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Shakespeares Sister

A good mind is a lord of a kingdom.

About Me


My name is Sarah Brooke (some of you know me as Sarah, some as Brooke, some as both.)I have a son named Gabriel who just recently turned a year. I'm in the process of divorcing my husband of four years and renovating my house, so life is much more overwhelming than I'd like right now. I hope to get my masters in liberal arts, and I'd like to curate, research, and/or teach and write. My life has taken me to unexpected ports,and I pride myself on my diverse background. I'm going through a period of obsessive domestic ambition currently and all I can think about is learning how to knit,quilt,and can.
Melodramatic myspace blurb:
Oceans, water of any sort, Hookah, Gabe'slaughter, strange people, bizarre wanderlusts, bazaars, pistachio, milk and honey, swords,2,7,9,11, old cars, the Blue Ridge parkway, picnics, good cheese, good bread, restless souls, having someone lost in my hair/skirt/fingers, lips, Christian Louboutin ,kitties, fried chicken livers, Istanbul, Istikal Street,northwestIran, India,Nepal,London, Elizabeth I,The Golden Age, Shakespeare,Tudor history, French poetry, lucid dreaming, corsets, black lingerie, YSL,late nights that morph into early mornings, coal culture, fishing, flowers, Cumberland mountain air, beat up pickups, simple dispositions, ironically constructed veneers, glaciers, Ganges, grilledcheese, Stewie, brunching, passions, conviction, brutal honesty, MawMaw Jan's crude jokes ,dumplins, love and insanity. I dislike: Pretense,mopping,the loss of my creative identity,writers block,materialism,Philistines,polluted Islamism,right-wing Christianity,partisan politics,"existential funks",suburban sprawl,hubris. Wise Up. Betty visits the mosque.Watch out for the mosaic tile bits.

My Interests

Art,film,biosociology,writing,literature,poetry,music,travel ,Appalachia,photography,food.
Basic Stuff
Full Name: Sarah Brooke Stiltner
Nickname: Helga,Swiss Miss, Brookie-Brooke
Birth date: February 11th, 1981
Birthplace: Richlands, Va
Current Location: Johnson City, Tn
Height: 5'10
Weight: No comment.
Eye Colour: Blue/Green
Hair Colour: Sandy blond
Piercings: None. No, not even my ears!
Tattoos: None
Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Not at the moment.
Favourites
Food: Mediterranean
Restaurant: Jerusalem's Garden
Pizza: Feta,spinach,maters
Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate Almond, Rocky Road
Drink: Cherry Coke
Alcoholic Drink: Cosmo,Vokda Tonic
Number: 2/7/9/11
Colour: Green
Flower: White French tulips
Animal: Kitties
TV Show: No Reservations
Band/Singer: October Project
Album: "Falling Further In"
Movie: Too many to pick one favorite
Actor/Actress: Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchette, Cillian Murphy, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sport: Soccer,swimming/diving
Season: Spring
Make-Up Item: Lip Gloss,mascara
This or That
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonald's or Burger King: Depends on the item. BK for burgers, McD's for their carcinogen-laced fries.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Coffee or Tea: Tea
Day or Night: Between the two
Love or Money: Love
Hug or Kiss: Kiss
In A Guy/Girl
Favourite Eye Colour: Any
Favourite Hair Colour: Any, but I'm a sucker for black
Height: Tall. At least 5'10
Style: Classic
Looks or Personality: Personality
Hot or Cute: Either
Muscular or Skinny: Stocky
Most Important Physical Feature: Face,chest
Biggest Turn-Off: Stinky feet
Your...
Best Physical Feature: Face, hair, legs
Bedtime: 10/11 p.m.
First Thought Waking Up: "Is today the last day of my life?" Also, "where's my green tea?"
Best Friends: Have a few, but I'm pretty introverted.
Weakness: Love,gluttony
Fears: Love,people
Worst Habit: White lies
Can You...
Dance: Very well.
Sing: Yes
Drive: Yes
Cook: Pretty well
Sew: Somewhat
Speak Another Language: Turkish
Touch Your Nose With Your Tongue: No
Curl Your Tongue: Yes
Whistle: Yes
Have You Ever...
Been Drunk: Yes
Been Stoned/High: Stoned, only a handful of times. Don't enjoy it.
Flashed: No
Eaten Sushi: Yes
Eaten Squid: Yes.
Been In Love: Yes
Skipped School: Yes
Stolen Something: Only off my mom/sister, because they do it to me :)
Cried Yourself To Sleep: Yes
Randoms
What annoys you most about a person: Hubris
Are you left or right handed: Right
What is the colour of your room: Green
Do you have any siblings: Yes. A sister, two half brothers
Do you have any pets: I had kitties, but had to get rid of them when I had the baby. I may get a new one soon, though!
Are you for or against gay marriage: I don't believe in government regulated morality.
What's your opinion ..ion: I don't believe in government regulated morality.
How would you like to die: In a blaze of glory
Would you take a bullet for the one you love: Absolutely
Do you think you're attractive: Yes
Do you believe in yourself: Yes
Do you want to get married: I believe in marriage and would want to get married again someday.
Do you want to have children: Yes, I'd love to have more.
Who was the last person you hugged: Gabe
Who was the last person you kissed: Gabe
Who was the last person to hit you: Gabe :)
Who was the last person you wanted to hit: My bastard ex-husband
What was the last thing you ate: Boiled egg, canteloupe,whole wheat toast.
What was the last thing you drank: Tea
What was the last thing you said: "Mom, get off my back, I'm going to finish your resume as soon as I have time" :)
What was the last book you read: Seneca's "Medea"
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I'd like to meet:

Milan Kundera,J.Campbell,Coleman Barks,Anthony Bourdain,Eddie Izzard.

