Carolyn Dunn's Profile |
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What I do know is that you think you know the rest of this story. |
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| Age: | 100 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | City of Angels, California |
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| Last Login: | Jun 11, 2008 (80 days back) |
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About Me |
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| Halito, siyo, stonko good people. I'm a wife, mom, poet, music maker, dance maker, playwright, PhDiva dissertator (not dictator as some would believe!), diasporic Indian from California (not a California Indian BUT and Indian from California), French Creole, coffee-drinkin' Muskoke Diva! |
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My Interests |
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| Water, islands, preferably tropical with volcanoes erupting hourly; 12 string Martins and/or Rickenbackers, my children, books, music, mythic arts, New Orleans, kung fu movies; old Clint Eastwood westerns (even newer ones are ok---I'm a sucker for tall men), Los Angeles, the redwoods, anything starring Le Depp (that one went a long way to explain my pirate fetish); PIRATES (why I was one in school, why I married one); tribal tats; hunting for feathers in Alaska; making words. You are a faerie of the flame. You tend to lose your temper at the littlest thing, hot-headed. You're a loyal friend to those who can understand your raging moods. You're social though claim not to be. You are no one else but yourself and sometimes you try to hard to be just that. You're a passionate friend, and would do almost anything for those you care for. What's your inner Faerie? brought to you by Quizilla What Fictional Vampire Archtype are You? You are the Dark Mother. Beautiful, dark, protecting, you are the grace of the night. You keep safe the newly turned and guide them through their first dark days. Take this quiz ! Quizilla | Join| Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code You Belong in Los Angeles Whether you'll admit it or not, a huge part of you likes being in the spotlight. And you may just have enough star quality to make it big in LA! Even if you don't become famous, you still belong in a place where you can get a year round tan. Where Does Your Inner Californian Belong? |
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I'd like to meet:John Cusack |
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Music:Let's see...where to begin: Finn Bros and all things Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House, etc.); The Church; Kate Bush, Alejandro Escovedo, Aimee Mann, Anouska Shankar, Jehan, Steve Askew and Lu Cozma; Kaja and their various incarnations (Hi Steve!); a Durannie from way back; all the LA scene in the 80's (jut an 80's girl, what can I tell ya?); Black Lodge, Kicking Woman Singers, Red Sand, Ulali, Red Drum Society Singers; the Muskoke Divas: collectively and individually (Miss Arigon Starr, Ms. Joy Harjo and myself); Lila Downes; Asena; Loretta Lynn (check out the song "Women's Prison" from Van Lear Rose---gives me chills! and "Louisiana Woman/Mississippi Man", for obvious reasons---love that Mississippi Man o' mine!); "Son of A Preacher Man"; The Beatles, especially the 1966-67 era: Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt Pepper; Emmylou; Erykah Badu; David Sylvian, "Songs of the Muskogee Creek" Vol 1 and 2 and 3; U2 from 1980-now; David Bowie always!; Ozo; Kula Shaker; Loreena McKennit, Charles de Lint & MaryAnn Harris, Lucinda Williams (fellow Louisiana Woman!), Calexico, Julian Lang, Paul Weller, Bixby Slough!!!!!!!!!!!!!Which Tenacious D song best describes you? Tribute You are just a tribute to the greatest YTer in the world. Click Here to Take This Quiz Brought to you by YouThink.com quizzes and personality tests. .. |
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Movies:Star Wars, (old ones), Lord of the Rings, The Terminator (Michael Biehn, are you out there???), Aliens, anything starring Le Depp, El Mariachi, Orlando (the film, not Bloom, but he's a doll too); Rear Window, North By Northwest, The Philadelphia Story, Charade, Masquerade (I always get those two mixed up but I love em both); Pow Wow Highway, Smoke Signals, Thunderheart (the ultimate Indian trilogy!); Beauty & the Beast (Cocteau and Disney both); The Passion and Braveheart (loved the kilt and the Lamb); Tombstone (you're a daisy if you do...); Raising Arizona; The Royal Tenenbaums; Grosse Point Blank; Say Anything; Galaxy Quest; Still Crazy (Bill Nighy I love you!); Dear Frankie (fancy that Stranger, d'ya?), Whale Rider, Dance Me Outside ("Hey Frank, you think girls are thinkin' somethin?"), Flags of Our FathersYou're Lili St. Cyr! What Classic Pin-Up Are You? brought to you by Quizilla You scored as El Zorro. Zorro is the bane of the corrupt officials of Old California, a Spanish Robin Hood, a cavalier caballero who robs from the rich, gives to the poor, and always leaves his trademark "Z" behind as a reminder that when the people need him, he will always appear on his black stallion. William Wallace 96% El Zorro 96% Captain Jack Sparrow 88% Maximus 67% Indiana Jones 67% Neo, the "One" 46% Lara Croft 46% The Terminator 38% James Bond, Agent 007 33% Batman, the Dark Knight 25% The Amazing Spider-Man 17% Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0 created with QuizFarm.com MARRIED BUT NOT DEAD section: |
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Television:Law & Order - L & O, SVU, CI; Homicide- Life on The Streets (love those cop shows!) Bones, Sci Fi channel on Saturdays; Discover Channel; Buffy, Angel; Dr. Who; Battlestar Galactica (new ones) Craig Ferguson is a very truly naughty badger! |
