• Our Idiot Brother
• Crazy, Stupid Love
• The Change-Up
• The Help
• The Adjustment Bureau

• hiking to the bottom of the grand canyon and camping
• spending a good chunk of time living in guatemala or another latin american country
• become an interpreter
• live in something like an intentional community
• live near water
• foster a child
• have a decent sized garden and use local plants for food sources

• Robert Redford
• Heath Ledger (i'm sure that if i'd ever met him, i'd have been in love - what a tragic death)
• Ronan Keating - irish pop star. his music is hit or miss, but his voice is amazing!
• Jon Stewart - he just rocks!
• David Krumhultz

• pc(usa) yav program
• tucson yav program
• pc(usa) or other churches
• KIVA (kiva.org - micro loan program)
• heifer international - i need to check into this more. it seems like it could be very paternalistic, so i'm not sure i support it
• children of the night (www.childrenofthenight.org)
• international justice mission (www.ijm.org)
• the florence project (www.firrp.org)
• no more deaths (www.nomoredeaths.org)

• church custodian
• ice cream shop
• video store
• cashier at steinmart
• store manager at cokesbury
• associate at cokesbury (yep, backward, but the manager job was at a summer store with few responsibilities)
• taco bell
• office person for campus food
• missionary
• trip leader at BorderLinks
• office assistant for archaeology firm
• laborer for general contractor
• subway
• substitute teacher
• legal assistant for non-profit

• the battle in seattle
• the changeling
• bordertown

I've just moved back in with my parents and am trying to keep a healthy diet. They eat primarily meat, so I need to keep a running list of alternatives. I'm hoping they'll try some of my dishes

• pizza
• sauteed vegetables over rice
• chicken rague with veggies and tofu substitute
• pinto beans with veggies (for burritos)
• black beans with Maya Quetzal's "special rice"
• Uppie's quesadillas with cheddar cheese and sauteed vegetables
• Mac & Cheese with broccoli and tomato
• Dusty's potatoes, eggs, and veggies (yum!)
• refried beans (with enchilada sauce and milk)
• potato and bean enchiladas*
• vegetarian chili*

• dress pants for work and a top to go with
• new pair of jeans
• converse low-top shoes from no sweat
• new bra
• dress from the hunger site
• yoga pants
• ipod nano
• tennis shoes
• smartwool socks
• sleeping bag liner
• summer tops for work and maybe skirts/dresses
• long sleeve or 3/4 sleeve cotton tops for work/casual

• push myself to connect with new people
  • this means going to events, classes, outings that i don't really want to go to
• get involved in something that gives back to the world, wherever i am
• find ways to establish outlets in outdoor activities
  • bike riding
  • walking
  • fishing
  • camping
  • some kind of sport
  • climbing
• learn to knit socks
• go sky diving
• eat more local foods
• continue to eat meat less than 5 times a week
• journal daily, including sleeping with br...

• The fauna and incredible life
• Picking Saguaro and Prickly Pear Fruit
• Active community of socially conscious people
• Being close to Mexico
• There is a lot of diversity
• BorderLinks and No More Deaths
• biking
• decent public transportation
• there are a lot of cat people
• the history of the old west
• the history of social activism
• Mish and Billy Jean
• Cascabel
• Drive-in movies on August nights
• new music

• the western concept of style and clashing colors does not apply to native clothing - in fact, the opposite is true
• rambutan fruit
• everything takes longer to do because they don't have those time-saving machines like juicers
• jobs that would not be desirable in the United States are admirable once you understand all that's involved
• negative identity - guatemalans have a tendency to base their sense of identity on what they are not
  • ladinos aren't indigenous
  • protestants aren't catholic
  • catholics don't practice mayan spirituality
    • this means that they can't do things associated with the thing they aren't, like u...

• These Boots Are Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra
• Uptown Girl -Billy Joel
• It's Still Rock and Roll to Me -Billy Joel
• You May be Right -Billy Joel
• Michael Buble
• Bing Crosby (non-christmas)
• Summer Girl -LFO
• Les Miserable Soundtrack
• Frank Zappa
• Tiny Dancer -Elton John
• Walk This Way -Aerosmith
• Indigo Girls
• More Bluegrass
• Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
• Alex Ubago
• that new Kid Rock song about Sweet Home Alabama
• Calexico
• The Way We Were -Barbara Streisand

• farmer's market
• Phoenix Art Museum (the dark room)
• Symphony
• Tucson Desert Museum
• tubing?
• Fry bread
• frisbee or putt-putt
• bookmans
• Cascabel
• hiking/camping
  • piestewa peak 22nd st & Glendale
• grand canyon

• itinerant - a person who moves around with no fixed home
• quixotic - foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals: marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
• monaker - name or signature

for some reason my work computer doesn't always save bookmarks. so these are things i've found while at work that i want to look at again

• http://www.alastairmcintosh.com/general/...
• http://fiberfiend6891.blogspot.com/2007/...
• http://meteorshowersonline.com/quadranti...
• http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
• http://www.alternet.org/workplace/121955...
• http://www.peacepizza.com/
• http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/pwp2/vie...
• http://www.omick.net/native_foods/native...

