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Mama Need Java's Interests
General
Parenting (is that an interest?), writing, painting, lately GARDENING and growing my own organic foods, singing, work from home/telecommuting and blogging stuff (www.mamaneedjava.com), good films, joking around, marriage stuff, cooking/nutrition, bike riding, reading, wine, cheese, coffee (should I just say food and beverages?).
Music
Feist, Joni Mitchell, The Police, Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Jason Mraz, Bob Dylan, Diana Krall, The Frames, Billy Joel, John Mayer, James Morrison, Cash, the Beatles, Relient K, Switchfoot, Nicole Nordeman, The Shins, some Peter Gabriel, U2, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Simon&Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, so many more...
Movies
Movies from my childhood that I'll never forget: The Neverending Story, Flight of the Navigator, ET, Big Friendly Giant, Home Alone, Goonies, The Christmas Story, Hook, Beauty and the Beast,
Movies I L.O.V.E.!: Motorcycle Diaries, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Black Book/Zwartboek, the Matrix trilogy, 2001: Space Odyssey, Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead, Paris Je T'aime, Water, Once, Singin in the Rain, Thumbsucker, Until Sunset, Say Anything, Life Aquatic (still need to see Rushmore and Royal Tannenbaum's, if you can believe it!),It's a Wonderful Life, The Bishop's Wife, Splendor in the Grass, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Tiger in the Snow, Signs, The Way Home, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Everything is Illuminated, Magnolia, Little Miss Sunshine, I "heart" Huckabees, The Lives of Others, Junebug, Atonement, I'm Not There, Knocked Up, must add more when I'm thinking straight...
Television
..LOST!!!
Saturday Night Life
Books
Currently reading:Grace Eventually (Anne Lamott) and Wuthering Heights for book club.
Books that have influenced me deeply (in no order of importance):
A Generous Orthodoxy; Brian McLaren
No Man is an Island; Thomas Merton
Amazing Grace; Kathleen Norris
Traveling Mercies;Anne Lamott
Searching for God Knows What; Donald Miller
The Birthing Book;Dr. Sears
The Bible
Inside Out;Larry Crabb
Chronicles of Narnia;C.S.Lewis and a few other C.S.Lewis books
etc etc
Heroes
people who aren't afraid to let their little light shine.
Most people call me Vivian, but I’ve known a nickname or two. One special person calls me “babe” and another special person (much shorter than the first, with striking resemblance) calls me “mama”. I play with a “little prince”, but I don’t live like a queen. I plan events for money and try not to plan anything in my free time. I eat chemical free and love Starbucks. I just moved to Portland, OR from central FL. I joined a book club and a yoga class. I have a bunny and three chickens. We sold the family car so we could bike or bus everywhere. My son is scared of water and that makes me ashamed. Sometimes I put make up on to prove to myself that I still look 24. At this stage in life, I approach the world still very much a student of it- I find humanity and creation quite lovely and captivating, even in it’s strangest forms it can still be so heartbreakingly beautiful. I write almost as much as I talk, which I don’t think works the same way. You can’t say, “I write too much”, because most people find a person that writes a lot to be a lofty, high-brow character. I am not. Just the opposite, in fact. But I still write a lot, so there it is.
Who I'd like to meet: who I'd like to meet...hmmmm...this list changes periodically and I finally realized its because I find this to be a really strange question.
I want to talk to you so bad. I feel like doing that thing we do every few years where we pull an all-nighter and get to be sisters again, lol. It's like we've both changed so much that we have no idea who the other is anymore.
I want you to know that I love you and to tell you, you are such a beautiful person. I am so proud of your strength and admire the woman you are more than you will ever know.
thanks vivi! yeah, i remember when you were pregnant....time really does fly. she's a good baby for sure and we love her dearly. how's your little munchkin?
Haven't heard from you in a while..How are you doing??? I miss you! I tried calling you the other day but didn't get cha. Call me sometime soon! LOVE U!!
Just want to know how you guys are doing? Did Chris find a job yet? I hope all is well and hope your enjoying Portland. I watched a show the other day called cities of the underworld and it was on underground Portland. It was very interesting, lots of history there~
Did you know Stephanie Hollingsworth? She married a guy from First Baptist....I think his name is Ron. She's on my friends list, but anyway she lives in Portland too. She has two babies now and she's my age. If you remember her you should get in contact...that's amazing that two different people from one area relocate that far away and end up close again.
Hey, so Portland is your new home! That's very exciting. I've never been but Tim's sister Lori and her husband moved there for a few months. I'm glad you're doing well. It's good to hear from you. I didn't know about your article but I'll look through the issue now to find it. Good job Viv.
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY (day late) BIRTHDAY!!! Sorry I remembered yesturday but I never got a chance to call you. I hope you had an awesome day! Oh hey and I got a new phone and lost all my #'s so if you could please email yours to me that would be awesome! I MISS YOU!
The real beauty comes from within,, and you are one of the Prettiest Mommies on my Friends list! Once you've been hit, you have to hit 8 pretty Moms. If you get hit again you will know that you are really pretty {or just have the same friends as...your friends...}! If you break the chain, nothing will happen, really. But it's always nice to hear that someone thinks you're pretty, so comment away!*~
