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kristaleigh

loud and unruly. ok, maybe not so much.

About Me

New England born and raised, but currently in Tempe AZ, where I'm living with my boyfriend and working for the state in the field of water quality. I am a Jeep loyalist. I love animals...we have in our menagerie a pet snake, a cat named Chester, the cutest Corgi ever (Lukin!), a gecko who looks like he has eyelashes, and a Golden Retriever puppy named Redd. I love to travel, and lived in a tent in Chile for a month once. I can't wrinkle my nose. I *can* touch my elbows together behind my back. No, really. I have insanely short toes, a fondness for gummy worms, and hair I will never cut short. Nevereverever. I love music and water and woods and books and making things. I'm a tenor. I type out my HTML code by hand. I can crochet *and* kick your butt at hockey. I bake a lot, and I make a mean kahlua cake. I am Swedish and Greek. I was the 6th grade arm wrestling champ. I have an incredible boyfriend who sings funny songs and makes me laugh and makes me smile down to my toes. I always make my bed.
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My Interests

Camping, hiking, running, playing in the water [canoeing, exploring, splashing...whatever :) ], traveling, road trips, music, singing in the car and shower, reading, crafty endeavors [those who knew me in my younger, full-on tomboy days will be shocked and amused to know that I now crochet, knit, sew, quilt, and make jewelry], learning new and obscure things.

I'd like to meet:

Yo mama. No, really. I hear she's nice.

Music:

The Weakerthans, Pearl Jam, The Weepies, Modest Mouse, M. Ward, Regina Spektor, Guster, Wilco, Stand, Jose Gonzalez, Interpol, Tapes n' Tapes, Gemma Hayes, Emilliana Torrini, Blues Traveler, Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Buckley, Beth Orton, Francis Dunnery, Sondre Lerche, The New Pornographers, Brandi Carlile, Imogen Heap, Badly Drawn Boy, Merrick, Aqualung, Primus, Sigur Ros, Nizlopi, Calexico, Ben Folds, Old Crow Medicine Show, A Perfect Circle, Josh Ritter, The Dresden Dolls, the Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, Damien Rice, Nellie McKay, Broken Social Scene, The Be Good Tanyas, Iron and Wine, Queen, Jeff Black, Metallica, Soundgarden, Death Cab for Cutie, Rilo Kiley, Ani, Dar Williams, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, The Postal Service, Paul Simon, The Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus, Tori Amos, Nick Drake, AC/DC, Sarah Harmer...

Movies:

Go ahead and laugh, but I love musicals. Guys and Dolls, West Side Story...you name it, and I'm singing you every. single. song. Try and stop me. Otherwise, Monty Python (any), Boondock Saints, Amelie, The Professional/Leon, The Usual Suspects...

Television:

I can never remember when/what channel anything is on. I like pbs, though, and nature documentaries. Grey's Anatomy, House, the Food Network, and HGTV, too.

Books:

Catch-22, To Kill a Mockingbird, The River Why, A Thurber Carnival, A Confederacy of Dunces, Life of Pi, A Short History of Nearly Everything...I love to read, so it's hard for me to pick "favorite" books...

Heroes:

My parents, for doing so much with so little.

My Blog

http://kristaleigh.blogspot.com

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Posted by kristaleigh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST