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wild child

Warning: I read in between the lines.

About Me

What you should know:

I want to make every day count.
I'm not interested in legalistic codes of morality but I do live through Jesus and His redemptive love.
I'm a businesswoman by day and a nomad by night and weekend.
Things I believe in: Love. Laughter. Acceptance. Forgiveness. Peace. Communication. Humility. Joy. Compassion. Beauty. An open mind, an open heart, and helpful hands. Redemption.
No matter what. REJOICE.
http://www.ariverblue.org/
I've got a lot of things to share and only one lifetime to share them in.
But most important is that I love Jesus. And He loves me. And you. And I love you. Well, maybe I do. Some people are quite difficult to love. But I think I can manage.


Jesus commands my destiny.
I've been told I'm an old soul. But I've also been told that I'll be a kid forever. Both of these are compliments to me.
I think we're all walking contradictions of ourselves. It's practically human nature.
Beauty is constant. Beauty is everchanging.

My Interests

Jesus, art, fashion, writing, poetry, movies, music, museums, plays, musicals, ballets, galleries, vintage and antique shopping, laughing, talking, parks, downtown, family, friends, psychology, playing pool, being outside, sunshine, animals, creating things, playing with caterpillars, walking barefoot in the grass, being loved and loving, falling asleep on the porch with a book in my hand while it's raining outside, reading, going to shows, jigsaw puzzles, riding in cars, making every day count, feeling free, fruit from roadside produce stands (especially peaches), coffee ice cream, gallivanting

I'd like to meet:

People who aren't afraid to admit that we're all walking contradictions. People who talk fast, but think fast as well. People who love Jesus. People who don't. Cows and caterpillars. Goats and giraffes. Donkeys and ducks. Llamas and lambs. And a camel, of course.


Every guy can play a guitar these days. How about a guy who can play a mean harmonica or banjo or accordian or djembe? Or all of the above? (It's cool if you can play the guitar though; I really do like that too.)

There are some people I've already met that I'd like to meet again.

Someone who will blow bubbles with me.

Music:

Current: The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Snow Patrol, Copeland, House of Heroes, Lovedrug, Keane, Frou Frou, The Shins, Rooney, Coldplay, Eisley, Kings of Convenience, Cool Hand Luke, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson, Imogen Heap, The Honorary Title, Frank Sinatra, The Flaming Lips, Iron and Wine, The Beatles, Ben Harper, Damien Rice, The Reindeer Section, Billie Holliday, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, Joshua Radin, Explosions in the Sky, Midlake, Old Crow Medicine Show, Regina Spektor, Tom Petty, Augustana, Nick Drake, Elton John, Billy Joel, Cat Stevens, Mojave 3, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 80s love songs, Bob Dylan, The Thrills, Jimmy Eat World, Ben Kweller, The Avett Brothers, The Wood Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, The Monkees, The Who, A Fine Frenzy, Alexi Murdoch, Fionn Regan, The Mountain Goats, Devendra Banhart, Stars, The Long Winters, Band of Horses, Aaron Sprinkle, Denison Witmer, Ben Gibbard, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Dave Bazan, Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists, Feist, The Magic Numbers, Chris Tomlin, My Morning Jacket, Pedro the Lion, Ray LaMontagne, Peter Bjorn and John, The Mountain Goats, Okkervil River, Peter Paul and Mary, The Four Tops, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Tarkio, Beirut
Still have to represent: Something Corporate, Third Eye Blind, Incubus, Poe, Fiona Apple, The Format, Switchfoot, Smashing Pumpkins, Jewel, Maria Mena, Alanis Morisette, Elliot Smith, Tori Amos, Bush, David Gray, The Goo Goo Dolls, Hanson, Natalie Imbruglia, Jars of Clay, Norah Jones, Josh Kelley, Letters to Cleo, Lifehouse, MXPX, Save Ferris, Silverchair, Relient K, Juliana Theory, Moby, Sarah Mclachlan, Puremoods, Tiger Army, Pearl Jam, Wheat, Spitalfield, Blue Merle, Over the Rhine,

Movies:

Across the Universe, United States of Leland, All the Real Girls, Fight Club, 28 Weeks Later, Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, Cold Mountain, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Notebook, Say Anything, Vanilla Sky, Napoleon Dynamite, Edward Scissorhands, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, About A Boy, Finding Nemo, Dirty Dancing, Big Fish, Love Actually, Benny and Joon, American Beauty, Wicker Park, The Science of Sleep, Waitress, Because I Said So...ummm I like girly movies so get over it

Television:

So You Think You Can Dance...only because I miss dancing.

Books:

the Bible, Leaves of Grass (I 3 Whitman), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts, Back Roads, The Time Machine, most free verse poetry

Heroes:

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My Blog

laboring--at work and at love.

tonight i attempted to make conversation. laced with all of my fears. how do i reveal such things when you only want me to listen? is this a woman's role? to speak when asked to speak and listen when ...
Posted by wild child on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:28:00 PST

in pursuit of propriety

I found myself back in my shower last night (or early this morning)-- thinking about my next move. I thought about my shoeboxes and the titles for each one. (What a spectacle.) But I make sure not to ...
Posted by wild child on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:17:00 PST

now that i live here.

I toil through my distance from youseeking a comfortable space to belongunwarranted pretenses abound;I run blindly through these thicketsfinding confidence in these two infallible moments:strong finge...
Posted by wild child on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:16:00 PST

unfinished?

these were written a couple of weeks ago. i'm not quite sure they're finished. they don't seem finished. i think i have an irrational fear of feeling motivated and inspired and creative because of my ...
Posted by wild child on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:23:00 PST

organic

the push and pullof two unfamiliar fluttering handsone hand cowersremembering every heart it's ever known,every delicate piece that has shattered before completionthe other hand scoursas if searching ...
Posted by wild child on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:25:00 PST

Tennessee Williams

I pray that those close to me (and those not close to me) had an amazing and filling Christmas--indeed unequal to the social construct that our world has made it--materialistic, commercialistic, and ...
Posted by wild child on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST

The Ballad of Beauty and Strength

A child is born She is told everyday That one day She will be beautiful --as if it is a learned behavior --or something to be achieved --a way to become full or whole   She searches for it in...
Posted by wild child on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:42:00 PST

all in a days soundtrack.

Sweet MelindaThe peasants call her the goddess of gloomShe speaks good EnglishAnd she invites you up into her roomAnd you're so kindAnd careful not to go to her too soonAnd she takes your voiceAnd lea...
Posted by wild child on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:58:00 PST

1.1.2006

I found this journal entry that I wrote nearly two years ago. And when I read over it I feel like I must not have changed at all. But then I really think back to who I was and how I felt then. And I t...
Posted by wild child on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:45:00 PST

she’s a brick house.

what's in a stature?mine is small and often weakthe body aches of ailmentsand still my soul is bursting with frames--frames that give life break these boneshands of a delicate naturebuilt as a temple-...
Posted by wild child on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:59:00 PST