Lara Kinast

Hometown

Victoria, BC

Homepage

http://www.myspace.com/camiel_lex

Birthday

April 23, 1982

Languages

English and a little Spanish

About Me

I am bipolar and prone to depression. I had a rough childhood and can't seem to move past it. I can get hyper very quickly. Many people think I am strange or unstable, but also smart, and with a good vocabulary. I have a dark, morbid sense of humor and my social skills aren't the best, but I am working on them. I am a vegan and of Germanic descent. I am either a hypersomniac or insomniac.

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Lifestyle

Pets

2 firebelly newts- Yu Zu & Yun Dun, 15 rescued "feeder" fish (goldfish), 9 month old female sugar glider- "Wisp", 2 y.o. female sugar glider- "Starbuck", 5 y.o. male cockatiel named "Sebasjenne", 14 y.o. black female cat named "Huxley"

Activist Aspirations

Rabid

Political Leaning

Very Liberal

Religions

Interested in Buddhism, agnostic/unguided spiritualist

Eating Habits

french fries and mushroom gravy, Black coffee with sugar, Fruit leather, Hunt's juicy Gels, Ritz crackers, homemade split pea soup, Hummus and veggies, chickpea curry over rice, Soygurt and Soy Good ice "cream", peanut butter and banana sandwich, vegan burritos, tom

Wild Fact About Me

I was over 2 months premature and not expected to live to a year. And here I am!

My first word was "bird" at 5 months and I learned to read simple sentences before I was 3.

I spoke German fluently as a young child but none growing up- and I lost it!

I have an eerily high pain tolerance but also a high pain threshold. This means that I feel physical sensations very early, including pain, but I can put up with more pain than most people (by a long shot). I credit meditation and detachment.

I am a volunteer for a cervical cancer vaccine. I plan to let science use my body some more when this test run is over.

I've survived acute peritonitis (without medical attention)

I cut off the end of my right middle finger when I was 2. It's my earliest memory.

I have a fraternal twin sister. We are most likely polar body- this occurs when one egg splits before fertilization and is then fertilized by different sperm. We look very much alike but are not monozygotic so polar body theory explains it.

My Philosophy

Every living thing should be respected and shown love. Depression is a natural consequence of extended pain and abuse. If you are not emotionally crippled, it is your duty to support and comfort those that are in pain. I also believe pain will always be with us, it is part of existence.

What Gives Me Hope

Animals that I nurture and who recover from terrible abuse. Sometimes beautiful music reaches me on a level where words can't, and it stirs something in me.

My dedicated friend and mentor Jyl gives me hope.

If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by

First, I would shut down all factory farms and demand that the (living) animals be released to a sanctuary. I would put money into cloning so that scientists could "grow" just the parts of meat that people eat, without making a sentient being suffer.

I would increase the fines substantially for illegal dumping, intoxicated driving, etc...

ALL homes housing children would be occasionally and randomly checked by social workers to make sure nothing was off. There would be no stigma attached to this because EVERYONE would go through it.

The emphasis on stopping and helping child abuse survivors would be increased.

"Free" Housing would be given to the homeless- those too ill to work or even manage money. These homes would consist of single, clean rooms and they would be buzzed in and out (no keys to lose). A bathroom at the end of the hall would serve everyone. This would be a stop gap between the streets and a half way house, while their paperwork and information was processed.

There would be legalization of marijuana immidiately, although it would be heavily taxed. The tax money would be spent on environmental and health related costs. Hemp would be grown to make clothes, paper, and for other products instead of cutting down so many trees.

All Zoos and Aquariums with large animals would gete subsidies ennabling them to VASTLY increase the size of enclosures and pools for animals that would not survive if released. Those that could potentially be released would be.

Fur farms would be immidiately closed and fur would be illegal. Faux fur is good enough. People would be paid to put sticks in the traps of trappers and all trappers discovered would also be havily fined.

That is just a start...

