poofsizzle

I've lived in the Chicago area most of my life and love it here. I was on swap-bot in the middle 00's and had life fall apart briefly and quit swapping after flaking a couple times, but I'm back and re-invested and looking forward to sharing cool stuff.

Mostly metal, Alternative, folk, and indie stuff.

Action or Suspense. I like heist flicks or ones with a twist at the end the most. But I don't turn up my nose at a frivolous chick-flick.

I like things with good ensemble casts. Old school Doctor Who, West Wing and Gilmore Girls devote, but there's all sorts of interesting things out, especially on Netflix, Prime, and HBO.

Knitting, Beading, Making models of bridges out of balsa wood (though I haven't had much time for model making lately).

I'm kind of anti-plastic. I like natural materials, cotton, silk, wools, stone, wood, glass, metal..

Mostly I read Mysteries, Fantasy, and philosophy, though recentlyu I am mostly reading things that are historical action/mystery/suspense/quest novels.

I also have a bit soft spot for well done YA stuff... oooo guilty pleasures... Harry Potter, Dark Matterials Trilogy, Sisterhood of the Traveling pants, the Twilight saga... And I have also been v. into the whole "cozy" mystery thing lately. (I really shouldn't admit to it but it is great when you want something really lazy to do...)

I am a big tea drinker. For me it is a year round drink. Most of what I drink is loose leaf, but some is bagged - especially when I'm on the go or at work. I

I love yellow flowers, Roses that smell, Forget-me-nots, irises, and columbines.

My favorite color combination is purple and green. Odd I know... but in general I like cool colors, so I suppose it does make sense... if your me. :) I am also big on Teals and heathery pinks.

I ride my bike all the time. I try to commute to work when I can and prefer long tour rides to anything that's a race.