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Karen Marie

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About Me

I've worked for over 10 years at a non-profit agency that provides services for people who are experiencing domestic violence. I consider myself a feminist. It's too complicated to fully explain what that means to me here, but basically I believe that nobody has the right to tell me how to live my life just because I'm a woman. It doesn't mean that I hate all men, but I do hate the things that some men do. I can be a bit shy around people I don't know. I tend to have a dark sense of humor and can be moody, petty and sarcastic at times. However, I can also be open minded, kind and generous (I think). I'm not a doormat and I don't have a problem letting people know when they've crossed the line. Also, be warned that I have a bad habit of blogging about details of my life that nobody really gives a shit about.

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You Are Best Described By...
Meditative Rose
By Salvadore Dali What Famous Work of Art Are You?
In a Past Life...
You Were: An Insane Belly Dancer.
Where You Lived: India.
How You Died: Suicide. Who Were You In a Past Life?
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My Interests

Music, crafts, road trips, cats, fish, spiders, snakes, chickens, thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales, social justice issues, gardening, mythology, reading, movies, admiring art and/or photography by Charles Addams, Exene Cervenka, Viggo Mortensen, Salvador Dali, Hank III, Edward Gorey, Liza Orozco, Keith Neltner, Andrew Wyeth, Man Ray, Frida Kahlo, Oscar Howe, and Eric Amble. I also like to knit, play guitar and belly dance but I'm pretty much a novice at those three things.

I'd like to meet:

Freaks, geeks, weirdos and social deviants of the harmless variety...musicians, artists, activists, idealists...people with pets...someone who wants to give me guitar lessons...someone who wants to give me a ride on their Harley...someone who wants to give me a ride in their hot rod...

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

Music:

X, Knuckel Drager, Neko Case, Old 97s, The Misfits, John Doe, Gogol Bordello, Original Sinners, Husker Du, Patsy Cline, Lunachicks, The Legendary Shack Shakers, The Blasters, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, The Louvin Brothers, L7, Roky Erickson, Those Poor Bastards, Iron Maiden, The Red Elvises, Willie Nelson, The Sadies, Soundgarden, The Knitters, White Trash Hot Rod, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, Slayer, Roy Orbison, Droids Attack, Hank I and III, The Cramps, Helliphant, The Gutter Twins, George Jones, Nekromantix, Social Distortion, Type O Negative, Billie Holiday, Reverend Horton Heat, Loretta Lynn...
Your Toes Should Be Black
A total rulebreaker (and heartbreaker), you're always a little punk rock.

Your flirting style: Wacky and a bit shocking

Your ideal guy: An accomplished artist, musician, or writer

Stay away from: Preppy guys looking for a quick bad girl fling What Color Should Your Toenails Be?

Movies:

The Dead Girl, Pan's Labryinth, Little Miss Sunshine, Children of Men, Skins, Near Dark, Memento, Cry Baby, Paradise Lost (1 & 2), The Unheard Music, Bubba HoTep, Amelie, Serenity, Psycho, Blue Velvet, Southern Comfort, Spinal Tap, Nightbreed, Polyester, The Wizard of Oz, Predator, The Birds, Suspiria, Brother's Keeper, Hairspray, Army of Darkness, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fantasia, Alien, Aliens, Hellboy...

Television:

Carnival, Battlestar Gallactica, Lost, Deadwood, Law and Order SVU, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly

Books:

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury, Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston, Cunt - Inga Muscio, The Road - Cormac McCarthy, Cheri - Collette, Crackpot - John Waters, Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier, Peach and Blue - Sarah S. Kilbourne, Parable of the Sower -Octavia Butler, Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz, The Stand - Stephen King, Virtual Unreality - Exene Cervenka, Reservation Blues - Sherman Alexie, Petal Pusher - Laurie Lindeen, Class Matters - bell hooks, Edgar Allan Poe, Sara Teasdale, Charles Bukowski, H.P. Lovecraft...

Heroes:

Survivors - like my mom. Good guys - like my dad. My big brothers. People who do things to make the world more tolerable whether it's through music, art, writing, advocacy, activism, working in a helping profession, etc.

My Blog

Look at that girl!

Lynn and I went down to "Cars on State" this morning. As we were checking out the cars, Lynn said "Look at that girl!" I'm like "What girl? Where? There's no girl on that car." Then Lynn was like ...
Posted by Karen Marie on Sat, 10 May 2008 10:03:00 PST

All is well...

My garden plot is finally ready. I requested a large plot and I got one. It's about 10'x6', which is a lot bigger than what I had last year. I'm going to plant a border of marigolds around it to k...
Posted by Karen Marie on Thu, 01 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

Sometimes you just need your mom

My mom's a tough lady. She's pulled herself through some really hard times. I was getting myself all worked up about a situation tonight, so I decided to give her a call. She knew just what to say ...
Posted by Karen Marie on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:41:00 PST

Mikey

I have a new addition to my family - Mikey the mouse. A friend from work is moving out of town and is not able to take him with her. You can see a picture of him in my "Pets" photo album. I'm too c...
Posted by Karen Marie on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:50:00 PST

Deep Thoughts by Karen

I have been on an emotional roller coaster today. I overslept and had to call my supervisor to tell her I'd be late. Luckily, she was cool about it. I made it to work at about 9:30 am, but I still ...
Posted by Karen Marie on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:45:00 PST

This girl is plumb wore out

It feels like I've been going non-stop since Friday. I met Lynn for Happy Hour at the Paradise and got a little tipsy, but I didn't stay out late. I actually got home in time to watch Ghost Whispere...
Posted by Karen Marie on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:32:00 PST

Strange...

I was driving home after grocery shopping yesterday. I was on Hwy 30 and noticed this pickup truck with a full load of dead deer. As I got closer, I realized they were all roadkill. It was gross, b...
Posted by Karen Marie on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:53:00 PST

To prove I have a life, I must blog about it

On Monday, LuAnn and I did a presentation on the effects of domestic violence on children at a Child Abuse and Neglect Conference. We were pretty nervous, especially when we found out the audience wa...
Posted by Karen Marie on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:56:00 PST

Rest in Peace Cosmo

Apparently, I’ve been out of the loop because I just found out today that Robert Hicks, aka Cosmo or Rock ’n’ Roll Bob, passed away on April 1st or 2nd. The daily page has a really ...
Posted by Karen Marie on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:04:00 PST

Too much caffeine

Well, my good mood seems to be here to stay for awhile. I just can’t do the self-pity trip for too long. It’s so boring and I get really annoyed with myself. Anyway, I feel totally wide...
Posted by Karen Marie on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:42:00 PST