a. tuzztimonial
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | master in the art of coffee making |
| Location | closer to fine, United States |
| Introduction | expect nothing profound nor extraordinary; anything publicized here can be known through verbal inquiry. I've no illusions about me. |
| Interests | history: ancient civilizations; (particularly) greek and roman. some anthropology here and there. art & art history. current events. crosswords. my cats. my bedroom. |
| Favorite Movies | american beauty, the life of david gale, romeo + juliet, erin brockervich, the illusionist, gia, garden state (more for sentimental nostalgia), kissing jessica stein... not many. |
| Favorite Music | primarily (but not exclusively limited to): ani difranco, tori amos, the beatles (later stuff), alanis morissette, jump little children, counting crows, k's choice, cake, iron and wine, ben harper, the postal service, snow patrol, death cab for cutie, (some)dave mathews band, the shins, jem, zero 7, massive attack, suzanne vega. |
| Favorite Books | FICTION: white oleander, the perks of being a wallflower, the secret history, the time traveler's wife, the center of winter, damien, the bell jar, paint it black. NON-FICTION: wasted, female chauvinist pigs, appetites, nickel and dimed, the glass castle, as nature made him: the boy who was raised as a girl, how the pro-choice movement saved america, the girls who went away, love, sex, and tragedy: how the ancient world shapes our lives, all of david sedaris' books, all of augusten burroughs' books, all of elizabeth wurtzel's books (more for the writing than the stories; her style over her redundant, psychopathic laden affectations). trying to cultivate a cognizance of greek and roman mythology without getting lost in the miscellany of overlapping histories (like all religions: same stories, different names). POETS: billy collins, sharon olds, denise duhuamel, pablo neruda, (some) e. e. cummings |