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Ruth

I have only just begun my cupcake empire

About Me

I'm an actor. I also write some. I'm from New Jersey, and I don't say that apologetically. New Jersey can kick your state's ass in arts, literature, aggresive driving, Italian cooking, you name it. I picked up a degree in Biochemistry while I was at college. If you ever need to mutate fruit flies, I'm your girl. Strangers always ask me for directions wherever I am. In some circles, I'm the Phoebe. In other circles, I'm the Monica. I guess that makes me a Phonica.

My Interests

toasting and buttering things, winning board games and game shows, napping, running marathons, knitting (i've only mastered scarves but one day i'll graduate to hats), being a muse - though i prefer the term idea fairy

I'd like to meet:

People I already know but don't see too often, people I used to know but haven't seen in forever, people I know well and see frequently but just can't get enough of, and also new people.

Music:

currently, I lean towards the alt-acoustic, but I have Frank Zappa on standby.

Movies:

a comprehensive list of movies I love would take way too long, so here's a random sample. Soapdish. It's A Wonderful Life. Preston Sturges films. L.A Confidential. The Thin Man.

Television:

Rescue Me-best show on TV.

Books:

anything by Angela Carter, David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Wislawa Szymborska. plays by Harold Pinter, Mac Wellman, Chuck Mee. Kid-Simple by Jordan Harrison. Brit Kid Lit. The Thursday Next series. Jeeves & Wooster stories. Harry Potter. I made it through one Virginia Woolf (To The Lighthouse) and I loved it, I'll tackle another one soon. Biographies.

Heroes:

Linus Pauling, William Carlos Williams (I admire the dual-careered), Alexander Hamilton (the smartest and sexiest Founding Father), Mary Louise Parker (she's just awesome)