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On October 25, 2010 I, along with hundreds of others, had the grand

experience of watching a film screening of "I AM," a documentary

helping to explain what is wrong with the world today and what we can

do about it. The director of the film is Tom Shadyac, who has also

directed such films as Patch Adams, Ace Ventura, and Bruce Almighty.

After the film Tom and co-producer Jackie Zampella answered questions

from the audience.



The film repeatedly asks the… Continue

Dancing, dancing, dancing!! Watch her get down, watch her get down, watch her get down. There we were, twirling around on the dance floor for hours, in celebration of my birthday. We were all set to leave when they played another cool song. So we mamboed to the exit, getting one last hip wiggle as we left the club. It was crowded outside as every other club in the vicinity was closing at this time too. My feet were a bit sore, but I was SOOOOOOO glad that I had carried my flats with…

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water, Water Everywhere

Well, don't let the title fool you. Remember the saying "Water, Water, Everywhere, but not a drop to drink"? If you've never heard it before it usually refers to someone being stuck on a desert or on a boat in the middle of the ocean. And you are surrounded by water, but it's salt-water, so you can't actually drink it. I mean, technically, you could, but you'd just dehydrate and die. The world is covered in 2/3 water, but not…

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Ok, so I feel a little like I just joined a 12 step program:



First there's denial - " I'm ok, I'm really ok "



Then there's anger - "People suck!! "



Then there's acceptance - "Everything will be ok."



So maybe my last post was an angry jab at the sucky people in the world (step 2), but now I've accepted it and I'm moving on. (Ok, maybe it's more like a 3 step program). I AM the new girl in town - on my own little island.

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