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these are the days of miracle and wonder

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About Me

Lady With A Spinning Head: I'm either a lot more interesting than I know, or way more boring than I realize.Wanna vote on which?
Who doesn't love pictures? You know you do. So, check out:
*The 100PicturesNM Project. See if you're in there, bask in the NM/Raton glow!
* Mississippi Mischief for just the tiniest slice of what my life here is like.
* Deep Fried : 1,119 miles (not enough) through the South with my best friend.
* Glory Days: RHS Class of 1996's 10 Year Reunion : you totally wish you could've been there!
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"I like the sound of my own voice/I didn't give anyone else a choice."
~Bono, All Because of You
"Let's not stray too far from the "me" subject, okay? It's getting weird."
~Joss Whedon
"I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable."
~Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
"I am just your ordinary, average, every day, sane, psycho, supergoddess."
~Liz Phair
"But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin/and can't stand the company."
~Bruce Springsteen, Better Days
"Some people got way too much confidence, baby."
~Bono, Original of the Species
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So, for anyone now actually viewing this and curious about my life (not the original intent of this profile, for the record, teehee.) here's the (not that) brief version, post 1996:
I failed out of college twice. Yes, little old me. The first time I took a semester off and the second time, well. The second time it turned into three years. During those three years I returned home to Raton and began working full-time at the library. (remember how that was my afterschool job?) Anyway, that was the happiest time in my life: I loved my job, I had a great set of friends, and my life was pretty perfect. However, life has this way of changing, and I decided that I wanted to get my Masters in Library Science (yes, it is a professional degree.) so, with MA and Roy's help (they are both the exact same, in case you were wondering. Ain't it great?) I returned to UNM to finish my undergraduate degree, which I did in Summer of 2005. (it's in creative writing, like I always threatened.)
Also that summer I moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to attend the University of Southern Mississippi to get that MLIS. I had been living there for 15 days when Katrina arrived. It was...quite the experience. Sorta like the South in general, actually. I had a good time in grad school and made some great friends. At any rate, I GRADUATED WITH MY MLIS in May 2007 and then came back to the great state of NM to work as a Youth Services librarian. I miss my boyfriend and I even kinda miss the South. Don't tell.Since high school, let's see...I'm actually still the exact same, what about you? I love U2 and Bruce Springsteen to a totally ridiculous degree, I watch too many movies, and I still like to speak my mind very loudly.I drove over 2,000 miles with Cat the Great , who started me on "the myspace" (back in 2005) and changed the way I look at the world. I've had a decade of adventures with the amazing Katie , who saved my life more than once, back in the day. One of the best things I ever found on myspace was Mike , my favorite asshole military historian. One of the smartest people I know is Daniel , who inspires me to be a better person. His brother, Elliot is my best friend and my other half.
I've been in love about five million times, but it's only counted four times. Oh, and after dating three of them, I tend to avoid men named Ben. I am looking for a guy out of a Bruce Springsteen song, but I guess I might compromise.
Life didn't turn out the way I planned in high school, and thank God for that. However, I'm still a romantic and a sucker for a good love story. I'm still a writer. I'm still a loudmouth. And I'm still a radical, liberal feminist. I hate George Bush almost as much as I hate Dick Cheney. I ain't crazy about Obama (sigh) but I'll bust my ass for him and I suggest you do the same. If you're against LGBTQ rights or think that, in any way, homosexuals are "threatening the sanctity of marriage" I have nothing to say to you and don't think we'd be able to get along in any way.
I care deeply about: social justice, wearing my hair in a bun, smashing the patriarchy, honky-tonk music, lotion, fighting inequality, men who appreciate Ed Wood, and trends in library service and young adult literature. I'd probably want to be friends with you if you cared deeply about two or three of those issues.
I'm here to catch up with old friends, find new ones, and say "OMG, HAVE YOU SEEN THIS, LOL!" to my current friends. And, yes, I know this is the longest "About Me" you've ever seen. But, um, so what?
Oh, and I'm kinda famous on the Internet. But that's this whole other story...
So, what's up with YOU?

