Kristen profile picture

Kristen

The Kristen

About Me

Back in South Carolina, and it's that perfect time of year when I wonder how I ever left here. Standing on Sullivan's Island, with the wind off the harbour, warm but not hot, perfectly blue sky, it's pretty amazing. I'm back in school, which I'm soo loving, hopefully this time next year I will be in MUSC's accelerated nursing program, and will actually be able to get a good consistent job wherever we go (what, Anthropology isn't a great job getting degree?)

My Interests

Reading, Cooking, Hiking...training for a 5K (not a big deal to most, but I don't run unless something is chasing me...and then I'm more likely to play dead...so kind of a big deal for me)

Music:

The ususal suspects...REM, Coldplay, Barenaked Ladies, Dave Matthews Band, Tori Amos, Red Hot Chili Peppers. Also a fan of Bob Schneider, The Police, Jump, Marah, lots of others. I'm currently on an unexplained country streak...I think I'm homesick.

Movies:

Anything Almodovar, Office Space, Dead Poet Society, Election, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Thelma and Louise, Saved, Love Actually

Television:

WEEDS! Grey's Anatomy (when it doesn't suck),and Desperate Housewives when I can catch it.

Books:

Too many to list, but I love Barbara Kingsolver, John Irving, David Sedaris, Jen Lancaster and the Harry Potter series. Reading lots of Everest/climbing books, though I have NO interest in actually doing it. Would care not to die, thanks. Totally hooked on the Twilight Saga...stupid Stephenie Meyer for writing books that are like crack on paper and make Amazon think I want more books about teenage vampires.

My Blog

Back in the Sunshine

So I made it!! Okay, so I made it a month ago, but whatever. You'd think being in retirement land I would be bored to death and blogging about what I ate for lunch everyday, but not so much. I'm actua...
Posted by Kristen on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:48:00 PST

Kind of Random, But its a Good Cause

So I have a couple of friends who have donated their hair to Locks of Love, and it’s something I’ve thought of doing myself. Then I read this in today’s P-I, and it has totally ...
Posted by Kristen on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:20:00 PST

On Unemployment and Impending Moves

So I have officially been unemployed for a week, and this is officially my last week in Seattle before I leave for Florida (a week from today!). I have to say, I have been having soo much fun catching...
Posted by Kristen on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:05:00 PST

Another Move...

So by now everyone's heard that I'm moving back to Charleston soon. I'll actually be able to get all the Southern things I miss (grits! sweet tea! bbq!), and things like black ice, blizzard warnings a...
Posted by Kristen on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:22:00 PST

Visitors!

Whee, I feel loved! No one has come to visit me yet since I moved out here (well, Robyn and Sarah drove out here with me, but we hadn't moved in to our apt yet, so I'm not counting that...or the in-la...
Posted by Kristen on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:50:00 PST

Thanksgiving

So this year, Thanksgiving is in Seattle. I'm excited and a little nervous that we're having it at our place and people are coming here. I've never made a turkey, but I guess there's a first for every...
Posted by Kristen on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:47:00 PST

Late Night TV

So I was randomly up late watching TV last night because I couldn't sleep. This is the first time I've mindlessly watched TV since I've been in Seattle, and I made several discoveries: 1. I now h...
Posted by Kristen on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:06:00 PST