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alycia

biggie smalls to the rescue

About Me

real.
driven.
small.
big.
vegetarian.
sometimes quiet.
sometimes not.
heartfelt.
mindful.
passionate.
explorer of many things.
i love animals.
i love my bicycle.

My Interests

rescuing animals, writing, playing guitar, playing with my canines and feline, cruisin the town on my single speed, growing orchids, sunrise, sunset, exploring, garage sales, alley shopping, singing in the shower, kissing, insects, learning, growing, the smell of rain, skipping rocks, hot chai on a cold day, imagining, hugging, leaving my comfort zone, being loved, yoga, water, cities, dreaming, meeting new people, passion, compassion, laughing, reminiscing, the wind in my hair, dessert, communicating verbally and non verbally, goosebumps, painfully honest people, being moved, great films, cuddling, the smell of the person you love, soft skin, happiness, adventures, traveling, getting things off my chest, acceptance, genuinity, the innocence of children, being true, etc., etc., etc....

I'd like to meet:

truth.
all things beautiful.
inhales.
exhales.
heartfelt people.
quiet.
inherent goodness.
love that has no boundaries.
a love that doesn't leave.
sincere smiles.
belly laughs.
people who would like to meet the same.

Music:

jeff buckley, pj harvey, massive attack, portishead, iron and wine, sufjan stevens, the postal service, radiohead, tool, bjork, sugarcubes, cat power, death cab for cutie, a perfect circle, elliott smith, the smiths, the cure, joy division, jane's addiction, dead can dance, leslie and the ly's, M.I.A., the thins, tricky, slowdive, psalm one, nouvelle vague, bahamedia, damien rice, feist, snow patrol, imogen heap, the shins, beethoven, etc....

most pop and/or rock from the 80's and early 90's, too. can't help it.

Movies:

paris, je taime, amelie, au revoir les enfants, life is beautiful, the fountain, y tu mama tambien, europa europa, crash, requiem for a dream, like water for chocolate, lost in translation, hotel rwanda, american beauty, trainspotting, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, triplets of belleville, baraka, breath control - a documentary by my cousin, joey garfield, talk to her...

also, team america and waiting for guffman.

this is off the top of my head. there are so many. i will add to my list as they come to me.

Television:

anything that teaches me something about something. and, football. sorry.

Books:

books that expose me to new perspectives, new philosophies. books of poetry. the velveteen rabbit. and, the little prince.

Heroes:

zady, my grandma, martin luther king, julia butterfly hill, any person who will stop anything they are doing to help another (be it human or animal), search and rescue dogs, people working toward the common good, doctors, teachers, artists who dare, musicians who experiment, firemen and women, volunteers of any kind, dogs that lead the blind, coast guard workers, good samaritans, people who put their heart into their cause......i could go on and on....

alycia's Details

Status: healing.
Here for: nosiness.
Orientation: human, with feelings.
Hometown: chi-town
Sign: virgo
Education: college grad
Occupation: hero to animals
Children: yes, please....someday

My Blog

cascade

What sort of arrow split the sky and this rock?It's quivering, spreading like a peacock's fanLike the mist around the shaft and knot less feathersOf a comet come to nest at midnight.How blood surges f...
Posted by alycia on Mon, 19 May 2008 02:44:00 PST

if you forget me

I want you to knowone thing.You know how this is:if I lookat the crystal moon, at the red branchof the slow autumn at my window,if I touchnear the firethe impalpable ashor the wrinkled body of the log...
Posted by alycia on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:10:00 PST

i like...

i like my body when it is with yourbody. It is so quite a new thing.Muscles better and nerves more.i like your body. i like what it does,i like its hows. i like to feel the spineof your body and its b...
Posted by alycia on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:28:00 PST

INFJ

this is who i am according to myers briggs. can you handle it?http://www.personalitypage.com/INFJ.html
Posted by alycia on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:25:00 PST

dear universe,

please let this be a better year.yours truly,alycia
Posted by alycia on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:16:00 PST

dear yoga,

i love you with all my heart.love,alycia
Posted by alycia on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:16:00 PST

let go of your worries...

Let go of your worriesand be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that contains no images. If you want a clear mirror, behold yourself and see the shameless truth, which the mirror refl...
Posted by alycia on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:18:00 PST

android

an·droid /--ændr??d/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[an-droid] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciationnounan automaton in the form of a human being.[Origin: 172030; Dictionary...
Posted by alycia on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:29:00 PST

slip

i'm slipping through the cracks in the wallsfor just the slightest of spaceit's not a fear of you or what you've becomebut at times i need to escape quietlysilence is my only friendi need to breathe s...
Posted by alycia on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:42:00 PST

cartographies of silence

CARTOGRAPHIES OF SILENCE(Adrienne Rich, 1974)1.A conversation beginswith a lie. And eachspeaker of the so-called common language feelsthe ice-floe split, the drift apartas if powerless, as if up again...
Posted by alycia on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:39:00 PST