Amy OzarksUSA

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About me

Gender	Female
Occupation	kittymommy
Location	Midwest, United States
Introduction	I'd describe myself this way: partner; spoonie; kittymommy; friend; passionate; EDS zebra; fibro chick; Pagan with a bit of Catholicism thrown in there; lover of cats, dogs, zebras, & polar bears; hippie; survivor; blogger; writer; Twitter/FB/Pinterest addict; peacemonger; reader; camera happy; pen paller; LGBT; political; excitable; open minded; empathetic; 31 years old. Diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type (H-EDS), Chronic Pain, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP), Painful Piezogenic Pedal Papules, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), TMJ Dysfunction, Bipolar type I, Migraines, Keratosis Pilaris (KP), Bruxism, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Complex--Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), Non-suicidal Self-Injury (SI), Hashimoto's Disease (Autoimmune Hypothyroid), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Social Anxiety, Panic Attacks.
Interests	Reading, writing, blogging, taking pictures, books, political & religious debates, feminism, world religions, liberal politics, writing long letters, individuals not crowds, ethics, optimism, great thinkers, children, babies, the USA, LGBT PRIDE, animals, laughing, my brand of humor, intensity; My dog I had: Togy - my Jack Russel Terrier & Lhasa Apso boy I grew up with who was my best friend. Cats: Sterling - our 15 year old boy Maine Coon, Niki - our 3 year old girl tortie, Katya - our 1 year old girl brown tabby. magazines: MS, BUST, Archaeology, Curve, Self, Scientific American Mind, Country Woman. movies: comedies, thrillers, horror, Harry Potter movies & books, original Star Wars movies, lesbian romances and dramas, old movies, musicals. books: sci-fi, vampire romance, supernatural mysteries, general fiction, classics, Paganism, Islam, non-fiction, thrillers, lesbian romance, chick lit, poetry, biographies. causes: fibromyalgia awareness, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome awareness, getting rid of mental illness stigma, gay rights. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. May is Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month, and May 15th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. my hero: my Grandpa and Hillary Clinton.
Favorite Movies	MOVIES: But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Star Wars (1977, 1980, 1983), Harry Potter (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), Napoleon Dynamite (2004), 50's and 60's sci-fi movies, Beauty and the Beast (1991), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Onion Movie (2008), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Kissing Jessica Stein (2001), Wuthering Heights (1939), Dreamgirls (2006), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Gattaca (1997), Merlin (1998), Harold & Kumar (2004, 2008), Alfred Hitchcock movies, Blades of Glory (2007), The Magdalene Sisters (2005), 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), History of Violence (2005), Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), School for Scoundrels (2006), Disney's Peter Pan (1953), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Burbs (1989), The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love (1995), Enter the Dragon (1973), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Evil Roy Slade (1972), The Secret of NIMH (1982), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), Mists of Avalon (2001), Land of the Lost (2009), Clue (1985), Bound (1996), If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000), Vincent Price movies, Elena Undone (2010), The Bishop's Wife (1947), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), documentaries. TV: South Park, Family Guy, Futurama, The Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, 1000 Ways to Die, Life After People, American Dad, King of the Hill, Investigation Discovery, Reno 911, Married...With Children, Rosanne, Psych, X-Files, The L Word, Will & Grace, Frasier, Desperate Housewives, That 70s Show, Futurama, The Sarah Silverman Program, My Name is Earl, In Plain Sight, Angel, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Twilight Zone.
Favorite Music	Peter Paul & Mary, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas, Sonny and Cher, The Carpenters, Faith Hill, CCR, P!nk, Bob Dylan, Jim Reeves, Uh Huh Her, The Butchies, Rod Stewart, Patsy Cline, Simon & Garfunkel, Evanescence, Chris Daughtery, Melissa Ethridge, Weird Al, Collective Soul, Lady GaGa, Chely Wright, Elvis, Cyndi Lauper, 80's & 90's Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Cry Cry Cry, Matchbox 20, Don McLean, Nickleback, Creed, Sublime, Louis Armstrong.
Favorite Books	Harry Potter, Queen of Camelot, Memoirs of a Geisha, Ender's Game, 1984, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Winter of Magic's Return, The Magic Hour, The Time Travelers Wife, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Enchantment, Psychic Eye Series, Kate Connor Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series, Rosemary's Baby, Nicki Styx series, Joanne Fluke mysteries, Kyra Davis series, Dracula, the Abby & Ophelia series by Shirley Damsgaard, How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers by Toni Bernhard, and many more...

Please come up with a more appropriate name for the ringtoe:

"This little piggy had none"