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Maris

The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.

About Me

I am an activist, I am a lover, I love people, my family, my lovely friends(these gals/ chaps are definitely heaven sent), I am a sister (the loves of my life are my siblings), I am a lover of all humans.

War is not simply the violent assault of one group of people upon another, as horrific as that is. War does not respect other life forms any more than it does human life. War is an assault on all life, on land, at sea and in the air. Those of us who advocate, participate, condone, or acquiesce in it are answerable to the One who creates all life, the One whose very nature is Life. May God have mercy on us all. Rev. Steve Islander


"I look forward to seeing more and more people willing to resist the direction the world is moving in, a direction where our personal experiences are irrelevant, that we are defective, that our communities are not important, that we are powerless, that our future is determined, and that the highest level of humanity is expressed through what we choose to buy at the mall." -Rachel Corrie

April 10, 1979-March 16, 2003 Killed by a bulldozer on the Gaza Strip

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Sun Sign: Virgo
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Moon Sign: Gemini
Moon 4° Gemini 46' Gemini Horoscope
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Rising Sign: Libra
Ascendant 24° Libra 56' Libra Horoscope
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My Interests

Protests. Protests. Protests. Music, Touring, Truth, Justice, and Equality for ALL, Jameson (yummy), Cooking, Cleaning/ Organizing, Gardening, Crocheting, Hiking, Biking, and other nerdly stuff like that ;)

THIS GUY IS BEAUTIFUL! I'M JUST SAYIN'

I love the Majority Report, Janeane and Sam are de bomb!

I'd like to meet:

First, Fellow AMORICANS!!!!! Next--Like-minded people who focus on how to stop the senseless killing in this world rather than focusing on the materialistic propaganda this world has put forth to take our minds off of it. Please know that I do not endorse ANY type of war. I believe that if US were to change their foriegn policies like YESTERDAY we would not be in the predicament that we are in now. I COMPLETELY believe that if we would have had a different foreign policy towards the planet during....well since we have existed, we would have never been attacked. We all need to look within and realize that we are not perfect, and we DO allow our Government to perform atrocities that we do not expect to happen, however, we elect those officials to enusre that it happens. You and I are both guilty...we will always be so if we continue on the same path that we are on. Please do your part and make intelligent decisions regarding the way this world is run. US controls a grotesque amount of decisions that are used on this planet, please make sure that your voice is heard....People, killing in ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM IS UNACCEPTABLE....THERE ARE OTHER WAYS!!!!! THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Music:


Mutha-fuckin' Black Crowes...Wait, but where's Eddie and MMF?!, Anything Grateful Dead, Phish, String Cheese, Dave, Beatles, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Tony Bennett, Neil Young, Ratdog, CSNY, I love, love Jim Croce, Natalie Merchant, Van Morrison (I'll be your lover too!!), Pat Metheny, Cream, Gram Parsons, Byrds, Gram Parsons with the Byrds, Derek Trucks, Floyd Miles, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Jethro Tull, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, Tracey Nelson, Etta, Black Gospel, Bob Marley (for his relentless search for political justice), Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, The Allman Brothers, Johnny Cash, Blind Faith, Buffalo Springfield (Steve Stills is fucking brilliant!), Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Gov't Mule, Keller, Umphrey's, Galactic, Do we see a trend here??? I LOVE Jam Bands, Bluegrass, I LOVE 80's music....love it....love it...love it. When in Rome's promise is one of the best love songs ever. Listen, you'll see, I must admit, I like country, but only if it is REAL country...Johnny, Waylon, Willie, Hanks (sr and jr), The Hag, George Jones, Vince Gill, Keith Whitley, George Strait.

I dont mind stealing bread From the mouths of decadence But I cant feed on the powerless When my cups already overfilled But its on the table The fire is cooking And theyre farming babies While the slaves are working The blood is on the table And their mouths are choking But Im growing hungry

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Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

Movies:

The Big Lebowski

Nobody fucks with the Jesus! Documentaries. If it's fiction and new, I probably haven't seen it

Television:

C-SPAN, Daily Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and of course South Park!!! Lil Bush!

Books:

Crossing the Rubicon, Think Peace, and 1984, People's History of the United States (this book should be used in school)

Heroes:

John Lennon....and anyone else who promotes non-violence

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True Love


"We could say that love is the name we give that depth of attention that allows the essence of someone else to speak back to us in their own voice in their own way. We let them become visible but in the same moment, because of the selfless nature of attentiveness, also reveal ourselves." David Whyte

My Blog

My Brother the DeadHead

What do you call a newly found dead fan these days?!  I am very proud to say after all of these years of trying to convince Jonathan that the GD are one of the best bands that we have been blesse...
Posted by Maris on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:10:00 PST

Gone way too soon

Rest In Peace, Auntie 06.07.53-01.17.08 All the years combine, they melt into a dream,A broken angel sings from a guitar.In the end theres just a song comes cryin up the nightThru all the broken dream...
Posted by Maris on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:32:00 PST

NJ Bans Death Penalty

Hopefully the start of a new trend....  TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law Monday a measure that abolishes the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four ...
Posted by Maris on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:00:00 PST

Decision

The paths that I have chose to walk along these last few months have been the most positive and healthy choices I've yet to make for myself.  All has worked out according to plan and then some.&n...
Posted by Maris on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:22:00 PST

Senate resumes debate on immigration bill

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070626/pl_nm/usa_immigration_dc ;_ylt=AqQpDRepqSGiXcjYsPpvNNys0NUE   Senate resumes debate on immigration bill .. END HEADLINE --> .. BEGIN STORY BODY --> By ...
Posted by Maris on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:57:00 PST

Democrats.com Update

.. July 4: Honk to Impeach Americans celebrate July 4 as a day of patriotism, but the true spirit of July 4 has been lost. After all, July 4, 1776 was the day our Founding Fathers declared the Amer...
Posted by Maris on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:38:00 PST

Today

I went with my very good friend, Kristin and her 2 year old son to see Shrek 3.  Very cute by the way.  While we were waiting eagerly watching the advertisements hoping the movie would start...
Posted by Maris on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:24:00 PST

San Luis Obispo Codepink

I will truly miss  these ladies.  Definitely diamonds in the rough...libs in a very conservative sea.       SLO CODEPINK:   "At times our own light goes out and is r...
Posted by Maris on Wed, 30 May 2007 08:31:00 PST

Dubya's Sheeple

This is from the 'George W. Bush' fansite.  Sorry..couldn't resist.  At least this person is for the removal of Dubya from office.  If they want to blame it on the dems, who bloody care...
Posted by Maris on Tue, 08 May 2007 11:03:00 PST

Setting a few things straight

Please do not try to add me if you would like to date, I'm totally not into that.  Do not try to add me if you're soliciting business opportunities.  I have a job and do not need anoth...
Posted by Maris on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:49:00 PST