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~Jamie~

The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.

About Me



.. I'm someone who is still trying to figure out what I want when I grow up, but I'm finally getting closer to some of the answers. Over the last few years I've had quite the ride... I got my master's degree in Philadelphia, worked as a social worker in a welfare agency in Milwaukee, and lived in Washington, DC for the second time and worked for one of the nation's leading research and public policy think tanks on the famous "K" Street. I recently moved back to Wisconsin where I'm enjoying being closer to friends and family and my wonderful boyfriend, who has stood by me through thick and thin. I've been through a lot but have a feeling the journey has only begun and I'm looking forward to the path ahead. MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Music, movies, traveling, wine tasting, chocolate, social justice activism, alternative/holistic medicine

I'd like to meet:

Abe Lincoln, Maya Angelou, Vicktor Frankl, Barak Obama, Jewel, Jon Stewart, grandparents I never met, others interested in social justice issues

Music:

Blake Lewis, Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down, Wallflowers, Coldplay, Tonic, Cake, Matchbox 20, Beatles, James Blunt, Sheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco, Alanis Morisette, Jewel, Vanessa Carlton, Melissa Ethridge, Sarah Mclachlan, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Norah Jones, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald

Movies:

As Good As it Gets, Life is Beautiful, I Am Sam, John Q., Office Space, Shawshank Redemption, Crash, Garden State, Beautiful Mind, Finding Nemo, CrazyBeautiful, Beaches, Philadelphia, Rainmaker, Changing Lanes, Labyrinth, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Hope Floats, Saved, Bowling for Columbine, Big Fish, Talented Mr. Ripley, Goodwill Hunting, Chicago, Love Actually, Two Weeks Notice, the Holiday there are many more...

Television:

Prison Break, House, The Daily Show, SouthPark, Sex and the City, Jeopardy, Grey's Anatomy, 70's Show, Young and the Restless, Rock Star

Books:

The Audacity of Hope, 15 to Life, Crime and Punishment, The Great Gatsby, Savage Inequalities, American Apartheid, 1984, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Road Less Traveled, Sister Carrie, Man's Search For Meaning, The Other America, Tuesdays with Morrie, New Rules

Heroes:

my mom, Maya Angelou, Abe Lincoln, Jewel, survivors of domestic abuse, participants in the women's liberation movement, social justice advocates, some of my profs

My Blog

We're getting a house!!!

Spence and I have been house hunting for the last few weeks since our lease ends this summer.  We found some we really liked, but none really had the complete package- either the house was super ...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Fri, 11 May 2007 07:56:00 PST

Guns: Weapons of mass destruction.

When I heard about the shootings at Virginia Tech yesterday, I was immediately shocked and saddened like the rest of the nation.  And then my mind flashed to the movie "Bowling for Columbine" and...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:16:00 PST

Where did it go?

Time, that is.  Today I turned 25. A quarter of a century old. I know, I know, many of you are that age or older already, but it's kind of hit me hard.  My friend Kim, from high school, just...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:51:00 PST

I feel fabulous! (no, I'm not joking, I really do!)

Okay, so I have my physical ailments that don't make me feel that great, but my overall mood in this moment is the best I've felt in a very long time.  Things are chaotic, but they're finally sta...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:28:00 PST

Glad, but Disgusted too

So, while I am now a resident and registered voter of the District of Columbia, I still consider my "home" back in Wisconsin and am a bit stunned by yesterday's results. Luckily, Governor Jim Doyle wo...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:13:00 PST

A must read!

A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a lunch at OSI with guest speaker, Anthony Papa. I was able to meet him and he signed his book that I bought... In 1984, Papa, desperate t...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:21:00 PST

Columbus Weekend

My wonderful boyfriend came and visited me this weekend and we had a fabulous few days...although the time flew by so fast (as it always does when you want it to move very slowly).  Still, I savo...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:37:00 PST

Another cool thing...

Today our director got called to do an interview for NBC about the Montreal Shootings and an incident in Green Bay-some kid was storing all these weapons with the intention to blow up his school, alle...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:51:00 PST

Update

Hey ya'll- Well, I'm getting more settled into D.C. now. My condo looks much better, although I'm still missing some of my favorite stuff thanks to the evil moving company- but supposedly a check is o...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:40:00 PST

Fairness

So I know some of you won't agree with this, and you're entitled to your opinion- but I was looking through some of my writing samples for job applications recently and came across an op-ed I wrote fo...
Posted by ~Jamie~ on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:38:00 PST