About Me
- About Me: I go to school, and I wear cute shoes, and I love my huge family. I have a thing for vintage rhinestones. Sometimes I think my life's normal, but then I start paying attention, and boy, it's not. But I love God and God loves me, so we're all ok here, really.
More About Me
- Nicknames: B, B-dette, Evil B, Beautiful (that's what my Dad calls me...)
- Nationality: Well, American mostly.
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Heroes: JP the Great, St. Francis de Sales, my sisters, Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Dorothy Day
- Interests: I love God a lot. I like to sing along with the radio when I'm driving in my car. Wanting to swing dance is my default setting. I make killer potato salad. I am a Television Without Pity (www.televisionwithoutpity.com) addict. I like kite flying, old black & white movies, playing cricket very badly, and hot black tea with milk. I love to read - I'll read almost anything. I write poetry too! Maybe some day I'll even post some of it...
- Expertise: I garden like crazy, mostly cuz I'm a sucker for flowers - especially roses. I love roses. And lily of the valley. And peonies. And ... you get the picture. I can do PowerPoint slides like there's no tomorrow. My cooking brings strong men to their knees (in a good way). I make the best birthday cakes you've ever tasted. I've read more books than anyone else I know. I have the power to charm shy engineers. I can crochet dynamite scarves.
- Occupation: Retired
- Industry: Textiles
College
- School Name: University Of Dayton
- Status: Undergrad
- Class of: 2010
- Major(s): Religious Studies
- Minor(s): Haven't decided yet. Probably History, maybe Lang
Style
- Where I shop: Thrift stores!!!!!!!!!!
- I like to wear: Skirts that flare when I twirl! The cashmere sweaters my aunt sends me, cute sweaters, soft scarves, Converse high-tops.
- Can't live without: My jean jacket.
- Prized Possessions: My Bleyer's ankle strap dancing shoes.
- Guilty Pleasure: Cheap flip flops & sparkly things!
Books
- Favorite Books: The Bible, The Curse of Chalion (a science-fiction novel all about grace!), Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre - oh, Lord, there's too many to list!
- Favorite Authors: JP the Great, Lois McMaster-Bujold, Jane Austen, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Ted Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, John Donne, Emily Dickinson, Christopher West, Stanley Hauerwas, Charles Dickens, Georgette Heyer
- Favorite Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Poetry, Theology
- Favorite Quotes: "The Glory of God is man fully alive." - St. Iranaeus
Travel
- Places I love: Southern Louisiana, northern California, parts of St. Paul, MN, the hills of southern Ohio.
- Places I've been: Every state in the continental US except Rhode Island
- Places to see before I die: Paris. Vienna. South America. Rome.
- Dream Vacation: Someplace quiet with water to play in & the right people to play with.
Contact Info
- Yahoo: curlygrrl75
- AIM: curlygrrl75
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