Gender	Female
Industry	Telecommunications
Occupation	Engineer
Location	Southeastern, United States
Introduction	I'm 53 y/o dyke struggling w/reconciling the concept of being Christian and queer. There are days when I know exactly where I stand on this issue; yet other come back and haunt me with questioning everything I thought I knew to be true. There are moments of clarity when I am settled with decisions I have made; conversely, 24 hrs can go by and I'm right back to arguing with God about what IS so wrong about being queer. My bipolar disorder only fuels this process. I am back full circle with all its intended and expected results. I cycle up and down often in as short a period of a couple of days. I barely have the chance to realize that I am in my downward spiral headed towards an eventual suicide solution only to be confronted with being slapped in the face with a manic buzz. BP has now taken a life of its own and is the controlling factor of my every day experience. I never know what I may wake up to find. Also being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder has created great conflicts in my life. It's not enough just to be bipolar. What a treat for me. I can also be found at http://twitter.com/AlixRites
Interests	Teaching, analyzing how things work, writing, motorcycles, queer politics, the divergence between the queer communty and the Christian community, the insidious cycle of Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder
Favorite movies	Greta Garbo's Queen Christina & Anna Christie, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Orson Wells' Citizen Kane
Favorite music	3 Doors Down, Aerosmith, Al DiMeola, Al Jarreau, Allman Bros Band, Ani DiFranco, Anthony Braxton, Arlo Guthrie, Benny Goodman, Blind Faith, Blondie, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, Caldera, Canned Heat, Carole King, Charles Mingus, Charlie Byrd, Charlie Parker, Cheap Trick, Chick Corea, Chris Williamson, Cream, CCR, CSN&Y, Dave Brubeck, David Pritchard, David Sanborn, Deep Purple, Devo, Dire Straits, Earl Klugh, ELO, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Everette Harp, Foreigner, Frank Sinatra (yup!), Frank Zappa, Gary Burton, Gato Barbieri, George Harrison, George Thorogood, Golden Earring, Goo Goo Dolls, Grand Funk Railroad, Guess Who, Heart, Herbie Hancock, Indigo Girls, Iron Butterfly, Itzhak Perlman, Janis Joplin, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jaco Pastorius, Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Sample, Joe Walsh, Joe Zawinul, John Coltrane, John Klemmer, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Keith Jarrett, Larry Coryell, Led Zeppelin, Lee Ritenour, Little Feat, Maynard Ferguson, McCoy Tyner, Meg Christian, Melissa Etheridge, Metallica, Michal Urbaniak, Mighty Mighty Boss Tones, Mike Oldfield, Miles Davis, Moody Blues, Mozart, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Passport, Pat Benatar, Pat Metheny, Peter Frampton, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Renaissance, Return to Forever, Rod Stewart, Santana, Sarah MacLachlan, Shadowfax, Simon & Garfunkel, Spyro Gyra, Stan Getz, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Turrentine, Steely Dan, Steve Miller Band, Styx, Supertramp, Suzanne Vega, Taj Mahal, Tchaikovsky, Ten Years After, Thelonius Monk, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Doors, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tom Scott, Tracy Chapman, Traffic, U2, Vivaldi, Wagner, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, XTC, Yes, Yo Yo Ma
Favorite books	A Persistent Desire, Female Masculinity, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, Stone Butch Bues, Lesbian Ethics, Anthing But Straight, Gyn/Ecology, A Place at the Table, Lesbian and Gay Rights, Lesbian Woman, For Lesbians Only, Femme/Butch, A Crystal Diary, To Believe in Women, She, Sisters, Lesbian Art in America, The Second Sex, The History of Western Philosophy, The Arabian Nights, The Awakening, Beyond Good & Evil, The Critique of Practical Reason, The Divine Comedy, The Prince, The Will To Power, Man's Search For Meaning, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone, The Apology of Socrates, Phaedo, Don Quixote, Aeneid, The Source, Farenheit 451, Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, Catch 22, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Name of the Rose, Les Misérables,Slaughterhouse-Five, Cry the Beloved Country, The Andromeda Strain, Terminal Man

When you spilled the milk, did it look like the moon?

Who cares what it looked like. I was too busy grabbing for the paper towels!