I enjoy reading, writing (especially poetry), drawing, the arts (music, art, dancing), travelling (been to Iran, Italy, England, France), spending quality time with those I love (friends and family are very important to me), love kids, listening to music, shooting pool, and enjoy cooking. Other hobbies include arts & crafts such as beading/jewelry making, soap making, candle making, mosaics, and embroidery.
Other activities that I enjoy are biking and swimming. I love sunsets, the beach, in general the outdoors, and animals (cats especially).
Some of my academic interests include sociology, psychology, anthropology, egyptology, and archeology. I am a HUGE egyptology fan!!! I read everything I come across regarding ancient egyptian civilization. I love to learn new things, especially about new cultures.
Music
Enjoy most types of music. Some of my favorite artists include Nickelback, Evanescence, Nirvana, Robert Cray Band, and Lifehouse.
Movies
LOVE action movies, sci-fi and fantasy. Some of my favorite movies include James Bond, Harry Potter, Star Trek, and the Star Wars series.
TV
Favorite television shows include Charmed, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Law and Order Criminal Intent, any of the CSI series, and ER.
Books
Favorite books: Go ask Alice, East of Eden.
Favorite authors include Mary Higgins Clark, Mary Jane Clark, and Micheal Connelly.
Favorite genres include mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy novels.
Dislikes
Mean people!!
Heroes
First and foremost, my parents.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
--Margaret Mead, US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology
1901-1978
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
--Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, diplomat, activist
1884-1962
"To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self."
--Charles Horton Cooley, famous American Sociologist
1864-1929
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
--John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States
1917-1963
"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty."
--Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun & humanitarian
1910-1997
“It is a good idea to be ambitious, to have goals, to want to be good at what you do, but it is a terrible mistake to let drive and ambition get in the way of treating people with kindness and decency.”
--Robert K. Merton, distinguished American sociologist
1910-2003
“Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose.”
--C. Wright Mills, American sociologist
1916-1962
"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase."
--Martin Luther King Jr., US civil rights leader & activist, Baptist minister
I wanted to share this dream I had last night. It really freaked
me out, so I just need to write about it so I could get it off my chest. Last night I
dreamt that a very good friend of mine was in a car accident and died.
I was so freaked by it I called her this evening. This dream felt SOOO
real. I've had dreams like that before that felt so real like that and
within days came true. Anyway, before I described my dream to her, she told me she had gone to Spokane to celebrate a friend's birthday. She lives in the Tri-Cities and on
her way home, she was passing this semi and when she started to pull
back in front of the truck, the truck sped up and was riding her tail
the whole way. It was one of those big semis that hauls gasoline. The
funny thing is that in my dream she crashed into the side of such a
truck when she was trying to pass it, and there was a huge explosion. The thing that scared
me about this dream was I never had one that seemed that vivid and
real. I've had a few vivid dreams (but none as vivid as this one
seemed) that came true, but never dealt with the death of a loved one.
So this one really scared me. I'm glad nothing happened to her the
other night, but I'm still kinda freaked. She knows all about the
dream, but I think I'm more freaked out than she is. I just wanted to
share this experience because its been a tough day and I needed to tell
someone else about it. Also, I'm not quite sure what to make
of the dream other than it seems like a bad omen. I've had a few (well, more than a few) I
guess you'd say psychic experiences, where I absolutely positively knew
that a specific event in my life was going to happen and soon. And
sure enough, within days it happened. Or there have been more than a
few occasions where I was trying to make a decision about something and
my intuition or psyche almost seemed to be shouting at me not to choose
the choice I did.
The timing of all this really seemed odd as well. Just yesterday I met
some new friends, and one told me that he'd had a vision or something
about me shortly before I arrived. Said that I was more psychic than I
realized, something to the effect that it almost bordered on the verge
of madness, and that I had a fearlessness about me. I've always
thought and I guess on some level known that I may have some psychic ability, but never admitted it to
anyone, because sometimes I think I'm just crazy or imagining it. Well, I'm not sure what to make of it all and just needed to write this all down while its still clear in my head. I guess I'm just trying to figure out if this is some psychic vision or just a dream and nothing else. Its got me so rattled I can't sleep. Anyway, if anyone has any insights, please feel free to share them!!