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helena

I'm not a gypsy,..I'm just Australian

About Me

I am just me, living a life, partly here and partly there. I have made mistakes and I am trying not to make any more. I try to learn from today and take those lessons into tomorrow. There really isn't anything very special about me at all. I do love dogs, I miss having them. I love rainstorms - furious and vibrant. Swimming at night. I work in a very noisy environment - I really do enjoy the silence. I dive into my own head alot - strangers call it moods, friends call it 'just helena'. I am just her. I have wonderful friends, diverse and truly rich in heart. I hope to take the right paths along my gypsy route of life.
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My Interests

Deserted beaches. The love of a wet labrador's face on your lap. Sand in my toes. Ocean sand in my hair. Rain storms and thunder! People that question, people that take the time to listen, people who can disagree but will listen to all sides openly, people that don't need to talk all the time, silence can be a blissful thing!

I'd like to meet:

My parents when they were 25. My grandfather when he was 40. My Aunt Lillian when she was 20.Sarah Silverman. Alot of other people too, but just one on one, I'm not great with large groups and loud places,...no wait! what is it I do for a living again?!.. My pirate name is: Dirty Jenny Kidd You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr! Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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Music:

BRANDON YOUNG (and if you haven't listened to his music - YOU MUST!!) - Mogwai, Nikka Costa, Amy Winehouse, Bernard Fanning, Powderfinger, WolfMother, Pink, Robbie Williams, ..a bunch of others but I am HOPELESS with names....any techno/dance with a heavy bass beat and DRUMS (percussion/bongo) and I'm a happy gal!.. add in some bollywood/indian style to that...and ahhhh,..hmm, yes..mix it all up!!! heavy & loud!

Movies:

Recently seen,..The Last King of Scotland, The Good Shepard, Blood Diamond, Little Children, The Departed, Memento (for about the 5th time!), Letters From Iwo Jima. Bobby.

Television:

Six Feet Under, Rescue Me, Animal Planet, Animal Cops!, Arrested Development, My Name is Earl, ...actually I've hardly watched any TV for the last year or so.

Books:

Master and Margaritta - Eat Pray Love - The Secret - Stumbling on Happiness (currently reading)

Heroes:

My parents, my sisters, my niece. People who struggle through their hardships to a better end. My Russia, who fought the fight. My friend Melissa, because she is now a mother and so much more :) My ex-husband, for all his Truth.

My Blog

Week #5: This Week...

I was called a Queen, but not a princess I found seven roadies extra endearing this week I didn't exercise, not once I didn't open up that new yoga dvd, not once I called my mother and made her smile ...
Posted by helena on Sun, 13 May 2007 09:41:00 PST

Week #1: Things that I thought about this week

- that sometimes, the simple act of holding someone's hand...is enough to change the world, at least your own little bubble version of the world, and really isn't that where the bigger world starts to...
Posted by helena on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:17:00 PST

"The Tuck In"

Observations of American culture after five months in my home country of Australia, and returning to my "work-home" of Nashville, Tennessee. Sitting in a bar which could be any bar, in any part of the...
Posted by helena on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:48:00 PST

Things to remember

This year...Something that sparklesLike bubbles in the glass...Preciously alive until they rise to the topNot to take anyone forgranted, especially those that you love,Even when love gets so cloudedIn...
Posted by helena on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:15:00 PST

Koala Rescue

Koala Rescue - Melbourne, Australia. For those of you confused by the recent photos I have posted on my page of the Koalas..here is a little explanation. Australia, primarily the east coast is ravis...
Posted by helena on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:38:00 PST

Rain Rain Stay...

Today it rained. No, it rained all night and all day today. Hmm, so what you say? Well the thing is that Australia is in it..s worst drought in history right now. It has been 5 years of water restrict...
Posted by helena on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:49:00 PST

Heading DownUnder

Dear American Friends:That time of year has come again when I have packed my gypsy bags and been dropped off at the airport once again to begin my voyage downunder...back home...to the homeland..to my...
Posted by helena on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:30:00 PST