"Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life. ~Albert Einstein"
Female
29 years old
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Writing, animal rescue, glamour and jazz, the tin cup chalice, the Flanders Hotel and all that was, big hairy fluffy dogs like old english sheepdogs and new foundlands, crusading for the pitbooshes,
listening to music, pretending I can dance, being at the beach all of the time, movies, movies, movies,the secret life of Glen Miller, rainy days, summer, twilight, dreams and their meanings, Hauntings,
gangsters in pinstripes and fedoras, boardwalk lights and the illusions they create, llamas and the llama god Yohangi, and making the unlikely candidate win the race
Music
Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, No Doubt, Gwen, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Jimmy Buffet, Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, Poe, Dave Mathews (memories, oh Cinci...), Muddy Waters, Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac, Mos Def, Biggie, Portishead,Paramore, Tricky, vintage Madonna,that song about going to the funny farm ("they're coming to take me away ha ha") and that song about counting flowers on the wall,any version of "Summertime", Elton John, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Blondie, Etta James, Howlin Wolf, BB King etc etc
The Shining (Was there ever a better performance of insanity?), Little Miss Sunshine, City of God, Buffalo 66, Napoleon Dynomite, Dancer In The Dark, Amelie, Drugstore Cowboy, Barfly, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, One Flew Over the CooCoo's Nest, 50 First Dates, Muhulland Drive, Lost Highway, Eurotrip, Scary Movie 3, Rat Race, Hotel Rwanda, Chinatown, Spirited Away, The Vister, The Wackness,anything with Marilyn Monroe (Some Like it Hot is golden, oh and the lost footage of Somethings Got To Give, boosh! boosh! boosh!), Jean Harlow, Jayne Mansfield or Clara Bow
Television
Law and Order SVU,the rest of the Law and Orders, Kinght Rider, A Team, Lost, Big Love, Animal Precinct on Animal Planet, The History Channel
Books
A Separate Peace ( I am in love with Phineas ), The Handmaids Tale, White Oleander, Where the Red Fern Grows, Forever (by Pete Hamill), The Blind Assassin, The Alchemist, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Celestine Prophecy Conversations with God, The Prophet, Snow, God of Small Things, Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, and the best book of all time: Yohangi and Chelo's Ghost Hunting Adventures at the Flanders
Heroes
Firemen, my grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, Thich Nhat Hanh, the dog trainer, and everyone who adopted a shelter pet or rescued a stray instead of buying=)
PLEASE SPONSOR ME IN THE WALK TO SAVE HOMELESS ANIMALS! CLICK ON THE FIRSTGIVING BUTTON BELOW TO MAKE A DONATION. The Walk is May 2nd 2009 in NYC =) THANK YOU!!
Below is a video of Sheba! She has been at the shelter for over two years! If you are looking for a dog please consider Sheba!
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Click here to learn what's happening in Darfur, Sudan .. You're Marilyn Monroe!
"A better insight into your dog may give you a glimpse of our own humanity. It often heightens the sense of responsibility we humans have, not just for our fellow creatures but for one another and all creation."
The monks of new skete
Who I'd like to meet: "If the sea could dream and the sea were dreaming now the dream would be the usual one, of the flesh. And the letter in the dream would go something like, "Forgive me, Love Blue"
People who like to laugh, other people in animal rescue, Yohangi, Chelo, Franklin,
and the ghosts at the Flanders...
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row .....
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved,
and now we lie in Flanders fields..."
You've been on my mind so much lately, I hope you're doing ok. Can't wait for Anguilla! Take care and we'll see you soon! Remember, we're only a short ride away if you need us xoxox
