Amy - ProfilesArchive

About Me

In essence, I am a nice midwestern girl. I do however know how to have a great time. I am educated, opinionated, and confident enough to speak my mind. People who know me well know that I am always well intended, even when it might not seem so. People who don't know me well have no idea how sensitive I am. I am pure Leo on the outside, and pure Cancer on the inside, even though I don't necessarily buy into whatever that all means. My complexity has confused some and fascinated others, but it makes sense to me.
I frequently lose my voice from laughing too much. I LOVE to dance. (See video below!) I have the BEST group of friends a person could ever ask for. I LOVE music. I love children. I love science. I am MUCH harder on myself than anyone could ever be on me (so be kind, I've already beat myself up about that thing you're pissed at me about.) I admire artistic people. I am extremely organized and efficient. I LOVE parties. I love the beach and southern california sunshine. I love travelling and learning equally. I am a sucker for sweethearts. I wish the the colors of my layout were more frequently found in my every day surroundings... ..MySpace Layouts You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor ! MySpae Layouts

My Interests

YOGA! Figuring out what to do with my Master's Degree, appreciating the great outdoors and the wonders of the universe, dancing dancing dancing, house music, meeting genuine people (in real life, not on MySpace) who know who they are and what they want out of life.

I'd like to meet:

On MySpace? Old friends with whom I have lost touch, people from the Midwest living in LA, house music lovers. Women PhD's.

Music:

Nothing brings me joy like a big bouncy chicago house basslines ...like the one you are hearing now (if you haven't muted it already), but since I only add real friends to my MySpace page, you must have already known that. I love any kind of music that makes me move any part of my body (did I mention I love to dance?), or whose lyrics reach in and rip out my heart.

Movies:

I love movies that move me to laughter or to tears. The Blues Brothers, Party Girl, The Empire Strikes Back, Dazed and Confused, , Blazing Saddles, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Whale Rider are a few that come to mind. I also love SCARY movies, although not necessarily "gory" ones. I looooove Rosemary's Baby.

Television:

Heroes is the best show on tv right now. I also dig Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds, Big Love, Entourage, Lost, Medium, So You Think You Can Dance, and Project Runway.

Books:

White Oleander, Running with Scissors, Harry Potter, Memoirs of a Geisha, The DaVinci Code, The Tipping Point, Blink, Urban Tribes, My Sister's Keeper, The Bookseller of Kabul, Driving with Dead People, The Glass Castle, The Center Cannot Hold, Dreams From my Father, The Varieties of Scientific Experience, anything that expands my knowledge base or love of the English language, or helps me to better appreciate the human condition.

Heroes:

Dr.'s Carl Sagan and Brian Greene. The world needs more scientists and science educators like them. Dr. Mary Starr and all doctorate-holding, happily married, proud moms doing important work in their fields of choice. If you meet these criteria, please contact me. I have a million questions for you!

My Blog

The magic of the pedicure

I come from a no-nonsense, penny pinching, midwestern family. When I was growing up, my family did not pay other people to do things we could do ourselves. My parents washed their own cars, we clean...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:50:00 PST

Gentlemen, please!

I am not a swimmer. Nor a gymnast. Nor a firefighter (?). And yet, I have been asked, several times, always by men, if I am one of the above.I am not an athlete. I am a school teacher. I eat very ...
Posted by Amy on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:50:00 PST

I heart yoga

I am the last person who would have ever thought that I would love yoga so much...Before I tried it, i always thought to myself, "F*%@ that hippy sh@$..."Then one stressful day, Lauren, my friend of o...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:08:00 PST

My 8th Graders, Part 2

Ah, my 8th graders... they make me laugh... SO HARD.Today, in preparation for tomorrow's guest speaker in my class, i was discussing petroleum, how it's made, what it's used for, where it's found, etc...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 21 May 2008 04:40:00 PST

Finally! Good fiction!

Last summer, I reintroduced myself to reading. With summers off, I have a lot of time to do whatever I feel like. As I lay in the sun, activating the melanin in my skin, I devour page after page of th...
Posted by Amy on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:15:00 PST

Solid GOLD!

I just had to re-post this for all my friends who weren't able to attend Solid Gold but who have heard me ramble on about it for the last moth...From the Dynagroove list:"Solid Gold was just that. A S...
Posted by Amy on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PST

My 8th graders...

At the beginning of each school year when I meet my new students, I always think to myself, "Yeah, these kids are cool, but there’s no way I could ever like them as much as I liked last year&rsq...
Posted by Amy on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:25:00 PST

The Power of the Perfect Skirt

I have a friend who is a sales rep for a women’s clothing line, and every time I ask her about how work is going, she always dismisses what she does as if it’s not important, or at least n...
Posted by Amy on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:12:00 PST