plato

Music:

THIEVERY CORPORATION, DJ Shadow, Broken Social Scene, Feist, RADIOHEAD, Rilo Kiley, Paul Simon, Matt Pond PA, Seu Jorge, BOB DYLAN, Brazilian Girls, Charley Parker, CLASH, Postal Service, LCD Soundsystem, Talking Heads, Sofa Surfers, Arkestra One, Miles Davis, CAT POWER, Talking Heads, FLAMING LIPS, Chemical Brothers, Pheonix..... etc.

Movies:

Grizzly Man, US vs John Lennon, Bubble Boy, Seven Years in Tibet, What the Bleep, I Heart Huckabees, Super Troopers, Clerks, Royal Tenenbaums, Waking Life, American Psycho, Office Space, What Dreams May Come, Me and You and Everyone we Know.

Television:

Sex and the City, America's Funniest Home Videos, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, NINJA WARRIOR! YEA!

Books:

Be Here Now, Into the Wild, The Trouble with Nature, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy...changes very often but these guys are pretty good.

Heroes:

my mom, my grandma, my sister =) People who make a difference and aren't afraid to go against the grain.