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[May. 21st, 2009|12:34 pm] |
all moved in and settled here in Detroit. Feels good. I love walking the dogs around here. Everyone is so nice and the houses are beautiful. The culture is better here. All the animals are getting along. 3 dogs, 4 cats. They are all so cute!! Andrea is awesome and made things really easy for me to move in so quickly.
Found a vet down here, I can actually walk the dogs to their new vet! They got all the vaccines and had a physical. I suggested they use a muzzle on Fennel, brought it up twice, they didn't. She bit the vet tech. Didn't break the skin, but probably will be bruised. :/
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I've been biking tons lately. It feels so good. The other night Matt and I were biking on Woodward, we were in Ferndale and someone actually called the cops on us to complain that we were biking on the street. I REFUSE to bike on sidewalks. It's dangerous. We were riding two-abreast because we legally can, and riding in the right lane, with lights. Breaking no laws. The cop pulled up to us, but we told him we weren't breaking any laws and he didn't really care what we were doing, just said he got a call. HAHAH people are fucking ignorant when it comes to seeing people on bicycles... ohh the joys of living in a state dominated by the car industry.
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I pick Amanda up from the train station tomorrow. I can't wait to hang out with her all week!!! This week is going to seriously fly by. I need to start my running list of stuff to take. Things to do before I leave, etc So I won't be overwhelmed when the time comes that I have to leave.
You should meet Amanda while she's here. She'll be living with Jay all of June & July. But will be with me the last week of May. My last night is May 29. This is critical mass as well. So it'd be rad to have you ride bikes with us. and/or afterwards go to Xochimilco's in Mexican Town. If you want more details, get at me.
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back to getting things done. |
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| HUGE update |
[May. 5th, 2009|02:35 pm] |
May began with what was probably the best show of the year-- Burning Fight. I finally fulfilled my dream of seeing Trial play. I'm not even going to try to explain how fucking incredible and intense that was. nor can I explain how well the fest went.
Things like this remind me of why I love hardcore. The community is incredible-- there may be some flaws, but all in all people work together and the emotions that come out at a hardcore show leave me breathless.
It made me really happy to go to the show with Jay-- who got me into a lot of the bands and we have spent most of our friendship listening to hardcore and going to shows together, driving to out of state fests together. We've always talked about seeing Trial, and I was happy to have him there experiencing the moment with me.
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Now I am home. I've been without my van for about 3 weeks now.. maybe more. She's done for. The engine died on me on the highway, of course that same morning my phone was shut off for overdue balance. and it was the same night/morning that we got a fucking blizzard. So a bad start with a bad ending. Now it's official, the engine is a done for.
Biking everywhere has been fun/ and frustrating dealing with assholes who tell me to get on the sidewalk. But I'll admit, Michigan wasn't made for biking-- thanks auto industry! The roads, the rain and the angry drivers make me pretty nervous when I bike to work.
Matt's been really helpful with letting me borrow his car when I can't do things on my bike-- pick up fruit for work, etc. I don't know what I'd do with out him.
I'd like to say that I'll never get a car again, but I don't see that happening. However, I'm not going to get another one until I come back from North Carolina in August.
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In other news, I'm marking another tally for moving. I'm getting the fuck out of suburbia hell and back into the city, where I feel comfortable. I'll be moving in with Andrea Cardinal next week in Detroit. Further from work, but Royal Oak just isn't for me. PLUS it'll be cheaper and I'm looking forward to living with Andrea.
I'll only be there for a couple of weeks and then I'm hiding from civilization for 2 months. I'll be maybe only peeking out for dude fest if I can make that happen.
I leave May 30th. May 29th is the next Critical Mass. Amanda will be arriving from Montreal on the 22nd. I'm thinking about having a picnic in a park or something before I head out. Either way, the last day to see me is at Critical Mass, so you should stop making up excuses and be there!
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and now I pack! If you want my new address, email me: kittylitter13[at]gmail[dot]com |
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| first camping adventure of 2009 |
[Apr. 20th, 2009|09:45 am] |
Philly didn't happen so we made other things happen instead. Matt, Christopher, Josh and I drove out to Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania and camped all weekend. We hiked around lots, off the path and along the river and waterfalls. We got in the freezing fucking cold water, but it felt good. I want to camp every weekend.
