PisceanMama

I always have a hard time writing these things. I always feel like I'm writing too much or not enough. takes a deep breath Well, here goes anyway.

The word that I would happily use to describe me at the moment is "mom". I have a little boy (21 months old) who delights me every day with the things he learns and the love he gives. I stay at home with him during the day and it's the career I feel I was born to do. Of course, the money isn't great so I work part-time for a background check company in the evenings, but you really can't beat the benefits.

Another word that I like to hear in my description is "wife". I've got a wonderful, loving, humorous, fantastic man that bring me joy every day. And he lets me stay at home to be mama, so that really can't be beat either.

Of course, my two cats call me "slave". Even with my attention taken by my husband and my son, they still make their wishes known and, quite often, get their way. You'd think they'd be a little more humble, both having been strays, but they also know that I'm wrapped quite firmly around their little paws.

On a more serious note (though I truly do feel blessed to have the family that I do), I'm a 33 year old woman who enjoys a little bit of everything. I read voraciously, love to watch movies, listen to music, write, play games... I like just having something to DO and something to help expand my imagination. I've been a role-player for about 15 years, a board game player for even longer.

I've lived various places up and down the east coast of the US. At the moment, I'm the furthest inland I've ever been, living in Nashville for a few years. I definitely love that southern cooking! I love finding new and different things to explore here (and anywhere else I've been, honestly) and will sometimes just drive, ending up somewhere I'd never expected.

Life is to be lived. And I'm really enjoying doing so.

Tori Amos, Barenaked Ladies, Queensryche, Bond, Heather Dale, Weird Al Yankovic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jo Dee Messina, Broadway, Celtic, Country, Alternative... I just love music.

Primarily, I read fantasy and mystery, but I love to get into just about anything. I've got a real interest in reading about True Crime. Some of the series that I like are The Dresden Files, anything by Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham's Campion books, The Women of the Otherworld, and anything by John Douglas. And I can't forget the Amber Novels by Roger Zelazny.

Pan's Labyrinth, The 10th Kingdom, The King and I, Jesus of Montreal, Ever After, The Red Violin.

Doctor Who (both old and new series), Charmed, The Pretender, The Commish, Cracker (the British version), Dungeons and Dragons, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggly Winks. And I've recently gotten hooked on Heroes as well.

Cross-stitch, puzzles, a little knitting, loop weaving (like the kind that you make potholders out of). I'm just starting to get into stamping.

My favorite color is hunter green. My favorite animals are zebra (it has something to do with my maiden name). I love soft, subtle scents like vanilla, roses, sandalwood, and baking bread. I need to be careful of stronger scents because I'm asthmatic and they tend to cause me to not be able to breath. I love to bake and try to find new baking recipes that I can try out. I collect trinket boxes and (as often as I can) friends. And as I write this, listening to the thunder outside, I remember how much I like storms. Lighthouses are another favorite, along with apple kitchen stuff. I also adore magnets and kitchy things from other places.