Hi there...I'm Heidi!
I'm just a small-town girl livin' in my lovely southern world. I relocated back to Raleigh from NY last spring, and haven't looked back! Professionally, I'm a number-cruncher by day and a wannabe-writer at night. I adore my group of good friends here in Raleigh, and I am so blessed to have my family nearby. I am a distance runner: in my regular life, I run about 20 mpw. BUT...I just started training for my first MARATHON - look out!
My friends would say that I'm trustworthy, kind, sweet...and a total smartass. I have flirtatious tendencies towards tall, athletic, nerdy boys. I'm almost always the instigator when out with my group of party-girl-friends - but that's only because I like being in the middle of a really good time, and not because I'm malcontent.
I tend to place penultimate value on friendships and family. My sarcasm and urge to be honest often get me into snafus. I believe that the world and the people in it are generally good. I have a hard time accommodating unfairness and will root for the underdog if the opportunity arises (as long as the underdog isn't evil KU).
Sometimes I feel like Heather Graham's character in the movie Cake. I enjoy a lot of fun activities: I tried ultimate frisbee (but realized I was just sprinting aimlessly); I love volleyball and softball; I run and work out a LOT; I weeble-wobbled my way through a pottery class; I listen to a LOT of music and watch a LOT of movies; and I completed my first Spanish class (and am gearing up for the second one). Usually you can catch me running around Shelley Lake, hangin' out with friends at Tir Na Nog or Bogart's, getting lost in the Green Road Library stacks, or catchin' a midweek libation at Blue Martini. Mine is a great life!
Mosquitos love me. I am almost always hot/warm. I have grey eyes, and I spell it "grey," and not "gray," although both are correct, just to be difficult. I eat left-handed for spite. I cry at any overly sentimental television commercial, tv show, or movie - and I think "coolly unaffected" types are total weirdos. My favorite artist is Wassily Kandinsky. I get wicked asthma in the summer. I compulsively flip my hair when I'm nervous. I search tirelessly for great-fitting pants, finding which is always challenging when you're a 5'10'' athletic girl. My friends like to laugh at me because I "car-dance" after a lunch rendezvous or on my way to work. I do a happy dance when I catch a pop fly. I am totally loyal to those close to me. I have the BEST dog- a two-year-old ragamuffin purebred Shih-Tzu puppy named Marley!
Oh, and I also have a blue betta fish named Clarence:
I am passionate about gun control, healthcare reform, and a woman's right to choose. The most sublime painting I've ever seen is "Pays Charmant" by Ernst (You can see it in the St. Louis Art Museum).
I will trip over my own feet multiple times a day, or I will knock over a glass at dinner - oh yeah, I am THAT girl. I spend a lot of money on my hair. I am a 100% certifiable product junkie. I will eat chips and salsa or peanut butter M&M's without abandon if they are set in front of me...every time.
Oh, and I like drinks sometimes. Vodka tonic with a lime twist, if you please. And those who imbibe whilst in my presence may notice that I regularly lose control of my arms - so, keep your crunk juice out of my wingspan.
Dislikes: Writers who cannot successfully differentiate between "your" and "you're," or "too" and "to." Derivative, soul-less or unfulfilling interpersonal relationships. Use of the high-five, finger-gun point, or chest-bump as means of communicating. The New York Yankees. Incessant ballpoint pen clicking. Cheap shoes. Inequality and limitations. People who are distrustful of others or who generally do not like animals. Racial epithets. Bad tipping, or worse, yelling at waitstaff. Oh yeah, and I hate, with an underscore hate, when big corporations make commercials that show only women completing perfunctory household tasks. It is not my goal in life to be someone's maid. Okay...enough ranting.
Basically, if I can avoid mediocrity in my life, I'm happy.
I also exhibit feelings of general malaise if evidence of poor grammar or punctuation is present.