Interests & Hobbies
Meaning of Life:
I feel we have an obligation to the people around us to have patience and understanding for everyone, to treat all with the courtesy they deserve. I also think it's important to balance that obligation with the understanding that it is important to mind our own business, and to not meddle in other people's affairs. If it doesn't harm you, cause damage around you, destroy your property, or can't be fixed/resolved safely within 30 seconds, it's best to be respectful and not worry about it.
Five Things I Can't Live Without:
A good book to read, a good song on the radio, a soft warm blanket, a hearty meal, and a decadent dessert.
Favorite Books:
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, by Deborah Blum |
Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero |
The Power by Naomi Alderman |
Dead Wake, by Erik Larson |
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern |
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, by Steven Johnson |
The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill |
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain
What I Like To Do For Fun:
Watch movies, watch anime, try baking new recipes, try new crafts, play board games, travel, try new foods, read books, draw, play my Nintendo Switch, play Dungeons and Dragons
Favorite Songs:
Classical music: JS Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Rossini, Faure, Verdi, Gershwin, Joplin |
Movie Soundtracks: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Max Steiner, Joe Hisaishi, John Williams, Alan Menken, Howard Shore |
Broadway: The Secret Garden, Something Rotten, Merrily We Roll Along, Big River, 1776, Come From Away, Mary Poppins, Shrek the Musical, Hadestown, Sunset Boulevard, Company, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Light in the Piazza, Sweeney Todd, Crazy for You
Favorite Movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
White Christmas (1954) |
My Cousin Vinny (1992) |
Inherit the Wind (1960) |
Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) |
Muppet Treasure Island (1996) |
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Craziest Thing I've Ever Done:
If I answer truthfully it could be seen as an admission of guilt and could be used against me in a court of law...
...but I'd say the craziest thing I've ever done is become a Financial Dominatrix on the internet.
If I Could Be Anywhere Right Now:
I would be relaxing in a cozy little cottage in Carlisle, UK, enjoying the magic of the Lake District, painting watercolor landscapes, enjoying full english breakfasts, and voraciously reading anything my heart desires in front of a crackling fire, with a purring cat in my lap.
Hobbies:
Currently researching:
The Golden Age of Animation - specifically the beginning of Looney Tunes |
Silent Films - specifically comedies |
Vaudeville |
Pop culture of the 1920s and 30s |
I enjoy: reading tarot, crocheting, listening to first-hand experiences with the paranormal, trivia-related board games, reading fiction and non-fiction, writing smut, baking, clever puns, attending the opera, seeing the ballet, vising museums, restoring my grandmother's baby grand piano.
Talents:
I can read music - I play the flute, and I own 5 different keyboards
*** I can bake - I've sold 3 wedding cakes as a hobby-baker, and I regularly make homemade croissants ***
I know how to grout tile - I've re-grouted the flooring tile in my kitchen all by myself ***
I can write - in November 2016 I completed National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and wrote a 50,000 word-story in 30 days, and I have two different manuscripts in progress.
Turn Ons/Offs:
Turn ons: Kindness, empathy, intelligence, enthusiasm, curiosity, a desire to try new things, cleverness, muscles, a good singing voice, an infectious laugh, a sense of humor that doesn't come at the expense of other's harm.
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Turn offs: A lack of emotional maturity, anger, poor treatment of waitstaff/customer service, impatience, a sense of superiority, interrupting, bad breath, cruelty towards animals, not respecting the word "no."
Best Reason to Get to Know Me:
My genuine kindness. I have an ability to care for others in a way that shines through everything I do. My levels of benevolence is rare and powerful. People are able to count on me to make a positive impact in their lives.