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53211

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About Me

MANTRAS: "Love Me, Love The Gufs;" "You Never Get a 2nd Chance to Make a 1st Impression;" "Speak to Me in Silence;" "It's a Different Year."PET PEEVES: Yappy dogs, leaf blowers, being "shhhh'ed," incompetence, wasting food, lack of follow-through, "let's do lunch" types, MEAN people, snobs, uncovered yawns, pens with missing caps, insomnia, BEEPING!!!TIDBITS: Intrigue over the same old stuff, SUV over minivan!, bagel over donut, farmer's market over supermarket, prevention over treatment, veggies over meat, late nights over early mornings!, salad over fries, outgoing over timid, a great deal over an impulse buy, confidence over cockiness, decaf over regular (you do NOT want to see me caffeinated), real over fake, hug over argue, signing over speaking--both, actually :)DREAMS: Towel service for life!, signing/interpreting for concerts and theatre events, opening a camp for Deaf children, playing tambourine in a band, owning homes in California, Hawaii, & Milwaukee (THANKS T!!!), learning to play guitar and fiddle, becoming a "professional groupie" ;)

My Interests

Fun, upbeat people!, local bands, drinking local beers when I travel, city life!, local coffee shops, supporting small businesses, loud live music, vintage clothing + accessories, bagels!, chatting in American Sign Language (ASL), writing poetry, wine tasting, writing poetry while drinking great wine :), tulips, insightful/deep conversations with new peeps, philanthropic work for cancer research, volunteering with Deaf children, early childhood development, power walks, child care, Apple computers, Mr/Ms Pac-Man, fencing, Jim Gaffigan, The Chicago Bears, new shoes, a great pair of jeans, and air hockey!!!

I'd like to meet:

James Taylor--to introduce him to my mom; Brett Favre--to introduce him to Terry; my heros over and over again--see my interests section.

Music:

A few off the top of my head: THE GUFS, Goran, Brother, Mat Kearney, Matt Nathanson, David Lanz, Counting Crows, Alison Krauss, Northern Room, Fever Marlene, We The Living, Death Cab for Cutie, Train, Plain White T's, Elliot Randall, Honeycut, Blue October, Dido, Julie Moffitt, Sarah Brightman, Jennifer Lee, Alanis Morissette, Coldplay, The Fray, Sugarland, Marty Friedman, James Taylor, Billy Dean, Brad Cotter, Prince, John Denver, Keane, solo piano, didjeridu, steel guitar, old school country @ Grandma Millie's farm, and impromptu tambourine :)

Movies:

Some Kind of Wonderful

Television:

Sitcoms, Comedy Central-nothing too real or too serious, life gives us that already

Books:

The Catcher in the Rye

Heroes:

People who have extreme talent AND a great heart; People who EXUDE energy, passion, and a genuine spirit!