beckyjsacto
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer/Editor/Photographer/Designer/Non-profit maven |
| Location | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Introduction | Not your typical Sacramento chick.. I'm a proud member of the Brooks ID ("Inspire Daily") Team. I'm hooked on phonics, Arrested Development, Eddie Izzard, Jeopardy, House, Top Model, Project Runway, old Hitchcock films, old crooners (Perry Como, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett), '80s mod tunes, bad '90s hip hop, hair bands from all eras, the Western States Trail, Brooks Addiction running shoes, Donald J. Pliner stilettos, VH1, NPR's Weekly Puzzle, Sac Comedy Spot, caffeine free/diet soda, York Peppermint Patties, Sierra Nevada, fresh peaches in the summertime, a good Merlot / Cab / Zin / Syrah / Pinot, sushi, somewhat spicy BBQ, quality ethnic grub of any sort, a hearty guffaw, and many other good things. I'm "too blessed to be stressed" (as it says on a poster I saw recently.) |
| Interests | Ultra running, trails, reading, writing, throwing parties, designing & sewing costumes, pop culture, intellectual pursuits, warm Sacramento nights, local government (I'll admit it, I watch Metrocable), regional planning, rocks & dirt, pub quiz at Streets of London, Junior League of Sacramento |
| Favorite Movies | Vertigo, Rear Window, Old School, The Usual Suspects, Memento, Never Been Kissed, Cinema Paradiso, Office Space, Airplane, Boyz in the Hood, The Birds, Coming to America, The Sound of Music, Thank You For Smoking |
| Favorite Music | Anything but country, Honeycut, The Beatles, Police, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Bob Marley, John Mayer, Jem, lots of '80s new wave/techno (Ministry, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb), metal, rap, Dirk Diamond, Weird Al Yankovic, Jack Johnson, Justin Farren |
| Favorite Books | David Sedaris, AJ Jacobs, Rick Reilly, Malcolm Gladwell, Sherman Alexie, Maxx Barry, AP Stylebook, encyclopedia, dictionary, almanac, back of the cereal box, non-fiction, pretty much anything I can get my hands on |
You moved the pot before the coffee stopped brewing. Do you smell the mountains or the burro?
Neither -- only the shattered dreams of Juan Valdez