I love finding the odd and unusual--and especially the rare beauty--in the world--including the flower that might bloom in the cracked pavement of a slum to the detailed artistic flourishes of a painter's brush or sculptor's chisel. I love to talk with people and learn new ideas and viewpoints. To say I love flowers and sunsets(-rises) sounds cliche but it's true. And I LOVE to read, write, go for random walks by myself to see what I might find or think about.

I'm really more of a loner; I may not get together with friends for months, then hangout at a cafe for a few days, then have another dry spell. I like to see and think about change, but really, it terrifies me. And I love being asked probing questions, and to ask the same. And I daydream... A lot. Really. I mean, a really BIG LOT....

And I want to know what you think about that..... ;)

I am curious, love books, and finding beauty

Writing fiction, being a mom, having my dreams fulfilled.... I'd like to say that, but really, being Mom (oh, she's breaking out the capital letters now), seems to be consuming me, and I HATE it. Not that I don't love the kidlet, but that I really am that selfish... I didn't sign into this as a trade-off. I wanted to share my life, not give it away. (scared yet?)

I'm here because my husband, mysterystew says the tests were fun.... =) I confess, that most days, I feel less and less inspired to spend any amount of time here. It's not that I haven't found some lovely people already or that I doubt it works for many. But I just don't see the connection I am trying to make. Maybe because it isn't tête-á-tête (with the keyboard and monitor being the third party).

Being a friend where a real friend is needed, and then pissing of said same person for not being afraid to say what I think will help said person even if I know he/she doesn't want to hear it.

I'm good at finding out weird stuff about weird things.

I'm great at some stuff I can't post here.

And I make really great chili. Or at least that's what my husband says.

I like to smile. I always have a notebook with me and pens. I drink way too much tea. I don't know how to talk to people and often make a fool of myself in conversations. I'm shy.

And people say I'm outgoing and friendly. I put on a good show, because for weeks afterward, I have to recover from a social function.

Books:
March's Thesaurus Dictionary 1926 ed.
Lisanne Norman's Sholan Alliance Series
The OED
Tokien's works
non-fiction especially biographies and cultural histories

Movies:
? (I'm not a big movie goer.... But if Dr. Who was only viewable in the theaters, I'd be at the opening day showings. Ditto Torchwood, Fringe, Babylon 5)

Music:
Pretty much all of it as long as it isn't overplayed. I'm in a classical/instrumental binge right now, but starting to fade back to my J-Pop and 80's stuff... I think Country means Woody Guthrie, not Kenny Rogers and certainly not Travis Tritt. And the best rap song was sung by Blondie and the rest are all posers. Though even posers can make some awesome stuff... =)

tea
paper
pens
Wordperfect 5.1
music
hot baths

YES!!!!

I'm trying to think of what I don't think about, and all I can come up with is the stuff I wish I didn't but do, like government manipulation, what my parents had to have done to get me and my brother, and what sort of stuff is in the microwave dinner I just ate...

I wish I could slow down and NOT think for a while. But when I try, I think about what it would be like to not think.

And I think about what my characters would do, and why I'm not putting that to paper.

typically hugging my son, chatting with my husband and thinking I need more of a social life...

I like cats?

I like to write fanfic about cheesy 80's cartoons?

I've managed to consider uses for pretty much everything in my house that would offend half the population of Utah....

You're looking for someone to hang out with, talk about writing, stories, travel, just ideas, science, fiction, music, go to recitals... Just basically be friends.