Ingrid

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Student
Location Tucson, Arizona, United States
Introduction I just graduated from University of Arizona ('07) with my B.S. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a B.A. in British Literature. I'm going to apply to graduate school this winter for History of Science. This is my knitting blog, so if you're new to knitting, here are some frequent abbreviations I use in my posts: WIP: work in progress FO: finished object MC: main color CC: contrasting color(s) LYS: local yarn store
Interests history of science, philosophy of science, evolutionary biology, solipsism, the liberal arts, the life sciences, asking personal questions, triathlons, cycling, bike culture, vintage bicycles, swimming, traveling, marching band, running 5Ks, reading, knitting, cross stitch, science writing, nature writing, technical writing, ecocriticism, creative writing, essays, spiral notebooks, French, Latin, making lists, news, ecology, ethics, trivia, college bowl, philanthropy, karaoke, hugs, naps, blankets, being affectionate, writing letters
Favorite Movies anything featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (but I adore the show itself), Waking Life, Sideways, I Heart Huckabees, Mona Lisa Smile, sex lies and videotape, Far and Away, Dead Poets Society, Amelie, Possession, Jane Eyre, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bloodsport, They Live, Stargate, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent Running, The Quiet Earth, Braveheart, Barbarella, B-movies, C-movies, cheesy sci-fi movies from the '60s, all the James Bond movies, all the Rocky movies
Favorite Music The Divine Comedy, Morrissey, Keane, Duran Duran, Adam Ant, The Association, Bon Jovi, U2, Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Fiona Apple, Genesis, The Grass Roots, Huey Lewis and the News, Jamiroquai, Journey, Bruce Springsteen, The Monkees, The Moody Blues
Favorite Books The Fountainhead, Candide, Ulysses, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Flowers in the Attic, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Ship Fever, The Group, The Land of Spices, Emily (Sunfire series), Days with Frog and Toad, Babar, Samantha (American Girls collection), Orlando, Lives of the Artists, Maus, Blankets, Marvel comics (Silver Surfer is my favorite)