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RuthD

People who get me know this... I am extremely sensitive but extremely driven. !

My career path... Non-profit work/juvenile advocacy !

My spirituality... Student of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism. !

My relationship status... Engaged !

My relationship saga... The love of my life is slowly teaching me to love my life. Eventually we'll get married. !

My political leanings... far left !

My political views... I believe that politics is theatre of the absurd designed to distract us from what's happening around us. !

A link to great art... http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/images/publications/reports/2005/top10_uganda.jpg !

A link to funny video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWbcmzpG9sY !

A great song... "Dare You To Move" - Switchfoot !

A great movie... "Amazing Grace" !

An awful movie... "Superbad" !

A great book... "American Gods" !

An awful book... "Twilight" !

A great company... Invisible Children !

An awful company... Wal-Mart !

Delicious food... Rangoon wontons !

Terrible food... Twinkies !

A great website... http://www.idealist.org !

An awful website... http://Why would I link to an awful website? !

A great person... Mahatma Gandhi !

An awful person... Dick Cheney !

Proudest thing I ever did... Bringing a group of almost thirty people to "Displace ME", an awareness-raising event for the nonprofit Invisible Children. As a bonus, it was the first time I held hands with my now-fiance. !

Best time I ever had... Displace Me. !

Worst time I ever had... The day that I heard my friend committed suicide. !

What Ive been up to lately... Working, planning my wedding, studying for the GRE. !

What drives me crazy... When people pretend to be who they aren't. Like me or don't; just be honest with me. !

What makes me glad to be alive... My fiance. My family. My baby sister asking if a ragamuffin is like a regular muffin. Smiling babies. People rallying behind hope and love rather than dividing by fear and hate. Crisp fall weather, cold enough for me to break out my sweaters. A pretty sunset or a pretty sunrise. My regulars at the coffee shop. Cracking my back just right so that I can tell I got it. !

I believe this... Love is the only way. !

My ethnicity as others define it... Caucasian, European, European-American !

My ethnicity as I define it... Human. But if you have to get technical, multi-racial: Cajun, Chicana, Cubana. !

Gender... Female !

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