Music:

Kate Bush,October Project,Bloc Party,The Arcade Fire,Sufjan Stevens,Kardes Turkuler,Rufus Wainwright,Talking Heads,Neutral Milk Hotel,Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen,Peter Gabriel, Gossip,TheMagicNumbers,Bjork,Morriessey,Wilco,Indigo Girls,16 Horsepower,Coldplay,Noir Desir,Ani DiFranco,Damien Rice,Edith Piaf,This Mortal Coil,Nina Simone,Johnny Cash, Natalie Merchant,The Cure,Belle and Sebastian, Joy Division, Mars Volta, Lacuna Coil, System of a Down,Kraftwerk,Erasure, Incubus, Tori Amos, Enya, Patty Griffin, Paul Simon,The Shins,Appleseed Cast,Muse,older U2,Radiohead,Dr.Ralph Stanley,Larry Keel Experience,Bill Monroe,Gillian Welch,Iris Dement,Sarah Harmer,Nanci Griffith,Emmylou Harris,Dar Williams, Fiona Apple, Nick Drake,Modest Mouse,Loretta Lynn,White Stripes,Tool,Massive Attack,Orbital,Goldfrapp, to name but a few.

Movies:

Gegen Die Wand,Volver,The Holy Land,City of God,Everything is Illuminated,Salaam Bombay!,Children of Men,Ararat,Turtles Can Fly,Waiting for Guffman,A Mighty Wind,Best in Show,Transamerica, For Your Consideration, Spinal Tap,Intermission, Goodbye Lenin!,Sideways,Memento,Mullholland Dr.,Snatch,Layer Cake,LOTR,The Libertine,Trainspotting,Shakespeare in Love,Elizabeth (I can't wait for "Golden Age"),Little Children,Raising Arizona,Fargo,Election,Nightmare Before Christmas,Closer,Magnolia,Litte Miss Sunshine,Das Boot,Boogie Nights,Boondock Saints,Igby Goes Down,Dogville,8 1/2,Rome citta aperta,2046,Dayereh, many more. I love P.T. Anderson, the Coen brothers, Robert Altman,Christopher Guest, Lars Von Trier,Darren Aronofsky,David Lynch,Wes Anderson,Tim Burton,Alexander Payne,Mike Nichols,etc.

Television:

Extras, The Office (UK version...I love Ricky Gervais),Six Feet Under,Sex and the City, Monty Python,Creature Comforts, Adult Swim, Family Guy, Weeds, Arrested Development,Project Runway,Top Chef,NGC,Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations,Travel Channel.

Books:

Milan Kundera,James Joyce,Herman Hesse,Novalis,Goethe,Nietzsche,Jorge Luis Borges,Pushkin,Rimbaud,Baudlaire,Jean Cocteau,Victor Hugo, Boethius,Seneca,Marcus Aurelius,Rumi(especially Coleman Barks translations)Cathy Song. I finally have time to read again.

Heroes:

Milan Kundera,P.T. Anderson,Audrey Hepburn,Marcus Aurelius.

My Blog

The Russian Tea Room

From an old journal. Don't know why I'm sharing this...probably because I've had two benadryl and I'm nostalgic.   The Russian Tea Room (03/12/03) 9:26 pm This guy sharing the apartment with...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:12:00 PST

Modern female derision

Wow, this is from long ago.   I morphed into a woman a wife your wife sewing, coffee, laundry added to the list of domestic artillary a feminists pillory no daughter of hillary when manly ...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:05:00 PST

I'm just a girl, oh little old me...

I spent the weekend watching my new Audrey Hepburn Triology DVD, painting my toenails several times before deciding on a shade, cleaning my house to the point of having dinner a` la commode, tann...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:58:00 PST

Journal entry

The truths we exchanged by night were often forgotten by the fall of another, a stoic reflex I had necessitated in order to meet the demands of daily living. Tonight, how...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:24:00 PST

The Tudors

So, it's been a while since I've blogged. I'm going to be more mindful from here on out of what I say in these postings. It's not a diary. I was posting things that should have been kept to myself and...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:09:00 PST

You have killed me

You Have Killed MePasolini is me 'Accattone' you'll be I entered nothing and nothing entered me 'Til you came with the key And you did your best but As I live and breathe You have killed me You have ...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:32:00 PST

Hilarity.

"i can tell you a lot about this **** based on her selections. shes 20 - 28. she likes it rough in bed, but likes to cuddle. she smokes. she has a cat or two. she cares about leftist causes, but not e...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:32:00 PST

American Doll Posse

  a My  horrible fucking day just got a bit better. I found out Tori Amos is releasing a new cd entitled "American Doll Posse". Love the title, love the album cover, love the Tori....
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:02:00 PST

Rindek Gûn (Beautiful Blood)

I'm working on some new poetry, finally. I don't care what anyone says (even Borges) about this issue. Drama begets drama. I'm rather reluctant to post on a blog. I had an issue about three years ago...
Posted by Shakespeares Sister on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:01:00 PST