Liz the Library Lass - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a normal enough kind of girl. I love to read (I work at a library!). I love to meet new, interesting people. I love to try new foods. Most of my friends are what I like to call "imports" because "imports" has a better connotation than "immigrants". I love anything Russian, i.e. food (yumminess!!!), culture, drinking, language, etc. Hmmm.... If there's anything else you'd like to know, feel free to ask! :-)

I am also in the process of finding and redefining myself because I got lost on the way to making someone else happy (at which task I failed M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-Y). If I seem glum as of late, it's gloom well deserved after 4.5 years, so please let me wallow. And no, I do NOT hate Russians or Russian men.(As a matter of fact, I am a BIG fan of DWTS's Maxim Chmerkovskiy!) I will just be more cautious in the future.

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My Interests

Books (I work at a library!), foreign Languages (esp Slavic languages), new cultures, new food, new friends.Not interested in a romantic relationship.

I'd like to meet:

Normal people interested in normal things like culture, chatting, and making new friends.

Music:

I listen to a bit of everything from Nirvana to the Goo Goo Dolls to Toby Keith to Tchaikovsky. My newest favorites are Zemfira (best classified as a Russian female rock performer) and 5'nizza (best described as Ukrainian/Russian reggae/rappers who have a lot of fun making music). Local bands are pretty good. Scythian plays in town a lot and are always great to listen to at Mick O'Shea's. Hmmm... I also like Trans Siberian Orchestra, a lot of old ballad songs (Like 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'), I love John Denver, movie and musical soundtracks are always good (current favorites include 'Shrek 2' and 'Phantom of the Opera' and I am HOPING that I will get 'Sweeny Todd' for Christmas ***hint hint***)... yeah, I guess I am pretty ecclectic. :-)

Movies:

I'm a big fan of horror and action movies.I also like documentaries (I am a geek!). I am big on action films, musicals turned movie, and classic/contemporary books turned movie. On occasion, I'll enjoy a chick flick, but I have to be in the mood for it. Hmmm... I also like a lot of foreign films just because foreign directors are more creative than most American directors and I don't mind subtitles much.

Television:

OMG! I am such a Jeopardy junkie! I'm also a fan of CSI (all of them), Cold Case, NCIS (gotta love Abby!), Without a Trace and other things that make me think. :-D I also like animated stuff like Family Guy, King of the Hill, and Inuyasha.

Books:

Don't really have just one favorite, but I do like a few particular authors like Anne Rice, Stephen King, Laurell K. Hamilton, Karen Marie Moning, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, Katie MacAlister, Mary Janice Davidson... The list just goes on and on! I also am addicted to fairy tales from around the world, but maybe that's because I like happy endings! :-) I have also gotten into a lot of teen fiction and have been suprised that there is good teen lit nowadays. Stephanie Meyers' 'Twilight' series is addictive (but has left me hanging till FALL of 2008!) and Scott Westerfeld's 'Uglies' series made me think. I like that in a book!

My Blog

A little update since last time aka "no real news here"

Hey, it's been a long time since I've written anything, so I will try to encompass as much as I can in this message. Lemme see.... In May, I had the car accident on the way to my first ever conf...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:15:00 PST

Work blocked MySpace this summer...

and I don't think they anticipate us gaining access for a while because it takes up too much bandwidth. If you need to get in touch with me, try the cell or e-mail me at a regular e-mail address. Than...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:27:00 PST

Jeep Accident...

Hey everyone... Just so no one can yell that I didn't say anything, I was in an accident last Weds evening. Some dumbtard tried to make a left into on-coming traffic without looking first and we colli...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:32:00 PST

Condensed Life Update...

Haven't updated this thing in such a long while, and people are starting to harass me with "Are you alive still?", so to appease the masses, here's what's been going on: First of all, I am one...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Wed, 02 May 2007 07:51:00 PST

Brief Liz Update

Hey all! I haven't posted anything is such a long time, so I figured I might as well give a not-so exciting "Liz Update". Still living in Halethorpe even though I work in White Marsh. Because ...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:50:00 PST

Many thanks and a super-short update. :)

I would like to take this opportunity to say a great big "THANK YOU!" to all of my wonderful, kind, caring, thoughtful, selfless and amazing friends!!! You have all been so supportive of me last...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:33:00 PST

What a craptastic weekend...

Before anyone asks, no, I most definitely did NOT have a good weekend. Someone was moved to thrust into my face any and every imperfection and flaw that, in their opinion, I seem to have. These kinds ...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:26:00 PST

Sharing some favorite quotes! :-)

Some days, a good quote can make your day better. Here are some of my random favorites. Hope they make your day better! "Not all who wander are lost." J.R.R. Tolkien "Today is the...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:38:00 PST

Lamenting the loss of Androgyny and Care-free Nature of Youth

Am I the only one who realizes that human beings have a tendency to make empty promises at trying times in their lives? I want to go beyond the whole, "Let me pray to a God I've never acknowledged bef...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:50:00 PST

My weekend (plus today) in 230 words or less...

Hey y'all! It's me again. Nothing much happened this weekend, just so y'all know. Wrote some new poetry that is not yet revised. Had some very good, productive discussions that helped clear up a lot o...
Posted by Liz the Library Lass on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:38:00 PST