Wilco, U2, White Stripes, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, New Pornographers, The Features, Weezer, Kirsty MacColl, Ryan Adams, Replacements, Gram Parsons, Black Keys, Arcade Fire, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Ray LaMontagne, Dolly Parton, Gnarls Barkley, Le Tigre, Sleater-Kinney, Pixies, Morphine, Franz Ferdinand, Patti Smith, Neko Case, Nina Simone, Beastie Boys, The Gossip, Kelly Willis, Ramones, Soledad Brothers
Movies
Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine, Blues Brothers, Office Space, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Clerks, Best in Show, This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Walk the Line, Almost Famous, High Fidelity, School of Rock, Lost in Translation, Bridget Jones' Diary, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Westway to the World
Television
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, Austin City Limits, Project Runway, Dirty Jobs, Good Eats, Tyler's Ultimate, Laverne and Shirley
Books
Empire Falls (Richard Russo), Crossing California (Adam Langer), The Liar's Club (Mary Karr), Fargo Rock City (Chuck Klosterman), Kitchen Confidential, Cook's Tour (both by Anthony Bourdain), High Fidelity (Nick Hornby), A Girl Named Zippy (Haven Kimmel), Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club (Laurie Notaro), The Whole World Over (Julia Glass), The Tender Bar (J.R. Moehringer), Which Brings Me to You (Steve Almond and Julianna Baggot), Tender at the Bone (Ruth Reichl)
Heroes
My child, for her mad dance skillz and ability to thrive, even with me as a mother.
Freelance writer with magazine column experience. Currently editing my non-fiction book. Much better with sentence structure than this description might lead you to believe.
About me:
Mid-thirties
Midwestern
Midway to my next neurotic episode.
Born and raised in Sedalia, Missouri. Living in Saint Louis.
Married since 1999, so don't get all "hey baby" with me.
Mom to Clara Jane since 2004.
I used to own a wee catering company of my very own, but I gave it up at the beginning of 2006. I also wrote for a local foodie magazine and taught cooking classes. Now, with the abundant leisure time that all stay at home parents have, I knit, cook, write, loiter at coffeehouses, worship my iPod, go to as many live shows as possible, sew/quilt, read, and try to use my brain as much as possible, lest it turn to the consistancy of Malt o' Meal.
Who I'd like to meet: Lots of people. I particularly enjoy other moms who transcend the typical. My family's in the process of moving to Belleville, Illinois, so I'm always pouncing on Belleville folk. I'd love to meet boys with guitars, but my husband's not so crazy about that option.
HERSTORY WEEKEND 2009 the ground floor club in belleville MARCH 27 & 28! DOOR BENEFITS SINGLE PARENT'S SCHOLARSHIP AT SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE
MUSIC BY KIM MASSE, EARTHSOL, & 1O MORE GREAT ACTS, ART BY AUNIA KAHN, AMY THORNE, MICHELLE HUDGINS & 10 MORE FUN ARTISTS, DANCE BY MICHELLE GRAVITY, HIPS AFIRE, & MANY MORE DELIGHTFUL DANCERS
CLOTHING EXCHANGE, HAIRCUTS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS, TAROT, PSYCHIC READINGS: ALL IN HONOR OF WOMENS' HISTORY MONTH;)
During the year may you have Enough happiness to keep you sweet. Enough trials to keep you strong. Enough sorrow to keep you human. Enough hope to keep you happy. Enough failure to keep you humble. Enough success to keep you eager. Enough friends to give you comfort. Enough wealth to meet your needs. Enough enthusiasm to make you look forward to tomorrow. Enough determination to make each day better than the day before.
I made your pie yesterday during a study break. Drew was so excited and was reminding me of the dad in A Christmas Story when he's prancing around waiting for the turkey to finish. It's delish, and I'm going to make it for Christmas gatherings, too! :)
