Brenda
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Location | Maine, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a mom first and foremost. I'm a friend second and a woman third. I've always put others before me, it makes me happy to see others smiling and, if it's due to something *I* did, all the better. I'm a trusting soul who's been burned far too many times, but I can't change my core being, nor will I. I'm not perfect, I have many flaws, but flaws make us real and my goal is to be the REAL *me*. I'm an eclectic Pagan. What does that mean? It means I love nature and cannot force myself to follow any type of structured belief system. I believe in Karma, I believe in Mother Nature and worshiping the change of seasons. I believe every thing we do on this earth has a lasting impact and we as a species REALLY need to be more mindful of what we're taking from the Earth without giving BACK to the Earth. |
| Interests | Obviously, my kids. Additionally, music of MANY different genres. I play acoustic guitar, mostly folk and Celtic. I do a lot of finger-picking style and I love it. I also write, a lot, mostly very mundane and boring things, but sometimes I manage to crank out an interesting piece. I also draw and do wood burnings. These two hobbies are my "sanity keepers" in my very insane world. |
| Favorite movies | I. Am. A. Movie. WHORE. Seriously a few favorites: Dogma, Gone Baby Gone, LOTR trilogy, DaVinci Code, Almost Famous, The Last Mimzy, and so on, and so on. |
| Favorite music | Rock, Metal, Blues and Celtic folk music. I love guitar work, cellists, bagpipes, pan flutes, bohdran drums...eclectic enough? |
| Favorite books | Steven King, Dean Koontz and yes, I'll admit it, Nora Roberts. While I have little use for "romance" novels, I love the way the woman writes and I love the "fantasy" aspect she weaves through her stories. So there! :P |
If mud is dirt plus water, what is clay?
Clay tends to be aluminum silicates (AlSi) with oxygen/oxides. Part of the molecule might include magnesium, sodium, calcium, and iron. Often there are ionic elements clinging to the silicates that give each instance of clay its unique characteristics. (HAH!)