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About Me

I write stories for the state's largest newspaper. I like my job most of the time.I'm ambitious. I'm perfectionistic. I'm intense. I'm honest.I'm nice most of the time.I'm neurotic. I'm passionate.I care about people. I take things too seriously. I have trouble letting things go.I really want to do well. I really want to have close friends.Sometimes, I try too hard. But I mean well.I like animals. I'm a vegetarian.I'm a mother and a wife and a best friend and a big sister.I still feel young.

My Interests

running, writing, reading, little kids, friends

I'd like to meet:

Clay Aiken, Michael Jordan, Deena Kastor, Steve Prefontaine The cast of Lost, Jim and Pam.

Music:

Clay Aiken, Counting Crows, The Killers.

Movies:

"Back to the Future," "The Wizard of Oz," "Love Actually"

Television:

Currently, "The Office" and "Lost."Years ago, "Party of Five," "Dawson's Creek" and "Felicity."When I was young, "Little House on the Prairie."

Books:

All-time favorite: "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier (yeah, I know it's young adult lit).Others: "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd, "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood" and "Little Altars Everywhere" by Rebecca Wells, "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult.From long ago: "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles.

Heroes:

My son.

My Blog

Buckle up

We were going to Olive Garden last night. I was driving. My mother-in-law and Rye were in the backseat.After 10 minutes or so, out of nowhere, Rye said, "Put your buckle on, Grammy." She never wears h...
Posted by Veronica on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:50:00 PST

Neuroses

So my son likes Thomas the train. And since I like my son, we have a train table in the middle of our living room. It has wooden tracks and a few bridges but most importantly lots of fairly expensive ...
Posted by Veronica on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:37:00 PST

What we take for granted

In some areas, the little boy is like any other soon-to-be 3-year-old. Curious. Precocious. Ornery. Quick to smile.He loves books, turning the pages all by himself. He likes to lay on the floor and pl...
Posted by Veronica on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:02:00 PST

A horse of a different color

Out my window today, as I drove frantically down 180th St. to get Rye from daycare, I saw a girl riding a horse.Strange enough on its own.Yet, she was also talking on her cell phone. Her right hand gr...
Posted by Veronica on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:52:00 PST