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Nikki

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About Me

In a roundabout way, I'm doing what I already wanted to do with my life. It's a delight - I'm a teacher and an artist, and I'm proud of both.I am wildly intelligent, creative on a small scale, and modest. (Also, sarcastic.) I am proud to belong to the family I do, and am delighted with the friends that mean as much as family. To steal a quote from Calvin, "I have the best friends in all of explored space."My goal is to live each day without regrets and strive for peace within myself. Too lofty? Ok, then... To make beads and help people smile on a small scale... To be the best person I can on a daily basis, and strive to improve myself each day.www.nlcbeads.com

My Interests

I enjoy reading, gardening, writing, plays/musicals, museums, parks, the zoo, long walks on the beach - Ohhhh, wait... Not a personal ad, sorry. I usually have music of some sort going through my head, a rather eclectic selection, but I'm getting ahead of myself. I find myself completely engrossed in my time spent lampworking - the art of shaping molten glass into beads.

I'd like to meet:

More lampworkers, but slowly - large crowds tend to make me more of an introvert.

Music:

Ok, screw the short list... AC/CD, Aerosmith, Alanis Morissette, Alien Ant Farm, Avril Levigne, Barenaked Ladies, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Black Eyed Peas, Blessid Union Of Souls, Blue October, Blues Brothers, Bon Jovi, Boston, Brent Spiner, Cake, Cheap Trick, Chloe:Galvanic, Coldplay, Counting Crows, the cure, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Donna Lewis, ELP, Eminem, Everclear, Good Charlotte, Huey Lewis & The News, Jann Arden, Jim Brickman, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Kid Rock, The Kinks, Linkin Park, Lords of the Highway, Maire Brennan, Makem & Clancy, Manowar, Marilyn Manson, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Ball, Michael Crawford, Michael Stanley, Nickelback, Oasis, Offspring, Ozzy Osbourne, Pat Benetar, Paul McCartney, Paula Cole, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, Pink, Pink Floyd, Puddle of Mudd, Queen, Queensryche, Red Elvises, Ren & Stimpy, The Rogues, Rush, Santana, Savage Garden, Sisqo, South Park, Starship, Styx, Sweet, They Might Be Giants, Tim McGraw, Vertical Horizon, Verve Pipe, Warren Zevon, Weird Al, Whiskey Daredevils, Yes... And I guarantee I'm forgetting more...

Movies:

American Beauty, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Lion King, LOTR because yes, I am a geek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Benny and Joon, do musicals on stage count? Wicked, Into The Woods, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, As Good as It Gets, The Lion Kind musical, Rent, The Princess Bride... This could be as bad as the music choices - not bad considering I only watch while I'm doing something else...

Books:

Any and all... Psychology, memoirs, biographies, general fiction... Favorite authors are: E. Lynn Harris, Dan Savage, Douglas Adams, Wally Lamb, Piers Anthony, Christopher Moore, Vicki Stiefel, Augusten Burroughs, Gregory MacGuire, Tabitha King, Wil Wheaton... To name a few. Any beadmaking books, of course - Cindy Jenkins rocks.

Heroes:

Morticia Addams, Elphaba Thropp, My grandfather, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Weird Al Yankovic, Eeyore...

My Blog

Political Cage Match

So... I need to preface this by saying I was raised on fine, high quality entertainment, like Saturday Night Live when it didn't suck (RIP John, and Gilda...), stand-up comedy, and pro wrestling. ...
Posted by Nikki on Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:00 PST

Summer Reading...

I was never into summer reading assignments in school... Probably something to do with book choices and their degree of suckage.  Not that I didn't read, I'm delighted curled up in a corner, book...
Posted by Nikki on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:24:00 PST

Star Trek: Time Warp

No further comment needed...   ...
Posted by Nikki on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:48:00 PST

Spring is, well, springing...

Ahhh, the flowers are popping up, the trees are budding and blooming, and it's gorgeous out.  I like the changing seasons, but spring is invigorating this year.  I went on a field trip to Lo...
Posted by Nikki on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:41:00 PST

Books and lampwork teaching...

I've been behind on my book selections on here, so here's a few I finished recently and recommend.... Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell - Fab book, I like psychological...
Posted by Nikki on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:10:00 PST

Lampworking...

Lampworking - The art of shaping molten glass.  It feels as vital to me as breathing, and as second nature as the music always flowing through my mind and soul. Every relationship - whethe...
Posted by Nikki on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:10:00 PST

Awesome For Sale Ad

I love reading the for sale and personal ads in the back of papers... From personal ads mentioning that "great big butts are a plus" to "smoker, loves long walks in the woods..." there's always r...
Posted by Nikki on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:55:00 PST

You deserve happiness...

I was having a conversation recently with a friend... She’s started dating someone, and is amazed that he’s kind to her - he brought flowers, opens doors, and other such things.  The ...
Posted by Nikki on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:36:00 PST

Paul McCartney

I’ve been a complete music junkie for as long as I can remember.  My iPod’s sporting about 4900 songs right now, ever-growing... (I need to add some Monty Python, and if anyone knows of a ...
Posted by Nikki on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:56:00 PST

Stars On Ice

  We went to see Stars On Ice the other night - it was completely amazing, as always.  I’ve never tried to learn any type of athletic ability, so people who have it complet...
Posted by Nikki on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:17:00 PST