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amelia

fiercest calm

About Me

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My Interests

arguing, deconstructing, activism, spoken word poetry, all poetry, music, film, books, art, spanish, human rights, connecting, zazen, guitar, singing, coffee, tea, law, labor issues, those annoying abstract concepts that don't mean anything but are fun to talk about

I'd like to meet:

Sufis, and someone who can teach me how to whistle.

Music:

tori amos, antony and the johnsons, joan as police woman, sufjan stevens, iron and wine, nina simone, ella fitzgerald, jolie holland, gillian welch, patsy cline, adriana varela, carlos gardel, belle and sebastian, billie holiday, bob dylan, andrew bird, johnny cash, mirah, neil fucking young, nick drake, nintendo rules, regina spektor, sigur ros, ani difranco, radiohead, the smiths, the beach boys, bjork, tom waits, zap mama, tool, bajo fondo tango club, cat power, james taylor, the mamas and the papas, simon and garfunkel, coco rosie, robert johnson, raquy and the cavemen, my brightest diamond, la pequena orquestra reincidentes, talib kweli, common, lhasa de sela

Movies:

Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Harold and Maude, Thelma and Louise, Beetle Juice, A League of Their Own (yes, i like geena davis movies),Kubrick stuff, Brazil, Empire Records, Alice in Wonderland (1985 TV version), Jean Luc Godard's stuff, David Lynch's stuff, In America, The Neverending Story, The Hours, The Goonies, WHAS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Television:

I don't really watch tv. BUT...if someone informs me that there will be an occurrence of Get Smart, Mork and Mindy, or The Twilight Zone reruns, I'm there.

Books:

(authors) Daniel Quinn (Ishmael books), Dostoyevsky, William S. Burroughs, Jostein Gaarder, Saul Alinsky, Tom Robbins, Sarah Kane, Neil Gaiman, Augusten Burroughs, Beckett, and The Neverending Story. Poetry(spoken and otherwise): Adrienne Rich, Joshua Beckman, John Berryman, Diane de Prima, Cher Fox, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, The Last Poets, Stacey-Ann Chin, Sekou Sundiata

Heroes:

strong women.

My Blog

oh yeah, THIS is why I moved here

The past 24 hours have been by the far the best I've spent in Portland.  This is what I hoped to find here- and it wasn't some ridiculous expectation, it actually exists.Last night I saw Antony f...
Posted by amelia on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:17:00 PST

much too late for the both of us in Oregon

After a long and fantastic road trip out west (much roadkill, laughter, good people, beautiful things large and small, sparks to keep us going, and stars) I'm in Portland.  I'm set up in my suble...
Posted by amelia on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:44:00 PST

See you soon, Chattavegas!

Last night....oh last night.  I went out to JJs and a few folks came by to see me off.  I got very, very sad, and spent the last half of my time there doing more crying than socializing....S...
Posted by amelia on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:21:00 PST

On brothers, natural wonders, and power games. Sort of.

Interesting thing at my Dad's- he showed me a website my older brother Larry found...it's an Australian Football team in NC, on which my oldest brother, who disappeared 11 years ago, plays.  He k...
Posted by amelia on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:35:00 PST

lost in yonkers

Headed up to NY for the first time since I left Sarah Lawrence this weekend  on impulse- going to my friend Cher's birthday party.  It's Civil War themed, and I'm their special guest...I'm m...
Posted by amelia on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:26:00 PST

call it the risin’ sun

New Orleans is beautiful. Watched the sun set tonight over the Mississippi in Audobon park with a gallon of daiquiri (not to myself), horses prancing around, hippies throwing frisbees and families fe...
Posted by amelia on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:56:00 PST

Witches and Haints

Tonight I spent four hours with Nathan Brooks at his tiny studio apartment on missionary ridge.  His bathroom opens onto a back deck with a gorgeous view of the hills. We met at JJs after Am...
Posted by amelia on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:26:00 PST

no internet

The internet at my house is gone for at least a couple of days, so if you need to get in touch give me a call.  I’ll check my email and such when I can, but it’s not likely to be more...
Posted by amelia on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:35:00 PST

The End is at Hand

I work with a Branch Davidian.  Tonight we went out together for the first time.  The conversation that ensued was ridiculous.  Him trying to convince me that libertarianism would work ...
Posted by amelia on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:39:00 PST

let us not forget the uses of the stars

I have officially moved out of my beloved hole/apartment.  My time there was needed and pretty awesome, but now the reality of needing to save those extra hundreds of dollars a month has set in a...
Posted by amelia on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:45:00 PST