Falling From Trains
Written by Olivia Mistelle Maxell copyright 2009-10
Rearview Mirror's Influenceposted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell March 31, 2010
Looking back I see I’ve lived the
life of a very selfish child...
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The creation of Falling From Trains came after being told my general opinion and views needed to be elaborated on a more “acceptable” forum rather than Facebook, Myspace or Twitter. I still don’t agree with the general consensus concerning which of the three forums are appropriate and which isn’t considering they're mediums which we're encouraged to express our individuality. (or in some cases, lack thereof)
Redneck/Roughneck
Barbecue Etiquette
Posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell March 8, 2010
REDNECK/ROUCHNECK BARBEQUE TIP 1: If there is no thick chain on the pit bull—don’t run! Be patient and stand very still until you are placed. Otherwise you will only provoke the dog and your mauling will become a source of entertainment.
"A female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire."
He Saved Me
posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell January 31, 2010
"Everyone sooner or later sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Robert Louis Stevenson
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Redneck/Roughneck Barbecue Etiquette
Posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell March 8, 2010
REDNECK/ROUCHNECK BARBEQUE TIP 1: If there is no thick chain on the pit bull—don’t run! Be patient and stand very still until you are placed. Otherwise you will only provoke the dog and your mauling will become a source of entertainment.
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posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell March 2, 2010
"A female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire."
The 2010 Mar 8 edition of Time magazine has an essay, The War Within, by Nancy Gibbs, addressing the growing number of American female soldiers sexually assaulted by fellow comrades deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell Feb 4, 2010
Recently, I watched an older episode of Law and Order, Special Victims Unit. This particular episode had a couple that went to a doctor who could provide a simple blood test that could determine if their unborn child would have the “gay gene”. So with studies and books coming out about how the combination of both parents’ genes can play a part in whether a child is born gay or straight I figured I dissect the premise of the episodes argument.
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He Saved Meposted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell January 31, 2010
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are gray. You never know dear-- how much I love you…So please, don’t take…my Levi’s away…..”
My son came into this world by the name, Levi. I choose that name because I wanted to put some kind of love into a book, which most use as a means to hate. Secondly, a lot of my friends and family call me Liva, (Live-ah) and I liked how the two names came together in a sentence—“Liva and Levi.”
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posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell January 10, 2010
"Everyone sooner or later sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Last summer, I was talking to a former “friend” on the phone trying to help with her latest run in with the MVD. I've had my issues with them and was giving advice about what she needed to do in order to resolve her situation. It's easy to get blind sided by all the power trips the MVD likes to bestow on us meek unsuspecting maggots.
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posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell January 01, 2010
“The swish of the soft leather of your intruder's coat--As you walk him step by step back to the door--Having talked him down off the ledge of a very bad idea.” Ani Difranco Parameters
How many of you have been raped, beaten, and tied to the forever haunt of an inappropriate sickness? How many of us have had that violation and pain stuck in us as adults? Worse--probed and prodded as children to be left stuck in a dark room that we just can’t pull ourselves out of?
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posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell December 29, 2009
'When the character of a man is not clear, look at his friends'. Japanese Proverb
This proverb has stuck with me since the first time I heard it.
Are we really like the people we surround ourselves with, or are we the ugly duckling moving from one group of people to the next, trying to find our true selves? (home) Do we migrate to situations with certain people and continue to feel as though we don’t belong? Do we continue to be screwed over and rejected by our naïve sense of the world? Do we surround ourselves with shallow, fake, insecure people, and grown to accept this behavior in others and ourselves, because we feel being alone is worse? Have we blinded our instincts, and numbed our feelers only to reach out in dark places to get bite, stung, or even burned?
