Don't just stand there, have some cookies!

No, really. Go have some. Now! But no raisin cookies.

I enjoy reading, being online, watching movies, camping, and hiking. While that's not terribly inspiring, as a billion other people on here do those exact same activities, I thought I'd give it a try.

I enjoy learning, and I like history, mythology, science... etc. I spelunk Wikipedia constantly, and ask a lot of questions. I find joy in small things. Disneyland, for instance... or finding a shiny object to enjoy, receiving snail mail, understanding something, sitting on a rock in the sun, going to a family reunion... etc. I overuse commas and emoticons.

Apparently I'm a Democrat now. I don't really get politics. =\ I have feelings on issues, but it's hard for me to just say, "Oh, yeah, I'm a ....(democrat, republican, flying spaghetti monster acolyte, jedi, etc)." Last time I took the test, I was a Totalitarian (sounds despotic!), and amusingly enough, located right between the Pope and Darth Vader. I don't think I'm that evil... hahah. Anyway. Now I've moved over the border into Democrat. But what does that mean, anyway?

Oh, and my family's a museum family, so you're forewarned! ;)

Job hunting. It sucks.

I just graduated from UCLA. I'm now officially a Master of Library and Information Science. Ha. What type of librarian will I be, you ask? I'm not sure. Perhaps an archivist? Or in conservation? Medical? o.O I volunteer part time at a local rare books library doing archival processing and other general library stuff. (Like... making up riddles for an easter egg hunt, feeding cats, and putting together boxes at lightning speed, haha.)

Almost three summers ago in 2006 (geez, it's been so long! =( sadness) I went to Oxford University for five weeks to take a Roman Britain history class and a medieval literature class. I was terrified of going abroad, but I did it all by myself, and it was the most amazing experience ever!

So I just went back a year ago in September, for three weeks, and I have to go back like right now. I miss the food. Sad, huh? Sigh. And the green... I even got used to the weather. (Scary, I know!)

Being practical. Reading quickly. Queuing. Having eyes larger than my stomach. Getting around places I've never been to forearmed with maps and knowledge about the places.

My height, or that I've run into the corner of a door, or tripped over myself. That tends to hurt.

Or, they think "I shall ask her directions!" ... seriously. It's weird. Even in foreign countries. TWICE in one day, in a foreign country.

Books -- David & Leigh Eddings' books, Harry Potter, silly historical romance novels, fantasy, historical fiction, books of Civil War photography, kids books, etc. I love short stories, especially classic or very weird ones -- especially Bradbury and Vonnegut; my personal favorite short stories are "The Pedestrian" and "Harrison Bergeron".

Movies -- among the many...Disney movies (Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians and Robin Hood are my favorites!), Howl's Moving Castle, Forrest Gump, Princess Bride, Gladiator, Hot Fuzz (hahaha, oh goodness, it's great XD), Return of the King, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (...notice how the last of the movies in trilogies are always the best, and the second usually suck the most? yes.), In Bruges, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Music -- alternative, punk, rock, classical, oldies, some country, vocal, instrumental... I don't like rap or hip-hop or super hard rock, or churchy powerpoint music. I enjoy artists like Three Doors Down and Josh Groban, and stuff on KROQ (you know, the stuff they played here in California in the 90s?). I'm also big on movie soundtracks -- especially Phantom of the Opera, Pride and Prejudice, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, and Spirit.

Food -- lots. I enjoy eating, it's my friends' and mine favorite pastime. ;) I like mint things, Italian food (mm, tiramisu...), Asian food, hamburgers, ice cream... I will almost never turn down dessert. =P Oh! And British food. Don't let anyone tell you their food is horrible. It's yummy. Especially custard. Well, I guess they have some weird stuff I'd never eat, like blood pudding.

Sleep/naps, something comforting and/or fuzzy, my friends and family, the internet and everything that comes with it, comfortable clothes, and the outdoors.

And chapstick. And sweatshirts. Um... and... my pound puppy I've had since I was two.

How my profile gets longer the more I try to prune it.

My future, and how I might be able to combine and achieve my huge list of relatively seemingly-impossible aspirations.

And treehouses. =)

So pretty much I just unwind online, or go directly to sleep. What an exciting life I live, eh? Now that I'm back in Los Angeles, my weekends and weekdays tend to be reversed... I fight through Friday 5 o'clock stop-and-go city street traffic in downtown LA (barf) after a full day of work, and then I'm too tired to do anything other than eat. =P

I skip down Main Street at Disneyland.

I was one of those kids who did 1+1+1+1... on my mom's calculator for entertainment.

I, too, cheated on Choose Your Own Adventure stories.

I loooove to feed the ducks.

I stole a spoon from the dining hall in Oxford. I do feel bad about that, but at least I didn't steal a hymnal from the college church there, like one girl, geez!

I like to talk to people, to ask questions, to make up random stories. I'm not really looking for "THE ONE"... I would much rather talk to people and see what happens.

You know, I love xkcd. That should tell you enough.

Or, you can tell me what Hogwarts house you'd be sorted into. Seriously! Yes, I am that dorky. Get over it.