Everything! I'm fascinated by life in general. People, places, ideas: all make me curious. I'm enthralled with the out-of-doors: God's creation is amazing. I love all sports water-related and of a warm Saturday the best place to find me is at a local swimming spot, floating and soaking up life. Hiking and soccer are my two favorite pass times- when I have time to pass and people to go play with. I love digging in the dirt, be it for planting or for fun, and I grow herbs in window boxes on the railings around my apartment for the simple joy of doing so. I love food (mostly vegetarian) and cooking, and nothing makes me happier than to have a house full of people to cook for. In fact, most of my best memories involve tables and the people I love gathered around them laughing, talking, and forgetting their manners. That makes me happy. I love to travel, too, and I believe that the road trip is God's gift to the curious adventurer. As a matter of fact, the slide show below is from my latest long road trip. 3000+ miles, Florida to Arizona and a whole lot in between. Check it out and see what I've been up to!
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And then I went for a short backpacking trip on the A.T. Amazing!
Create Your Own!
I'd like to meet:
Someone who makes me laugh, pushes me to be a better person, keeps up with me, loves my cooking, can't stand being in-doors too much, embraces silliness, has great strength, and encourages me to do more with my time.
Music:
Ska-I'm a huge Supertones fan!
Plus, Greenday-Todd Agnew-Bare Naked Ladies-Enter the Haggis-Caedmon's Call-all things Southern rock-80's music-Tracy Chapman-K.D. Lang-Ella Fitgerald and all other women in Jazz and Blues-Christian metal-Celtic rock-Folk music-things that make me smile-anything w/ a beat I can dance to(albeit badly)...can I stop now?
Needless to say my taste in music is eclectic, so chances are if it's not vulgar I listen.
Movies:
Smart comedies, "Comic book" movies, Vampire movies, Sci-fi, most action flicks, and absolutely all Kung-Fu movies (because cheesy over-dub and impossible stunts should always go together).
Television:
I would love to say that I try not to watch too much TV, and at one point in my life I was one of those hard-core "I'll never have cable" people...but then *someone* insisted on getting rid of my tiny tv and bunny ears in favor of a giant screen TV and cable, and now, even though the big TV is gone, I find myself sometimes drawn to the couch and remote instead of the table and a book once I've got dinner on my plate. Yarr! I'm breaking the habit, but still the Sci-Fi Chanel's rules! Also, House-Lost-HEROES are some good choices.
However, NOTHING will ever make TV truly great again until there is another Joss Wheddon show...Buffy and Firefly rule!
Books:
I read voraciously, be it fluff, philosophy, or work stuff. I love Sci-Fi and Fantasy, so if you frequent Tallahassee coffee shops and parks, chances are you'll see me reading something fun. The last Harry Potter book came out last summer, and I spent an entire weekend reading it. It's awesome. Go buy it. Before that, I re-read all the others so I'd be prepared... So what if I'm goofy! Plus, my fabulous roommate handed me a stack of Lit from her Spring semester back in May with a smile and an "enjoy," so I had a LOT of things to keep me busy this Summer! Of course, now that school is back in session I have much less time again, but reading so much this summer reminded me of how much I've missed the time to read, so one addition to the "taking care of Evie" plan is to spend more time reading! It helps that I'm working on editing my friend Amanda's new novel, too. :)
Heroes:
My mom. That sounds cheesey (okay, I'm a big dork) but my mom is great. At 52 she went back to school as a college Freshman and her bravery just astounds me. My older brother is pretty gravy, too,(yes, I said gravy) and I admit that even at my age I look up to him still. I guess some old habits never die!
Lately I've realized that I also hold in highest esteem people who are brave enough to love fiercely and choose someone with whom to spend this life. That's the one place where my fears overwhelm and overcome me, and I can't seem to let go of that need to "protect" myself.
