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About Me

I used to be a moody, cool, artsy intellectual hippie-punk rocker chick. Now I'm a boring middle-aged married lady. OK; I lied. I'm not boring...at least I hope not!

My Interests

Bellydance, music, population sustainability, childfree issues, STD education and advocacy, books, film, spirituality & meditation, good food, animals.

I'd like to meet:

Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones, if he were alive. Jim Morrison, if he were alive. Chrissie Hynde. I'm sure I'll think of others later. You know, sometimes it's disappointing to meet people you admire, because they end up being stupid or rude or boring.

Music:

rock (alternative rock, '80s new wave, classic rock, Americana), country, blues, bluegrass, zydeco, middle eastern/bellydance music, Indian music, folk, Celtic, old jazz, old reggae, and all kinds of world music.

Movies:

Favorite movies: Harold & Maude Rocky Horror Picture Show The Producers Young Frankenstein Airplane Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Television:

"Daily Show", "Colbert Report", "24", "Heroes". My guilty pleasure is "Rock of Love".

Books:

Fiction (especially historical fiction - middle ages, ancient rome), non-fiction biographies. The books that made the biggest impression on me are "Ishmael", "My Ishmael" and "The Story of B" by Daniel Quinn, and "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand. Right now I'm on a Laurell K. Hamilton kick.

Heroes:

Anyone who has done something brave, creative, innovative or altruistic. Gertrude Elian is the first person who popped into my mind. And the guy that "Hotel Rwanda" is based on.

My Blog

I hate when...

I hate coming back from vacation and going back to work. It sucks. I also hate when cats knead on your lap. Ow!
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 17 May 2007 08:28:00 PST

My @.*%&^! ARM HURTS!

I have been having really bad arm, back and neck pain lately. Had x-rays and an MRI done and am waiting to find out if I have to get neck surgery. Apparently I have a herniated disc (alrea...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:56:00 PST

Yuck!

Cramps suck and periods suck! I can't wait til menopause!
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:31:00 PST

Oranges, oranges, oranges!

We have way too many mandarin oranges in our garden. It's too much for 2 people to eat! I've given them to friends, I've brought them into work, I've left bags of them by the neighbors' doors, I...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:50:00 PST

Woo-hoo!

What a week it's been! First the democrats win the House and the Senate, then Britney and K-Fed split up! I wonder if those events are related.
Posted by Amanda on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:50:00 PST

Happy birthday to me, and what the heck?

For some weird reason, I have not been able to access the blog function on myspace.com in months. This is the first time I've been able to get on here since...well, since last time I posted a bl...
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:47:00 PST

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Unbelievable freaking movie! Check out this documentary and prepare to be at once amazed and outraged! http://sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar and then go to: http://www.pluginamerica.com f...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:21:00 PST

Full Moon Refrigerator Toe

So on Gurupurnima (a Hindu holiday that's supposed to be very auspicious) a refrigerator shelf fell on my toe! Not very auspicious, eh? Suspicious, maybe... Anyway, the toe swelled up, throbbed...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:38:00 PST

Question for SUV and Pickup Truck Drivers

I really have to know...why is it that automakers have not yet figured out a way to install turn signals in your vehicles? You'd think if they can install turn signals in cars, that they'd have ...
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:40:00 PST

The Fire Workout

Boy, do my legs hurt today! Why, you ask? (Or maybe you don't ask.) Yesterday morning at work, a weird smell started to waft through my office. It smelled like lighter fluid and burnt hair. I w...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:55:00 PST