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What Instrument(s) Do You Play

Voice

About Me

I lived in Bloomington Indiana from 1978-1986. After Bloomington I moved to Corvallis, Oregon and later to Portland, Oregon. I had tons of family problems and needed a family, as well as a outlet for my rage. The punk scene was the perfect fit. I remember spending every free moment at People's Park. When I moved to Oregon I dropped out of high school and got the hell out of dodge (or corvallis). I met and married a rad guy named Trent Johnson in 1994. We have a 9 year old son Oliver. My life was very hard for most of my childhood and I think I have avoided the past in general, but I have been so surprised to see all of the cool folks that still exist in the world that I knew back in Bloomington.

As a child I only had a few aspirations:
1. Own a craft business (I am one crafty motherfucker)
2. Be a witch
3. Be a mother

I guess the witch part is debatable, but I still wear black almost all the time, with dyed black hair, pale skin and very crazy curly hair. I own two small creative businesses. DIY Lounge, which is a creative class space where many artistic types teach classes and Knot Ugly Designs, which is a knit crochet and reconstructed clothing business. I started both businesses with no money and no connections. I think my scrappy-ness has always been my greatest asset. Back in the days I rarely had money for anything, I always made the best of things, often bumming money on the streets for "new" vintage clothing which I reconstructed to fit me better. I feel like my childhood was a great learning ground for creative problem-solving which is what I do everyday now. I am a firm believer in what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

I am a lefty, love the color red, don't care for small talk and always have time for a friend. Nothing has really changed in those areas. I am much less reactionary and much more trusting of my intuition : )

What bands are you or have you been in?

I am not in any bands, but love to sing. I sing karaoke mostly at my house. We have a professional karaoke system thanks to my musical, computer geek husband. Every year we host an annual Halloween Party. If you want to see the drunken foolishness here it is www.karaokebasement.com

What city are you from?

Bloomington Indiana

Original Hometown

Eugene Oregon

Website:

http://www.diylounge.com

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At 4:59pm on October 22, 2009, BURD said…

At 8:08pm on May 6, 2009, sunii said…: WOW!!! Hey, you. Occasionally I do check this site. Great photos! Yep I'm still here-glad to know you are too! I do remember the hitchiking adventure...We lived. Imagine that.

At 8:52pm on March 4, 2009, Monice Henson said…: I took some pics for you today...boy was that nostalgic...and sad, but I'll work on getting them to you ASAP...

At 8:32pm on March 4, 2009, Monice Henson said…: ummm...wow, thanks so much for showing me all this stuff, now I'm driving everyone crazy using their computers! I think I'm about to loose my job too, cause all I do is talk on facebook, and MFT! LOL...just kidding, I LOVE U!!

At 11:57am on March 2, 2009, Noah Lucas said…: Dunno what it is about some of those pics, probably the season, the lighting, and the grain but I can almost smell B-ton in the summer... Especially the one of you and mo with an empty street and Space Port looming in the distance. Have gotten more of a nostalgia buzz from most of the old pics on here but for some reason a few of yours are more of a creepy emotional teleportation thing. Thanks for sharing.

Glad to see you're doin' well. Stellar version of "Beauty School Drop Out."

At 11:54am on February 28, 2009, Dennis Childers AKA Shmo said…: Is that Stephanie Stokes in your slideshow? I hope she doing well!

At 11:51am on February 28, 2009, Dennis Childers AKA Shmo said…: I was too oblivous then to notice the eye rolling! Hindsight is 20/20

At 10:25am on February 27, 2009, lanny said…: Hey its really good to see how well you are.I love the pics,& I think witchcraft is cool ,so stay CRAFTY....

At 1:49am on February 27, 2009, Gina (Knue- Pace) Ortiz said…: Brian died in a car accident, jeremey OD on drugs , and jackson was Nicole Stuarts little brother he was stabed to death in a drug deal gone wrong! very sad! some others to mention ( Zo, Dave Drake, ) if you goto groups on this site and go under bloomington 80s 90s you will find all the others! To many to young!