Nicole - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I do not take myself seriously, but probably should. I am part typical IBMer's Daughter, part Nutty Dreamer. I am a natural social butterfly, but my guilty pleasures consist of my home-alone moments, or my one-on-one moments with good people. I am in awe of what music can do to one's mood and psyche. I Love to travel. I've lived in many countries; I aspire to do so again. Like many people, my dream is to live (& possibly run a B&B??) in Italy or Ireland or England, write something interesting that people might buy, and have a comfortable, loving, fun existence.
I think everyone should have to live in another country for an extended period of time in their lives. It helps gain perspective and appreciation. I thrive .. and challenge. I was in the DC area from 2001 till the summer of 2006, but Raleigh is nothing new for me - grew up here and am back again for a while, I suppose.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Although I'm sort of "hibernating" in recent years, I could do with meeting people of like mind - people with something a little unique or quirky about them, while being socially adept; people who don't walk around thinking the world is out to get them (even though it may indeed be), being bitter hypochondriacs, etc. I just want to have good conversations or good laughs... or (one day, again) good sex (lol). Wow, was that out loud?! Oh well. Point is that I'm at a point in my life in which I've decided I'm not gonna waste anymore on people who sap me of energy, people who subtract good things from my life, etc. Do you know what I mean? Damn, it sounds so harsh - and believe me, I feel guilty about it - but in my "old age", I just don't see much point in wasting anymore time on negative/bad things...

Ultimately, whenever the time is right, I would like to connect with someone (i.e., romance) with whom I can negotiate the everyday ins and outs -- and do so with humor and a twinkle in the eye. Always humor and a twinkle. That person will sincerely see me for whatever ME is -- Digging and embracing my inevitable tragic flaws.
But in the meantime, I'm making my way thru the world, slowly but surely, wandering, meandering, searching,...adventuring,... hoping...living.

My Blog

to the tune of "DownTown"...

"When you're aloneAnd life is making you lonely,You can always go, downtown..." That's how the song goes. And that's what I've done. I'm sitting in a Chelsea (NYC) apartment where I've been cat-sitti...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:45:00 GMT

The Nomadic Truth

As I sit here in my empty, former apartment in DC, a month AFTER moving out (Luckily, my ex-landlord is also a fulltime friend), after having spent some time with family back in NC, and now tryin...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:55:00 GMT

Nicole the Nomad

"Nicole the Nomad" Does that mean I'm NOt MAD?Does it mean that I misspelled "Gonad" somehow?Or does it mean Nicole does NOt have a pAD? (the m is apparently silent, hmm) I just arrived, sweaty - no, ...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:18:00 GMT

Nico versus the volcano!

OK, so apparently I'll be working till end of June (maybe beginning of July) but then I'll have a 3 month leave. Yep, "leave without pay" - in fact, not only without pay but with having to Pay Out for...
Posted by on Mon, 29 May 2006 17:49:00 GMT

Leave of absence - or a leave of my senses?!

This week, I requested a Leave of Absence (leave without pay) from work. It should begin within a week or so and it'll be for 3 months. It's more or less just a way of quitting my job, but with a bit ...
Posted by on Sat, 20 May 2006 22:45:00 GMT

Foster Feline Farewell

I had to say Goodbye to my lovely little foster kitty, Nikko, last night. She got adopted by a very loving pet owner named Erin. And when I brought Nikko into Erin's condo, Nikko seemed pretty ok...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:03:00 GMT

Allergy Test results - ugh!

Well, I've gotta gather my thoughts about my Sanoviv vacation. I mean, it was gloriously beautiful. I slept every night with the door to outside open so I could doze off to the sounds of the waves. Th...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:55:00 GMT

Revive alive!

I'm getting ready to take myself "off the grid" for about a week while I go to some weirdo sounding medical retreat-slash-spa in Mexico. We'll see how it goes. I'm a bit trepidatious to be going to a ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:48:00 GMT

Bad Boys Bad Boys

As I sit here with my (foster) kitty, Nikko, watching tv and trying to get sleepy enough to go to bed (not an easy task when you sleep till 8pm!), I noticed flashing lights outside my window and heard...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:13:00 GMT