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star that shines through the clouds

think big, live without limitations!

About Me

im a silly silly woman. i mean it. fuckin silly. i have a nerve disorder called reflex sympathetic dystrophy. more info at www.rsdhope.org. many disabilities are invisible, so watch how you treat others or i might beat you with my cane!!! muahahaha im a tri-racial brown womon. wooty woo! black, native, white. my family lacks asians. its kinda sad. i care about humans and other animals. i recently became a vegan, and its my new obsession. wanna join me? www.vegweb.com www.vegetus.org i recently detoxed from my addiction to politics. everything in moderation. i believe that everything happens for a reason. i love to read. i love football. i love my friends and family. i am loyal to people who are loyal to me, and thats real. i went to a pig sanctuary and it actually changed my life. i met pot bellied pigs who had been abused, abandoned, or were left parentless in custody disputes (i shit you not). check out www.ironwoodpigsanctuary.com. they can always use donations to help care for any of the 340 intelligent, emotional, and fairly comical pigs. the next time someone calls a bigot a pig im gonna be sticking up for the oinkers. i love jazz. i love hip hop. i love music in general. give me a new album and the lyric sheet. give me an opera and the libretto. heaven! i used to play alto sax, upright bass, and steel drums. the sax is calling me back. i can hear her. but the bitch needs repairs! $$$
What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Musician

Doo doo de doo waaaa doo de doo! (-- That's you playing something.) Everyone appreciates the band/orchestra geeks and the pretty voices. Whether you sing in the choir, participate in a school/local band, or sit at home writing music, you contribute a joy to society that everyone can agree on. Yay! Welcome to actually doing something for poor, pathetic human souls. (Just kidding.)


Literature Nerd
Drama Nerd
Science/Math Nerd
Social Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Anime Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
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My Interests

www.ironwoodpigsanctuary.com www.greenscare.org www.rsdhope.org www.vegweb.com www.vegetus.org www.notmilk.com art:african, modern native american, roman, early christian, pre-raphaelite, early photography, african american, industrial, fashion. progressive politics. gender issues. cartoons. my education! the adventure that is experimenting with new vegan foods! learning more about texas.

I'd like to meet:

people real enough to live without facades. people interested in the world around them. someone to cook fantastic vegan meals with me. people with puppies. disabled folks who carry on with their lives somehow. queer people who love themselves. someone with bear medicine. badass womyn with tats and scars. sweet men with tats and scars. people who are able to keep a sense of humor while the ship sinks. musicians who will practice while i read to myself.i dont traffic with the trifling: racists and other bigots, drunks and druggies, pimps and they hoes can leave me alone. im not above it all, but i want none of it.

Music:

baroque, native traditional, opera, musicals, blues, jazz, disco, r&b, hip hop, free style. im mad about bjork, simply mad! its been over 10 yrs since i had a local music scene to sweat. that shits overdue.

Movies:

Global Politics in 30 Seconds



watch. learn. enjoy. muppets take manhattan(made me wanna move to nyc at age 3), bill and ted's excellent adventure, lock stock and 2 smoking barrels, westside story, the godfather (both of them), aimee and jaguar, kill bill, interview with a vampire, star wars, three amigos, singing in the rain, tipping the velvet, last dragon, die mommy die, the usual suspects, life of brian, fire, scarface, chutney popcorn, lord of the rings, mulholland drive, labryinth, hair spray, harlem nights, natural born killers, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, kiss kiss bang bang, princess bride, resevoir dogs, breakin', breakin' 2:electric boogaloo, saved, shoalin soccer, el mariachi, the dark crystal, flower drum song, and of course murderball

Television:

[adult swim], documentaries, myth busters, animal planet, pbs

Books:

i cant wait to read mary cappello's book on awkwardness. www.marycappello.com. she got a good review from sarah waters!!! persepolis, flaming iguanas, warrior woman, mysts of avalon, the red tent, the handmaid's tale, women who run with the wolves, the witch of cologne, ceremony, school days, short stories, follow that ball, the pokey little puppy, and even though theyre not books i like reading medical journals, and the new yorker

Heroes:

single parents who've mastered the fine art of working and caring for a family. people who speak up for others rights. my papi.

My Blog

there goes the neighborhood

I went to the News-Times site looking for a story.  There was an article about a man here illegally "brandishing" a knife, demanding money he was owed.  He was then picked up by the police a...
Posted by star that shines through the clouds on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:32:00 PST

I'm an auntie!

I wrote this in a letter to a friend at 2am.  Its not perfect or poetic.  Its just how I immediately feel.   my friend sarah had her baby boy. 7 pounds 11 ounces, he's dark skinned...
Posted by star that shines through the clouds on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:23:00 PST

finals

I have gone on and on to family, friends, and strangers about how much I love being in college, going to classes, and learning in general.  I tried for years to get well enough to even attend sch...
Posted by star that shines through the clouds on Tue, 02 May 2006 03:06:00 PST