People often describe me as pretty calm and mellow, but I see myself as a pretty out-going, energetic person so I'm not sure where that comes from. I am fairly introverted. I love to watch movies with friends and a bottle of wine.

I'm really into art. I do make some from time to time, but mostly I just look at other people's. I got an undergraduate degree from Indiana University in History of Art, and now I'm working on my Masters in Historic Preservation. I'm hoping to eventually work with modernist buildings that are just starting to be considered historic.

I also absolutely love languages, and while I'm not fluent in anything but English, I love studying other languages, including French, Chinese, Welsh, and Esperanto. I'm also very politically aware, and I love to keep up with what's going on in the world.

People think I have a really good sense of humor, but it often takes a little getting used to. My favorite description of it comes from a review of a comic strip I used to write for, which said it was "somewhere between rye and dry."

Currently, I'm attending Ball State University for a Master's of Science in Historic Preservation. It's keeping me very busy though, and sometimes I wonder if I should have just stayed with the publishing company I was working at before.

sleeping in late, making tea,

People often remark on my brown eyes and my height. Other than that, you'd have to ask someone else.

Books: Christopher Moore, espcially Lamb and Practical Demonkeeping. The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett; American Gods, Anasi Boys, Smoke and Mirrors, and Stardust by Neil Gaiman; Dao De Ching by Laozi; The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft; Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice by Mark Plotkin; Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut; Enchantment and The Ender series by Orson Scott Card; and vegetarian cookbooks.

Movies: The Silence Before Bach, Stardust, Juno, 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Brick, The Bridge, Requiem For A Dream, Chasing Amy, Hero, Serenity, The Squid and the Whale, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, American Beauty, Pan's Labyrinth, the Science of Sleep, Life Aquatic, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Donnie Darko, and Definitely Maybe.

Music: The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Dirty Projecters, Ugly Cassanova, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse, The Mountain Goats, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, Camera Obscura, Kings of Convenience

I would say my friends and family, but they aren't things, so:

I love my laptop, even though it's four years old and about to be replaced.

I cook a lot, and I could never be without a well-stocked kitchen with ample counter space.

My netflix! I love getting packages in the mail all the time.

My bike. Since I'm between cars at the moment, I find myself biking...a lot.

Ales, especially IPA and Wheat.

old buildings, whether or not I need more coffee, the relative merits of getting out of bed versus sleeping in, what I'm going to make for dinner

Out with my friends, often playing our drinking-game version of Apples to Apples. It's a lot like regular Apples to Apples, but with more beer.

I secretly like some chick flicks, like Love Actually, Definitely Maybe, and Music & Lyrics.

If you'd like to know anything else not mentioned here. = )