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Books:Tracks (Louise Erdrich); In Mad Love & War (Joy Harjo), Solar Storms, The Woman Who Watches Over the World (Linda Hogan); The Vintner's Luck; The Bone People (Keri Hulme); From A Native Daughter (Haunani-kay Trask); The Sacred Hoop (Paula Gunn Allen); Lambs of God; The List of 7; Smilla's Sense of Snow; The Antelope Wife; anything by Neil Gaiman, esp. Smoke and Mirrors, his short collection; Song of Songs; The Desert Is No Lady: Southwestern Landscapes in Women's Writing and Art; The Wood Wife (Terri Windling); Arrarapkiva (Julian Lang); Swim You Every River (Shaunna Oteka McCovey); anything by the Charles' (deLint and Vess); Queen Noor's autobiography was amazing; any of HD's poetry, especially the Helen stuff; I'm parital to gothic stuff old and new--- Mary Stewart from childhood, Kim Harrison; "The Dress Lodger" by Sherri Holman; anything by Carey McWilliams; The Life and Times of Joaquin Murieta, California Bandit (John Rollin Ridge);The Rose & the Beast; Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series; Thomas Ligotti, Susanna Clarke, Lorca, Sam Shepard, Matthew Fox (the theologian, not the actor), Megan McKenna, Robin McKinley is BRILLIANT!!!and my own books... |
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Heroes:Jesus, Mother Theresa, my dad,my mom, my grandmothers, my aunt Dotty, Wilma Mankiller, George Harrison, Lori Piestewa .. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Native American |
| Hometown: | Los Angeles CA USA |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Smoker: | No |
| Drinker: | No |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | Grad / professional school |
| Occupation: | poet/musician/mom |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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The Next Step |
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| New Journeys
For those who have sent messages of condolences on the passing of my mentor, teacher, and dear friend Paula Gunn Allen, mvto. Paula was a great influence not only to me but to many other... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:31:00 PST |
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Who are those Creoles and what is that conference about? |
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| I posed this information on my myspace site and got great response from folks who were just confused or wondering about the difference between Cajun and Creole culture. I shall do my best to explain t... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:37:00 PST |
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National Creole Heritage Conference |
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| My cousin, Janet Colson, is the Director of the Creole Studies Center at Northwestern Louisiana State University and is doing excellent work on the preservation of Creole identity --- language, religi... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:30:00 PST |
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365.1.10.08 |
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| winter countDeepened octaves of winter,three different words forsnowand we can't seemto fathom even one.Bringing us to our knees, the road endshere, in a mist of sky,water, and airgreeting earth ina k... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:54:00 PST |
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Notes Left on the Door of 46th Street: the saga of a familys global imprint, pt 1 |
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| I.Henry- when are you coming home?Department of Water and Power 48 hour notice: please do not mail your bill. Your service at 926 W. 46th Street may be turned off if payment of 196.74 is not made to o... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:21:00 PST |
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365.1.3.8 |
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| a blessing ofbirth and life,living in eyes of depths and darkness,she smiles a smileof 1000 year old starlight,bright in the darkestmoments of a sunlitand dawning sky.all things end,but in her,a heart... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:42:00 PST |
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365.1.1.08 |
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| A New Year...a New blog!! Yippee!! New resolutions include taking better care of myself, finishing a dang dissertation, getting student papers back at an earlier pace (yippee!), and writing a poem a ... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:05:00 PST |
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Still Angela Davis!!!!!!!!! |
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| YES!!!! Two years later, I am still Dr. Davis--- my mother would be so proud!!!Which Western feminist icon are you?You are Angela Davis! You were the THIRD WOMYN IN HISTORY to appear on the FBI's Most... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST |
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365.4 |
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| The hair of the makeris embedded uponthe embroideredmatch of patchwork,stares along the silencesof a 12:32 am dream.Time stopswhen the signal ends,intermittent andfading ast,catching a breathupon a wi... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:13:00 PST |
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365.2 |
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| across needlesof pure and dappled green,fingers stretchalong the palmsof a rooted dream.We move acrossthe firewaysand seams of a placeonce madeby sand,from clay and breathblackened by the sunand finis... Posted by Carolyn Dunn on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:08:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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The Mankillers, Kristy, Mvskoke Soulja, Joy Harjo, Cindi, Carol, Arigon Starr, Mother Bears Books & Gallery, Louisiana Creoles, Xoxa Hunut, Charles, Jean Bruce Scott, K. Lee, Elva, rick, Julian Lang, Imani Kai, P, Midori Snyder, Terri Windling, Endicott Studio for Mythic Arts, Michael, SPENCER LEE BATTIEST, Rose-Yvonne, Pimm, cheche, Native Voices at the Autry, siouxzie, Tequila's Sunrise!, Kutchiak, Joseph, graywolf blues band, (more than voting) Worldwide Progressive Movement, MoonShadow Rider, The Art of J M Cox-Rouse, DAVID, david, *Sugar Bear*, Author Bren Yarbrough Bruhn, Wolf'sThunder, "SKYLAR WOLF", beach bums, The Awakening, Silver, ~CARMEN~, singel female looking for that right guy, Clara Ilusion Traditional Art - Jewlery & More, Cora, Michelle S aka Lady Snowolf, Charlie, ::Lady G::, Native Time Warriors, Creole Heritage, 2006 NATIVE GRAMMY ARTIST, STAR NAYEA, Roll Tide Nashville, Alex Kash, lookin for Da Hottest NDN Girls !!, Miss Rose, Elizabeth Grace, cherokee, Debra, Chronicles Of The Undead, Music to my ears...
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