My Interests

books, libraries, the Dewey Decimal system, sarcasm, pop culture, U2, Bruce Springsteen (bonus points if it involves a harmonica), romantic comedies, the Oscars, young adult literature, celebrity gossip, movie trailers, the song Thunder Road, wasting a lot of time online, traveling, younger men, being friends with your ex-boyfriends, toppling the neo-conservative movement, reading every possible article available on the NY Times online, supporting and promoting the pro-choice movement, feminism, liberalism, studying GLBTQ history and literature, smashing the patriarchy through hand symbols, Bruce Springsteen songs about running away with men, wishing I could be like Clarence Clemons (but I can't), Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., books and libraries.

I'd like to meet:

you, of course!

Music:

If you don't like Achtung Baby and Born to Run I probably wouldn't like hanging out with you.

Movies:

Billy Wilder is a genius, The Apartment is maybe the best movie ever made. I love Woody Allen, even with his personal life, Annie Hall and Manhattan make my heart sing. There was never a third Godfather and the first two are the height of American filmmaking. I'm a major movie geek... who can appreciate When Harry Met Sally... as much as the next person. I appreciate any and everything by Billy Wilder, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese as they are my boyfriends forever. I also enjoy movies about gay cowboys. And movies featuring Jedis made between 1977-1983. I've never seen a movie by Brett Ratner, but I love talking shit about him, it's a little joy. And I have a special interest in films (of all kinds) directed by women.

Television:

I know waaaay more than is healthy about X Files and Buffy ... I wish they had a Law & Order channel. I wish they'd have a reunion movie for My So-Called Life (she really should have ended up with Brian) and Northern Exposure, another old-school obsession. I am currently obsessed with the brilliance and darkness of Mad Men and Don Draper, the most magnetic and fascinating lead character since Al Swearengen. I also can't say enough about the wild hilarity of 30 Rock, the best comedy since Arrested Development. Long live Jack Donaghy!! Those are my primary interests right now, besides wishing Friday Night Lights didn't suck anymore, that is.

Books:

Where to begin? Gone with the Wind, Wuthering Heights, Huckleberry Finn, Leaves of Grass, The Color Purple, High Fidelity, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Alienist, Still Life With Woodpecker, The Hours, Welcome to the Monkey House, Practical Magic, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Bean Trees ... and a million children's/young adults novels I could never list. I read any and everything I can get my hands on. It's pretty much my obsession.

Heroes:

Margaret Sanger, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells Barnett, Gloria Steinem, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Walker, my mother, my grandmothers -- UPPITY women all, who refused to let history happen to them ... and my best friend, Elliot, who stands up every day and tells the truth, and in doing so changes the world.

My Blog

Reason 60 Billion My Boyfriend Is Cooler Than You (And Me Too).

An excerpt from his master's thesis (which he is letting me read) entitled: Changes and Trends in the American Film Industry and Their Impact on the Vietnam Subgenre, 1965-1990: This th...
Posted by these are the days of miracle and wonder on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:42:00 PST

The Same Kinda Crazy As Me

he's good for me and he told me I was good for him, too now, I don't want to jump into anything I've been trying to use some self restraint but man it's amazing he's the same kind of crazy as me ...ai...
Posted by these are the days of miracle and wonder on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:41:00 PST

Thunder Road (a note about my current display name)

The screen door slamsMary's dress wavesLike a vision she dances across the porchAs the radio playsRoy Orbison singing for the lonelyHey that's me and I want you onlyDon't turn me home againI just can'...
Posted by these are the days of miracle and wonder on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:56:00 PST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Dear Bono, HAPPY 46TH BIRTHDAY!  I was listening to this interview with you at Rolling Stone and it reminded me of an interview you gave to this Irish morning show the night after the Gramm...
Posted by these are the days of miracle and wonder on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:33:00 PST

Hey, Raton Class of 1996!

Dude, considering the reason I signed up for myspace in the first place ... [ohmygod, you would not believe me if I told you.  It involved...a boy.] There's an amazing amount of old-school Raton ...
Posted by these are the days of miracle and wonder on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:51:00 PST