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Rachel

Normal means something usually done. Natural is how you are when you're not trying to be normal.

About Me

Fighting the good fight to save the world from bad music.

My Interests

Music. Nature. Travel. Rob. Steak. Euchre. Most importantly, deciphering existence.
"When you make up your mind about something, you set the universe into motion. Forces beyond your ability to comprehend - far more subtle and complex than you could imagine - are engaged in a process, the intricate dynamics of which we are only just beginning to understand. These forces and this process are all part of the extraordinary web of interactive energies which comprise the entirety of existence which you call life itself. They are, in essence, God."

I'd like to meet:

Death . . . just for, like, 3 minutes. AND Jerry Cantrell - to make music with you would be like nursing from the very bosom of Mother Earth herself.

Music:

Tool, A Perfect Circle, Tori Amos, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Guano Apes, Chick Corea, Blind Melon, Newborn Division, Amish Rake Fight, Sarah Mclachlan, me, Dave Matthews Band, Faith No More, From Zero, Heart, Metallica, Michael Hedges, Aphex Twin, John Mayer, Bjork, System of a Down, Incubus, 13Black, Rob, Pinner, Jake (please don't give up) Psychostick, Speedy J, Prefuse 73, Days of the New, Tesla, Morcheeba, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Esthero, Marcy Playground, Mudvayne (old) and more!

Movies:

I don't have the patience to list every movie I like, so I'll mention one that you probably haven't seen but should. The Edukators. And Grandma's Boy was surprisingly hilarious.

Television:

"An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You would never see an 'Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order' sign, just 'Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience'."
Mitch Hedberg R.I.P.

Books:

Conversations with God (Book 1,2,and 3), Siddhartha, Nothing in This Book is True But it's Exactly How Things Are, Way/Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior

Heroes:

Anybody who accomplishes what they set out to do.

My Blog

I have an important question.

Why did Friends have to end?
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:14:00 PST

Poem of Life

Sometimes when I feel alone, I think about what I'm made of.Skin and bones, water and blood, organs and of course, some love.I think about how, back in the day, I once was a little fish,And throughout...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:24:00 PST

Subway

Am I expecting too much here?  Did I not get the memo?  Is there a contest I'm unaware of?  I swear, EVERY TIME I go to Subway, it's as though my sandwich artist is trying to win the "S...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:54:00 PST

Alice in Chains

It was, indeed, the greatest night of my life.  The show was outstanding, everyone did a great job.  I was right up front, and words cannot express the connection I felt to these musicians.&...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 22 May 2006 03:38:00 PST

The greatest night of my life . . .

Will be May 18th, in Hollywood, with my dear friend Mike (http://www.myspace.com/amishrakefight), watching ALICE IN CHAINS LIVE.  I know, I know, you say it's not the same without Layne.  ...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 02 May 2006 11:49:00 PST

omg

I can hear the girl I share a bathroom with blowing snot rockets in the shower.   http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html Subscribe to this guy, he's consistently hilarious. ...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:13:00 PST

I QUIT!

That's what I'm gonna say to my boss tonight and I can't wait!  Here's how it's gonna go: "Hey Ron, I don't think it's gonna work out for me here." "Why is that, Rachel?" "Well, for starters, ...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:40:00 PST

A Poem About Grapes

Grapes can be purple Grapes can be green Once I eat them, They can't be seen. Grapes make juice And grapes make wine. Grapes make raisins, And make life divine! Today I wished that I had some grapes,...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:10:00 PST

Derka Derka

First of all, why is this restless emoticon above smiling?  Who the hell is happy when they're restless? I'm trying to write lyrics and I just can't seem to find anything worthwhile inside my he...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:36:00 PST