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clairetibble

About Me

I'M THE KIND OF PERSON WHO SMILES AT EVERYONE, EVEN STRANGERS ON THE STREET. I AM FUNNY, AND I'M NOT BEING COCKY EITHER. I AM FUNNY. I'M A SAGITTARIUS. I'M USUALLY THE GROUP'S SOCIAL COORDINATOR. I'M ONLY THREE FEET TALL. I MOVED TO IRELAND TO GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR FILM STUDIES BECAUSE I WANTED TO MOVE TO EUROPE AND THE PROGRAM SOUNDED FUN, WHICH, TO MY DELIGHT, IT ACTUALLY WAS. I HAD NO TV WHILE I WAS IN IRELAND FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS. I WOULD READ 4-5 BOOKS PER WEEK, IN ADDITION TO DOING HOMEWORK. I LOVE RANDOM, USELESS INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S NEVER TRULY "USELESS". I WRITE LETTERS TO PEOPLE BY HAND AND MAIL THEM VIA THE POST OFFICE. I PREFER FRUIT-FLAVORED FIZZY DRINKS TO COLAS, BUT IF I HAD TO PICK, I'M BORN AND BRED PEPSI. I LIKE SEASONAL HOLIDAY CANDY: CANDY CANES, CANDY CORN, CONVERSATION HEARTS, JELLYBEANS, ETC. I LIKE TO LAUGH A LOT. I'M SARCASTIC AND PRETTY SMART. I CAN BE CAUSTIC WHEN I WANT TO BE. I USED TO SUCK AT MAPS AND DIRECTIONS, BUT NOW I JUST PICTURE MYSELF STANDING ON A HUGE MAP OF THE U.S. (I'M ALWAYS STANDING ON CHICAGO) AND FIGURING OUT THAT IF I'M FACING NEW YORK AND I TURN RIGHT, I'M THEN FACING SOUTH. I CAN PROGRAM A VCR. I LIKE QUIETER BARS BUT THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR LOUD DANCE PLACES. I LOVE WEDDING RECEPTIONS. I'VE HAD MY POETRY PUBLISHED IN FOUR BOOKS. WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO WRITE FOR TV OR FILMS OR BE A NOVELIST OR A BOOK EDITOR. I DAYDREAM A LOT. I LIKE TO PAINT AND MAKE POTTERY. CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR, BUT I DO LOVE HALLOWEEN, TOO, CAUSE YOU CAN DRESS UP AND ACT LIKE AN ASS AND NO ONE CARES. I HAVEN'T BEEN CAMPING SINCE THE 8TH GRADE BUT ALWAYS WANT TO GO. MOST OF MY CLOTHES ARE BLUE. I HAVE NEARLY THREE TIMES MORE SHIRTS THAN PAIRS OF PANTS. MY FAVORITE COLOR IS RED. I LOVE MY FAMILY MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD. I LOVE TO COOK BUT NOT WASH DISHES. I LOVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DARK HAIR (PREFERABLY CURLY) AND BLUE OR GREEN EYES. I HAVE A BLACK CAT NAMED RAMBO AT MY PARENT'S HOUSE, AND TWO SWEET KITTIES AT MY PLACE CALLED SCOUT AND RHETT. I'M A SUCKER FOR CHEESY MOVIES AND BOOKS, BUT NOT TOO CHEESY. I DON'T LIKE JULIA ROBERTS'S MOVIES--THEY'RE TOO CHEESY. APPARENTLY I USE "CHEESY" A LOT. I PREFER CATS TO DOGS, ALTHOUGH SOME DOGS ARE JUST TOO CUTE, ESPECIALLY BAILEY! I CAN TYPE ABOUT 60 WORDS PER MINUTE AND I’D GUESS AT A 75% ACCURACY LEVEL. I MISS DOING VOLUNTEER WORK. I LIKE BELIEVING IN THE GREATER GOOD. I DON’T FLOAT. I LIKE WATCHING TRACK AND FIELD. I PREFER LEANER MEN TO STOCKY MEN. I WISH I HAD AN INTERESTING ACCENT. MY SISTER AND I ARE SCIENTIFIC HISTORY AND HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN SEVERAL MEDICAL JOURNALS. I LOVE READING MAGAZINES ABOUT CELEBRITIES. I DON’T CARE FOR MUCH HIP-HOP OR RAP, BUT SOMETIMES I’LL SECRETLY FIND MYSELF LISTENING TO IT. I LOVE TAKING SHOWERS AND BATHS. I LIKE SNUGGLING UNDER A BLANKET WITH A GOOD MOVIE OR GOOD BOOK. I CAN’T GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO FIREPLACES. I DON’T LIKE HONEY. WHEN I WAS A KID I USED TO COLLECT DEAD BEES. I THOUGHT FOR A WHILE I’D LIKE TO BE A DOCTOR BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT THE SIGHT OF CUTS OR BLOOD FROM OTHER PEOPLE GIVES ME A STRANGE TINGLING FEELING IN MY FEET. I LIKE LITTLE KIDS BUT AM USUALLY PRETTY RELIEVED WHEN THEY GO HOME. I COULD EAT SOUP FOR EVERY MEAL. I NEVER PUT MILK IN MY CEREAL, I PREFER TO EAT IT DRY WITH A GLASS OF MILK ON THE SIDE. WHEN I WAS A KID I USED TO EAT HOT DOGS OR CHEESEBURGERS FOR BREAKFAST AND TOLD MY CLASSMATES I ATE SAUSAGE INSTEAD, BECAUSE EATING HOT DOGS FOR BREAKFAST WAS EMBARRASSING IN 4TH GRADE. I LOVE NICE WEATHER. I LIVE BY MYSELF AND LOVE IT. I LIVED IN DUBLIN, IRELAND FOR 18 MONTHS, WHERE I EARNED MY MA IN FILM STUDIES. I LOVED IT THERE SO MUCH THAT I EXTENDED MY VIA FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 MONTHS BY OMITTING [TECHNICALLY LYING] THE FACT THAT I HADN'T MOVED TO IRELAND THE YEAR BEFORE IN AUGUST, RATHER THAT I HAD JUST MOVED THERE that AUGUST.I make no promises and take no prisoners.

