SoftSeattleRain's profile

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Relationship

Single. Interested in meeting men for dating and meeting men for a serious relationship and meeting people for friendship

Hometown

Seattle, WA

Places I've been

I'm proud to say that I've touched the earth in all 48 states. I've lived in New York City, London, and Crow Creek, South Dakota, among others and have visited France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Germany. After all that, I've discovered that Seattle (where it all began) is the center of the universe, after all.

More about me

Hello.  I'm looking forward to meeting all of you!  Wow...30 seconds?  Well...I share a small apartment with my dog and have returned to Seattle after over a decade away, only to find my old friends have all scattered, leaving me to feel a little like Ripette Van Winkle. (The layout looks the same, but where are the people?) Most of my hippy values are still delightfully in tact.

I own very little, (nothing, really) and am still trying to find my way.  I want to be a succulent wild old woman, and never intend to grow up to be stuffy or "dignified".  As Tom Robbins said, when they tell you to grow up, what they really mean is to stop growing, climb into your box and stay there where you won't cause any trouble.  I color outside the lines.

I see beauty in age, and find that the most beautiful and wrinkled things--ancient winding rivers, craggy mountains, old-growth trees,--are the oldest.  I don't believe that youth is the sole holder of wild exubarence, vitality and playfulness.  I rage against age discrimination, stereotypes and exploitation by cosmetic and pharmaceutical corporations. 

Well, that's me in this thirty seconds.  Whew!  But like water flowing through the banks of a river, that thirty seconds of me will not be the same thirty seconds of me thirty seconds from now.  :~)

 PS I'm adding this update (July, 2008) to say that I've been laid of off my corporate cubicle job. I sure never thought I'd be looking for work at 56!  

Activities

Reading, amateur (esp. street) photography, long, languid walks; gardening; going to concerts, plays, movies (anything but horror or action), viting galleries and art museums; hanging out, exploring, going to festivals just to belly-flop into the shimmering sea of humanity and frolic wildly :~)

Favorite Charities

No-kill animal shelters, public art organizations, Seattle Historical Preservation, HistoryLink.org

Favorite Music

Blues, folk-rock, rock, baroque classical, jazz...all live music. Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan (of course), Ani DiFranco. I love street music--buskers--most of all, and am grateful to them for providing unexpected soundtracks to our daily lives...sharing their talents and asking little in return. There is some amazing, dedicated talent on the streets. There was a busker here, recently passed away, who left his high-level corporate advertising job over twenty years ago to do what he loved most--busk at the Pike Place Market. His wife and he raised two beautiful children along the way. Through it all, he was an activist for peace and social justice and wrote strong and beautiful songs to support those causes.

Favorite TV Shows

Men in Trees, Northern Exposure, Grays Anatomy, Nova, and I confess--sitcoms. I never watch sports, game shows or reality tv...don't watch a lot of tv at all...mostly during the dark, cold rainy months.

Favorite Movies

The Red Violin, Benny & Joon, Something's Gotta Give, The Motorcycle Diaries, Anthem--An American Road Trip, La Vie En Rose, 1 Giant Leap, Sally Potter films. I tend to resist movies with a lot of PR and hype--the more they're pushed, the harder I resist..

Favorite Books

Anything by Tom Robbins, Barry Lopez, Leonard Cohen, Alan Watts, Collette, Margaret Atwood, Kerouac, Voltaire. Books that come to mind are "Candide", "Walden", Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle, " "Special Topics in Calamity Physics, " Robbins' "Jitterbug Perfume" Really, I'm a voracious reader...there are too many books and authors to list!

Favorite Quotes

"Never hesitate to trade your cow for a handful of magic beans." and "It's never to late to have a happy childhood" ~T. Robbins~ (Everything he writes becomes a favorite quote, it seems. sigh.) "The 60s are a favorite target for those who take delight in the failure of dreams." ~Studs Terkel, quoting Joan Nestle~,

Favorite People

Dalai Llama, Tom Robbins, Emma Goldman, Howard Zinn, Georgia O'Keefe, Gandhi, Studs Terkel (too many to mention!)

Favorite Places

Each place holds its own beauty, magic and mystery. I can only say this: after looking around, Seattle and her surrounding areas are the center of my universe.

Favorite Animals

My dog, Sadie. All dogs, cats, birds; all creatures of the earth--with the possible exceptions of mosquito, ticks, leeches and gee dub

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