I uploaded pictures: click that for the rest.
I leave at the end of May for North Carolina & Tennessee. I'll be there for two months working with bats in the field-- back early August. Before that happens, I get to see Amanda for a few days because she'll be staying in Flint this summer apprenticing tattoos with Jay. Before that happens I'll be moving to Detroit.
Big changes coming soon. |
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| Fuck Bloomfield Hills. |
[Apr. 13th, 2009|09:57 am] |
Maybe I'm just making assumptions, but is it harsh that the only part of Woodward Ave. that the bus does not stop at from downtown Detroit to Pontiac is the portion of the road that cuts through Bloomfield Hills?
Here's a map of the bus route for that section.
Of course, my work is right in the middle of that "non-stop" section. Let me also note, that in that portion, there are no sidewalks. It's not like things don't exist on that portion of Woodward. There are apartments, churches, art & science institute and more.
I rode my bike to/from on Woodward yesterday. It's about 8 miles each way. But I was looking to take the bus today because it's supposed to rain all afternoon/evening and my bike and rain aren't exactly best friends. Granted I can just bike those 2-3 miles from the bus stop, it just made me think of all of this.
Here's more info on Bloomfield Hills, and maybe this will make more sense of things:
-"Bloomfield Hills consistently ranks as one of the top five wealthiest cities in the United States..."
-"The median income for a family is over $200,000. 49% of houses in Bloomfield Hills have a value of over $1,000,000."
-"The racial makeup of the city was 90.69% White, 1.65% Black, 0.10% Native American, 6.57% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population."
-"71.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present"
ok... I'm done raging now. |
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| Critical Mass! |
[Apr. 11th, 2009|04:37 pm] |
Just under 2 weeks away, hope to see you there! |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMANDA!!! |
[Apr. 8th, 2009|01:53 pm] |
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I love you and miss you lots!!!! I can't wait until we can have tea together again! xoxoxoxo Enjoy your birthday and don't study too hard today ;) Fill yourself with treats instead!
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| volcanic uterus. |
[Apr. 1st, 2009|09:15 pm] |
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It's incredible how precise I am at calculating my cycle based on my seething rage and sadness. at least that's what I'm hoping. If not, I'll need another excuse. |
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| what should I be doing? |
[Mar. 29th, 2009|09:44 am] |
total motivation with everything but writing my thesis. not out of avoidance, but passion. the need to take action. not just talk about doing things.
just over fifty people participated in detroit's critical mass. high considering not much has happened in a long time. double it next month? come ride.
planned parenthood potluck/movie night is today. join us. last entry has the info.
social justice conference is next weekend. UM ann arbor. bill ayers, derrick jensen. and more on saturday. food not bombs / potluck on friday. carpool?
money isn't coming in. work is beyond slow. 1-2 days a week, 3 days if I'm lucky. Half of April and I'm only working 3 days. in a tight spot.
with that I should make the writing happen.
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| call. |
[Mar. 10th, 2009|11:05 am] |
Winter has caused my memory of bird calls to weaken. I need to get back on things. I mixed up a couple of birds but got better looks. I used to know these calls right away. I feel as if I'm letting myself down. Or maybe I just get out of practice when most of the birds here are gone for months. |
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| facial and body hair and Amanda. |
[Mar. 6th, 2009|10:07 pm] |
The sunlight hits my face just right...and bam...I am reminded of my monthly battle with my mustache. Is it already time to wax you again? Your determination impresses & frustrates me.
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Amanda hangouts in Montreal. How many times did discussion of hair come up? From fringe to pubes to pits to legs. From head to toes and all of those itchy and awkward places in between. This is a true friendship, yes?
damp tissues and empty rolls of toilet paper. needles and threads. laughter and deep discussions. stretches and flexes. sunglasses and mittens. boys and roast beefs. beats and silence. early mornings and early nights. rambling and concentration. education and cooperation.
all revolving around vegan deliciousness and bottomless tea cups.
and all of this revolving around an honest, incredible, growing and true friendship. |
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| a.m.a.n.d.a. |
[Feb. 22nd, 2009|06:38 pm] |
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in less than 24 hours I will be in Amanda's presence.
fucking rad.
