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About Me

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Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
~Democritus of Abdera
I'm happy to be in motion toward my future. I've wasted far too much of my life and have bordered on complete agoraphobia many times. I've gone through WLS and shed 130 lbs. and dealt with depression, and I still actively work toward staying healthy emotionally and physically on a daily basis. There are still days when I seem to sabbotage myself but I realize that I'll always be a work in progress. With this mentality I'm able to brush off the weak moments and gather my courage and strengths to move forward.
I'm not one for hiding things about myself. I'm a prolific blogger and almost nothing is off limits when I relate my experiences. I do this because I've found I don't need a good memory if I live honestly. When there's no secrets to keep track of I'm free to devote my energies to my forward momentum.
That's about it cats.
Original design and artwork for my space was created by myself.

My Interests

Crochet and fiber arts
Photomanipulation
Old movies (30's - 60's)
Swimming
Reading
Image harvesting
Writing
History
Science
Bollywood
Shopping
Personal Development

I'd like to meet:

I hope to meet new and old friends.

Regarding Friend Requests:
Please do not send a friend request without dropping a note into my message box so that you real people won't get mistaken for psychos, blanket messengers, and other odd ducks. Thanks. ~F

I would love to meet Saint Natalie from BB9, my ALL TIME favorite player!

Music:

Bjork
Danzig/Misfits
Dave's True Story
Dean Martin
Dolly Parton
Doors
Drongomala
Fiona Apple
Godsmack
Gwen Stefani/No Doubt
Hooverphonic
Jason Mraz
Jody Gnant
Judas Priest
Leonard Cohen
Loretta Lynn
Lou Reed/Velvet Underground
Nick Cave and the Badseeds
Nine Inch Nails
Paul Simon/Simon and Garfunkel
Peter Gabriel
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rasa
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shiveree
Skinny Puppy
Soul Coughing
Steve Miller Band
Sting/Police
System of a Down
Tom Waits
Tool
Violent Femmes
Ween
White Stripes

CURRENT FAVORITE SONGS:

Extraordinary Machine - by Fiona Apple
Girl Habit - April March
New Casablanca - Shivaree

Movies:

KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI above ALL movies ever made.
The following video is the most beautiful scene ever put to film.

Sin City
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Fight Club
Love Me If You Dare

My favorite genre is Bollywood.

FAVORITE ACTORS:

Alan Alda
Audrey Hepburn
Brad Pitt
Claire Danes
Frances McDormand
Katherine Hepburn
Liam Neeson
Lili Taylor
Rani Mukherjee
Shahrukh Khan
Sissy Spacek
Tilda Swinton
William H. Macey

Television:

Heroes
Big Brother
Dr. Who
Torchwood
House
CSI
Law and Order Criminal Intent
Law and Order SVU
MASH
Weeds
Big Love
Good Eats
Girls Next Door
Bull Shit
This American Life

FAVORITE CHANNELS

National Geographic channel
Discovery channel
Travel channel
History channel
Science channel

Books:

Autumn by David Moody
Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Anything written by Devin Griffin
Anything written by William T. Rose
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
Happy Birthday Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Jonathon Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
The Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield
Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories by Carson McCullers
Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina
The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Borderland by Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold
The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell
Zeke and Ned by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Whose Panties Are These? by Jennifer L. Leo
Gutsy Women by Marybeth Bond
A Woman's World (edited) by Marybeth Bond
A Woman's Passion for Travel (edited) by Marybeth Bond & Pamela Michael
1984 by George Orwell
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
FAVORITE AUTHORS:
Richard Bach
Kurt Vonnegut
The Bronte sisters
Chuck Palahniuk
Mona Van Duyn
Marybeth Bond
FAVORITE SUBJECTS:
Travel Memoirs
Biographies
Theology
Philosophy
Laws and theories of physics
Virology
Origins and evolution of the English language
I prefer non-fiction and always have.

Heroes:

Members of the WHO and the CDC; they have my utmost respect for the work they do and the danger they put themselves in while doing it.

Rita Golden Gelman for living my dream and inspiring me to do it for myself.

And me, for doing what no one else could do: save me.

My Blog

Dirt Spa

Todd tilled my garden plot today. YAY! =) I've spent hours pouring over books and the internet working out my own puzzle of what to plant, when to plant it, where to plant it, and what to plant it nea...
Posted by Farrell on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:57:00 PST

Picking up Hookers

I picked up 4 new hookers yesterday! Its beginning to look as if this Friday Night Hooker's Club thing is going to be a success. The idea is to get together like once a month for fiber arts and cockta...
Posted by Farrell on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:36:00 PST

Trading Up

So here's what we had... A decent apartment that was dark and overall, cavelike. It had all these weird switchback hallways that were interesting in the beginning, but not so much after awhile. The ki...
Posted by Farrell on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:07:00 PST

First night in new home

We're exhausted. ~F
Posted by Farrell on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:09:00 PST

Turning a Corner

Lots of stuff has happened over the last week. We found a new home. Its a decent sized house with a really large wrap around deck. Its beautiful and pics will soon follow. Devin is getting his first t...
Posted by Farrell on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:17:00 PST

Im a Happy Hooker

Years ago I took a fiber arts class in college. I had a passion for it that bordered on obsession. Lately I've rekindled that fire by learning to crochet. I'm currently making a blanket, a bag to carr...
Posted by Farrell on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:50:00 PST

Whas Happening

Newest stuff to occur:There's been a little teenager trouble in our household. Luckily, we raised a good kid who fessed up and took the moral high ground toward making things right. We're proud when a...
Posted by Farrell on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:22:00 PST

Daily moral outrage

So here’s what I think.The subject of drinking and driving has come up recently more than once. People seem to equate it with getting by with smoking in the bathrooms at highschool. How can inte...
Posted by Farrell on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:40:00 PST

An Ovulation Ovation

Its finally happened, I had my first hotflash. The other night I was sleeping sound when suddenly I was sweltering so bad that I threw off the blankets and turned the fan onto high and pointed directl...
Posted by Farrell on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:12:00 PST

Scratch that ...

House hunting in Charleston was a bust. The choice to move was dependent on a timeframe that ends on Friday. So we reevaluated our prospects and chose to slow down. Still moving forward though. We&rsq...
Posted by Farrell on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST