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Laura

Idle mind and severed soul...

About Me


"Life's no fun without a good scare."

"Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves."
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
"You Must Be the Change You Wish To See In The World."
-Mahatma Gandhi

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The short of it -- I am currently a Biology major at Georgia Perimter College in Decatur, and plan on furthering my education in ecology and/or wildlife biology. The environment, human relationships, philosophy, and music make my world go 'round. I am married to a wonderful and very talented man, whom I cannot seem to get enough of. Besides school, outdoor adventures, and being with my beautiful friends, I am studying American Tribal Style bellydance with Ziah Ali McKinney-Taylor of the Awalim Dance Co.

My Interests

Music, photography, painting (err sometimes), dancing around in my underwear, organic food, conversations, reading, nature, astrology, star gazing, belly dancing, tattoos, parties.. stuff. :)

I'd like to meet:

Maynard James Keenan, Kurt Vonnegut, Edgar Allan Poe, J.R. Tolkien, Rachel Brice, Steven Wilson, Jesus, Zoe Jakes, Rachel Brice, Kami Liddle, and numerous others around the world.

Music:

Type O Negative, Lacrimas Profundere, Skinny Puppy, Amorphis, Patti Smith, Katatonia, My Dying Bride, Amidst the Withering, Nine Inch Nails, 30 Seconds to Mars, 1000 Homo DJs, At the Gates, Bile, The Black Dahlia Murder, Tiamat, Placebo, Lard, Wumpscut, Throbbing Gristle, Velvet Acid Christ, VNV Nation, Nick Cave, Paradise Lost, Tristania, Gravity Kills, Sirenia, Dead Can Dance, Mastodon, Enya, Edgard Varese, Dead Kennedys, The Cure, Cinema Strange, Christian Death, Borknagar, Emperor, Bloodbath, Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Lamb of God, Ravi Shankar, Sex Pistols, Siouxie and the Banshees, Skinny Puppy, Slayer, Obituary, Switchblade Symphony, Therion, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Woods of Ypres, The Melvins, Interpol, Inkubus Sukkubus, Hanzel und Gretyl, Tool, [old]Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Gwar, Morgion, Opeth, KMFDM, Voltaire, Vast, The Summoning, The Smiths, Dargaard, Rain Fell Within, Arch Enemy, Hecate Enthroned, Anorexia Nervosa, Hypocrisy, Old Man's Child, Sisters of Mercy, Shadows Fall, The Haunted, Theatres des Vampires, Ministry, the Bauhaus, Misfits, Joy Division, Machine in the Garden, Abney Park, Front Line Assembly, Revolting Cocks, Pigface, Nocturne, Stabbing Westward, Soundgarden, Muse, Orgy, Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Theatre of Tragedy, On Thorns I Lay, Nightwish, Anathema, The Mars Volta, Dream Theater, Sarah McLachlan, The Gathering, Love Like Blood, The Sins of Thy Beloved, Crematory, To/Die/For, After Forever, Aesma Daeva, Collide, The Casualties, Danse Macabre, Darkwell, Haggard, Rasputina, Gate, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Cocteau Twins, Sigur Ros, Death From Above 1979, Queens of the Stoneage, Novum Organum, Saturnus, Angtoria, Low, Todesbonden, David Bowie, Radiohead, Tool, Pixies, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Portishead, Bjork, Eels.....
..More that I can't think of at the moment... I am always looking for new music so if you have any suggestions let me know :)

Movies:

Mostly horror and comedy.

Television:

PBS.

Books:

I read so much I don't even know where to start with this.

Heroes:



Henry David Thoreau

My Blog

Me vs fire hydrant

So this is what happens when I try to mow the grass and there are obstacles:I gracefully tripped backwards (still holding onto the lawnmower at first) over said fire hydrant, hitting my back, butt, an...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:46:00 PST

Check out this event: Yard Dogs Road Show

Hosted By: Variety PlayhouseWhen: Saturday Oct 06, 2007 at 8:00 PMWhere: Variety Playhouse1099 Euclid AvenueAtlanta, GA 30301United StatesDescription:Variety Playhouse Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Laura on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:27:00 PST

Religion and my geekdom

As some of you know, I am taking a World Religions class this semester. Although some of the folks in there are a bit ignorant and sort of grate on my nerves, it's an enjoyable and enlightening class....
Posted by Laura on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:12:00 PST

Faeries and Kirk Cameron

Um, so those really don't have anything in common.. but let me just say, this: http://www.wayofthemaster.com/REALLY FREAKS ME OUT. As in, gives me the heebie jeebies. I respect all religions, but this...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:46:00 PST

Type O in October

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GAType O NegativeYES!!! Twice in one year. Then I'll be seeing Porcupine Tree on October 29....
Posted by Laura on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:59:00 PST

Check out this event: Party and support metal at the same time = Win Win

Hosted By: John HembreeWhen: Friday Aug 24, 2007 at 8:00 PMWhere: Irish Bred Pub6459 hwy 42 suite 9Rex, GA 30273United StatesDescription:John Hembree Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Laura on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:19:00 PST

It's malpractice

I am going to hell.
Posted by Laura on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:49:00 PST

HP, school & lightening

Yesterday I finished Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. I know many of you have not read it (some don't care either way) so I won't go into details. My favorite character died, though I was right a...
Posted by Laura on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:33:00 PST

TribalCon 2008

Reposted from the website: TribalCon IV! Feb 22, 23 & 24, 2008Downtown Decatur, GA 404.581.0199 Registration for 2008 will be open soon! Early Bird Special is $225 for a full THREE DAY pass, a Tr...
Posted by Laura on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:53:00 PST

My tattoo is finished!

As you can tell from my default picture, my Green Man tattoo is finally DONE. I still need to go back in for touch-ups in 3 weeks and I think I may get Todo to do some brown in the branch type things ...
Posted by Laura on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:36:00 PST