I hate self-summaries and introductions and "reflections" whenever I have to do them.

I got a BA in anthropology because I like learning about people. Mostly I like stories. History, personal, make-believe, musical, art--I like narrative in many forms. I especially love fairy tales and mythology. All sorts are great. I play RPGs partly for the story. I like songs better when I can weave a story around them. I read fanfic, write fairy tale retellings, and watch all sorts of movies and TV shows because I'm interested in the world-building or characters or plot--it's all fairly equally interesting.

I'm a quiet person and I tend to be a homebody--I'd like to get out more but I need someone to give me some motivation--mostly through going out to places and events with me. I am overweight and do a lot of sitting--on couches, in front of the computer etc, but I also enjoy hiking and getting outside. I'd like to get involved with a walking book club--it sounds like fun and good-for-you.

I had an assignment in Teaching Social Studies called a Where I'm From poem. Thought I'd share.I am from el otro lado,
where the willows grow.
I am from mud-puzzles, nature-walks
Indian burial grounds and wild cats hiding
in ancient trucks.

I am from hillsides and thunderstorms,
rivers dried up and dammed and swept away by sudden floods.
I am from washed out cars and fields
and clutching my father's hand
wading across deep water gong to school.

I am from fairy tales and story books,
nights filled with Narnia, pirates, Rumplestitskin and spaceships.
I am from book-lined walls of philosophy, history and reptiles of NM,
handwritten notes and computer screens,
blinking green letters turned to words on bright white paper.

I am from songs every morning,
the circle game and the ranger's command and it's a gift to be simple.
I am from apple pancakes, quesadillas, shepard's pie,
Campbell's soup, huevos con chorizo
and supper club Saturdays.

I am from airplane flights to family spread across the country
and camping trips every summer.
I am from the Smithsonian, Golden Gate Park
the Phoenix Zoo, the Gila Cliff Dwellings and
The Salt of the Earth.

I am from the Kneeling Nun,
and the mines, pits of rock and strange colors.
I am from brown winters, green summers, blue skies
and if you don't like the weather,
wait five minutes.

I am from Peters and Davids stretching back into
forts and foreign lands.
I am from languages known but never spoken
and history in bits and pieces, stories never told
because you never asked.

I am from luminarias and Christmas mass,
Quaker silences and Greek myths.
I am from Isis, Osiris, Coyote,
Odin, Loki, la Virgen,
butterflies.

I am from RESPECT and patience,
practicality and compromise
I am from talking through your problems,
apologies and avoiding conflict
and why don't you listen.

I am from bike rides to fetch the mail
and finishing off the rocky road at the ice cream shack.
I am from capture the flag games
at recesses with no adults around
and walking the hills with Chica, my dog, my sister.

I am from clean rain and bright stars,
cranes dancing over the river.
I am from lost jobs, closing mines,
strutting cowboys, old hippies,
and heroes every where you look.

I am from silver and copper and cottonwood trees.

I am interested, quiet, and in love with stories

I'm in school to become an elementary teacher. Free time--reading, hanging out online, cross-stitch, playing PS3.

I'm good at listening to people, editing papers, writing, reading, and finding contentment in the world around me.

I'm really quiet when you first meet me but I get more comfortable after a while and can be fun. Also, although I don't really drink I do a pretty good impression of being high if I get too tired. I babble a lot first. Then I start dancing, singing, running down deserted roads with mountain lion sightings at midnight...

I like fantasy--Diana Wynn Jones, Mercedes Lackey, Jennifer Roberson, Charles de Lint. All excellent most of the time. I also read YA--again, more fantasy than not--some anthropology stuff, history.

I like movies. I'll go to just about anything but Will Ferrell.
I like anime. I also like Firefly, Eureka, Supernatural and Merlin (you may notice a theme).

As for music, I'll go with just about anything. I tend to gravitate towards folk, celtic and rock.

I'm trying to learn to cook--but I'm definitely not there yet! My favorite food is shepard's pie--meatloaf, veggies and mashed potatoes on one plate. Yay.

I have a whole lesson plan I've done on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and similar plottings. Seriously. I like talking about it.
Food, air, water, shelter, community.

stories. Also, I have an entire rant on why integrated curriculums are the way to go. Not anything technical--just impassioned ranting. It's fun sometimes.

At home. Playing games. Going to a movie. Reading.

You want to talk or hang out.