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About me

Gender Female
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation PhD Researcher
Location Ireland
Introduction I am an American ex-patriot. I am an obsessive, empathic, passionate, hot-tempered, sarcastic perfectionist. I am an enthusiastic lover of books, travel, dogs and independent films. I am a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother and an activist.
Interests Reading, writing, complaining, having conversations with my dog via my husband (or the other way around), social activism, dancing, singing, looking for hobbies, driving ranges, concerts, paddling in the ocean in the winter months, smiling at strangers, shouting, politics, www.democracynow.org, crossword puzzles, The Guardian, travelling, Mexican food
Favorite Movies Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Transamerica, Talk to Her, Say Anything, Palindromes, Capturing the Friedmans, Atomised, All About my Mother, Amores Perros, The Constant Gardener, 21 Grams, Favela Rising, Monsoon Wedding, Capote, A Christmas Story, Dream a Little Dream, Gone With the Wind, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Innocence Project, After Innocence, The Corporation, Stranger than Fiction, Half Nelson
Favorite Music Billie Holiday, Elliot Smith, The Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, The Clash, Feist, Ryan Adams, Van Morrison, Neutral Milk Hotel, Radiohead, REM, Modest Mouse, The Cure, Iain Archer, Regina Spektor, Rachel Austin, The Silver Jews, mixes made by my various music gurus
Favorite Books The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Great Gatsby, The Weight of Water, The Dubliners, We Need to Talk About Kevin, God Bless you Mister Rosewater, Slaughterhouse Five, Pretty much anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Great Expectations, At Swim Two Boys, War Talk, The Heidi Chronicles, The Bell Jar, Girlfriend in a Coma, Where the Red Fern Grows, Sati, Persepolis, The Continuum Concept

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