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veganskater

joined on 08/01/06
last updated 09/20/09
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People who make my life even better!

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Quotes that Rock My World!!

in no particular order...and definitely incomplete/under construction...

"Environmental and social issues ARE VERY PERSONAL. The global crisis affects the food we eat, the air we breathe, how clean the water is that I drink. It affects how safe I feel at night, what I feel about the future, and so on – it goes right into my body and psyche! This is deeply personal stuff." --Mary Jayne Rust

"Informed caring for the earth is really enlightened self-interest." --Howard Clinebell, Ph.D., ecotherapist

"Can you put a value on a beautiful day, when the birds are singing and people are walking around together? How many dollars an hour does it take to pay you to stay inside and sell things or file papers? What can you get later that will make up for this day of your life?" --crimethinc.com

"if you neglect to love yourself, you begin to push those you love away from you. You lose many womanly gifts....and you become unattractive because you lack the most beautiful feature, your love for yourself."
--unknown author, BodyPositive.com

"If psychosis is the attempt to live a lie, the epidemic psychosis of our time is the lie of believing we have no ethical obligation to our planetary home." --Theodore Rosak

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
--Anais Nin

"I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls."
--Nin

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We Are All Gorgeous Rockstars!!!

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My Darling Friends

....on Tribe are people I have connected with in real life, in the flesh, with *very* few exceptions. (They really *do* make my life even better. They are truly amazing people whom I adore. But that's a tangent to what I am sayin' here.)

If you send me a friend invite I will probably feel honored. But I won't accept it unless I know you in the flesh, or we've had a substantial online connection and I'll hopefully be meeting you on the playa or something of the sort. I want actual people in my life (and me in their lives), NOT just online virtual connections. Let's keep it real!!
much love to all,
vs

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BM '07 in 10 minutes flat!!

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My Bio

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Age
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On My Mind

Not so long ago, there was a lizard who lived right at the top of my front gate. That was his territory; human purposes for the gate be damned! He (and I know it was a "he", since we witnessed him doing those little lizard pushups when the weather was just right) barely ceded right-of-way to the King Kong sized humans who'd pass through several times each day. He was a fierce little bugger.

I don't know what happened to him; perhaps lizard lifespans are brief. I do know that while he was ... read more
Tue, October 6, 2009 - 3:02 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
When I was a small child, I remember that things seemed to take forever.

"Mo-OOMM!" I would moan. "You mean it's going to take *fifteen minutes* to get to the mall?" I actually remember saying this. Fifteen minutes seemed like an eternity. It really did. Now, fifteen months vanish before I know it.

This is what's been bothering me recently: the passage of time. More specifically, that it's going by so damn freakin' fast. One moment unfolds into the next and the next...and before I kno... read more
Wed, June 3, 2009 - 1:35 AM permalink - 6 comments
 
Here it is, guys:
(her family will not be arranging anything, so this is arranged by her '08 campmates)

Community Memorial Gathering for Claudia Blankenzee, AKA Sunshine
Sunday, June 7th
5-10 PM
Dockwelier State Beach
www.beachcalifornia.com/dockw.html
or
beaches.co.la.ca.us/bandH/Be...eiler.htm

We will try to be at the northernmost fire ring. So if you are coming from Imperial Highway, turn right (north) and it will be the farthest fire ring. You can park o... read more
Thu, May 28, 2009 - 2:01 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
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I Fooled Them Pretty Good, Huh??

February 7, 2009
I've been putting off writing a testimonial for this wonderful lady for some time, because there just aren't words that are good enough. So warm and loving and sexy and intelligent and FUN!! Her passion and enthusiasm for all aspects of healthy living are truly infectious, and she spreads cuddles, love, and good health wherever she goes. My life is so much better because she's a part of it!
January 25, 2009
Moose consistently makes my life better through her thoughtfulness. A recent example:

My roommate threw a "beer education party." I went to sleep early, expecting to wake up to a house of dirty dishes and empty bottles strewn about. Instead, the place was sparkling! Helen told me that our dear Moose had done a significant part of the clean-up.

This is just one small example of how considerate you are, my Moosey darling. Thank you so much, for this and for the countless other ways in which you take care of all of us.
November 20, 2008
This woman is a beacon of Earth-Mother-Love meets Glitter-Party-On-Wheelz.
September 2, 2008
I want to write VeganSkater a testimonial RIGHTNOW, because i shared the most amazing moment with her at burning man. We were curled up close together, shouting "GIRLTALK" at any boy who approached us, giggling & clutching fingers. We were so painting toenails in that moment (y'know, metaphorically).

The affinity that i knew was there peripherally, throughout the stress and limited encounters that i had with VS before was confirmed. We were kindred spirits, best friends, an epiphany and an apocalypse on the playa.

We are revolutionaries! Boundless love! I am enchanted by the amount of love & reveling that this amazing lady has in her being. I am charmed & love her endlessly. For the being of light that she is, for the risks & the astounding passion, for all those things that are unnameable, true, free.

I look up to your level of dedication! love! hope! And feel inspired by you!


May 2, 2008
I met Andrea just about a year ago and am thankful to call her my friend. One of the things that I admire about her is that she loves big. Seriously, I have never met someone who really goes out of her way to tell people how much she cares about them, and then vociferously edifies them to everyone else, and truly means it.

It is fun to watch her expand her wardrobe and embrace "traditional" femininity by experimenting with micro minis and copious amounts of faux fur. You'd think she was inviting extra cuddles or something!

Andrea is very conscientious, passionate, and motivated. She has some really great ideas with regard to the environment and her therapy practice, and I am looking forward to seeing her really do some great things. I appreciate how she consistently challenges and works to improve her Self, her environment, and help those around her. She's wonderful.
April 23, 2008
You entered my life and are the reason I examine my health and diet relations as a lifestyle choice now. Because of your constant strength, your never dying quest for betterment, you have been an example to me. A very pretty, sparkly, bling-bilng of an example of a human being. I love you, lovely.
April 4, 2008
I have known Andrea for over a year now and am getting to know her much better this year. We have had some interesting interactions and I have to say she is really growing on me. I feel she is sincere and brutally honest. She has a sweet soul that is much more open now than in the past. She is growing by leaps and bounds, and believe me, that's not easy. I am happy to call her FRIEND.
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