My Next Tattoo

I am Ojibwe...a member of the Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. Anishinabe means "original people", and dream catchers are said to have originated with the Ojibwe. More importantly, though, I used to have really bad reoccurring dreams about black cats when I was little, so for Christmas my uncle got me a dream catcher, and I never had another one. I am so excited to get this tattoo! It's going to be my biggest one so far!
PS- my friend drew this for me, how talented is she??!

You walk into my thoughts,
at the most inconvenient times.
It makes my stomach flip,
and how long has it been?
Just when I think I'm over you,
here you are on my mind...again.

Please Consider

Sign the petition for a "National Holiday for Native Americans" ...

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/indian/

Reconsider Columbus Day

baltimore skyline from clifton park mansion

oh b'more is looking beautiful

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Just Watched This, and Cried

Such a great documentary on a topic we think we hear so much about...immigration. But this shows a unique side of immigration, child migrants riding the trains from South America. One of the best documentaries I have seen. But seriously, get out your tissues. And be prepared to want to immediately contact your local adoption agency.

As Well As....

Can't Stop Listening...

Music from Pandora I Need to Download

Heart of the City...Jay-Z
She Don't Love Me...Blake Shelton
Run...George Strait
Daylight(remix)...Ninjasonik
One Day...Matisyahu

My First Post

I am five months out of college, seven months out of a serious relationship, and one month into my year long service with the AmeriCorps. I am in a new city, far from friends and family. I am in an odd place in my life and not really sure what to do. I therefore joined the trend and wrote out a list of what I want to do before I die, and this is what I have thus far...

1. Sky dive
2. Get a 160 on the LSAT
3. Get a law degree
4. Serve in the Peace Corps
5. Own a Range Rover
6. Donate bone marrow
7. Go to California
8. Cross the US on public transportation
9. Live in Italy
10. Visit every state
11. Visit every continent
12. Become vegan for a year
13. Go parasailing
14. Cut my Dad a big ass check
15. Go away with just my brother, sister, and I…serious bonding time.
16. Watch my brother and sister walk across the stage at their college graduations
17. Shave my head
18. Get to a healthy weight and maintain it
19. Become fluent in another language
20. Go stay on the reservation for an extended period of time
21. Learn more about my Ojibwe ancestry and the language
22. Volunteer for an animal rescue shelter
23. Adopt a kid from the US
24. Buy my mom a little red convertible
25. Watch Penn State become National Champs 
26. Join a rec softball league
27. Attend Oktoberfest in Munich
28. Learn to golf
29. See Jay-Z in concert
30. See Bob Seger in concert
31. See Dierks Bentley in concert
32. Make a stained glass window
33. Get another tattoo
34. Start my own non-profit
35. Spend a week in silence
36. Go on a vacation somewhere tropical and secluded by myself
37. Complete a triathlon
38. Go on a canopy tour in the Amazon Rainforest
39. Learn to shoot a gun
40. Meet the President
41. Hold political office
42. Go on an African safari
43. Drive a motorcycle
44. See The Godfather
45. See Gone With the Wind
46. Grow my own garden
47. Knit a scarf
48. Go fly fishing
49. Pet a tiger
50. Learn to drive a manual
51. Play a table game at a casino and win cash money
52. Own a walk in closet full of just shoes and purses
53. Get my palms read
54. Own, and actually wear, contacts
55. Go whale watching
56. Learn to tap dance
57. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
58. Ride in a submarine
59. Watch a rocket launch
60. Go to Disney World
61. Learn to play chess
62. Brew my own beer
63. Read every Pulitzer prize winner in the general nonfiction category
64. Be a mentor
65. Open a Swiss bank account
66. Own a home built before 1900
67. Go to a pro sports game alone
68. Fast
69. Invest in the stock market
70. Visit Mimi, Grandma and Grandpa Becker, Aunt Cathy, and Uncle Butches graves
71. Win 50 bucks or more on a $1 lotto ticket
72. Learn to play a song on the guitar
73. Stop swearing
74. Become a hospice volunteer