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About Me

I'm a former preschool teacher now working at a forklift company by day (go figure) and baking, knitting, and sewing by night to soothe the savage crafting beast that lurks within me. I'm a sucker for guys in uniform (of the mechanic persuasion) with guitars, accents, and/or nice hands (and I've joyously, giddily, swooningly found him !); lattes of the caramel variety; Japanese capsule toys; a forest trail in the fall; creativity; sweet harmonies.
While working with forklifts was never on my to-do list, I've certainly learned a lot in the years I've spent at my current job. Watch this video and you'll learn something, too.
German Forklift Safety Video

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My Interests

beating cancer
learning something new every day
knitting
crocheting
making people laugh
exploring New England
treehugging
collecting post cards
video gaming
discovering new music
coffee
cooking & grilling
baking
tea
dancing (belly and ballroom)
henna tattoos
"Fables"
strumming my ukulele
"Says You" & "A Prairie Home Companion" on NPR
backgammon
antique stores
Orangina
the night sky
incense & candles

I'd like to meet:

I'd have to say I love meeting people who are passionately geeky about their pursuits: people who really know their stuff, no matter how dorky or square they may be pigeon-holed for it. If you can teach me something new & make me love it, that rings my bell!

Music:

Bix Beiderbecke
Mike Keneally
Beck
lounge/exotica
Bryan Beller
Erik Wohlgemuth
Claude Debussy
Half Zaftig
Bill Frisell
Billie Holliday
Chris Opperman
Tito Puente
Dvorak
Frank Sinatra
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Mike Gaito
Dean Martin
Sarah Vaughn
Janet Klein
Frank Zappa
Al Green
2 foot yard
Tchaikovsky
bossanova
One Ring Zero
The Flaming Lips
The Beatles

Movies:

"Annie Hall" (Woody Allen in general)
"Harold & Maude"
"Amelie"
"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not"
"Young Frankenstein"
"The Royal Tenenbaums" (Wes Anderson in general)
"A Christmas Story"
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Coen brothers
"Shaun of the Dead"
George Romero and other assorted zombie flicks
"Harry Potter and the < insert variable here >"
and I watch "Goodfellas" every time it shows up on TV

Television:

I've been finding it difficult watch "House" and "Scrubs" these past few months. :-(
BBC's "The Mighty Boosh", "Coupling" and "The Office"
NBC's "The Office"
"Globetrekkers"
MST3K
Monty Python
"Mrs. Bradley's Mysteries"
cooking shows & Britcom night (currently "Supernova", "The Vicar of Dibley", and "Posh Nosh") on Rhode Island PBS
I find I'm quite happy not having cable. But if I did, I'd be watching stuff like "Flight of the Conchords".

Books:

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves"
Douglas Adams
"A Whack on the Side of the Head"
"The Very Quiet Cricket"
"Yiddish with Dick and Jane"
cookbooks galore
Kurt Vonnegut
Bob Baker's "Guerrilla Music Marketing" books
"Harry Potter and the < insert variable here >"

Heroes:

men who knit

sticklers
We have a language that is full of ambiguities; we have a way of expressing ourselves that is often complex and allusive, poetic and modulated; all our thoughts can be rendered with absolute clarity if we bother to put the right dots and squiggles between the words in the right places. Proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking. If it goes, the degree of intellectual impoverishment we face is unimaginable.
- Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves

My Blog

Inga Update 8: The Wheels are in Motion

I'm scheduled for surgery on October 28. If all goes as planned, I should be in surgery for about 8 hours, then I'll be whisked away to the wonderful yet all-too-familiar fourth floor of Women &a...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:30:00 PST

Music Fans: Bryan Beller’s "Thanks In Advance" CD and "To Nothing" DVD Available For Pre-Sale

Repost from Bryan Beller "Thanks In Advance" CD and "To Nothing" DVD Available For Pre-Sale NOW, Ships 9/30! To order now: http://www. bryanbeller. com/tiapresale. html*********************Hi there! ...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:14:00 PST

Braaaaaaaaaains

It may be because of my recent crafting behavior, but when I saw this felted rose bag, I immediately thought, "Wow, that looks like a whole lot of zombie guts." Naturally, my next thought was, "...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:15:00 PST

Inga Update 7: The Week In Review

MONDAY The week started out pretty quiet, except that I received a call from Vascular & Interventional Radiology Monday evening, asking that I come in Tuesday morning per Dr. Kim's request. He wan...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:15:00 PST

Inga Update 6: 6, 6 for my sorrow

I had a long sit-down with my urologist this afternoon. He went over the sole urinary diversion option available for me at this point. This is going to be an involved yet pretty amazing procedure...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:24:00 PST

Inga Update V: The Empire Strikes Back

I'm having surgery. Hoo boy, am I having surgery. I sat down with my oncologist this afternoon, and he outlined what will be happening. I've already received the maximum amount of radiation treatments...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:56:00 PST

Inga Update 4: Well...

It's not the best news in the world, but it's not the worst, either. This afternoon, I got a call from one of the residents who works with my radiation oncologist (who is currently in India for the ne...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:27:00 PST

Inga Update 3.5: Hold On Hope

I finally had my PET/CT scan yesterday. After a few days for processing the results, I should hear the verdict: either I'll be pronounced cancer-free, or it'll be back to the radiation table for me. D...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:38:00 PST

Attention music lovers: Check out Skeleton Staff

Here's another free download for you. This one is from Skeleton Staff, an Australian pop quartet described as "Crowded House being bent over the bar by XTC". For the month of July only, you can downlo...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:55:00 PST

Attention music lovers: FREE Kira Small Download!

Here's a message from Kira Small, who's giving away a free download of her brand new song, "I Will Raise My Voice". Once you've downloaded the track, check out more of her slinky, sultry soul at www.k...
Posted by Inga, dahling! on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:31:00 PST