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The Time Traveler's Wife, The Bell Jar, The Cure for Death by Lightning, The Secret Life of Bees, A Million LIttle Pieces, The Catcher in the Rye, The Glass Castle, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, The Handmaid's Tale, West of January, The Beach, Lullabies for Little Criminals

Modest Mouse + a million other bands.

I adore music. I own approximately 800 CDs, have about 300 waiting to get rid of, and I have 61 GB of music on my computer.

Genres I tend to enjoy: indie, dream pop, shoegaze, electronica, modern rock, bluegrass, acoustic, alternative, dylan-esque, ska, punk, folk...

Not a fan of a lot of top 40 pop, formula rock (think Nickelback), radio country, or hardcore rap/hip hop.

I am willing to give most things a listen.

the L Word, Weeds, the Hour

I don't have cable and don't really watch television. I prefer my children and I to be spending our free time doing other things... That's not to say we don't watch it, we do borrow videos from the library and we probably watch a movie on average once a week. We certainly don't plan anything around "must see tv" though.

I'm an almost 30 year old Mama of 2. I'm a believer in alternative education and choices not just in education but in life. I'm not a believer in a one size fits all mentality for society. I think human beings in general could do with far more freedoms than our society allows for.

I've got an anti-eyebrow piercing and a lip piercing. I adore live music and hanging out/spending time with my kids. I'm currently working on getting my library technician diploma via distance learning and I find it interesting when people tell me (based on appearances) that I don't seem like the kind of person who'd be so passionate about literacy... I'm completely interested in breaking down/defying stereotypes. I also have a graphic communications certificate from my local technical college.

I work part time in a public library and I used to volunteer once a week in a library at my city's literacy centre (I had to give it up though as my schedule was becoming hard to manage). My kids and I do random volunteer projects like making meals to be served at homeless shelters and delivering gifts for Santa's Anonymous each year. We sponsor a child through Plan Canada, his name is Ahmed, he's 4, and lives in Egypt.

a random list of the some of my likes:

hearts. stars. rainbows. happiness. children. cuteness. socks. underwear. love. music. sick on sin. nerdiness. books. pens. beauty in simplicity. ribbon. hugs. wine. education. the library. skull candy headphones. sparkles. craftiness. kind words. hand written notes. piercings. rocketdog shoes. literacy. compassion. astrology. vampires (but not twilight). claymation. festivals. markers. notepads. glass. clocks. concerts. singing. making out. defying stereotypes. space. freedom. dinosaurs. biting. rhinoceros beetles. butterflies. passion. randomness. glitter glue. blank cds. stickers. trees. lilies. vintage advertisements & illustrations. string dolls. maps (especially vintage or for mythical lands - ie. atlantis). skeleton keys. coyote folklore. chocolate (plain though, no nuts or fruit).

watermelon. disney. most characters that are marketed towards children. twilight. stereotypes. greed. allergies :(