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Today is Sunday, April 4th or 5th or so and I've decided to rewrite all this. Not for any particular reason. I haven't changed,I just want to change this.

I am a label reader. I'll make sure nothing scary is hiding in the food I buy. I want to know where my shoes were made. However, when we are talking about people, labels are not always good. Too easily will you take that label and apply a dozen others to me as well or use it to cram me into a box where I don't quite fit. If you promise you won't do that, here are some words I frequently use to identify myself: bisexual, vegetarian, non-religious, liberal, intellectual, a bit of a hippie, a bit of a dork. See, do you think you know me now? Maybe, maybe not. Each one of those words can be turned into a paragraph about who I am. That might be a future journal project.

Some things I believe:

Love is important. Love comes in many variations. We never stop growing. The president is a huge moron. Drugs are bad. Education is important. you should be able to take care of yourself, but not have to. Things are not as important as people. What you believe in is more important than most other things about you. The most efficient way to change the world is to work within the system. If there is a higher power, it must be female. Everyone should do their best

Some things I don't believe:

that you're a witch. That I'm better than you That you are better than me. That crystals can heal anything. Oh fuck, I don't know what else to put here. This was a beautiful idea in my head, when I know how to make it happen, I'll finish it.

If you are trying to figure out who I am and whether or not you want to know me, use my whole profile. Read my journals, look at my test scores. Everything gives you glimpses into my head. Then talk to me.

Busy being a mom. I have a fantastic son, who is almost 4. He spends half his time with his dad (fair is fair), so when he's with me quality time is VERY important.

Trying to decide whether to stay with my non-for profit,kick ass, super creative, satisfying yet emotionally draining job and be poor or go do something else.

Spending a large amount of time thinking/talking about food: where it came from, who grew it, how did it get here , who suffered for it etc.

teaching. I thrive in front of a captive audience, I love to talk about my passion(s).You could tell me now that I have to give a 2 hour lecture to 500 people in 5 minutes from now, and I'll be just fine. And the 500 people will leave thinking that I was so well-prepared.

Learning. I pick up new things easily All sorts of word games and things

Baking

mothering

procrastinating

being a very good girl when it matters

-that my hands are flailing about as I talk

-that my braids are slowly getting longer

-that my shirt says something clever or funny or stupid or deep

-that I'm barefoot

BOOKS: I love to read and read a lot. Some favorite authors: Jean M. Auel, Laura Ingalls, J.K. Rowling, Diana Gabaldon, Laurell K. Hamilton, Philippa Gregory. What I'm reading right now: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty(email me if you love this book). Another recent read that has me fascinated: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.

MOVIES: I'm not super into movies. I can't mention you know that guy, that played xy in the movie z. Let me try for a second to write a list of movies that have stuck with me and then you can decide if it says anything about me : The Game; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Pan's Labyrinth; Clueless; Chocolat; Catch me if you can. Ok, can't think of any others right now

MUSIC: Local folks that can put on a show, stuff with good lyrics, stuff like this: Must Be Tuesday, S.J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick, Neko Case and Susan Tedeschi

FOOD: mmm...food. I am a vegetarian. I like good, simple ingredients. I love local food, I frequent farmers' markets and talk to the farmers. I want to grow stuff. I can cook.

WEBSITES I FREQUENT: Etsy, treehugger, myspace, here, thebeautifulkind, lushusa, ebay, the 1585, literaturewriters

my son, sunshine and fresh air, books, hugs and snuggles, friends and LUSH.

global warming, what to eat, what not to eat, stripy socks, what to try next at LUSH, animal welfare, ice cream, girls, how much longer I can avoid doing laundry, whenever it will be time for bare feet and camp fires again, how to make my hair grow longer..

If it's my turn to have the little man, I'm probably at home making dinner, playing board games, putting together some sort of Transformer or Lego project and then spending my down time with my laptop or a good book. If I'm solo, who knows? playing with friends, watching some live music, at the bookstore...

In the last few years I've discovered a lot of things about myself. What makes me happy, what works for me, what I need, what I want. It's been a surprise-filled, difficult and fun road. I've learned a lot. The better/more I know WHAT it is I want, the easier it is to GET it, makes sense, huh?

I've been looking for a good place to mention the whole girl thing, let's talk about it right here. My mind/heart/body works like this: Guys are necessary, girls are more of a bonus thing

you wanna be my friend, it's that simple :) I'd love to meet some local, similar-minded people that I could get to know in "real life" and see what happens...