User Profile

I'm a 30-something chica in the Texas hill country and work as an advocate for museums. I call myself an artist sometimes - not as much recently though. As indicated by the handle I'm kind of a gypsy. I travel a lot for work and recreation. I move house far more frequently than is reasonable too - over 14 times in the past 10 years. My spirit is restless. I share my life with two tiny bouncy doggies and a gorgeous mad sculptor guy. I like cooking, but I'm not great at it yet. I'd love to take some cooking classes. In fact, I love taking classes in general. If I won the lottery I'd probably become a professional student, wandering the globe from college to college taking classes. I'm addicted to learning new things. I've tried gardening, but I have black thumbs of death. I've killed every plant I've ever gotten - even cactus. It's really sad. I want to learn to sew my own clothing eventually. Most of what is currently "fashionable" just seems boring and poor quality. I find myself constantly drawn to junk shops and old stuff in general. I have this fear of the Grown-up Police showing up on my doorstep one Saturday morning while we're watching cartoons and eating artifically flavored cold ceral and dragging me away for non-compliance of some mature behavior requirements law. I like celebrating as many holidays as possible. Christmas, Halloween, and New Years are wonderful, but Dia de los Muertos is my favorite! I'm allergic to Johnson Grass and maybe crayfish and lobsters. I hate hot weather. I'm fascinated by the idea of letterboxing/geocaching, but have never tried it. My favorite colors are lavender/periwinkle/skyblue. I love the smells of sandlewood, pipe tobacco,cardemom, copal,apples,leatherand amber resin. Favorite books are: Imagine a Day, Imagine a Night, Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Job a Comedy of Justice, The Neverending Story and any kind of fairy tales. I'll also read anything by Connie Willis, Laurel K. Hamilton, Edward Gorey,Harlan Elison, HP Lovecraft, and Tom Robbins. I have never had the patience to enjoy bubblebaths. I collect... Children's books Dessert plate sets Boleslawiec dishes Dragonfly-themed anything Monkey-themed anything Mermaid-themed anything Wind-up tin toys Pre-1960's postcards Old-ish funky clocks (but no specific era/theme) Pre-1960's Christmas tree ornaments Milagros Vintage textiles
Favorite Music
Gypsy Kings Nora Jones Van Morrison DeathCab Jack Johnson Colin Gilmore Ivy Cesaria Evora TheShins Sting ElvisCostello DavidByrne VHSorBeta RoxyMusic SparkleHorse StevieRayVaughan TheClash Interpol Morcheeba Decemberists RufusWainwright BethOrton VayaConDios Billie Holiday

Favorite Movies
The Rear Window North By Northwest Until the End of the World City of Lost Children Blade Runner The Dark Crystal Brazil The Wizard of Oz The Princess Bride Breakfast At Tiffany's The Mirror Mask Dark City Pan's Labyrinth Amélie Wallace&Gromit

Favorite Television
TheTwilightZone(Rod Sterling era) TheMuppetShow Psych DrWho NigellaLawson Scrubs GoodEats Xfiles Soap Fraiser Buffy/Angel Farscape PowerPuffGirls Dexter TheSimpsons MontyPython

Favorite Crafts
Handmade cards knitting altered objects antique photo processes beading collage

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