I LOVE penguins - no matter what happens, they always look cool.
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I LOVE to read - I always have 2-3 books going at a time. I love to eat chocolate (dark, please), and I make great dark chocolate truffles.
I LOVE writing - well, actually, I enjoy finishing a written piece, I suffer during the actual writing process.I LOVE to make music.
I LOVE swimming, kayaking, and taking long walks with my husband and our little guy.
Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence
You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well.
An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly.
You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary.
You would make a fantastic storyteller, poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.
What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?
I'd like to meet:
If you want to be linked to my friends space, send me a message and tell me why.
Here on myspace, I like to network with other artists - storytellers, writers, painters, musicians, designers, etc. As a former children's librarian, I enjoy meeting librarians who are on myspace (even though one of our legislators wants to ban social networking sites at all public schools & libraries in Illinois). I like to meet people who are enjoying life. And I certainly like to meet people who love stories!
I've been fortunate in my life so far to meet, work with, and be inspired by some of my favorite storytellers, including Beth Horner, Elizabeth Ellis, Janice Del Negro, Rosalie Sorrels; Chuck Larkin (gone but never forgotten), and of course my support group: Sue Black, Jim & Karen Decker, Donna Dettman, Don Falkos, and Linda Gorham. These are the people who spur me on to reach for the stars.
Music:
I enjoy early music, classical music, and folk music. I have a special fondness for traditional Irish music, and ballads. I own almost every Cooper & Nelson recording - my favorite group (with or without Kate Early). I also write some of the music I use in my shows.
Movies:
Favorite movie: The Princess Bride. (My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!)
Television:
Television? I don't have time to watch. Sad to admit, I moved to this area about 5 years ago, and I still can't remember the TV stations.
Books:
I've recently submitted a manuscript, "Captain Geronimo's Noisy Night", the first in a planned children's picture book series titled The Adventures of Captain Geronimo. The stories are based on episodes from our three years of living aboard a boat, traveling over 12,000 miles. They are told from our dog's point of view.
Now I'm working on a memoir of our trip, based on my emailed journal and the stories I wrote along the way. The working title is Someday Soon: How one man, one woman, and one dog lived the journey of a lifetime.
Favorite books that I buy and keep forever and read over and over:
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Newford Series by Charles de Lint
Mary Russell series by Laurie King
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Tuesday Next series by Jasper Fforde
Dune by Frank Herbert (but not the sequels)
The Ballad series by Sharyn McCrumb
Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey
Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters
Borderlands series by Terri Windling, and anything related to her studio
Archangel series by Sharon Shinn
Heroes:
Personal heroes: My mom is my hero. She is an awesome, vibrant, healthy, supportive, interesting, committed, dedicated woman. When people say I am a lot like her, I think that is one of the greatest compliments.
