Amber Forest

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Publishing
Occupation editor
Location San Diego, California, United States
Interests the ocean, trains, trucks, motorcycles, rocks, trees, rivers, the desert, the forest, natural hot springs, highways, big sur, long rural drives, food, books, music, my guitar, libraries, rainy nights, fire, stars, pine cones, horses, dogs and cats that get along, stretching, wickedly good dry wit that isn't cruel, justice, bumble bees, love . . ., pencils, camping with friends, camping alone, earth science, physiology, cellular respiration, drums, film, photography, laughing, public radio, light, meditation, you.
Favorite Movies doctor zhivago, what's up doc, love liza, some came running, bell, book and candle, elvira madagen, run lola run, friends, woodstock, to kill a mockingbird, me, you and everyone we know, funny girl, janis, i know that there's more, but i'm drawing a blank - i'll come back to this.
Favorite Music In no particular order (excepy for Neko), Neko Case, Jai Uttal & the Pagan Love Orchestra, Regina Carter, Stevie Nicks, Sarah Hammer, Lucinda Williams, Santana, Gillian Welch, Joni Mitchell, Jane's Addiction (first two albulms), Kelly Hogan, Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, Blind Lemon Jackson, James Taylor (mudslide slim albulm), Herb Albert, The Beattles (Abby Road), Dirty Vegas, Aphex Twin, Billie Holiday, Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon, Bonnie Raitt, Sarah Vaughn, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Ritchie Haven, Elizabeth Frazier, Jane Siberry, Shelia E, Al Green, phoebe snow, tin hat trio, nina simone, the guy who played accordion at the restaurant by the lake when it snowed that first day we kissed . . . chrissie hynde, kate bush, patty larkin, olga bell, jolie holand, zee avi, . . . oh please, how can i list everyone on this skimpy page!! Duke Ellington, Joan as Police Woman, Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Favorite Books The Last Days of Dogtown, The Turtle Catcher, From the Dust Returned, The Beat Queen, The Bean Trees of Egypt Maine, Ellen Foster, Cells - the way our bodies grow, The Elements, Best Hiking in California, Back Roads of Arizona, A Brief History of Everything, Selected Poems by Mary Oliver volumes 1 and 2, The current issues of The Sun and Backpacker Magazine, Rocks and Minerals, How Mountains are Made, The Rain Forest - A Picture Book, Written on the Body, Green Days by the River, The Vanishing, what are the seven wonders of the world, The Politics of Stupid, and the list goes on . . .

You've rented a sky-writer to propose to your significant other, but it's completely overcast. What will you do?

write it in the sand down at the cove