Laurie
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Writing Tutor |
| Location | New York, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a California girl transplanted to rural, upstate New York. I'm married; my husband and I have two dogs. I'm a "big mouth" and always have something to say. |
| Interests | avid reader, love spending time outside, cycling, running, crafts, scrapbooking, embroidery, photography, beading, words, Paris, chocolate, random facts, sheep, words, genealogy, rabbits, the beach, houserabbits, traveling, tree-hugging |
| Favorite movies | Tons...big favorites are: Beauty and the Beast (Disney), The Princess Bride, Bambi, Moll Flanders, Better Than Chocolate, Tipping the Velvet, Como Agua Para Chocolate, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, My Fair Lady, Imagine Me & You, Oklahoma!, Up!, Amelie, 8 Women, What's Up Doc?, |
| Favorite music | Almost anything other than really twangy country and rap (or other genres) that glorify violence or denigrate women. Some favorites are: Sting, The Story, Indigo Girls, Chris Rice, Handel, Sara Bareilles, Ginny Owens, Kenny Loggins, Leona Lewis, Nicole Nordeman, Michael McDonald, Town Pants, Shakira, and Gypsy Kings |
| Favorite books | This is always a very, very difficult question for me to answer, as I love SO many books! Here are just a few of my favorites, in no particular order: The Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mandy by Julie Edwards, Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman, Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Bonk by Mary Roach, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Harper Hall Trilogy by Anne McCaffrey, The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier, Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight, Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems, Eat Mangoes Naked by SARK, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein |