I am envious of hippies, comedians, and small children.
My Self-Summary
I have always said 'never say never' and that I will try anything
once (yep, anything!), so I moved to Texas nearly four years ago
(Austin about a year ago). I love to travel - used to live in China
and most recently spent time in Morocco, Turkey, and El Salvador.
At heart, I'm a huge nerd - like, Chess Club nerd (well, maybe not
Chess Club, but close). I love museums (but am not big on
lingering), wine (pinot grigio!), proper grammar & spelling
(it's/its and there/their kind of stuff), being inspired, reading
great books, getting my nails done, etc.
What I’m doing with my life
I am a management consultant. I love my job - it is time-consuming,
exhausting, frustrating, nerve-wracking, and totally awesome. I
specialize in public education systems; basically I am trying to
make public education better. Looks like I'll be here for a
while..... plenty to do.
I’m really good at
Being lazy and unproductive. Skiing. Shopping. Remembering things
that are important. Listening. Cooking risotto. Making powerpoint
slides. Finding Starbuckses. Adding integers. Solving problems.
Driving long distances. Identifying the next step. Being snarky!
Also self-mockery.....
I'm really terrible at anything having to do with technology or
requiring patience. Also once I was trying to navigate myself and a
co-worker around St Louis, Missouri and got us lost and halfway
back to Kansas City so I'm probably also not very good with maps.
The first things people usually notice about me
I have been told I have a cute smile. Oddly, the first person who
told me this was my best friend's dad in sixth grade and the most
recent person who told me that was my ex.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
I'm currently reading "The Hakawati" by Rabith Alameddine... I try
to read the New Yorker and Harpers though as we speak I am a bit
behind....
I listen to everything except jazz, which for some reason stresses
me out. As for favorite artists - hip hop is Kool Keith, indie is a
tossup between Liz Phair and Modest Mouse, metal is Clutch, country
is Robert Earl Keen or Cory Morrow. But recently I've really been
into the National and Masonic....
I'm into movies of all kinds (except for horror) though I literally
can never remember their names. Also, although I will sit through
anything (the only movie I've ever walked out of is the one by the
guy who did Requiem for a Dream and had the guy who ate tree bark
in his pajamas), it's highly likely that I will cry at stupid stuff
in movies; it's the risk you run :)
I love oysters. Also broccolini. Other random things - 1) I don't
drink soda (can't stand the bubbles) and 2) 99% of the time I would
rather go hungry than eat fast food.
The six things I could never do without
Friends
Whole Foods
Ideas
Passport
My dog (Kirby)
My car (Gina)
Humor
Oops, that's seven.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
How to make the world a better place. How much sleep I'll get. How
to be a good leader. Whether I've accidentally left dry cleaning at
the dry cleaning place.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
There's a little thing called imagination....
You should message me if
You want to, of course....