Rhiannon Y Orizaga
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Administrator, Artist, Writer, Historian, Social Justice Advocate, Volunteer |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I am not interested in leaving this world the way I found it. I have a strong practical streak (Virgo magic) that makes me great at organizing, planning, and coordinating, and obsessed with justice and order. I also have a significant amount of creativity and curiosity about the world. I am a dreamer because I think dreaming is a gift and one of the most important aspects of life. I love writing and creating things with my mind and my hands. I make journals, body products, magnets and trinket boxes. I also write as much as I can- blogs, journals, lists, tweets, novels, screenplays, poems, and articles. I am a student and historian of the ancient world, with an emphasis on imperial Rome. My areas of specialization include identity, religion, gender, and sexuality in the ancient world. My work has been particularly focused on how ancient Romans presented their bodies to express identity. More recently I have been working on the relationship between Hollywood and ancient Rome. Look for my articles on filmstory.org. |
| Interests | cultivating mindfulness, being happy by choice, making a difference, being really good to my wife, tattoos. |
| Favorite Movies | My favorite movies are those which deal with reality in an uplifting and honest way. I'm a big fan of Ang Lee; my favorites include his Sense and Sensibility and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I also like Danny Boyle, especially Millions and Slumdog Millionaire. |
| Favorite Music | Norah Jones, Holly Cole, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding, Janelle Monae, Stevie Wonder, and Talking Heads are my favorites right now. |
| Favorite Books | The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Moo, The Virgin in the Garden, Babel Tower, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, Nature, The Ruba'iyat, Harry Potter series, Jane Eyre, The Dharma Bums, Under the Tuscan Sun, The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, The Secret Garden, Redwall, The Liar, Making History, St. Augustine's Confessions, Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, How the Irish Saved Civilization, St. Patrick's Confession, Sense and Sensibility, How to Travel with a Salmon... |
When you hesitate before hitting snooze on your alarm clock, are you being lazy?
Absolutely. Mental work doesn't count for much before coffee.