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Rachel

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About Me

I live in York which is a lovely place.I like to see beautiful things, but sometimes can't see through the ugliness of life to appreciate the beauty. The more you open your eyes to see the splendour around you, the more the horrors that will invade your vision.I cannot ignore this ugliness so try to make things better. I want to help other people to open their eyes and be prepared to see what is before them. I want other people to realise what they have and see if they have enough left to help others.We cannot just open our eyes to our own happiness while ignoring what is around us. A society built on other peoples' misery and poverty is ugly, however much you dress it up with the spoils of consumerism.This is why I implore you to open your eyes.

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My Interests

Listening to jazz, playing the flute.Reading about history and politics.Cooking lovely meals.

I'd like to meet:

People who do not lie.

Music:

Hijak Oscar, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Seth Lakeman, Ahmad Jamal, James Moody, Ed Thigpen, Bill Evans, James Galway, Tool, Kyuss, Neurosis, Kamelot, Dream Theatre, Monster Magnet, Cathedral, Clannad, Thievery Corporation, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Boards of Canada, Talvin Singh, Ayreon, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Karl Sanders, System of a Down, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Telemann, and loads and loads of other stuff.

Movies:

I'm not very good at watching films all the way through. The best film I have seen recently is the Last King of Scotland.

Books:

Seven Ages of Britain, The Decline of the Roman Empire, Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples, The Sword and the Scimitar, Candide, The Prince, The Bowmen of England, The Hinge Factor, The Dark is Rising, His Dark Materials, The History of the Crusades, lots of other history and politics books, Red Herrings and White Elephants.

Heroes:

Anyone who is truly brave enough to endanger themselves for other people's welfare.