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Brownie

I am here for Friends

About Me



..The bond that links your
true family
is not one of blood,
but of respect and joy
in each other's life.
(Richard Bach)

My Interests



Summer Camp, Rugby, Theatre, Music, Art, Football, Musicals, Friends, Reading, Painting, Nature, Politics, Hugs, Positive Change, Listening, Camping, Making Connections, Snuggling, Philosophizing, Jogging, Singing, Laughing, Being Random, Helping others, Dreaming, Learning.

I'd like to meet:

i dwell in possiblities ...
(emily dickenson)

courage does not always roar.
sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying
"i will try again tomorrow"

(mary anne radmacher)

Music:

Sufjan Stevens, Kalai, Regina Spektor, Jem, Emilia Dahlin, John Mayer, The Fray, Ben Harper, Jason Mraz, Panic! at the Disco, Counting Crows, Damien Rice, Guster, O.A.R., Ben Folds, DMB, Sugarcult, Jack Johnson, Anna Nalick, Queen, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Van Morrison, Imogen Heap, Plain White T's, Gaelic Storm, Missy Higgins, Frou Frou, Journey, Death Cab for Cutie, Rob Thomas, Styx, Josh Groban, Moxy Fruvous, Dixie Chicks, Bloodhood Gang, Black Eyed Peas, The Profits, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Eazy-E, Musicals, basically anything.

Movies:

Click, Donnie Darko, Waiting..., Sin City, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, Fight Club, The Producers, Rent, V for Vendetta, Newsies, Anything Disney.

Television:

LOST! and football. Other than that I like books and movies way better that T.V.

Books:

The Poisonwood Bible, Prodigal Summer, The Secret Life of Bees, The Lovely Bones, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Da Vinci Code, Jane Eyre, The Mermaid Chair, Tuesdays with Morrie, High Tide in Tucson, The Red Tent, and of course, Harry Potter.

Heroes:

I simply have to many to name. Anyone with the courage to challenge the norm.
Leap and the net will appear.
(zen saying)

My Blog

Picture Book

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Posted by Brownie on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:50:00 PST

I Have You To Thank

This past summer I taught about keeping a gratitude journal, a place to remember all the things one is thankful for. I decided that I have been taking my blessings for grated lately and its time to ta...
Posted by Brownie on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:56:00 PST

Now I Become Myself

Now I become myself. It's taken Time, many years and places; I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people's faces, Run madly, as if Time were there, Terribly old, crying in warning, "Hurry, yo...
Posted by Brownie on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:46:00 PST

CER: A Place of Laughter and Love

Camp...Wow. How I miss Camp. Like many others I miss camp enough to write about it, declaring it spectacular and my home away from home. This summer has brought camp to a whole new level for me. So wi...
Posted by Brownie on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:23:00 PST

Extraordinary People

    There's recently been an urge I felt strongly, but couldn't put my finger on. It's a need that could have made or destroyed my happiness. Now that I've figured out what it is, I fee...
Posted by Brownie on Mon, 08 May 2006 11:06:00 PST

What I Wish I'd Known Sooner...

So the other day I found one of my Old Chicken Soups for the Teenage Soul books (#2 to be exact) and I read a list entitled "What I Wish I'd Known Sooner." So I decide to make my own list that include...
Posted by Brownie on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:48:00 PST

Camp Eagle Ridge

This past weekend was lucky enough to go to the Winter Reunion for Camp Eagle Ridge. I saw a bunch of people I missed immensely and continued to miss the few who couldn't make it. I have been smiling ...
Posted by Brownie on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 04:13:00 PST