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About Me

::I'm a happily married 42 year old in Manassas, Virginia. I work for a defense contractor in a grey cubicle. 'Nuff said. I'm owned by five (!) cats and one Cairn Terrier with extremely definite personalities, of whom I must post pics.I've got a fantastic family, and equally fantastic in-laws. I'm a fan of (until they all jumped the shark) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Giles rules!), Stargate SG-1 (only with Jack), Firefly (and Serenity). Joss is my deity. Go, Writers! Hang in there; we love ya.The one and only TV show that I actually care about enough to watch is House, M.D.; Hugh Laurie is ... there's simply no other word than the oft-overused 'brilliant'. Most of the rest of the cast (Lisa Edelstein and Robert Sean Leonard aside) is forgettable, but Mr. Laurie...wow. The nuances to his acting are a revelation. And his eyes are amazing, of course. ;-)I adore my Yankees, and NASCAR. My driver is Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #29 Chevy. Although I will NEVER get over that horrible day in 2001...R.I.P., Dale.Given the chance, I'd live at RenFest, preferably tucked in cosily to a Pyrate, listening to the O'Danny Girls and the Interpreters, and dancing to the Rogues, with occasional forays into Albannach and the Medieval Baebes.Oh, and...

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My Interests

Wow. Let's see -- my husband, cats, books, beading, bodhran, gardening, Science Fiction, Medieval and 18th century British history and literature, tracking down my high school science teacher, keeping up with friends, and causing trouble. Oh, and learning to cook...

I'd like to meet:

Intelligent humans (ShiftLock, if you're reading this, don't be flattered) who can spell and who don't think that a married woman with a MySpace account is automatically looking for sex. I've got a hot young stud, thank you very much, and I'm married to him. (Sorry, Jon, I know that's squicky for you. ;-)

Music:

Elvis, Dixie Chicks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Celtic Woman, Tinsmith, The O'Danny Girls, Natalie MacMaster, Cherish the Ladies, Gilbert and Sullivan, Lowen and Navarro, The Pyrates Royale, Celtic Woman, The Interpreters, The Clancy Brothers, and many, many others -- hopefully soon The High Kings, although I'm having a terrible time taking them seriously.

Movies:

Not a lot. Most of them are seriously bad. My all-time favorite is (Christopher Reeve's) Superman. I adore old MGM musicals, watching Gene Kelly float is amazing...oh, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of The Black Pearl. WONDERFUL movie! :-) Dead Man's Chest was awful, and At World's End a trifle forgettable...I'm looking forward to Peter Jacobs' Hobbit, I suppose. Oh! And Appaloosa, by Bob Parker! The book was unexpectedly wonderful (really, a Western? But yes!), so I have vaguely high hopes for the movie...

Television:

Not much at the moment. House! Oh, House is wonderful! Hugh Laurie rocks! Of COURSE he's British! Just when I though I'd finally found an American actor to like... ::sigh::And NASCAR is back; the 2008 season has BEGUN! My driver is (relatively) stable for the moment, thank Heavens, so we'll see what the Nationwide Series brings us -- let's hope Kevin can repeat at Daytona! Go, Kevin Harvick!!!!!!!!!

Books:

Where to start? Alexander Pope's poetry to Harry Potter and beyond. I'm currently reading The Golden Compass in hopes that it makes more sense than the movie. So far, so -- adequate? It does make more sense than the movie, but there are still plot holes you could drive the proverbial lorry through...

Heroes:

My Mom, Eric Lowen, Father Bruce Ritter, my husband...

My Blog

Stolen from PyrateLady again...she has the best memes...

1. Longest relationship? 10+ years 2. Shortest? About two weeks 3. Have you ever liked someone so much that it hurt? Oh, yes. 4. Have you ever made a boyfriend or girlfriend cry? Yep....
Posted by Akela on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:50:00 PST

Basely stolen from PyrateLady

1. Do you like Bleu Cheese? Yum!2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? No, ick, yuck... 3. Do you own a gun? Yes. 4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? What's Sonic?5. Do you ...
Posted by Akela on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:15:00 PST

Stolen from LJ...

One word answers only...1. Where is your mobile phone? Desk2. Your significant other? Yum3. Your hair? Witch4. Your mother? Dead5. Your father? Annoying6. Your favorite thing? Husband7. Your dream las...
Posted by Akela on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:55:00 PST

’Cause I like surveys! (Stolen from PyrateLady)

1. What ended your last relationship?That would be a combination of boredom (mine), and lying and cheating (his). 2 When was the last time you shaved?A few days ago 3. What were you doing this mo...
Posted by Akela on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:20:00 PST

Boy Side v. Girl Side

Your Boy Side[] You love hoodies[X] You love jeans.[] Dogs are better than cats.[] It's hilarious when people get hurt[X] You've played with/against boys on a team.[X] Shopping is torture[X] Sad movie...
Posted by Akela on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:33:00 PST

Yeah, okay, so I grew up in the 70s..

Stolen from Michele...Rules: - Bold all of the following TV shows of which you've seen 3 or more episodes. - Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode. - Asterisk if you have at le...
Posted by Akela on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:20:00 PST

Stolen from Jenny

..> [A]- AVAILABLE: Hell, no; unless your name is Gregory House...[B]- BIRTHDAY: Sept 30[C]- CRUSHING: on Greg House (can you tell?!)[D] - DRINK YOU LAST HAD: Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc (thanks, ...
Posted by Akela on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:44:00 PST

Life...but mostly Death

So. This having a terminally ill mother thing is weird. She could die NOW, this minute, or she could last months. Her latest symptoms COULD be the brain tumour, or just a medication imbala...
Posted by Akela on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:59:00 PST

I do NOT have an accent!

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked anno...
Posted by Akela on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:41:00 PST

MySpace

This MySpace concept is fascinating. I had no idea, for instance, that the O'Danny Girls were on MySpace, and no clue until I did my 'Netsurfing this morning that Weird Al is! I wonder who...
Posted by Akela on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:30:00 PST