What/who changed my life and why

My friend Jyl probably saved my life. I started emailing her when I was 16 and very screwed up... she never put me down or got tired with me. Over the years as I have gotten better, she has told me how proud she is of me. She treats me like family. I think I wouldn't have tried to make it in this life nearly so hard without her kindness towards me.

What Bugs Me

Advertising EVERYWHERE!!, Iraq war, school uniforms, slaughter of animals, Marijuana is Illegal, The Tobacco Industry, Drunk Drivers, fur as fashion, pretentious adults, the glorification of stupidity, clear cutting, Corporate lies, The Religious Right, Ignoring socia

Passions

swimming in the ocean, Being in nature, Climbing (almost anything), (Vegan) Dark Chocolate, Cuddling with my cat, Questioning Reality, analyzing movies, Philosophy in general, Debates, Painting, My companion animals, preserving earth, Fighting Depression, classical mu

Inspirations

Jean DuBuffet, Otto Lillienthal, Nelson Mandela, Paul Rusesabagina, Joseph Merrick, Molly Craig, Animals in general, Gregory Robert Smith, Wladyslaw Szpilman, Jan Svankmajer, Jane Goodall, Siddartha, William James Sidis, Ingrid Newkirk, Misha Defonseca, Stephen King

What Scares Me

Deadly Viruses, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Never getting stable enough to "live", Potential drug side effects, Heart palpitations, death, The fragility of life, my own depression, Humans playing God, Fanatics and Fundamentalists, George W. Bush, Psychopaths/Sociopat

Favorites

Role Models

Quotation

"The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters."
~ Goya

Interests

antique toys and children's books, Mythology / Folklore, puzzles of all kinds, Child sponsorship, Veganism, house plants, helping abused animals!!!!!!!!!, Epidemiology, Forensic Sciences, animals of all kinds, Koko the Gorilla, Great Apes, Animal Psychology, ultraligh

Books

Finding Ben- Barbara LaSalle, Prozac Nation- Elizabeth Wurtzel, Pet Sematary- Stephen King, The Shining- Stephen King, Earthbound- Richard Matheson, I cried- you didn't listen, The Butcher Boy- Patrick McCabe, The Body Snatchers- Jack Finney, The Puppet Masters-

Music

Danny Elfman, Soundtracks in general, Kundun Soundtrack, Pet Sematary 2 soundtrack, The Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack, Nine Inch Nails, The Sex Pistols, Metallica, David Bowie, The Ramones, Sarah McLachlan, U2, Pink Floyd, Gary Jules, Brad Fiedel, Peter Gabriel, Erik S

Movies

A Nightmare on Elm Street series, Jack the Bear, Manhunter, The Terminator, Spirited Away, Poltergeist trilogy, Evil Dead trilogy, I am David, Star Wars (original trilogy), Pet Sematery 1 and 2, Misery, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Project X, The Shawshank Redemption, Se

TV Shows

Family Guy, King Of The Hill, Nanny 911/Supernanny!!, Degrassi Jr High (so bad it was good), Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Brak Show, Captain Planet, Oz on HBO, Discovery Channel, Crank Yankers, Bromwell High, Ren & Stimpy, Home Movies, Battlestar Galactica (2005), S

Favorite Foods

Fruit Salad, Froot Loops with soy milk, fruit by the foot, True Blue blueberry juice, cranberry juice, orange juice, pringles, Veggie Stir Fry, Vegan Burritos, potato pancakes, fresh pineapple, fresh cherries, Oreos, Soy nog, Vegan Indian food, vegan sushi, Hunt's Juicy

Favorite Places

Sidney BC, Victoria - Vancouver Island BC, woods, Britannia swimming pool, The Aquatic Center, UBC campus, Value Village (bargain hunting time!), The Blood Donor Clinic (I love giving), My friend Jyl's house, My friend Pam's house, The Vancouver Aquarium, Boston Mas

Can't Live Without

Many breaks and naps..., Floradix liquid iron supplements, my daily planners, Clean Air and Water, My hopes and dreams, My sister Kat, finding a way to help others, my pets :), my friend Jyl, tofu and/or soy milk, The Television, The internet, my apartment, my medicat

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