Hmmm.. Well this is my first blog post. I figured I should introduce myself a bit. If this ever gets read by anyone that is. There are certainly alot of blogs out there. And everyone thinks theirs is the one that people will read or is the one 'that counts'. I think its a form of the saying 'talks just to hear herself talk'.
Anyway I just turned 30 about 2 months ago. I went to Las Vegas with my sister to celebrate. And because my fiancee left and moved back down to Florida. (I'm in Minnesota) And that was not so much of a celebration as a 'damnit I'm gonna live' moment.
On that point I have to admit I'm a strange mixture. I'm innocent as Disney movies, creative as the Renaissance (Festival) and weird as the western-set-in-space tv show Firefly. (Which is where I got Black Market Beagles from.)
I love the Renaissance Festival. If I could go every day it's open in Minnesota I would. And I dress up for it. In fact I love dressing up for events and Halloween. I sew most of my costumes myself. I can take $20 and become a Jedi, a wench or Fiona from Shrek. Last Halloween I found an old 80s prom dress and became the Queen of Hearts.
Disney movies are wonderful. I enjoy them immensely. I don't mean High School Musical. I mean animation and the good older movies.
In fact Beauty and the Beast is my favorite film. I collect all things B&tB. Especially the snowglobes and dolls. Its an obsession. *sigh*
My parents brought me up on 50s and 60s music. Followed by my brother and sister (12 and 11 years older than me) listening to 70s and 80s around me. Then as I got older the 90s started and so did my teen years. Name that tune was/is something my family enjoys doing randomly in the car or whenever.
I'm also the dork wearing a santa hat at work handing out candy canes, christmas cards and volunteering to prepare the potluck at work. I also hand out childrens valentines to my friends and give out candy. Some think I'm stupid for doing those things but every little kindness goes a long way.
When the Lord of the Rings movies first came out I got in on the ground floor of the movie's fan club. So my name is on the extended edition dvd. Well, along with 10,000 other people...
Superhero movies and shows are fascinating. I suppose if I looked deep enough I'd see some need to be saved or some other freudian explanation. I just think their powers are cool. Heroes is one of my favorite shows. Good drama mixed with the um, reality of what would you do with powers like that in your everyday life.
I love to read. I used to work at a bookstore. I loved that store. It was small but it was great. We had maybe 11 people working there. My manager (who is still my friend) was wonderful. Now she's being tormented at a Barnes and Noble because they closed our store and at the time she had 25 years in. Thats not something easily thrown away. At least on a personal level, forget the business level where they decided to shut the store down.
I used to go to the movies quite a bit. Then life changed my world around. (Finances proved hard when I was trying to save for a wedding with groom that was out of work.) Previously I used to go alone quite a bit. Wanting to see the movies friends and family didn't want to or couldn't go see. Going somewhere alone doesn't scare me. In fact it's the opposite. I fully enjoy going to movies, eating and shopping alone. Don't get me wrong I also like doing things with others. But it doesn't stop me if I have to do something alone.
I guess the gist of it is I'm a big fan of most things science fiction, fantasy and fairytale-ish. Instead of going into all my favorite movies, books and shows that just sums it up. I've always been a bit geeky but in the last 7 years my geek has shown even more. I embraced my inner geek and let it show on the outside. Needless to say I'm pretty geeky. And somewhat odd. This blog will be a sounding post for my oddities and whatever else pops up. I might complain I might entertain but then again I'm pretty much writing it for me to listen to myself talk, right?