My Interests

Books, movies, music, travel, cooking, eating, writing, socializing, book club, themed parties, hanging out with my family, hanging out with my friends, pizza, Chinese food, planning and organizing fun things like vacations and parties.

I'd like to meet:

Fantasically fun people who like what I like. Any/all of the Muppets. And someone who owns a big boat that docks in Monroe Harbor.

Music:

Guster, Beatles, Counting Crows, Radiohead, Ben Kweller, Travis, Weezer, Dr Teeth & The Electric Mayhem, The Stones, Neil Diamond (oh yeah), CCR, Springsteen.

Movies:

Gone With the Wind. Mermaids. Memento. Requiem for a Dream. Pirates of the Caribbean (the first one). To Kill a Mockingbird. It's a Wonderful Life.

Television:

Planet Earth, Arrested Development, Simpsons, The Office (British version first with the American version in a VERY close second), Intervention.

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone with the Wind, Jane Eyre, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, A Million Little Pieces, Naked, Oh The Glory of it All.

Heroes:

My Mom and Dad. People who follow their dreams, no matter what it takes. My sister. My brothers. My grandma.

My Blog

CICADA WATCH!!!

News Flash&News Flash& News Flash&News Flash& News Flash&News Flash& News Flash&News Flash& THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!  Beginning yesterday morning, Elmhurst resident Claire Tibble noticed that somethi...
Posted by Half Pint on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:05:00 PST

Around the world in 2 years...

Do you know how much ass it would kick if I could afford to take two years off from working and travel?  I would definitely spend the first 9 - 12 months traveling the US, seeing all my scattered...
Posted by Half Pint on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:15:00 PST