About Me
- About Me: Eccentric, passionate & amazed at the wonder of the world.
More About Me
- Interests: reading (over 200 books a year), bicycling, Ralph Fiennes, Pierce Brosnan, the music of Genesis
- Expertise: Animals, animals, animals. And "Oscar & Lucinda".
- Occupation: Artist
- Industry: Art
Movies
- Favorite Movies: "Oscar and Lucinda", "Benny and Joon", "Taffin"
- Favorite Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Pierce Brosnan, Cate Blanchett
- Favorite Directors: Gillian Armstrong, Merchant/Ivory
- Favorite Genre: costume dramas, romantic comedies
- Favorite Soundtracks: "Oscar and Lucinda", "Bed of Roses", "Tarzan"
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Mary Stewart Masterson
Books
- Favorite Books: "Oscar and Lucinda", "Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek", "Bear Mountain", Bel Canto"
- Favorite Authors: Peter Carey, Deborah Smith, Barbara Tuchman, Phillipa Gregory, David McCullough
- Favorite Genres: historical fiction, drawing room mysteries, non-fiction about Medieval, Renaissance & American Revolution periods
- Favorite Characters: Oscar from "Oscar and Lucinda"
Music
- Favorite Artists: Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Rufus Wainwright, Sting, Cyndi Lauper, Enya
- Favorite Albums: "Tresspass", "Foxtrot" and "Trick of the Tail" by Genesis. "Poses" by Rufus Wainwright. "Soul Cages" by Sting".
- Favorite Genre: prog rock, alternative
- Guilty Pleasure: Bad Company,
Television
- Favorite Shows: 'Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, Real Time with Bill Maher,Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Colbert Report
- Favorite Channels: Animal Planet, HBO, PBS
- Most Addictive Show: "The Western Tradition" on PBS
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson, Charlie Rose
- Show I Secretly Watch: 'The Soup' on E! Channel
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Remington Steele, Beauty and the Beast, Commander in Chief
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: bland
- Favorite Dishes: my mother's potato salad, hamburgers, Heinen's ham salad,
- Favorite Desserts: blueberry pie, peach pie,
- Favorite Drinks: iced tea, chocolate milkshake, juice
- Favorite Junk Foods: Burger King special whopper
- My Original Recipes: peach crisp, broccoli sauce potatoes
- Favorite Restaurants: Panera's, Applebee's, Donato's Pizza
- Foods I hate: chicken-icky
Style
- Brands I love: Land's End
- I like to wear: t-shirts & jeans
- Can't live without: hiking boots, tennies
High School
- School Name: Lutheran High School West
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1978
- Organizations: newspaper illustrator, yearbook photographer
Lifetime
Chatboard (3)
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Hi Jackie we have two female cats Tinkerbell and Jasmine We live in the UK in a small village on the edge of the village is a large country park with loads of wildlife and many trails to walk round the man made lakes Are you all getting ready for xmas -
lol Rufus says that piggies can get a lot done at night! -
Rommie says HAY! to Rufus and hopes he's enjoying the beginning of fall. She wants him to know she is successfully driving me crazy by moving her Pigloo around her pen at all hours of the night!
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