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About Me

THE FRAY - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE 911

NICKELBACK - IF EVERYONE CARED

LINKIN PARK - WHAT I'VE DONE

My Interests

Settler's of Catan, Apples to Apples and other board, card, indoor games. BOGGLE is the koolest!
Talking about world poverty and other intense issues (with my best friend).
Crude humor when appropriate:

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I'd like to meet:

I would love to meet someone who is interested in pouring out their deepest secrets and passions with me.
I would love to meet: Angelina Jolie, Liam Gallagher, and any other crazy misunderstood celeb just to tell them how amazing they are for staying strong under the pressure and for asking them where they got some of their unique ways.
I would also love to meet the CEO of Exxon Mobile, Wal*Mart, and Enron and ask them how they sleep at night knowing the negative impacts they have on their global community.
Who I would most like to meet is God! I would love to get the answers to psychological, scientific, and historical questions we have had for thousands of years. And I would of course have to ask him why our nostrils are the same size of our fingers if we aren't supposed to pick our nose?!

Movies:

I like movies that make me think and help me to experience a part of the world I would otherwise not get the chance to. Some of my favs include What Dreams May Come, Life As A House, Crash, and Hotel Rwanda.
And I am partial to any Angelina Jolie movie ever made... I own most of them. My favorites are Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Life or Something Like It, and Beyond Borders.

Television:

I am now in love with TV on DVD... no commercials, no cliffhangers, no waiting, no patience... I enjoy Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (thanks to Tori), Will & Grace (thanks to Paul), and LOST (thanks to a weekend marathon with Jeff).

Books:

Currently reading:

Heroes:

Anybody who is willing to be different and stand up for what they believe in regardless of the resistance they receive.
Angelina Jolie for her strength, uniqueness and amazing passion for people in need!
At the risk of being cliche... Jesus for his example to love anyone he came into contact with.

My Blog

War Child

Who will save the war child baby? Who controls the key? The web we weave is thick and sordid, Fine by me. At times of war we're all the losers, There's no victory. We shoot to kill and kill your...
Posted by Bakkenette on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 06:57:00 PST

Gas Prices

I recently received an email which is included at the bottom of this post that presented a tactic we could use to drive down oil prices.... However I just don't think this is going to look... here's m...
Posted by Bakkenette on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:56:00 PST

Heartprints

This will be short and sweet. I just wanted to share with you a beautiful poem that I heard the other day: HEARTPRINTSWhatever our hands touch...we leave fingerprints.On walls, on furniture,on d...
Posted by Bakkenette on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:14:00 PST

Making a Difference

I was thinking this morning (in the shower oddly enough) about why exactly I care about the things that I share here on MySpace Blogs. What has contributed to the passions I now hold so strongly...
Posted by Bakkenette on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:55:00 PST

Perspective... that's all it is

I have had many conversations recently with people who are deeply bothered by the world around them. Some bothered by strong "truths" believed by and taught to people in church. Other's bo...
Posted by Bakkenette on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:13:00 PST

Material things

Raise Your Banner High... We Know What is Really Important "We are rich in the things that perish, but poor in the things of the spirit. We are rich in gadgets, but poor in faith. We are rich in good...
Posted by Bakkenette on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:12:00 PST

Perfectly You

A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a friend at work about life. I was commenting that there were some things that I wanted to work on in myself before I made some steps in my life. ...
Posted by Bakkenette on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:03:00 PST

Apples to Apples

What is your most memorable Apples to Apples pair? Touchy-feely : Helen Keller
Posted by Bakkenette on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:34:00 PST

Environmentalist meets the Rubicon

Get Your Own! | View Slideshow My two worlds collided this weekend when I went with my husband to the Rubicon to go four-wheeling with one of our friends. We ended up camping out the first n...
Posted by Bakkenette on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:12:00 PST

Great minds...

Eleanor Roosevelt once said: "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." I think that this is an amazing quote and I think about it ALL THE TIME. I th...
Posted by Bakkenette on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:50:00 PST