Montreal for a week. |
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| adventure. |
[Feb. 9th, 2009|06:37 pm] |
11 hour train ride to Montreal starts 23 of February. A week with Amanda------- we'll fill our insides with warm tea, deep discussions and vegan treats. Our stomachs will ache from laughter and our cheeks will be sore from smiling and endless conversation. All of this I call the best of friendships.
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This summer you will find me in North Carolina for two months. You will find me tracking bats. Tracking bats will allow me to discover what it feels like to live what I once thought was only a dream that I've spent countless years reaching for. |
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| Today smells of spring and the robins shall feast! |
[Feb. 9th, 2009|06:04 pm] |
The melting snow and thawing soil leads to worms of American Robins gathering at patches of what seems to be yellowed, lifeless grass. The robins have turned opportunistic, taking advantage of those wooden boxes filled with seeds for the birds to choke down. A sad replacement of what once grew. But they stay, they stay through the bitter winter although their friends have departed to find the mecca of worms. friends? or competitors? Do they stay to be the first back? To claim this patch as their own to feast once again on the worms who writhe about in the damp soil. To shout their song....their song that I can only remember by envisioning a pendulum swinging "back and forth back and forth back and forth".... I nod my head side to side to the rhythm of their call.
They have an early start to claim their land, their partners, to build the perfect nest. But the others have been feasting all winter on their plump worms. How does the robin decide? No matter, some have stayed, and today they gathered to feel the mud on their beaks and on their feet as they hopped about hoping that the worms were as joyous as they were about the sun melting away the snow to reveal the preserved, but now thawing life beneath it. |
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| Hope in People, not Presidents. |
[Feb. 1st, 2009|09:41 am] |
Perhaps our marvelous capacity to adapt to even the most atrocious situations is the major reason revolutions fail. We're so good at getting along that we do so at the expense of actions that would in a meaningful sense bring a change in those original circumstances that cause our suffering. We shuffle and bow before the established order, knowing that it's better to be alive and humbled-even if we must sell our hours for another's profit-than it is to be dead. Then when some new despot comes along mouthing new slogans of egalitarianism, instead of opposing both the old and new tyrannies, we adapt yet again, perhaps even believing for a time the new slogans. And when the new slogans prove false? Amnesia, that most adaptable of all forms of adaptation. - Derrick Jensen A Language Older Than Words |
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| the decision. |
[Jan. 29th, 2009|10:42 am] |
As I sit here, 27 gets closer. And what have I done? I've settled too much. I need something big after this finish. My actions of looking for a permanent move have left me unsatisfied. Cities, professors, programs, universities....none are what I want right now. Nothing has jumped at me. Only sparks that have not led to flames.
Another option often flickers. and the more I let it flicker in my thoughts, the more it grows and I have that feeling...I can feel it swell in my throat....excitement. passion. adventure. It swells so large that it's hard to swallow. I need to get it out. I need more adventures. It's too early to settle.
The only place I want to be is everywhere. |
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| sewing... |
[Jan. 28th, 2009|06:12 pm] |
Been stoked to start sewing again. it feels good to make things.
here's the latest..... modeled by the babetastic matt.
made from reconstructed shirts and skirts. and lined with a soft fleece like materia
( Read more... ) |
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| 36 Years of Women's Choice |
[Jan. 18th, 2009|09:06 am] |
Hey everyone: Laura, Matt, a couple of others and I are planning an event with Planned Parenthood to celebrate the 36th year anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Without Roe v. Wade we wouldn't have the option of choice.
So please, come to the event, Flint people...work out a carpool! There will be free snacks that Laura and I will be making. Pam is speaking on the feminist movement along with some other awesome speakers as well. You can learn a lot and meet up with others. Hope to see you there!
Hosted By:
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan
When:
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Where:
Affirmations Community Center
290 West 9 Mile Rd
Ferndale
48220
Description:
Come celebrate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade!
Click Here To View Event
Let me know if you think you can make it and/or RSVP on the myspace event. That way we can get a good idea of numbers.
Thanks!! |
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[Jan. 15th, 2009|09:48 pm] |
I am here still. Sometimes my computer absorbs the internet floating around in this neighborhood. It's these times that I read up on you, and think about posting.
Life has been calm and invigorating. and things are getting better everyday. |
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