I am very independent but find solace in being around my closest friends.
I am loyal, sometimes to a fault.

I love to document life. Not just my own but those of people around me. If you're looking for pictures (or commentary) from a certain event, I'm your girl.

I want to see as much of the world as possible. Although I'm willing to live/travel anywhere/everywhere, my home will always be Chicago.
As long as the radio's blasting oldies, I could drive around aimlessly with the windows rolled down forever and not even notice I'm lost or sans destination.

I love animals and insects. When I was younger I aspired to be an entomologist and a dolphin trainer. I became neither of those things, but am still greatly interested in anything wildlife.

A dream job of mine would be to work in a dead-letter office. I have an ongoing love affair with the postal system and adore writing/receiving letters and postcards.

I am my best self when in motion.
I am a visceral learner.
I miss my grandparents.
I love utilizing sign language (I am not deaf, but took 3 semesters of the language in college and fell in love with it).
I always think I'm older than i am, but I've passed for 12.
I come alive when a dance floor is involved.
I'm not sure what I would do without music.
I love themed parties.

I love and appreciate anything funny.

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I'm currently looking for a new job...hoping to combine my writing and photography with my love of world travel...

Meanwhile, I've been a personal driver for an awesome kid the past two years. I also walk the family's dogs and do their grocery shopping.

I've been in the Around The Coyote art festivals the past two years and have intermittently had stuff published in various magazines/newspapers.

Also, hoping the magazine I co-started with some friends in college (Make This Magazine) comes back to life someday.

remembering conversations, taking candid photos, keeping in touch with people, remembering birthdays, being detail-oriented/observant

also, eating more pizza than whoever else is with me

loaded.question. as these are my four favorite things.

books: extremely loud&incredibly close, everything is illuminated, the history of love, i know this much is true, when the world was young, liar's club, adventure divas, skinny legs and all, the diary of anne frank, alice in wonderland, wuthering heights, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, a natural history of the senses, bob dylan's chronicles, the wilco book, the art of looking sideways, the jolly postman, tuesdays with morrie, the lovely bones, bird by bird, harry potter, house of sand and fog, the giver, phantom tollbooth, me talk pretty one day, white oleander, harriet the spy

movies: amelie, lost in translation, before sunrise, before sunset, e.t., life aquatic, royal tennenbaums, waking life, elf, anchorman, you've got mail, high fidelity, buffalo '66, best in show, waiting for guffman, napoleon dynamite, i am trying to break your heart, little miss sunshine, funny ha ha, garden state, juno, that thing you do, city of god, forrest gump, the lives of others, blood diamond, dumb&dumber, dirty dancing, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, how to draw a bunny, contact, saved, hedwig&the angry inch, 16 candles, breakfast club, piñero, american beauty, frida, bottle rocket, purple rose of cairo

tv: SNL, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lost, The Office, The Secret World of Alex Mac, Felicity, Growing Up Giraffe, How It Works, Mythbusters, I ♥ the 90s, 30 Rock, Planet Earth
(guilty pleasure: America's Next Top Model)

music: wilco, the beatles, bob dylan, the white stripes, regina spektor, queen, rolling stones, simon&garfunkel, sufjan stevens, mason jennings, ian thomas, jimi hendrix, otis redding, frank sinatra, billy joel, elton john, johnny cash, langhorne slim, beck, the who, four seasons, ccr, dixie chicks, led zeppelin, arcade fire, the boy least likely to, nina simone, beach boys, stevie wonder, the wallflowers

food: pizza, tacos, grilled cheese, chile relleno, chocolate milk, juice, chubby hubby ice cream...i'm a wannabe vegetarian who loves italian, mexican, indian, thai, costa rican cuisines

friends/family
dogs
music
books
pens
camera
pizza

oops-is that 7?

the past. I rarely consider the future, but the past makes us who we are. With that said, I do a pretty good job of living in the present.