Mardhi - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a spontaneous, free-spirited, and somewhat weird grrrl into feminism, animal rights, protecting the environment, gay rights, "minority" rights, and other left-wing agenda. Peace and Freedom Party all the way, baby! I'm also a percussionist, composer/songwriter, and Bharata Natyam dancer.

I play drums, percussion, and/or electric bass for Skim and Jade Ross. They're in my Top Friends - check them out!

I'm wacky, caring, loving, and adventurous in daily life, but also rigid, tough, and a disciplined "soldier" when it comes to activism and education.

I dig cooking for my friends and take pride in the FACT that my food is the BOMB (how's that for humility for you?) ;)

I am Wonder Woman Wonder Woman 85% Supergirl 75% Superman 65% Spider-Man 65% Hulk 55% Robin 45% Batman 45% The Flash 35% Green Lantern 15% Catwoman 0% Iron Man 0% I am a beautiful princess
with great strength of character.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

What else? Hmmm.... I hate Bush, jerks, big egos, guys who will say anything to "get some" out of a womyn (rather than connect with her), inconsiderate flakes, and most (NOT ALL!) Republicans.

I love sunshine, the beach, riding my bike along the beach, hiking when I get a chance, cooking vegan food at home, renting dorky comic book hero movies (Spiderman, Daredevil, Catwoman, Tank Girl, etc..), any passionate moments of bliss I can find, and vegetarians. I probably love vegans even more, although I'm not totally 100% there yet myself.

My latest venture - TRIATHLONS!! I just completed my 1st one, and plan to do more in the future - maybe go for an Olympic distance event later next year?

MUSIC PAGE COMING SOON!! I'm working on my own goodies as well...

My Interests

animal rights, social advancement for gays and "minorities", feminism, protecting the environment, music, dance, yoga, arts, sewing, gardening, vegan cooking, raw vegan "cooking", goddess circles, triathlons, running events up to 1/2-marathons

I'd like to meet:

I'd love to meet other musicians, lefty politically minded folks, artists, dancers, friendly sunshine-y people! If you live in "the big city", I hope you have a rainbow of friends from other cultures, not just one occassional token - I'm not looking to be that token to "prove" you're not racist/bland/openminded/etc....

I want to meet wacky people, and I notice that wacky folks tend to already have rainbows in their lives because they're open-minded enough to welcome, nurture, and understand different perspectives of reality, other than their own. I want to meet people who dare to find beauty outside what "Big Brother" shows them.

Oh, and veggie athletes, show your stuff! ;)

Music:

most kinds, rock, hip-hop, "world", "classical", Bjork is probably my idol, I love Muse too, although I like too many artists to list here - after seeing the Dixie Chics documentary, I must admit that I have a newfound respect for PROGRESSIVE lefty country musicians too...

Movies:

Monsoon Wedding, Bend It Like Bekham, Harold and Kumar, Mangal Pandey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Impromptu, Immortal Beloved, Amadeus, and then..... cheez all the way! Spiderman, the Batman movies, Catwoman, Daredevil, The Hulk, Tank Girl - pretty much anything with Rob Schneider, Jack Black, or Chris Rock in it ---- OH!! Don't forget the documentaries - Fahrenheit 9/11, Supersize Me, Born Into Brothels, Control Room, Inconvenient Truth, Thank You For Smoking, and now this:

Television:

uh I don't know, regular TV sucks and I don't have cable - but I dig the Simpsons, South Park, the L Word (YES, I get it that regular lesbians don't look like that, but at least they have a show on and it's interesting) - and I dig the old skool cartoons: Woody Woodpecker, Warner Bros. Bugs and Daffy stuff, Tom and Jerry, etc... - does anyone remember He-Man and She-Ra? I liked She-Ra.

Books:

too many to list here, but here's a little snip: Rape of the Wild, The Sexual Politics of Meat, Lies My Teacher Told Me, Animal Liberation, Succulent Wild Woman (and anything by SARK), The Book of Goddesses, any book written by Charlotte Kasl, He's Just Not That Into You, Bi Any Other Name, etc...

Heroes:

too many to list, but a few for start would be Angela Davis, Bjork, Malcolm X, Susan Anthony, Courtney Love in the 90s, Evelyn Glennie, Stevie Wonder, The Dixie Chics after their ordeal, etc...

AND DEFINITELY - the Congolese mining victims of their own army, the African blood diamond victims, war victims who have lost too much, and the womyn in situations where it's a little tougher to get some rights than others - all of them, who still manage to beam a bright and beautiful smile everyday - MY HEROES!!

My Blog

26.2 miles - The Acura LA Bike Tour

This morning Wallie and I woke up at 3:00am to get dressed and arrive to the starting line of the Acura LA Bike Tour (part of the LA Marathon) at 5:45am to cycle 26.2 miles before the runners. Man, i...
Posted by Mardhi on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:06:00 PST

Mission accomplished! My 1st triathlon! 1:47

I completed my 1st sprint triathlon today - the Tinsel Triathlon in Hemet - in one hour and 47 minutes.Yeah, I was one of the slowest people there, but I DID it!3.1 mile run, 12 mile bike ride, then 1...
Posted by Mardhi on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:08:00 PST

12.4 mile bike ride, 3.1 mile run today - MILESTONE!!!

Okay, I know some of you are hardcore and think that 12.4 miles on a bike and a 3.1 run isn't a big deal, but it definitely was for me!! I went to the Rose Bowl, where I heard to can train without wo...
Posted by Mardhi on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:17:00 PST

oooh, a mix!

The questions were a little strange, like 2-in-1s but with one-choice answers (like "are you a warrior, with a fierce temper?" - uh, warrior, YES, bad temper, NO). So I took it once with one set of a...
Posted by Mardhi on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:04:00 PST

who, me?

Wow. Considering other folks I know, and where I am on the spectrum, I totally disagree! Sure, I was an activist back in the day, but now I just focus on music. I haven't been to an AR thing in YEA...
Posted by Mardhi on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:57:00 PST

Scientists charge White House pressure on Global Warming

Scientists charge White House pressure on warming By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent 2 hours, 15 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists were pressured to tailor their writings...
Posted by Mardhi on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:06:00 PST

Implants SUCK

My friend gave me permission to post her blog. I fully 100% agree with her, and feel like everyone should read this shit. THANK YOU, SIS!!! YOU ROCK!!!Breast Implants.Why? Current mood: frustrated...
Posted by Mardhi on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:01:00 PST

my upcoming show...

I don't feel ready for this, but I'm cranking material as fast as I can! :)
Posted by Mardhi on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 02:00:00 PST

getting close...

What is this? Blissed, stressed, anxious, excited? Maybe a mix of all. My grad recital is April 28th night, and I'm preparing for it. Getting in shape for the dance portion, still writing parts, h...
Posted by Mardhi on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:36:00 PST

Artist Withdrawal.....

So, here I am, sick. I HATE calling in sick, because I get really lonely when I have to stay home alone. I dig my job of going to work everyday as an orchestra director, and making music. But when you...
Posted by Mardhi on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:30:00 PST