It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar & secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous & exciting, for in movement there is life; in change there is power.
Female
48 years old
Northern Suburbs, Illinois
United States
Right now the major interest is MUSIC! Seeing it performed live and
learning how to play an instrument. This is a major departure for
me since my whole life before has always been focused on the
visual. As a graphic designer, I've done drawing, watercolor
painting, pottery, stained glass, all sorts of arts and crafts.
Stuff that you do with your eyes and your hands. Now I am going to
try to cut a new groove in my creativity and to quote my Guitar
Teacher, work on my "kinesthetic auditory skills" LOL! My EARS to
hand coordination!
I'll try most anything once, unless it endangers life and limb! Always interested in learning new things. Libraries, Bookstores, Museums, Zoos are a few of my favorite
places to visit. LOVE seeing live music performed and hanging with
the gal pals! Love good food, red wine, dark beers & whiskey. And I love to
meet new people. Everyone has a story to tell. It's always
facinating to discover what it is. To quote a friend, I'm rather
"enthusiastic" about my interests!! LOL!
Music
THE BEATLES, collectively or solo. I ADORE cover versions of Beatle songs. It’s fun to hear the different interpretations. One great compilation that I have was a Give-Away-at-Christmas CD that the keyboardist of one of my favorite bands put together. I’ll have to dig that out and listen to it on an old-fashioned CD player! LOL!
Other stuff that I like are 60’s and 70’s AM and FM hits. Especially those CHEEZY love songs! First long-playing album that I bought was STEELY DAN’S “Asia”. Another one was “Breakfast in America” by SUPERTRAMP. I still like BILLY JOEL. I remember making out with the first boyfriend to “Just the Way You Are”. Oooh, GORDON LIGHTFOOT “Beautiful” was the first boyfriend too as well as BARRY MANILOW. *grins* ELTON JOHN was always summer vacation, I remember vividly hearing “Philadelphia Freedom” on the radio, lying on my back in the station wagon while we were driving through upstate New York. FLEETWOOD MAC “Rumors” album was a “sorta date” with a senior in High School when I was a sophomore. I LOVED the DISCO ERA too. ABBA , THE BEE GEES & DONNA SUMMER. Use to learn how to line dance and “Do the Hustle” after the restaurant I worked at closed for the night. Out in the parking lot drinking Boone’s Farm and Mad Dog! LOL!
College was THE PRETENDERS “Learning to Crawl” and the B52’S “Rock Lobster”. THE POLICE, THE CARS, TALKING HEADS, GENESIS, EURYTHMICS, DAVID BOWIE, TODD RUNDGREN. JOE JACKSON and his “Night & Day” album. STYX and REO SPEEDWAGON were in there too somewhere.
Post College/First Job would have to be ELVIS COSTELLO, SQUEEZE, REM, CROWDED HOUSE, KATE BUSH, and more JOE JACKSON.
In the 90’s I kinda stopped listening to the radio. I disliked the Grunge movement out of Seattle. Started listening to Books on Tape.
Now I’ve come full circle and am back listening to the 60’s and 70’s and Beatles music that I grew up with. And the best part is, is that I’ve been teaching my 5 year old daughter to love it too!
Movies
For the past 10 years most of the movies I've seen have been G, PG or PG13 rated. I can't remember the last time I saw an R rated movie. I did like all the Harry Potter ones and I LOVED The Lord of the Rings Trilogy! The whole family adores the Hayao Miyazaki movies like "Kiki's Delivery Service" and " Spirited Away". And of course all of the BEATLES movies.
Television
Don't get to watch much television. The kids gets dibs most of the time. I like all the CSI shows, though I have to laugh because they are so unreal! Love the LAW & ORDER shows but can never watch them because the content is too mature for the kids. Same goes for TRAMA and MATERNITY WARD. BUT the whole family LOVES to watch MONK! And Hubby tries to get the kids interested in some of the old classic movies to limited success!!!
Books
Lately it's been Beatle Books, especially first person narratives by people who were actually there with the Beatles. I just finished "Here, There and Everywhere" by Geoff Emerick. It's very "Paul" biased, but it's a facinating account of what it was like to work with the Beatles on albums like Revolver and Sgt. Pepper. Lots of annecdotes and insights into the fab four personalities. I love Mysteries and Whodunnits especially CSI stuff. I've read all of Patricia Cornwall's books, Kathy Reiches, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, P.D. James, Linda Fairstein, Diane Mott Davidson & lots more. Use to read a ton of SciFi and Fantasy, Historical Fiction. All that archetypical good vs evil kinda stuff. Even some ChickLit and of course Classic Kids books like all the Harry Potters, Encyclopedia Brown, The Boxcar Children, All the Black Beauty books, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and gobs more!!! All my life I've been a book worm. Nothing like a book to take you somewhere else or to teach you something you didn't know.
Heroes
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond imagination. It is our light more than our darkness which scares us. We ask ourselves – who are we to be brilliant, beautiful, talented, and fabulous. But honestly, who are you to not be so?
