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Laura

War in Iraq is Genocide! 600,000 Iraqi's dead already. Is this what democracy brings?

About Me

I'm a laid back easy going type of person. I love my friends, love my family, love my husband, and love playing with my guitars and pedals and amps. I love making hauntingly beautiful melodies on the guitar and then turning them into rockin songs with my bandmates. We call ourselves the bedouin thieves, check us out at www.bedouinthieves.com.I have my funnest moments spending some quality time with some quality people. Sometimes that involves creating music, creating theories, or sharing stories but it almost always results in creating beautiful memories. I also love to read, I'll tear through a book from cover to cover without a wink of sleep if it's a good one.I'm also working on a PhD in Clinical Psychology so I will soon have the ability to shrink various people's heads just like your village witch doctor!

My Interests

listening to music, making music, dancing, walking around the city, walking in the woods, swimming in the ocean, surfing, reading, and exploring the human condition and how things can be better for people.

I'd like to meet:

genuinely nice people, no soul sucking meanies please...I don't need to meet anymore people that blame the people around them for their woes...bitterness gets us nowhere. No haters!

Music:

this could be a huge huge list of bands...but let's just say this, when I was in highschool I saw Sonic Youth play live at a local college...I called the box office everyday until I had tickets in hand, then went to the show with my friend Amanda...they were amazing of course...and I was most impressed when Kim Gordon came out on stage with a home made pink t-shirt that said...girls invented punk rock, not England. It was one of those inspiring moments that I will always remember. I used to be a DJ at my college radio station. I've witnessed the rise and fall of indie rock. I believe that music can change a person's mood, change a person, and change the world. Oh and I must also add that I heart Blonde Redhead but that is in no way saying that they are my favorite band but I'm not saying they are not either, depends on when you ask me really.

Movies:

Ladies and Gentlemen...the Fabulous Stains, any of Hal Hartley's movies, Velvet Goldmine, Almost Famous, Royal Tenenbaum's, West Beirut, and in ode to my love...the Back to the Future Trilogy

Television:

I don't watch much of it these days but I'm super engrossed in Lost. I also like Seinfeld the show not the person, That '70s show, and I love Pink Panther cartoons...aside from that I have a lot of animosity towards the TV...

Books:

A ring of endless light, The Prophet, The Plague, A Wrinkle in Time, The Sixteen Pleasures, The Passion Dreambook, 1001 Chords for Guitar

Heroes:

Mum, Dad, Rita, Auntie Houda, Jeremy, my friends and all those that shine in the face of adversity.