Albie

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Location Pine River and Brainerd, Minnesota, United States
Introduction I used to be a graphic artist, and before that majored in theatre, did a teeny time with the Steppenwolf theatre in Chicago. Realized I liked the kids on high school tours a zillion times more than corporate meetings with suits. My type A personality sometimes clashes with my need for random acts of creativity. Traveling by myself abroad is the most empowering thing I've ever done, other than spending every day with cool kids in my classes. I'm prone to klutzy-ness and working long hours. I love existential questions. I would never place a personals ad declaring I like to take long walks in the woods, even though Thoreau is my hero. So is my grandma. I love my boys, my hubby, my dogs, good theatre, sushi, and authentic Thai food. I love figuring out new things.
Interests traveling, theatre, indie folk music, kayaking, my kids, biking, cross country skiing, really good coffee, writing
Favorite Movies Brokeback Mtn, The English Patient, Cinema Paradiso, Life is Beautiful, Star Wars IV V VI, Edward Scissorhands, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Big Night, Pulp Fiction, Big Fish, North by Northwest, Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona, Fahrenheit 911, Heathers, Breakfast Club, James Bond, Chocolat, Sometimes in April, the Incredibles
Favorite Music Trip Shakespeare, Decemberists, Throwing Muses, R.E.M, Soul Asylum, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Annie Lennox, David Byrne, Herb Alpert & the TJ Brass, the Nields, Martin Sexton, AniDifranco, Norah Jones, Cole Porter, Puccini, Stone Roses, Tina & the B-Side Movement, Jimmy Cliff, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Favorite Books Margaret Atwood, Sartre, June Jordan, People's History of the United States, The Giving Tree, David Sedaris, Jon Stewart's America, Jitterbug Perfume, Baron in the Trees, Umberto Eco, Nicole Johnson

The children are waiting! Please tell them the story about the bald frog with the wig:

Ok! Ok. So once, when I was traveling in India... oh hey wait ... did I tell you guys this one already?