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About Me

I am a dedicated teacher of 7 years. I love my students and am a borderline workaholic. However, I've gotten a little better at leaving work at work in the last year! Teaching is something I thought about since I was in high school. I'm lucky that I wake up every morning anxious to get to the job I love. I have a wonderful husband and "family" of 2 dogs and 2 cats. I'm an avid crafter who loves to create just about anything! I'm a crafter for fun and for competition. I compete yearly in the State Fair along with my family in various categories. It's loads of fun for all of us! I spend quite a bit of time watching movies and TV as well. I love to be entertained by the best of Hollywood! I grew up in Wisconsin and Arizona. I consider both states my home. I love so many parts of both, I can't decide which one gets the home state vote. In the future, I hope to travel to more corners of the world and earn my masters degree.
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Jim Halpert

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Pam Beesly

55%

Ryan Howard

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Jan Levinson

40%

Angela Martin

35%

Michael Scott

15%

Dwight Schrute

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My Interests

Crafts: cross stitch, sewing, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and card making

Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Barbie collecting, message boards

Travel: I love the thrill of new places. So far I have visited:
Great Britain

China

Italy

France

French Polynesia

Mexico

Czech Republic

I'm looking forward to more adventures in foreign places!

History - I teach World History, so naturally it is a hobby of mine. I'm a total geek who loves the History Channel and a good history book. My personal studies tend to focus around Ancient Egypt, the Amarna Period. My newest historical passion is Asian history, more specifically on China.
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Sports - NASCAR #24 Jeff Gordon, MLB Arizona Diamondbacks

Jeff Gordon's 4th Brickyard 400 victory! I was at this race!!

I'd like to meet:

I am looking for people with similar interests. I would really love to chat with other travelers to share experiences and places to visit. I'm sure we all have our favorite corner of the globe that we'd like to share with others. I'm also looking for crafters with new ideas or techniques. I'm working on a craft project just about everyday. New ideas are always needed to solve a creative brain freeze. I would love to find a friend with similar TV interests, too. I would love to analyze storylines, characters, or just swap favorite episodes. If there are any John Irving fans out there, drop me a message! I love his books and would love to discuss them with someone. Being a teacher, I would love to network with other teachers. I'm always looking for a great lesson plan or classroom resource. So if you are a traveler, crafter, reader, teacher or a pyscho Office fan, contact me!
I'd also love to meet the cast of The Office! Their characters are hilarious and so is the show! Especially, John Krasinski!

Music:

My music tastes change frequently. Recently, I've been listening to British Rock and standard pop/rock. Favorite artists right now are:
Michael Franti, The Feeling, James Blunt, Keane, Travis, Paolo Nutini, The Fray, Goo Goo Dolls, Snow Patrol, The Shins, Dido, Moby, Death Cab for Cutie, All American Rejects, and John Mayer. There's many more, but this is the core on my ipod!

Movies:

I love the movies! The theater is practically a second home. Just as with music, my movie favorites fluctuate. Some current favorites include:
Spider-man Trilogy, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Little Miss Sunshine, Star Wars Trilogy (the originals!), What About Bob?, Bend It Like Beckham, You've Got Mail, Wonder Boys, X-Men Trilogy, Best In Show, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The Bourne Trilogy, Cloverfield

Television:

The Office: U.S. and U.K. versions, (I'm a die hard fan of both series)

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Robin Hood - BBC America Series

Chuck

Mythbusters - gotta love Adam and Jaime

Star Trek: TNG
Hustle

MI-5 (known as Spooks on the BBC)

Psych

Black Books

Books:

It's impossible to list favorite books. I spend a good chunk of my life reading both fiction and non-fiction. Some favorite authors include:
David Foster Wallace, John Irving, Michael Chabon, Paulo Coelho, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Shakespeare, Helen Fielding, Khaled Hosseini, Barbara Ann Kipford, Jung Chang, and Yu Hua.

Heroes:

My mother. She is a glowing example of what it is to be a strong and loving person.
Spider-man. He is always willing to help others, despite his personal cost.

My Blog

The Office Convention - Part 8

October 28, 2007 After leaving the company of the writers, producers, and other venerated crew members, I walked back to my seat in the auditorium. I was still pretty lightheaded and utterly stunned ...
Posted by Candace on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST

The Office Convention - Part 7

The Office Convention: October 28, 2007 The day started early with the Blogger's Breakfast at the Hilton. The NBC message board gang convened once again to hit the convention together. There were at ...
Posted by Candace on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:43:00 PST

The Office Convention - Part 6

The Office Convention: Sorry this took so long. I totally spaced out on posting the rest of the story! Oct. 27, 2007 After I pulled myself together and got myself up off the curb of the hotel, I head...
Posted by Candace on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:28:00 PST

The Office Convention: Part 5

The Office Convention Oct 27 (cont'd): I rejoined Bees, Pam Halpert, and my friend to enjoy the last half an hour or so of The Scrantones concert. We were in for a big treat as Melora Hardin took th...
Posted by Candace on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:05:00 PST

The Office Convention: Part 4

The Office Convention Oct. 27, (cont'd): It didn't take long for us to get refreshed and snazzied up for another VIP party. This time we had to walk about 5 blocks to get to the Lackawanna College St...
Posted by Candace on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:20:00 PST

The Office Convention: Part 3

The Office Convention Special Note: PD = The Pam Dichotomy JP = The Jim Paradox Oct. 27, (cont'd): We decided to cut through the mall to get back to the main street in order to make it to the Cast Q&...
Posted by Candace on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:59:00 PST

The Office Convention: Part 2

The Office Convention October 27: After a good night's sleep, I had no idea I had awoken to quite possibly the best day of my life. My friend and I decided to brave the rain and walk the streets of S...
Posted by Candace on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:47:00 PST

The Office Convention: Part 1

The Office Convention Special Note: PD = The Pam Dichotomy JP = The Jim Paradox October 25 & 26: It felt like an eternity to make it to Scranton! My friend and I left the house immediately after...
Posted by Candace on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:39:00 PST