Manners Mistress
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Illinois
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Bristol Renaissance Faire! Oh how I love it.
About Me
Let's see.. right now I'm a student. I can't make up my mind what want to be "when I grow up" because there are so many things I want to do. But for now I'm an English major, gonna get my teacher's cert and teach high school or college lit. i'd really love to be a book editor, but we'll see where things take me. i'd also like to spend my life playing my violin, or getting paid to draw with sidewalk chalk, or sewing and making halloween costumes, or just watching the sky be cool :P hm what else.. i rarely wear shoes, i'm clumsy, and i am almost always in a skirt, cuz i kind of hate pants but it's socially unacceptable for me to walk around in my undies. this combination leads to a lot of bruises, scrapes, and scars, but i view each one as a gift and hope that other people see them as proof that i enjoy life with a violent, whole-hearted, childlike excitement. I buy ugly things because I worry no one else will like them, and that makes me feel sorry for them. I always always always have a pen and paper on me because you never know when you'll hear or read something that inspires or greatly amuses you. I have kind of a weird obsession with cupcakes. I read too much, I take too many pictures, and I drink WAY too much iced tea. My friends are extremely important to me, second only to my family, but I suppose that's probably true of most people. I talk to strangers and look for fun in the weirdest places. Basically, I'm trying to enjoy life as much as I can without making too many huge mistakes :]
Music
I listen to just about everything. I may not listen to much country or hip hop type music, but i can't say that I never do either (I love Garth Brooks and Ludacris. It's true.) I love big band/swing/standards, i also frequently listen to classic rock and newer alternative stuff. I used to go to Ozzfest every summer and still enjoy rock music. I play the violin, have for 13 years, so i've had an appreciation and love for classical and orchestral pieces pounded into my head. I like ska and bad 90's music and i looooove disco/funk. I still know every word to every Spice Girls song. I grew up on Jimmy Buffett, his music always reminds me of growing up in florida. Seriously, it really just depends on my mood.
Movies
so i'm just gonna look at my shelves and name a few - there's a lot of Rob Zombie and Tim Burton films, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Snatch, Princess Bride, Grosse Pointe Blank, Poolhall Junkies, Boondock Saints, Ocean's 11 (the original, with the Rat Pack), Serenity, Benny and Joon, Swing Kids, Lord of the Rings, Clue, This is Spinal Tap, Ice Pirates, Ghostbusters, a bunch of classic horror films, and a bunch of really cheesy horrible ones that most people have never even heard of, etc etc, ad nauseum et finite
TV
Most of the TV I watch is no longer on air - Firefly, Arrested Development, Wonder Falls, Wonder Woman, Tales from the Crypt.. However, I do watch C-SPAN from time to time, and I loves me some Jeopardy. I will admit a shameless love for Nip/Tuck. Beyond that, if the TV's on it's usually my roommate's doing.
Books
everything. i will read anything with words. classics, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, history, trashy romances, anything. i have an intense love for words, stories, and the history of both. My true favorites are Lewis Carroll, Shakespeare, the dictionary/thesaurus, and Calvin and Hobbes. Truth.
Likes
words. cupcakes. laughing. any body of water. strangers. croquet. dancing and singing to anything and everything, it doesn't matter if you're "good" or not. owls. iced tea, apple juice, whiskey. coloring books and crayons. wind up toys. HATS even though i rarely wear them, to be honest. snail mail, letters, and lame cards (i AM my grandmother...), halloween. museums. naps. ya know.. normal human interests, for the most part :]
Dislikes
june bugs, throwing up, and having a messy kitchen. although i don't know too many people who do like those things. i also hate everything having to do with beets. yuck.
Hobbies
napping, crocheting, reading, and coloring. and the ren faire of course <3
Vices
i like to drink. i'll have a cigar or a cigarette every so often. hell, i'm a fan of all seven sins every now and again ;] i procrastinate to a dangerous point. i'm kind of anal about keeping my apartment clean, which might not sound like a fault, but it drives my roommate nuts. i'm pretty sure if it didn't result in our apt. always being nice, she'd shoot me for it.
Virtues
i'm usually pretty honest, excepting of course the little white lies everyone tells to keep people happy sometimes. i just don't see the point in lying. i've been told i'm "motherly" - my neighbors tell me i'm always trying to feed them, make sure they're comfortable, etc. i think that just comes from being an older sibling, cousin, and aunt. i don't know, i don't like to harp on my virtues. ask someone else. haha.
Heroes
i think just about anyone can be a hero. i know it sounds cheesy and lame, but honestly. i've found extremely admirable traits in some of the most unexpected places. don't ever be afraid to let people astound you.
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Lady ShadowMay the stars always shine upon you and yours.
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