Oooooh . . . don't even know where to start on this one. Singing brings me greater joy than just about anything else on Earth. I play the piano for the choirs at my son's middle school. I sing with a big band; you can check us out at http://home.comcast.net/~salembigb/. I love to listen to everything from classical to cutting edge, but I have special fondness for Eric Whitacre, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Hornsby, Stephen Sondheim, and the great classical pianists/composers from Beethoven to Rachmaninoff. I'm a sucker for good Broadway musicals. Most of my exposure to new music comes from daughter Sarah, who has the coolest, most eclectic musical interests imaginable. Lately I've been kind of addicted to Guster (thanks, Jeff!), Aqualung (thanks, Sarah!), and Muse(thanks, Amanda!). I can't wait for Mario Spinetti to hit really big. Pure genius there.
Movies
I will repeatedly watch anything done by Monty Python, the Coen Brothers, or either of the Two Peters (Weir or Jackson). I am a sucker for good movies, period (regardless of genre, year of release, or who's in them). Over the years I have discovered that my taste in movies runs curiously close to Peter Travers,' which is kind of freaky but saves lots of time when it comes to choosing what to watch.
Television
I haven't watched anything with great regularity all year except for gastroporn on Food Network. Mario Batali, Robert Irvine, and Duff Goldman are my culinary heroes!
Books
I love to read; I pretty much inhale books. I'm not picky about authors or genre or date of publication--just give me a good story and I'm off. I'm still catching up on the classics. I'm particularly drawn to biographies, history, and speculative fiction (aka "science fiction/fantasy"). Some of my favorite authors are Patrick O'Brien, Clive Barker, J.K. Rowling (yes, I'm addicted to Harry Potter), Stephen R. Donaldson, Michael and Jeff Shaara, Alice Walker, and Peter Straub. Dan Simmons has grown on me tremendously; the guy writes stuff so dense you can stand a spoon up in it. My favorite book of all time thus far is "Between Eternities" by Robert Pilpel. Don't ask me why; that book just stays with me.
Heroes
My parents, who will celebrate 53 years of marriage this year . . . my children, who amaze me every day . . . anyone who has ever stood firm against injustice, followed their dreams and stayed true to themselves, or worked to make the world a better place.
About me: I am a mother, wife, musician, and government financial analyst. How's that for labeling? I love humor, strong coffee, deep conversation, the arts, and the natural world. I lean toward obsessive-compulsiveness with certain things (jigsaw puzzles, video games, knitting, etc.), which is one reason why I've never tried gambling. I live a stone's throw away from the 45th parallel in an awesome little community called Keizer. I have no patience with heedlessness, stupidity, bigotry, racism, intolerance, and selfishness at the expense of others. I believe people are valuable as individuals and should be treated with respect. I'm a certified tree-hugging, diversity-embracing moderate; in other words, I am compassionate but my heart doesn't bleed for those who refuse to take advantage of opportunities to help themselves. I am passionate about pretty much every part of my life, especially where my family is concerned. I am married to my best friend, Gary, who also happens to be the most wonderful guy in the world. And I really need to update this intro, but I never seem to have the time . . .
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I know it seems way too long, but it's nice to know there will eventually be an end to the insanity . . .
Out with the old and in with the new . . . and not a moment too soon!
Your results: You are Uhura
Uhura
85%
Beverly Crusher
65%
Worf
65%
Deanna Troi
60%
Data
53%
Mr. Scott
50%
Chekov
50%
Mr. Sulu
50%
Geordi LaForge
50%
Will Riker
45%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
40%
Jean-Luc Picard
40%
Spock
39%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
35%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)
10%
You are a good communicator with a pleasant soft-spoken voice. Also a talented singer.
30 year reunion in august. julie silva has all the details. let me know if you need her email address. me and my sister kelly are going. hope to see you there!
I'm feeling pretty good with all things considered haha. A lot of stretching is taking it's toll mostly in my hips and back, but Ryan gives a mean back rub and helps me out lol. The baby is kicking a whole bunch! I can't believe my baby that was microspcopic has now reached the size of a big tomatoe haha :)
I can't sleep for some reason lol, so I thought I'd let you know that it's only 5 days until we find out if I'm having a boy or girl!!! Hopefully I won't have a shy modest baby haha
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No I didn't! Where is that? Do they make good cookies? I love cookies. :( I did go to this shaved ice place. I can't remember what it was called. But it was 10 times better than any snow cone I've ever had. :)