You are a child of God, small games do not work in this world. For those around us to feel peace, it is not example to make ourselves small. We were born to express the glory of god that lives in us. It is not in some of us, it is in all of us. While we allow our light to shine, we unconsciously give permission for others to do the same. When we liberate ourselves from our own fears, simply our presence may liberate others."
~Marianne Williamson in Return to Love: Reflections on a Course in Miracles
My heros are all of us ordinary folk who shoulder our responsibilities. Who cope with the complexities of the everyday. Who love and live and find joy in doing and being and sharing . . .
Also, George Harrison is my hero for his belief in the idea that the more that you give of yourself the more that you will receive in turn. . . .
About me:
Well . . . ME is currently under construction or deconstruction, you can look at it as a glass either half empty or full! LOL! Asking the BIG questions of Who I am and What the hell am I doing here? And don't forget the whine of WHY ME?? LOL!! But for the most part, I AM an optimistic soul, cheerful, thrifty and brave. My friends will tell you that I am generous and warm, thoughtful and caring. Funny too with a HUGE helping of mischievousness! LOL! Like Paul's Grandfather in a "Hard Day's Night", I'm "a villain, a real mixer" Though, there are NO "breach of promises"! LOL! But there is nothing I like better than to "poke the beehive" just to see what happens. Nothing ever malicious. Always with compassion and good humor.
But I am insatiably curious, always wanting to know and willing to research the answer. I also have what I call my "ET Syndrome". I CAN NOT resist aiding anyone who needs me. Whether it is emotional, or spiritual, or more concrete. It's like a compulsion. But HEY everybody don't come running!! I still have a healthy sense of self preservation!!! LOL!!
On the con side, I can be impatient and blunt. Short tempered too, especially when tired. I absolutely loath being told what to do. If I am NOT given a good argument for it, I am apt to head in the opposite direction, contrary wench that I am. A Spitfire I've been told. *grins* I am also extremely gulliable. Feed me a good line and I will fall for it hook, line, and sinker! BUT Ahh! You only get the one shot!! LOL!!
For the less metaphysical and more mundane side . . . I am NOW a freelance graphic designer. Been in the Biz for over 20 years. Just left the Corporate Job to strike off on my own. I use to work primarily in consumer food packaging. Basically graphics for anything that you would find in a grocery store. Nowadays, I will dabble in most anything. Just drop me a line and we can see if I can help you graphically!
I LOVE the Beatles and I love to go with my 7 year old daughter to see live music. Oh, and of course the obligatory walks in the rain, pina coladas, champagne, Guinness Beer, Jamesons Irish Whiskey, and Dirty Martinis! : )
Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:
You have high extroversion.
You are outgoing and engaging, with both strangers and friends.
You truly enjoy being with people and bring energy into any situation.
Enthusiastic and fun, you're the first to say "let's go!"
Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.
You're generally good at balancing work and play.
When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.
But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.
Agreeableness:
You have high agreeableness.
You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly.
Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone.
You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything.
Who I'd like to meet: Friends ~ "Friends are all souls that we’ve known in other lives. We’re drawn to each other. That’s how I feel about friends. Even if I’ve only known them for a day, it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to wait till I’ve known them two years, because anyway we have met somewhere before, you know." ~ George Harrison
Join us in our Mini Road Trip of the Heartland! The Cryers are headed out to Chi-Town Friday Aug. 7th to play the Heart of Rogers Park at The Heartland Cafe, a venue that serves good wholesome food for mind and body. The Cryers will be performing songs from their new CD and from their great repertoire of classics and originals!!
Then the next stop, is one of Michigan's historic and hometown venues, White's Bar in Saginaw on Saturday Aug. 8th. Family owned for three generations, with a reputation of providing some of "America's best live music" found in the "jukejoints and the backroads gin houses".
So join us for 2 great nights of music as we ROCK the Heartland! Hope to see you there!!
The Cryers at The Heatland Cafe August 7, 2009 9:00 pm The Heartland Cafe 7000 N. Glenwood Avenue Chicago (Rogers Park), Illinois 60626 www.heartlandcafe.com 773-465-8005 Cover: $7.00
The Cryers at White's Bar August 8, 2009 8:00 pm White's Bar 2609 State Street Saginaw, Michigan 48602 www.whitesbar.com Cover:21 & Up $2.00, 18-20 $5.00.
Yes, I've heard her mention you many times, and I can't wait to meet you in person! Chicago is going to be soooo much fun. See you in just a few days! Jude
HaHa Mine was a big ol' fat guy who LQQKED like Uncle Buck and smoked cigs while handing out the pops. lol We'd follow him for blocks on our bikes. Those CrAZy kids!
I moved to Austin now. Music heaven! *sigh* "Keep Austin Weird" and "Live Music Captitol" is their claim to fame. It's beautiful and too HOT here RIGHT now.
