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amaranta, the sleepy hermit

About Me

I am a very old misplanted Live Oak tree standing all alone far away from a large body of water. People are plucking my leaves faster than I can grow them back.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Mauricio Babilonia, and People who are not my current students (I see you guys every day!) and who have similar interests. I would like to hear from former students, to find out how you are and what you are doing.

You scored as Existentialist. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility.

Existentialist


75%

Cultural Creative


63%

Idealist


63%

Modernist


56%

Postmodernist


56%

Materialist


50%

Romanticist


31%

Fundamentalist


19%
What is Your World View?
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Things I'd like to do before I get too old or die
1. learn beekeeping and keep my own hive
2. travel much more to many more places
3. be a grandmother
4. have time and a place to make more artwork
5. learn to sew my own clothes
6. acquire and learn to play an accordian
7. scuba dive where seahorses live
8. write a book
9. ...to be continued

My Blog

poison ivy

It's that time of year. I've been clipping down privet hedge again. I found a beautiful wild rose bush and another pretty plant with white flowers being smothered by an enormous privet bush/tree. Priv...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT

earplugs

Earplugs are the key to a good night's sleep. I have been wearing earplugs to sleep for the past week, and I am beginning to feel human again. Silence. Except for my own head sounds.
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:06:00 GMT

"there but for the grace of God go I"

Tonight I volunteered to work in the Jimmie Hale Mission "soup kitchen." One of my students suggested that we all go for Thanksgiving to volunteer in a soup kitchen. I called to sign us up, and today ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:21:00 GMT

another blogthing--what art movement are you?

You Are Expressionism Moody, emotional, and even a bit angsty... you certainly know how to express your emotions.At times, you tend to lack perspective on your life, probably as a result of looki...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:30:00 GMT

blogthing-what kind of soul are you?

You Are a Visionary Soul You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness.Connected to all things spiritual, you are very connected to your soul.You are wise and bright: able to reason an...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:23:00 GMT

I didn't drown...

This weekend was our weekend to do our certification dives at bluewater park, and Keith and I are both still alive.   Saturday: First dive--I couldn't equalize the air in my ears and had to...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:10:00 GMT

privet bush

I read on the internet that in New Zealand Privet is classed as a noxious weed, the reason being it will cause people hayfever and asthma attacks. Here, however, crazy people PURCHASE it and plant it ...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:18:00 GMT

a dream with a narrator?

I had a dream last night that was narrated. I experienced the first hand point of view, as a character, and I "heard" the narrator revealing background information about the story I was in. It was one...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:36:00 GMT

books are tools, not trophies

I read something about books being trophies--that people keep books as trophies to prove they have been read. I can see this being true to some extent, but I also think that books are tools, not troph...
Posted by on Fri, 19 May 2006 18:48:00 GMT

mermaid hair can really become a problem.

I just gave up trying to remove mermaid hair from the blue hippo's paddlewheels. It was all wound up around the axles. I can say that because I'm a mama. Bath toys.
Posted by on Fri, 19 May 2006 18:35:00 GMT