Amie Tran:  

Amie is from Seabrook, Texas. Amie's schools include Clear Lake High School. Music Amie likes includes Jhameel, Macy Gray, Official. Books Amie likes include The Thesaurus, 48 Laws of Power, The Dictionary. Movies Amie likes include Amelie, What The Bleep Do We Know?, Standing Silent Nation. TV shows Amie likes include The Ones in My Head, P.O.V., The L Word. One of Amie's favorite quotes is:"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn, or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars." ~Author Jack Kerouac School is the first impression children get of organized society. Like most first impressions it is the lasting one. Life is dull and stupid, and only Coke provides relief. And other products, too, of course. ~John Taylor Gatto If you think in seasons, plant cereals. If you think in decades, plant trees. If you think in centuries, educate your children.~Chinese Proverb I have argued that every human being is born with an innate drive to experience altered states of consciousness periodically -- in particular to learn how to get away from ordinary ego-centered consciousness. I have also explained my intuition that this drive is a most important factor in our evolution, both as individuals and as a species. Nonordinary experiences are vital to us because they are expressions of our unconscious minds, and the integration of conscious and unconscious experience is the key to life, health, a...Expand for more