• Prancer
• Miracle on 34th st.
• Santa Claus the movie
• The Santa Clause
• What a Wonderful Life

• the florence project
• no more deaths
• samaritans
• borderlinks
• pc(usa)
• presgov (guate/us coordinating org)
• ienpg (guatemala)

• piano man -billy joel
• blaze of glory -bon jovi
• these boots are made for walking -nancy sinatra
• please mr., please -olivia newton john
• crazy -patsy cline
• ode to billy joe -??
• Henry the 8th -herman's hermits
• Leader of the Pack -the shangralas
• born to fly -sara evans
• it's my party
• gypsies, tramps, and theives -cher
• love child -diana ross
• lesson in leavin' -jo dee messina
• let it be -the beatles
• let's call the whole thing off (duet)
• leaving on a jet plane -peter, paul, and mary?
• cats in the cradle -harry chapin
• mother's little helper
• my favorite mistake -sheryl crow

• i climbed a volcano in guatemala
• i have taken an active role in no more deaths
• i spent a year living and developing relationships in guatemala
• i have gained an understanding of power dynamics between my socio-economic group and groups that are disadvantaged as well as men and women
• i have continued to play the euphonium after college

• Mom and Dad (for their relationship)
• Marge Carpenter (for her experience and energy)
• John Fife (for his dedication to the world)
• Gene and Sue Lefebve (for their generosity and dedication to the world)
• Rick and Kitty Ufford-Chase (for their dedication to community)
• Kerrie and Jon Green (for their relationship)

• half and half
• tomatoes
• zuchini
• broccoli
• green chile
• oregano
• onion
• salt and peper
• peppers
• spinach
• cheddar cheese!!

• Shreve's death - I think I remember his funeral, but I was only 3
• My first best friend - Christina Cox
• Moving from Kentucky to Illinois
• Grandpa's death and the end of the beagles
• Church camp all through elementary and middle school
• My first kiss with Justin Hamma
• Laura's death
• Moving to Ohio
• Grandma's death
• Coming to understand my beliefs concerning the death penalty
• Meeting Miguel and company
• Going to the Dominican Republic
• Moving to Guatemala as a missionary and studying faith and social justice
• Arriving in Tucson and working for BorderLinks
• Meeting Jake - changed my sense of self w...

This includes all the states I have lived, as I have frequently visited my former communities.

• Tennessee
• New York
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Distric of Columbia
• South Carolina
• Washington
• Minnesota
• Colorado
• Nebraska
• Missouri
• Louisiana
• California
• New Mexico
• Florida
• Kentucky
• Illinois
• Ohio

• facebook
• myspace
• listography
• twitter
• lumosity (not necessarily a network...)
• netflix
• skype
• stumbleupon

• cicatriz - scar
• gatear - to crawl
• halago - compliment or flattery
• soberano - sovereign

• bourgeois
• repertoire
• consensual

• dancing in jackie's basement to bad music
• late night pranks at church camp
• being allowed to feel like one of the guys
• believing that the world is a good, safe place
• cuddling
• eating nachos, watching movies and making fun of them with my extended family
• knowing everyone in my town
• hometowns
• old names when people change them or change the version of their name they go by
• large bodies of water
• specific friends who have slipped away despite my attempts

• parents who are supportive
• my cats
• faith and spirituality
• being in a place where i can use my spanish daily
• a car
• a bike that i can take out on the weekends
• the internet!
• a job i can be passionate about
• climbing in the great outdoors!
• long lost friends
• adorable kids getting a chance at a better life
• comp days
• new friends
• camping trips
• nathan

• Friends
• ALF
• The Daily Show
• Grey's Anatomy
• Brothers and Sisters
• Desperate Housewives
• The Colbert Report
• History Detectives (though i rarely watch it)
• The Office
• House

• Mom
  • new sewing kit
• Dad
  • a small but good desk chair
  • a record to CD machine
• Kelley
  • Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea body wash and lotion
• Eric

• cake
• chocolate chip cookies
• snickerdoodles
• thin mint cookies
• macaroni and cheese
• mashed potatoes
• grilled cheese
• pumpkin pie
• cheesecake
• quiche
• a bowl of chili

• large rivers
• water year-round
• eagles
• snow
• public swimming pools
• corn fields
• hayrack rides in the fall
• those little periwinkle flowers on the side of the road
• changing seasons
• looking out my window to see snow on the ground and a sun so bright that it should be 95 degrees out

• The Saint - the first movie Matt and I went to see
• Multiplicity - I saw it with Paul over and over again
• Mystery Science Theatre 3000 - a distraction at grandma's funeral
• The Body Guard - Hanging with Scott and Katie, and push-starting the car through intersections
• At First Sight - Jill & Lisa
• Draco - Work Camp

• The Way We Were
• When Harry Met Sally
• Dirty Dancing
• Pretty Woman
• Up Close and Personal
• The Wedding Singer
• Sliding Doors